Ford Ranger XLT SRB chassis
Recreation of the iconic Ford Ranger XLT.
I'm a huge fan of vintage Tamiya RC buggies. This is One of the car's that caught my eye when I was young but couldn't afford back in 1984. With the SS rerelease chassis and parts availability. Its easy to recreate one.
The body is a rere Blackfoot converted to Ranger, built back in 2019. It sat on a CC01 chassis which didn't age well in my opinion. The stance of the vintage SRB set up is just so right for the Ranger. Can't beat a classic metal chassis.
Not perfect to some people but for me, the overall looks with the chassis just screams 80's classic!
Anyways, about the built, the chassis is from a rere Sand Scorcher, Ford Ranger Body posts from ebay. Wheels & tyres from Subaru Brat spray painted in decorative chrome.
Rere Blackfoot body painted in TS39 pure blue with MCI decals. Rear tonneau screw holes deleted to make it simple. Antenna and On/Off switch hidden and relocated.
Thanks for looking and Happy Rc.
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If you liked those pictures, you should see these...
Ford Ranger XLT CC01
Comments
They’ve released the scorcher, the racing buggy (champ) and the super champ, why they haven’t released this??
dr.roberts
Yeah. Good question. Maybe they will one day.
mtbkym01
Great job and something I’ve considered myself. Definitely an option to keep in mind
SHY69
Hi! Great idea and aweome result! For me the Ranger was always the 'oddball' in the SRB group
I'm soooooo hoping for a Blazing Blazer rerelease!
Grastens
Stunning - you well deserve to be happy with the way this one turned out!
dr.roberts
Thanks for the comments guys. @SHY69, a Blazing Blazer rerelease would be awesome!
Re-Bugged
Oh yes, I like that very much. An excellent tribute to the original and one I would happy have myself
Tamiyastef
Great car, great paintjob and great pictures as well!
stulec52
love it !
I've been putting off restoring mine for far too long !
I really like the idea of doing away with the cutout for the switch.
dr.roberts
Many thanks for the comments guys. @stulec52, i just kept the tonneau cover very simple, I did try a roll bar on but it just didn’t look right for me.
MAD-BEE
Lovely looking truck, nice job my friend looking stunning! Come on tamiya get this in production asap!!!! They will sell like water to the arabs!!! A no brainer tamiya stop being such a tease making us wait and wonder?? Haha for sure tamiya really did hit the nail on the head with all the SRBs!
koenc
A perfect Ranger Tribute (it was my first Tamiya). Looks perfect to me. Enjoy!
Steffen
Looks lovely, the F-150 Ranger XLT was my first Tamiya too. Still have the chassis.
Southern Cross Bug
Great build , after many years of searching for parts at the right price, I've now a roller too. Hope that I can come close to this level of finish.
GeeWings
What a beauty! A lovely job and screams 80's! Well done.
dr.roberts
Thanks for the comments guys. I’ve enjoyed building it very much.
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