Agreed. 2-3 inches of flex is all it needs. Years ago I was shooting for the moon and had over 4 inches of flex. These days I just want it really fun, capable and scale.
This TF 2, looking better with age and it has understandably, a special corner in your rc heart! Furthermore, I would like to add, compliments for keeping the YT 'grind' going all these years.
Yota science!! Love that truck brother, seen it from it's beginning. Said it before, will say it again. You keep making them, and we'll keep watching them!! And I've already let everyone know that I'm leaving in February next year lol!!
I love my leaf sprung TF2. It was a blast to drive at USTE until I lost a driveshaft pin. I know that pain. LOL. Even with Loctite they seem to work loose. As long as you keep making videos, I'll keep watching them. Thanks Josh.
Man I just love that Hilux and how it moves over the rock's. I hope that you like the Hobby Wing 1080 I have 3 trucks and only 2 have that ESC in them for now but they will all have that setup one day. Awesome video my friend thanks for sharing. P.S. Have a wicked Awesome Brithday from Canada's East Coast.
Watching toward the end, yeah brand new TF2s preform rather poorly out of the box for those first couple drives, but when I first got my LWB I knew to expect nothing much in performance terms, but I never wanted very much, I wanted something scale and it fit the bill. currently it has a lot of available flex as I've "carefully" modified the leaf springs, shackles and geometry and I ended up liking the leaf spring driving so much that I ended up getting the conversion for my G2! After all, if I want high performance I've got a box stock SCX2 honcho now. but it's good to see this rig! I love the weld line where you bobbed the bed, I've seen a lotta real yotas that look just like that
nice rig. I just got the job at 1985 Toyota 4runner LE. on the newer TF2. I thought about getting rid of the leaf springs and switching to three and four lane suspension. I need brands or suggestions please
Love the channel bud.the 1080 is a great esc.I have one in my axial xj.there is a setting in the esc for the remote.so the trigger isn’t so touchy in reverse.RC review goes over all what the setting are.👍
I stopped using locktight and use Teflon tape instead ..I just lay the teflon on my finger I put the grub screw on the tip of my t-handle Allen wrench press down and turn counter clockwise until the screw is covered then run it in the hole
I ended up using the crazy crawler 116x40 HD foams. But still can't put more than 5lbs on them because if the lack of sidewall as mentioned. I've even ran the 116x40 crazy crawler WP magic in them before. Holds their shape perfectly but no flex. Lol. Nothing is the perfect foam for this tire..🙄
That's so funny you happened say something about those plastic Tamiya shocks never leaking. Bc I was just talking about this with a buddy yesterday. He was pissed bc his "top of line" as he put it, Super scale shocks dumped all their oil less in than a month and the cheap plastic Tamiya C.V.A shocks I built 7 almost 8 years ago still have the same oil they did when I built them. 😆 They're not the most scale or prettiest looking shocks you'll ever see but, I have to hand it to Tamiya, they do last and they work great for the price.
Estupendas actualizaciones colocadas a el Old Red RC4wd Trailfinder 2 Hilux, Reefsrc, Helios, 1080, TF2. Mis respetos y saludos amigo desde Venezuela💯💯💯👍👍👍🤘🤘🤘
How is it that no matter which truck I take out, that's my favorite truck in that moment. I have a tf2 to match, almost, my 84 toyota pickup. I'm breaking it in slowly. Eventually my truck will get to where yours is at. Thanks for what you do for the hobby.
What sized shocks are on this truck? 90 mm? I’m still running the stock shocks after linking the truck. I like it a lot better linked. Previous owner messed up the links so I did what I know and swapped to links.
Have you ever found someone that makes plastic inner fenders for the TF2 with the bigger shock hoops? and still clears the body ok? Would really help me keep the snow from clogging up my rig. Always love the content man, I'm trying to decide whether to get rid of this mint TRX4 I have for another TF2.
@@sweetmammoth7067 I personally just got the normal ones and then cut them to clear the G2 shock hoops, my cuts are anything but clean but they clear just fine
@@KearSki I did try a set of them, but they really didn't last long when I was taking the body off all the time. I was thinking maybe gluing two sets together for strength? Not sure. Also been looking at possibly just making some out of styrene, but the local place has none in stock.
@@sweetmammoth7067 If you're looking for cheap and durable, I know some people have made them out of cans and plastic fast food drink cups. but yeah, one thing I did was over trim them a little so they rubbed the body a lot less, it caused a bit of gap but it has helped durability. Also there are some good plastics retailers on Ebay, I've gotten phonebook sized stacks of Styrene for around 20 dollars before
im in a bind, i have a hpi e savage that was gave to me.both motors and the esc are gone.i have looked for them on here and no luck. can you tell me what would work on it.
I take my vaterra accender everywhere. I haven't had anything rattle lose. Is it just these tf2's ? I crawler group im in a guy has one and he complains about it always breaking down. It makes me wonder if they are worth it. Because I think they look killer
most everything on the tf2 is metal on metal. without some kind of thread lock it happens. This one was in my rooftop cargo box for a 2300 mile trip so it showed me where I didn’t have any😂 they are my favorite chassis still. the other 3 I had didn’t have anything come loose on the ride either.
@@RCeveryday one reason I watch your channel. Is you are honest about your thoughts. I'll pass on the tip to check for thread lock on metal to metal connections
I have a leaf sprung rig too, love it. Flex isn't everything.
Agreed. 2-3 inches of flex is all it needs. Years ago I was shooting for the moon and had over 4 inches of flex. These days I just want it really fun, capable and scale.
This TF 2, looking better with age and it has understandably, a special corner in your rc heart!
Furthermore, I would like to add, compliments for keeping the YT 'grind' going all these years.
Amazing story brother, it's awesome to hear how this rig has evolved over time and great to see it's getting upgraded !!
Yota science!! Love that truck brother, seen it from it's beginning. Said it before, will say it again. You keep making them, and we'll keep watching them!! And I've already let everyone know that I'm leaving in February next year lol!!
I love my leaf sprung TF2. It was a blast to drive at USTE until I lost a driveshaft pin. I know that pain. LOL. Even with Loctite they seem to work loose. As long as you keep making videos, I'll keep watching them. Thanks Josh.
I can only speak for myself I appreciate your videos and the many rigs you got only inspire thank you
Man I just love that Hilux and how it moves over the rock's. I hope that you like the Hobby Wing 1080 I have 3 trucks and only 2 have that ESC in them for now but they will all have that setup one day. Awesome video my friend thanks for sharing. P.S. Have a wicked Awesome Brithday from Canada's East Coast.
Love all your videos!! Thank you for all the great videos!!
Getting my First TF2, looking forward to the challenge of leaf over independent...
Watching toward the end, yeah brand new TF2s preform rather poorly out of the box for those first couple drives, but when I first got my LWB I knew to expect nothing much in performance terms, but I never wanted very much, I wanted something scale and it fit the bill. currently it has a lot of available flex as I've "carefully" modified the leaf springs, shackles and geometry and I ended up liking the leaf spring driving so much that I ended up getting the conversion for my G2! After all, if I want high performance I've got a box stock SCX2 honcho now. but it's good to see this rig! I love the weld line where you bobbed the bed, I've seen a lotta real yotas that look just like that
Yup, great looking rig, excellent electronics 👍
Man! Looks so good!
nice rig. I just got the job at 1985 Toyota 4runner LE. on the newer TF2. I thought about getting rid of the leaf springs and switching to three and four lane suspension. I need brands or suggestions please
RC4wd makes the only 3/4 link for hte tf2 that I am aware of
I wish rc4wd would hurry the heck up with their 4 link kits for the rear!!!
Love the channel bud.the 1080 is a great esc.I have one in my axial xj.there is a setting in the esc for the remote.so the trigger isn’t so touchy in reverse.RC review goes over all what the setting are.👍
i absolutely love your videos keep them coming
I stopped using locktight and use Teflon tape instead ..I just lay the teflon on my finger I put the grub screw on the tip of my t-handle Allen wrench press down and turn counter clockwise until the screw is covered then run it in the hole
That's one sweet looking truck! I always liked those!✌😎👍
The Hobbywing 1080 is an awesome ESC especially for the price.
Great video as always! I appreciate all you do and the great video content you share!👊🏻👊🏻
Solid build my friend 👌
I ended up using the crazy crawler 116x40 HD foams. But still can't put more than 5lbs on them because if the lack of sidewall as mentioned. I've even ran the 116x40 crazy crawler WP magic in them before. Holds their shape perfectly but no flex. Lol. Nothing is the perfect foam for this tire..🙄
love the videos, would to see a how to weather a rc body from start to finish like you did at uste
This is a link to my best weathering body build. Far better than what I could show at uste.
ua-cam.com/video/nTKP-k1q2X4/v-deo.html
Nice video. Sweet upgrades.👍
That's so funny you happened say something about those plastic Tamiya shocks never leaking. Bc I was just talking about this with a buddy yesterday.
He was pissed bc his "top of line" as he put it, Super scale shocks dumped all their oil less in than a month and the cheap plastic Tamiya C.V.A shocks I built 7 almost 8 years ago still have the same oil they did when I built them. 😆
They're not the most scale or prettiest looking shocks you'll ever see but, I have to hand it to Tamiya, they do last and they work great for the price.
awesome looking rig
Estupendas actualizaciones colocadas a el Old Red RC4wd Trailfinder 2 Hilux, Reefsrc, Helios, 1080, TF2. Mis respetos y saludos amigo desde Venezuela💯💯💯👍👍👍🤘🤘🤘
How is it that no matter which truck I take out, that's my favorite truck in that moment. I have a tf2 to match, almost, my 84 toyota pickup. I'm breaking it in slowly. Eventually my truck will get to where yours is at. Thanks for what you do for the hobby.
What sized shocks are on this truck? 90 mm? I’m still running the stock shocks after linking the truck. I like it a lot better linked. Previous owner messed up the links so I did what I know and swapped to links.
It’s been a while but I think the proline shocks were 100mm. I have the gelande2 front shock hoops to keep it down.
Yep you definitely sound tired and the hobbywing fusion 1800 KV is a great crawler motor very very smooth
Nice! greetings from Brazil!
I want to know more about the gti
the full build is here. ua-cam.com/video/WlToWAAnY_s/v-deo.html
Have you ever found someone that makes plastic inner fenders for the TF2 with the bigger shock hoops? and still clears the body ok? Would really help me keep the snow from clogging up my rig.
Always love the content man, I'm trying to decide whether to get rid of this mint TRX4 I have for another TF2.
Man I havent seen any out there. Id like to have some myself.
@@RCeveryday I appreciate the reply! If I find something, I'll let you know.
@@sweetmammoth7067 I personally just got the normal ones and then cut them to clear the G2 shock hoops, my cuts are anything but clean but they clear just fine
@@KearSki I did try a set of them, but they really didn't last long when I was taking the body off all the time. I was thinking maybe gluing two sets together for strength? Not sure.
Also been looking at possibly just making some out of styrene, but the local place has none in stock.
@@sweetmammoth7067 If you're looking for cheap and durable, I know some people have made them out of cans and plastic fast food drink cups. but yeah, one thing I did was over trim them a little so they rubbed the body a lot less, it caused a bit of gap but it has helped durability. Also there are some good plastics retailers on Ebay, I've gotten phonebook sized stacks of Styrene for around 20 dollars before
im in a bind, i have a hpi e savage that was gave to me.both motors and the esc are gone.i have looked for them on here and no luck. can you tell me what would work on it.
Man I have no knowledge on that rig.
@@RCeveryday i thank you for the reply, like watching videos.
What did you use to make the bumper and headache rack ?
3/16ths steel brake line
@@RCeveryday It came out so good. Thanks for the tip buddy!
_ mochila tus vídeos bro sigue así
wow cool RCcar video💯💯
I take my vaterra accender everywhere. I haven't had anything rattle lose. Is it just these tf2's ?
I crawler group im in a guy has one and he complains about it always breaking down. It makes me wonder if they are worth it. Because I think they look killer
most everything on the tf2 is metal on metal. without some kind of thread lock it happens. This one was in my rooftop cargo box for a 2300 mile trip so it showed me where I didn’t have any😂 they are my favorite chassis still. the other 3 I had didn’t have anything come loose on the ride either.
@@RCeveryday one reason I watch your channel. Is you are honest about your thoughts. I'll pass on the tip to check for thread lock on metal to metal connections
Paint job looks great! What paint is it?
It was just some rustoleum from Walmart
What size and type of tires and wheels??
boom racing 1.55 wheels Rc4wd Mickey Thompson Baja claw mtz tires
@@RCeveryday Thanks, it looks pretty sweeeeet!!
What tires and wheels are thosr
Boom racing 1.55’s with Rc4wd Mickey Thompson Baja claw mtz
Awesome 👍😊👍
Big like 👍
i love it :)
Once you go reefs you'll have a hard time going back to anything else
Try a direct power Holmes hobbies servo on your c2x.
poli
Second lol