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At first glance its apparent that the body must sit much lower on the Toyota vs the Nissan by virtue of the overall contact height of the mounts. Looking at finished stock pictures you can also see that the Toyota seems to have more of a stadium truck stance vs more of a monster truck stance on the Nissan.....

After destroying a conventional steering servo, I ordered this HD one from Tower. Also picked up the red trees so I can continue with my original tribute.

And a couple Matchboxes/Autoworld cars. 


 

Nice red parts Jim. I broke my front bumper last year. Due to the age....

 

Finally got the last two chassis from the lot I acquired in November. One mint built and unused Tamiya TB Evolution V(58371). Installed unused Transpeed MS motor(49347 or 49386 have not inspected this yet), and unused KOPROPO Volac MS ESC. Also, a surprise part, the TRF 415MS Pro Module Rear Suspension Set(53866) has been installed by the previous owner. I have been contemplating opening up a NIP Pro Module kit. But thankfully now I don't have to.

 

The other chassis is a used TA05R V2,almost full option. This TA05 was not built with care. I am going to do a "showroom" or "what did you do today?" post on this one. Crimped bearings, incorrect screws, too much badword AW grease! Along with a very much killed Transpeed BL motor, this was the most upsetting find. And lastly, prolonged use of the incorrect front belt that has "banana'd" the main deck.

 

 
 

Nothing so lovely here. I thought I saw some potential in this pile of random bits, we’ll have to wait and see.

The drive shaft for a 3 speed was a separate purchase.

Ta02 diff, cw01 arms and hs dogbones look nice. We always need parts.

Cheers Flo, much appreciated.
I got the HS bits, there are some ORV bits, some hornet bits.
But thanks for a steer on some of the others.
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Nothing so lovely here. I thought I saw some potential in this pile of random bits, we’ll have to wait and see.

The drive shaft for a 3 speed was a separate purchase.
 
Looks like a nice lot never the less . I remember a couple times having it pay off (by finding something rare) I got a NOS fuel tank for my Rowdy Baja that way

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Cheers Jim, that is true you do occasionally pick up the odd rare piece buying these random lots. I once picked up a Ranger XLT rear screen this way. It was pure luck the seller just left everything in a pile. 
I often wonder why they don’t just lay everything out a bit clearer ??? Apart from that highlighting the wood screws you always seem to find and the odd random bit of metal.

It's my firm belief that most don't know what they have and just want the quick buck. I always look up every part since I got $125 for an orange vintage Novak servo once. Lol