Toyota Hilux / Monster Racer (58086) New build

[Jack_Truck 1]

Greetings all,

It has been I while since I last posted on this forum, alas life, health and work have been keeping me too busy. I am currently trying sell most of my Tamiya and RC collection and part of that process involves selling my Toyota Hilux. The only problem is it was partially built, so I had the option to sell it as it was or to finish the build. Considering I was not able to guarantee every nut and bolt was present I decided to complete the build and document it here as it may be of interest to others.

I am starting from page 8, section 30:

Gear box casing




Next was the differential which meant opening the blister pack, no going back now.









Took a bit of time but got there in the end,






Next step was to place everything in the gearbox casing






Once all together the next step was to attach the gear box to the rear sub-frame and then attach that to the chassis,










Next up was to attach the drive shafts; at this juncture I decided to deviate from the standard specification and add proper bearings, it just wouldn’t feel right otherwise.




Everything went together nicely,






Next was the suspension,









Suspension is now attached and the remainder will be tackled tomorow








Thanks for looking!

[backtomyroots 432]

This has always been a sexy model by Tamiya in my eyes. Great to see a build - I'm envious !

[Jack_Truck 1]

This has always been a sexy model by Tamiya in my eyes. Great to see a build - I'm envious !

Thanks for the positive comment.

I am quite impressed with the design of the gearbox compared to the MB which I am more accustomed to. I also like the design of the wheel and tyres, quite different than other models.

Below is the remainder of this build, I decided not to complete the body as I wanted to leave this to the new owner.

I had a brand new HiTec radio set and decided I would install it into the Hilux:

Servo horns attached (Note: The kit comes with horns for Sanwa and Futaba and the Futaba ones matched the Hitec servos).

Next up I assembled the radio tray and fitted the speed controller servo

Blast from the past, I started work on the one part which really shows the age of the car the MSC.

Then fitted the MSC to the tray,

Next step was to attach the steering servo to the car,

The final step was to install the radio tray into the car and power up. I tested everything and it's all working 100%

I will leave the body for the new owner to complete, and if anyone wishes to be that new owner look out for this truck in the for sale section.

Thanks for looking Jack_truck

[GregM 1109]

Nice build! As far as I know, Hitec uses a different servo spline count than Futaba/Tamiya and Sanwa/Acoms. So you might want to double check if the adaptor fits perfectly, without slipping under torque.

[Tamiya Era 778]

WAOOOOO........never seen a thread ( vintage building ) for this before...

luv it mate .....

so is this going to be Box Art?

cheers

[Jack_Truck 1]

Nice build! As far as I know, Hitec uses a different servo spline count than Futaba/Tamiya and Sanwa/Acoms. So you might want to double check if the adaptor fits perfectly, without slipping under torque.

Thank you for the compliment.

The adaptor fitted perfectly, not too tight but nice and snug like a bug in a rug.

WAOOOOO........never seen a thread ( vintage building ) for this before...

luv it mate .....

so is this going to be Box Art?

cheers

I am selling it so it will be the choice of the buyer, but if I kept the car it would be box art.