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Good . After turning the coconut, and having the occasion after selling my DAB ARB, I bought the one day my Hilux ARB single cab, this trot, I already knew it but whole and ready to be restored, always lends

It has gone through many colors, many axes, many puddles etc etc etc .... even some of the pieces of house are known with the car hahahaha



Here is a photo on the way home:



Restauracion hilux arb by alberto espinosa, en Flickr



We started the disassembly:​



Restauracion hilux arb by alberto espinosa, en Flickr



Chassis prepared for sanding, priming and repainting:​



Restauracion hilux arb by alberto espinosa, en Flickr



With its mods on the Mexican chassis, I cut one of the rear bumper bars in its day and climbed the one that was left alone under the riders, to win at the starting angle. And the friend who has had it, I solder a grid plate for battery support, is somewhat more backward than standard but below as well.



I start with the HPI, the poor woman had dry time for what you see:



Restauracion hilux arb by alberto espinosa, en Flickr



Restauracion hilux arb by alberto espinosa, en Flickr



But it's healthy, good cleaning, and good of fat again:​



Restauracion hilux arb by alberto espinosa, en Flickr



Restauracion hilux arb by alberto espinosa, en Flickr



And close it, save the fat that comes out (nothing is thrown) and once closed, I give a few laps to hand so it is not too hard at the beginning with so much fat is normal:​



Restauracion hilux arb by alberto espinosa, en Flickr





Now it's up to T1, who had the same fat as HPI, naa de naa:



So he got out of the car:



Restauracion hilux arb by alberto espinosa, en Flickr



Something ugly but whole, healthy and without gaps:​



Restauracion hilux arb by alberto espinosa, en Flickr



Clean:​



Restauracion hilux arb by alberto espinosa, en Flickr



Well of fat as not:​



Restauracion hilux arb by alberto espinosa, en Flickr



And finished, a few times by hand and ready to ride:​



Restauracion hilux arb by alberto espinosa, en Flickr





The axes also have theirs, but the same, they are very healthy despite their appearance, they have neither a past thread nor odd clearances:



Restauracion hilux arb rcmodelex by alberto espinosa, en Flickr



Clean for the moment outside, when the beef tubes arrive I will open them to clean as the HPI and the T1, at the moment to test suspensions and etc, I will clean them from the outside (I will make a lubrication hole, I will put pictures):​



Restauracion hilux arb rcmodelex by alberto espinosa, en Flickr



And here is a picture of the shock absorbers that I mounted, 110mm front and 100mm back:​



Restauracion hilux arb rcmodelex by alberto espinosa, en Flickr



They seem very long, but compressed, they are as long as those of SCX10 series, just what interests me, then if you want to stretch you have margin.



Since I was at work, take the opportunity to clean the wheels, even if I did not wear these, I would have a Raceline Monster 1.9 with a 4.19 "KLR voodoo:



Restauracion hilux arb by alberto espinosa, en Flickr


it was the turn to prime the chassis​



Sin título by alberto espinosa, en Flickr

The chassis is already painted​



Hilux arb rcmodelex restauration by alberto espinosa, en Flickr



It is already assembled, the beeftubes are missing to finish with the axles and relocate as god commands the rear shock absorbers:





Hilux arb rcmodelex restauration by alberto espinosa, en Flickr



Hilux arb rcmodelex restauration by alberto espinosa, en Flickr



Hilux arb rcmodelex restauration by alberto espinosa, en Flickr



Hilux arb rcmodelex restauration by alberto espinosa, en Flickr



Hilux arb rcmodelex restauration by alberto espinosa, en Flickr



Hilux arb rcmodelex restauration by alberto espinosa, en Flickr





Here a test of flexibility with the long shock absorbers, I'll test in the field, but it does not look bad​



Hilux arb rcmodelex restauration by alberto espinosa, en Flickr



Hilux arb rcmodelex restauration by alberto espinosa, en Flickr



Hilux arb rcmodelex restauration by alberto espinosa, en Flickr



Hilux arb rcmodelex restauration by alberto espinosa, en Flickr







Photo at rest:​



Hilux arb rcmodelex restauration by alberto espinosa, en Flickr





Photo below:​



Hilux arb rcmodelex restauration by alberto espinosa, en Flickr





Photo above the whole:​



Hilux arb rcmodelex restauration by alberto espinosa, en Flickr









And now, the restoration to the body, its cracks and breaks​



Hilux arb rcmodelex restauration by alberto espinosa, en Flickr



Hilux arb rcmodelex restauration by alberto espinosa, en Flickr

Things keep coming ...

Sin título by alberto espinosa, en Flickr

Sin título by alberto espinosa, en Flickr

Advance :

Sin título by alberto espinosa, en Flickr


It is missing some detail and that they arrive their definitive tires for the voodoo, and although in a few months it will take other axes, almost finished​.



Sin título by alberto espinosa, en Flickr



Sin título by alberto espinosa, en Flickr



Sin título by alberto espinosa, en Flickr



Sin título by alberto espinosa, en Flickr


The wheels are already mounted, now remove the axles, I have orders from MST CFX-W​



Sin título by alberto espinosa, en Flickr

The last detail, only the axes are missing jijiji​



Sin título by alberto espinosa, en Flickr



Sin título by alberto espinosa, en Flickr

mooooore



Sin título by alberto espinosa, en Flickr

I start to assemble them to see that such MST, at the moment well presented everything:​



Sin título by alberto espinosa, en Flickr



Well, although the content of each bag has nothing to do with each step to assemble, it is a mixture of things, it does not seem complicated. Everything fits perfectly, the plastic I like, I find it robust and heavy, many bearings and many screws and nuts, but I like how they are, very robust. While waiting for a couple of pieces with weight, I have mounted to test:



Sin título by alberto espinosa, en Flickr



Testing, the links below coincide with those already had Axial axes, which in turn, coincided with the axes RC4WD Yota. The top links I have to do some shorter ones. I like how they fit in the Modelex chassis, also allow them to be well up, ideal for porticos, so it does not give more height. Axial scx10 shock absorbers of all the life before and after mount others, but I will also put Axial. It is wide, I counted on it, in addition with the optical effect of the porticos and narrower tires it seems even wider, but with these RC4WD Raceline rims it is the same as Axial and Gear Head .​



Sin título by alberto espinosa, en Flickr



Sin título by alberto espinosa, en Flickr



Sin título by alberto espinosa, en Flickr