Grease Monkey - The FMS RC Toyota FJ40 Custom

The project is pretty much done so here's the final result and a quick recap on all the mods I have made including the animatronic driver.
Recap:
1: I bought the FMS RC FJ40 to make an ultra scale vehicle.
2: It broke on the 1st run.
3: I decided to strip it down and make it the Lemon.
4: I slept on it and decided to spend time making it look cool and gave it a test out.
5: It surprised me with its performance so I spent more money and time on it.
6: It was really fun to do and I love how it turned out.
7: I made a few vids.

[@Fourwheeljive]

Excellent work! You did the FJ40 proud!

[@Pezzapoo]

Glad you liked it!

[@newtonsmeter6239]

Insane, just insane. Kudos to your creative and execution. Awesome !!!

[@Pezzapoo]

Much appreciated mate thx

[@herbieRCpaints53]

WoW some real work has gone into this one Steve 😎, Looking Awesome Look forward to seeing it in action 💯👍👍👍

[@Pezzapoo]

Yeah I went all in mate, thx for the kind words

[@McRcFly]

Awesome build 👍 Love it. Well done.

[@Pezzapoo]

thank you my man )

[@mrtankalotrctankschannel]

That’s very cool! The animation of the driver is excellent!

[@Pezzapoo]

thanks MrT! I had good fun making it all work

[@josepenate7367]

incredible work,I love the driver realism.

[@Pezzapoo]

Thank you mate )

[@NBC_NCO]

Drill a small hole all the way through your drive shafts and put a pin through it. Secure the pins with a bit of solder or CA glue just enough to prevent them from coming out. Really nice build.

[@Pezzapoo]

Good tip mate, if these new shafts don't work I'll give that a go thx

[@NBC_NCO]

@@Pezzapoo your welcome.

[@WoodsUnknown]

Looks amazing Pez, its gonna look great on the trail.

[@Pezzapoo]

Thank you my man )

[@AddamsPlayground]

The taller roll bar should save you some headaches with the duds head out on the trails! The shifter was a cool idea and adds a bit more animation to him. It is a very cool creation and so far from the original! It definitely looks the part of a beat up old trail rig that has been hacks and chopped to be very a purposeful rig! Looking forward to seeing it out on the trails, hopefully the driveshafts are not a pain to find!

[@Pezzapoo]

Glad you like it mate, I pretty much tightened the clutch to its limit due to it constantly slipping so I expected it to stress things further down tbf, I will swap them out and turn down the ESC punch to see if I can find the sweet spot. thanks for watching bud

[@AgeOrmstad]

Sweet rig man 👌

[@Pezzapoo]

Thank you

[@ianyams]

Looking good Ste 👏

[@Pezzapoo]

Thank you kind sir

[@ianyams]

​@@Pezzapoo you're welcome 😊

[@RcNickster709]

Well? It looks Nothing like it use to. Ended looking very scale and I am looking forward to seeing it on the trails. :)

[@Pezzapoo]

Thx Nickster, me too so hope it runs ok

[@Hillbillypunk]

That thing is sick!!! I grew up (and still do) riding 3 wheelers. You roll them enough times to crack a fender, which always ends with the inevitable amputation of the now parasitic other fender 😂😂 Anyone else have issues with the front cv axles joints having the pins come out? Got a secret fix?

[@Pezzapoo]

Thx, I used a portable spot welder and put 4 tiny plates over the pins to hold them in place.

[@Hillbillypunk]

@@Pezzapoo that is one tiny weld to make! I took mine apart last night to have a closer look. Of course, both left and right universal joints had the pins hanging out of one side. I was able to remove them completely by hand. Took em out, looked at them, stuck em back together. But now that they were in a random orientation, the pins were seemingly tighter and I had to "press" them in with a pair of channel lock pliers. For all I know, they're as tight as they were the day I took it out of the box. Probably a good chance they'll come loose again, time will tell. I've only driven it up and down the furniture indoors for a few minutes cause it's raining and kind of snowing outside (beautiful Southern California day in the mountains @ 4,000 ft elevation lol)

[@cloudymilk38]

what figure is that your using? i love it!

[@Pezzapoo]

Its an action man (modern) that was given to me by a friend for £5

[@naterally2176]

i filed a claim with BBB after grees munky charged me 65 bucks for an oil change and when the guy didnt take the tip i was sus af. went home and checked it. dirty oil and old filter. manager told me they have tv to watch them. bottmline i left every used oil container from my oil changes for a couple years on thier door step

[@Pezzapoo]

I love how this has nothing to do with my build but n1 for getting an oily revenge )🤣🤣🤣