Custom Chopped F-350 Boyer Truggy Project! - RC-Monster Forums

WheelMan · 09:43 PM

Hey guys, a while back I got myself a Boyer Truggy kit from RC4WD, and so far I've been having quite a bit of fun building it. I am copying my original build thread from over on the RCCrawlers forum to here, in case there are some guys over here that might get a kick out of my build, but might not know about RCC. It's a pre-built chassis, but I've had it almost completely torn down at one point in order to make my own personal adjustments to it.

It really is a great kit for adjustability and offers almost endless possibilities for getting exactly what you're looking for.

I did not go with the RTR kit, as I am going to hand pick all my own electronics for it (and some that I already have). This is not my first R/C by any means, but it IS my first Crawler/Scale Truck...so I am very excited to say the least.

Anyways, I'll get on to the pics! Please leave all the feedback you want, I'm always looking for ideas on my projects, as there's always going to be someone out there with an idea I haven't thought of yet. So bring it on guys!

I think we can agree that we all love that moment of opening a brand new chassis!

And of course I had to order some of the essentials with it

Just fitting the body before I tore the truck down for the first time

Made some body mounts

I originally was planning to do the regular cab with the mini-bed as you can see here, but I have something much better in the works

-Travis

WheelMan · 01.01.2013, 09:31 PM

I'll skip the teardown and reassembly, as there isn't much to show there. But while it was apart, I utilized the adjustability of the chassis to extend the wheelbase out to its maximum. I also stripped the black anodizing from several of the suspension components (I love the aluminum look vs black anodized), and I cut down the front & rear shock mounts (as they seemed to be a little excessive). I also made a bed for the rear, and since I didn't like that the winch bumper stuck out so far in front of the truck, I took the winch off (thinking about using it elsewhere), cut the front of the frame down so I could pull the bumper in, and raise it up. I also mounted a HiTech Metal Gear servo.

-Travis

WheelMan · 01.01.2013, 09:32 PM

The bumper mounts were really tall and I didn't like the look of them from the front, as they stuck down below the bumper too far.

Then I had to cut the chrome bumper down as well, since I raised the tube bumper up.

Toying with the idea of putting the winch in the back.

-Travis

WheelMan · 01.01.2013, 09:33 PM

And I laid the trans down...I didn't like it standing up, just didn't sit right with me.

I have something special planned for these two bodies

No driveshafts yet because I'm going to use a set of RC4WD's Ultra Scale Hardened Steel Driveshafts, as I love how much more realistic they look.

-Travis

WheelMan · 09:35 PM

I was working on one of my Maxx trucks, and when I set the body aside, I threw it on the boyer and thought hmm...that looks awesome, so I had to share.

Its a little big of course, but you get the point.

-Travis