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Shodog's RC4WD Trailfinder 2 build

Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2012 4:34 pm
by shodog
I got this kit a few weeks ago. The build was straightforward and took just a few hours. A lot of the tedious stuff like the axles and transmission was already built.

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The Mojave body is very similar to a Tamiya Hilux and it allows for lighting, So I wanted to use one of Tamiya's Multi function units. Installing one in a high lift is a breeze but in this truck everything had to be custom. I made a small speaker enclose with a small tupperware container and a piece of fiberglass. I also had to fab a small mount for the MFU Unit.

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The body has kinda stalled out. Tamiya spray paints are scarce and I have been finding a can here and there. So far I have glued in the back panel of the cab and filled in the crack with body filler. it's ready for priming.

Re: Shodog's RC4WD Trailfinder 2 build

Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2012 8:48 pm
by Charlie don't surf
Killer!, I'm getting "Pops" one on the next round of availability ( I hope :x :lol: ) he thinks it's too much $$ for a B-day present but I reminded him how many RC cars he bought me as a kid 8) Looking forward to a body build too from ya-

Re: Shodog's RC4WD Trailfinder 2 build

Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2012 10:56 pm
by klavy69
What? No tecnacrafts? :mrgreen:


been watching you guys talk about these and couldn't figure out what all the fuss was about...I'm figuring it out as you get more and more info posted on these. Looks great. Glad for my wallet that there aren't many guys around here into scalers :wink:

Todd

Re: Shodog's RC4WD Trailfinder 2 build

Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2012 10:25 pm
by tony13b
Looks good so far, looking forward for that paint job...

Re: Shodog's RC4WD Trailfinder 2 build

Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 2:17 pm
by Jedi Master
We need to see some video of this beauty! :wink:

Re: Shodog's RC4WD Trailfinder 2 build

Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 3:32 pm
by Coelacanth
How many watts is that subwoofer bumpin'? 8)

Re: Shodog's RC4WD Trailfinder 2 build

Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 5:18 pm
by shodog
No clue how much wattage its pumping out. However they are loud enough to make my neighbor come out to see why a semi truck kept driving up and down our block when i was running my knight hauler.

Re: Shodog's RC4WD Trailfinder 2 build

Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2012 1:33 am
by DennisM
shodog wrote:No clue how much wattage its pumping out. However they are loud enough to make my neighbor come out to see why a semi truck kept driving up and down our block when i was running my knight hauler.

:lol:

Nice truck