FJ-40 Build, 1/10 th scale

MSD Shop · 04-25-08, 10:22 AM

Guys,

I wasn't sure where to put this, so I though the 40 guys would want to see it. This is what I do at my little company in Montana. MontanaScaleDesigns.com

I build 1/10 scale versions of 1:1 rigs, super duper scale. Here is a FJ-40 that is a build for a very good friend of mine, he is going on the Detroit Locker Tour this next week with 4-wheel and off road.

Here are the build specs and parts list and some fun pics for you guys to see. Mods, if this is the wrong spot, feel free to move it, thought the 40 guys would want to see it.

" The Ultimate 40 "

Awhile back, a very good friend of mine asked if I would build a 1/10 scale version of his 1:1 FJ-40. His truck is a multiple magazine featured truck and has been on the ultimate adventure tour, the detroit locker tour and been to the baja 1000 and 500 and a pit crew truck. It is 1 of a kind. So I started gathering parts and pieces, got together with beckworks and sent them a ton of pics. Got the tubework from beckworks, not too long ago and got a call from my buddy who said. " I am going on the detroit locker tour again this year, can you have it done by the 25th of april so I can take it? " 4-wheel and off road mag will be doing a story on the tour, so I said I would get it done. I am gonna have to bust my azz this week, but come friday, she is driving out of my shop.

Anyone who was at the scale event last year saw this 40, it is a work of art, I hope I can do it justice.

Specs:

- Full tube work and steel chassis
- MSD 1.9 rock solid beadlocks- 5
- MSD ultimate lockouts
- MSD Ultimate axle c's
- MSD tlt s/s screw kit
- MSD juggster scale winch - working
- MSD scale tow strap
- MSD servo/ link plates - tlt/axial
- MSD Scale center caps/ wheel nuts
- TLT built to the nuts
- AX-10 tranny
- B/L motor
- Mamba 25
- hi-lift / pede drivlines
- RC4WD crushers -5
- custom PPG matched paint
- custom powdercoat by beckworks
- LED's front and rear and rock lights
- full dash, seats and interior
- canvas 1/2 doors
- 12" wb
- 8" track width

pics of the REAL one:

some pics of what I have so far:

stainless steel skid plate

" OG FJ-40 BODY! " no bushwacker here, little balzie on the cuts.

Stay tuned, this is gonna be done and out the door in 5 days, wish me luck.

MSD Shop · 04-25-08, 10:24 AM

UPDATE, 6 hours of work and holy shit we are gettin' er-done!

- paint is done
- rear end is done, captured springs, 4 link and tlt shocks
- front end has lower links, steering rod and shocks
- both tlt axles built to the nuts with MSD hardware
- spare tire and all 5 beadlocks, foams and tires done
- MSD center caps on
- license plate done
- interior, 50%
- dash painted also

these are mock up shots only, truck will sit a little lower, rear end is standing on it's own.

I will let the pics do the rest of the talking..................

MSD Shop · 04-25-08, 10:25 AM

Updated pics from last night, sorry camera died. We are working on the 40 right now also, should have more pics later tonight.

MSD Shop · 04-25-08, 10:27 AM

Update,

-LED's, custom buckets, check
-drivelines, check
-dash, gauges, steering wheel, column, check
-inner fender wells, check
-steering pitman arm and drag link, check

- LOT'S left to do, but we have a list and it WILL be done!;-)

I will let the pics do the talking 42 hours left.

driver's view :

MSD Shop · 04-25-08, 10:28 AM

exhaust? scaler :

Real 1:1 :

w/s wipers? scaler:

Real 1:1 :

Rear 1/4 panel and emblems curtosy of scaleoffroad and BBaller, scaler:

Real 1:1 :

time for final body trimming and a few more surprises, stay tuned, we are gonna be up LATE!

MSD Shop · 04-25-08, 10:30 AM

OH ****, I told you to trim the body, not hack the body.

you do realize that that is a $100 + dollar, dis-continued fj-40 body right?

gotta get to the battery pack and electronics somehow?

hinges and latches going on now.

MSD Shop · 04-25-08, 10:31 AM

scale hood prop?

why not?

dash, twin sticks, auto shift gate, center console with carpet.

top view

MSD Shop · 04-25-08, 10:32 AM

Today is the last day of the build, it goes on the Detroit Locker tomorrow at 5am.

I will post final pics of it next to the REAL ONE tonight for you guys.

Thanks for checking it out.

Coolerman · 04-25-08, 10:32 AM

Dude that is just too damn cool!

mr_manny · 04-25-08, 10:38 AM

very nice

a few cruiser builds:
Harley's FJ X-Trail with New Leaf Springs - RCCrawler.com Bulletin Board

Ryan’s FJ40: My BigBaller Buildoff Entry - RCCrawler.com Bulletin Board

My wife said no FJ! · 04-25-08, 10:46 AM

Very cool!!! Is that the new bushwacker body?

mel lowe · 04-25-08, 10:46 AM

Very Kewl.

WES1977 · 04-25-08, 10:54 AM

You should go into business here and sell them from pics of guys on here that want them like there 40.

MSD Shop · 04-25-08, 11:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by My wife said no FJ!

Very cool!!! Is that the new bushwacker body?

nope, it is a original dis-continued proline fj-40 body, almost unobtainable.

mooker82 · 04-25-08, 11:16 AM

Very cool model. Even cooler real truck. I love the rear bumper and the metal flares.

MSD Shop · 04-25-08, 11:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mooker82

Very cool model. Even cooler real truck. I love the rear bumper and the metal flares.

thanks , it runs and drives, has f/r lockers, front dig and working winch and lights too.

Stumpalama · 04-25-08, 11:23 AM

Very cool!

BTW, tell your buddy to flip his bezel

AKcruiserfreak · 04-25-08, 01:04 PM

Wow! You have some serious skills.

TK

JONNYFJ · 04-25-08, 01:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WES1977

You should go into business here and sell them from pics of guys on here that want them like there 40.

X2 it would be SWEET to have a scale version of my 40

MSD Shop · 04-25-08, 02:04 PM

thanks for all the good words guys.

contact me via e-mail if you have questions.

info@montanascaledesigns.com

kling-on · 04-25-08, 10:28 PM

in the pics you have both a Bushwacker AND a FJ40 body cut ??? it one for pics and one for bashin

also can someone by the frame and tube work and if so $$$ I have 2 bushwackers just waitin to set on that frame ... mines not as nice

coolcruiserfj40 · 04-26-08, 03:57 AM

could you make one of this?

MSD Shop · 04-26-08, 10:28 AM

I am so tired I cannot even see straight. Slobin3d " aaron " and I delivered it at 11pm last night, 1 hour before the deadline "thumbsup" it left for the Detroit locker tour with the 1:1 at 5am this morning, with any luck it will be in 4-wheel and off-road magazine with the 1:1 in a featured article about his truck in the next couple months."thumbsup"

This was a really fun build, but we did cram it into a short time frame. Nothing much else to say, I will get the video up soon, it crawls as good as it looks, the winch is superb and the led's, well they just kick ass!

He test drove it and rolled it within 5 minutes, he had a smile from ear to ear, could not get enough of it."thumbsup"

pics of BOTH rigs:

under the hood, tight fit

aaron painted the warn hubs.

Test Drive"thumbsup"

Together atlast8)

Real 1 by itself

MSD Shop · 04-26-08, 10:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kling-on

in the pics you have both a Bushwacker AND a FJ40 body cut ??? it one for pics and one for bashin

also can someone by the frame and tube work and if so $$$ I have 2 bushwackers just waitin to set on that frame ... mines not as nice

bushwacker was for mockup, fj-40 body will be the only one on it.

the frames are not cheap, send me an e-mail please, I am not a vendor here and do not want to break the rules.

info@montanascaledesigns.com

Quote:

Originally Posted by coolcruiserfj40

could you make one of this?

we can do that, please send us an e-mail, but be warned, these are not cheap.

romegadave · 04-29-08, 09:45 AM

Love the pics at night--looks like something out of a movie--Great work!!!

ginericLC · 04-29-08, 05:38 PM

Very nice! I have a Bushwacker body just sitting on the shelf waiting to be put to use. I know it isn't as nice as the Proline original body, but it is good enough for me and my kid to build some day.

And that "real" 40 is super sweet too. I saw it last summer at the Divide Ride in Whitehall, Montana.

MSD Shop · 04-30-08, 11:38 AM

Thanks Eric,

it was a blast to build. I got a call from the owner, he is out on the detroit locker tour this week, broke a stub shaft and 2 inner axles, but was able to do trail repairs on all and the R/C cruiser is back up and running strong!

Ben-

PabloVTA · 04-30-08, 01:55 PM

So i can get one just like that in 5 days?

MSD Shop · 04-30-08, 09:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PabloVTA

So i can get one just like that in 5 days?

better bring the BIG checkbook.

we had all the parts laid out in advance, final assembly took 5 days.

MSD Shop · 05-07-08, 04:43 PM

Thanks for all the good words guys. I guess it was a pretty big hit on the " detroit tour " , got about 30 hours of drivetime on it in 7 days

Even got compliments from robbie gordon, owner of mastercraft seats and clifton slay, owner or poison spyder customs. Both drove it and both loved it.

watch for it in the next few issues of 4-wheel and off road mag.