| This is the stock vehicle as it appeared in the Ebay listing. The plan is to convert the truck to a military 4x2. Later on the truck may be converted to a 4x4. |
| The first part to be fabricated was a new bumper. |
| Towing shackles were attached to the bumper with parts made from "T" shaped extrusion. |
| The bumper was hand formed from hard anodized aluminum channel with steel plates on the top and bottom. |
| Steel wires were used to make light guards. The holes in the bumper for the lights were chain drilled and filed. |
| JB Weld was used to secure the wire behind the headlight openings. |
| The trucks cab was lifted more than nine scale inches. |
| The bumper is fitted to the truck. A 3 Racing Crawler winch was installed in the front bumper. |
| Under the white bracket you can see the brass standoffs that lift the cab up for better clearance in the wheel wells. |
| Many components were relocated from the underside of the chassis to enhance the ground clearance. This is the steering servo. It was flipped to enhance clearance. |
| These brass standoffs lift the bed of the truck. |
| This small hydraulic crane will be mounted behind the cab. |
| This is the start of the new bed. It is made from a piece of 1/4" thick plate aluminum. |
| The 3R winch is mounted upside down so the cab can still hinge forward for service. A hole was opened up in the center of the winch mounting plate so you can see the spool of rope. |
| The winch came with a lobster clip. It was replaced with a cast metal hook. |
| Brand new rims and tires! |
| The Fulda Crossforce tires are made in Germany and they are a direct-fit replacement for the Tamiya truck tires. |
| The aluminum truck wheels are CNC machined from billet aluminum. They have a very nice finish. It's almost a shame to paint them! |
| Each wheel has an aluminum center cap that is secured with nine tiny allen screws. |
| The back side of the rear wheels have a hex shaped hole for the Tamiya drive hubs. |
| The back side of the front wheels has a socket that the stock bearings fit into. |
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