Tamiya Grand Hauler

So right away I knew I would be in for some work. I cut off the sleeper portion and put in a 3d Printed back wall/window to fill the gap. I also cut out the stock headlights and filled them, since I was going with a different style headlight. I think the most time consuming part of the build was the body work. I spent forever it seemed filling and sanding the portion of the body that was getting work. Building and shortening the chassis was the fun and easy park. its cool trying something different.

Painting the body I started out with a primer. then a pearl white was the first color. Followed by taping gunmetal gray was the 2nd color. Followed by a red (cant remember the specific color) as the final color.

Trying to fit the huge Tamiya MFU into a daycab with all the wires and lights was, well, tricky would be the best way to put it. But after a bunch of trial and error I was able to cram everything in that tiny area. I tinted the windows to try to help hide the mess.

I never cared for the super tall stack look that some people do, with help from a friend we shortened the stacks using a bandsaw and a lathe.

Battery location is behind the cab, I made a compartment under the deck plate for it to sit in. So its very easy to install, and take out.

For the lighting there are 44 lights, at least 18 of them started out as bare 3mm led lights that I soldered together.

Overall the truck turned out very well. I want to build another one in the near future. The flatbed in the photos I bought from someone, its a homemade.