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Uncle_Elvis 1/13/23


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Beaverworx 1/13/23

Braverworx Entry

- HotWheels Toyota Offroad - Matchbox wheels

- suspention is a .56 Guitar string...lol


  • you mean 0.05 inch, or is that mm? — dr_dodge
  • well now Im not sure... Could be .056. Its a 56 guage sting anyways — Beaverworx
  • If your "guitar" suspension plays Dueling Banjos it will surely send chills down the spines of the other drivers! [Deliverance, 1972] — GravityThrottleRacing
  • That creepy dude... oh man! That a full throttle thought to get to the bottom of the track...lol — Beaverworx
  • Do I need another gal in the bed with bow and arrows for protection? — dr_dodge
  • Was waiting to see one of these Fancied up, Sweet paint and the Rims are the Bomb! — Bent_Rod_Racing
  • the matchbox wheels look good — dr_dodge
  • That is hot... I thought about a guitar string, will be interesting to see how these various suspensions work. Mine is a hair clip. — G_ForceRacing
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Big_Al 1/13/23

1995 Chevy 1500.  No name yet, but she's got a plastic body on metal base, weighs 51g, and her suspension is made from a sparkplug gap measure.  I'm really happy with how she turned out and I can't wait to watch her race.  It's going to be tough though, that track is a nail biter.


  • gap tool, innovative, I like it — dr_dodge
  • Nice Looker, Love the Innovation of the Drivers when put to task I.E Suspension. — Bent_Rod_Racing
  • Gap measure, great idea! Love it!! — G_ForceRacing

Work in progress:

Just kidding.


  • One Monster of a Mini! — Bent_Rod_Racing
  • I need this…lol — Crazy_Canuck
  • I made the off road track and was amazed how terrible the monster trucks do stock, so now I wanna mod some of those too, so many ideas, so little time to do them...lol — dr_dodge
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EnZedRacing 1/14/23

Originally built a MBX Ruff Trek Holden ute with standard suspension but the 5yr old nephew found it, had a play and now it's down a long drain pipe into the local creek....gone forever.?And with slow postage from NZ to the US, I panicked, and threw some plastic wheels on a HW Boulevard mini ute/pick-up. At least it'll look good leaving the start gate?


  • Magnet fishing might get it back. — Redline_Salvage_Inc
  • Noooo! That's a Bummer. — Bent_Rod_Racing
  • I’d have sent him down the pipe after it…lol — Crazy_Canuck
  • I agree with CC, like, it's not your son! ;) — G_ForceRacing
  • Hahaha! you guys, at least put a rope around his ankle to get him back. — Bent_Rod_Racing
  • We need a trained ferret, wonder how many cars are in drainpipes? — dr_dodge
  • D'oh. Man. I remember being 5, dropping all of my Hot Wheels down a storm drain, and fully believed they'd drive back home to me. Spoiler: They didn't. Maybe yours will. :) — FeralPatrick
  • Bummer, those Holdens are hard to find, and now even harder for you! Good luck — CutRock_R_Marc_D
  • After reading all these comments I've gone out and bought some rope, olive oil and a magnet: he will be placed head first, at a gentle 200mph of course, into the storm drain! Cheers for the ideas lads — EnZedRacing
  • We're rootin' for him! — G_ForceRacing
  • Another hobby you should begin is metal detecting :D — GT_Diecast
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FeralPatrick 1/14/23

Used an old Matchbox leaf spring for the suspension. She's a$$ heavy 40-60 but under 50g. Made a mockup of the scrambler with coroplast and it seems to run pretty straight. Like many others, we'll just have to see once it's on the track if it works or not. :)


  • Nice… great casting choice! — Crazy_Canuck
  • mine is very rear heavy, too I love seeing all the mopars — dr_dodge
  • Thanks. The M80 should've been put into production. I'm not much for trucks, but I dig the M80. — FeralPatrick
  • The Blue and Silver look Great! Dang nice — Bent_Rod_Racing
  • Looks fast... — G_ForceRacing
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TheMakersBox 1/15/23

A lot of nice looking trucks!  This is going to be a great event.

Here is mine.


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dr_dodge 1/15/23

hhhmmmm???

is that another coil?




nice!


  • Sharp eyes, but no. That is part of the casting. — TheMakersBox
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GT_Diecast 1/19/23

This is mine without the decals: 

Here you can see I had to add weight underneath because it's a tall car:

Hope to race you guys soon, I'm an alternate so, if luck is on my side then, here we go! I'll post right before I send it with the decals on.

I also had to replace the old axles and wheels because it was bent and also because they were offroad tires, so they were slow. I also had to clip off the little plastic drivetrain molded into the plastic. 


  • Looks Cool! Hoping to see you on the Track. — Bent_Rod_Racing
  • Yep, good luck — GT_Diecast
  • Looking like a great build even without the decals! As you know, it's not required to show up by Jan 31st but things might work out. — GravityThrottleRacing
  • I am an alternate, too at this point, it's a waiting game...lol — dr_dodge
  • nice truck build, btw — dr_dodge
  • Thanks a lot, also GTR I think that I will be able to meet the deadline of January 31st, depending on how quick the decals arrive. — GT_Diecast
  • Nice work — G_ForceRacing
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CraigsterSr 1/21/23

Heading out... See you on the track!

 


  • Cool, Nice paint job! — Bent_Rod_Racing
  • nice fadder paint job! like the little guy on the hood, too — dr_dodge
  • Reminds me of a flame on a Match head. — Bent_Rod_Racing
  • Bold choice going with knobbies — Uncle_Elvis
  • Very nice, good luck man! — Redline_Salvage_Inc
  • Didn't GTR say no blue wheels? — GT_Diecast
  • The wheels are the narrow gray plastic knobby tires that were on the stock casting, so I wouldn't think these would be considered 'fantasy wheels'... I'll let Mark make the call on it, and if need be I will swap them — CraigsterSr
  • the rules said knobby's were ok — dr_dodge
  • Yes, knobby tire cool but I think color is the issue... I can make them black, no problem... — CraigsterSr
  • Than You Everyone for the input and kind words... Best of Luck to All of my fellow Builders! — CraigsterSr
  • That's wild, looks like something at Dakar! Nice work! — G_ForceRacing
  • Hey Craigster! Very nice set up. I see the conversation about the wheels. If you could make them black that would be preferable. The picture makes them appear more blue than gray. — GravityThrottleRacing
  • Done!... Kind Regards... Thank You — CraigsterSr
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GT_Diecast 2/2/23

My decals just arrived, so I'll update soon. 


  • Sweet — Bent_Rod_Racing
  • wow, my old stompin' grounds grew up in Gowanda, ny — dr_dodge
  • Josh does amazing work — Crazy_Canuck
  • I don't do facebook, does he have a web site? I would like to get some custom dr dodge ones done — dr_dodge
  • no, unfortunately — GT_Diecast
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GT_Diecast 2/13/23

My decals didn't arrive in time for the first Are You Truckin' tournament but here's my entry with the decals for the second competition:

This is the first time I've worked with water-slide decals so that's the reason why it looks crappy lol :). also, since my car is dark I asked Josh at rust belt customs to print the lightest gray posible for the background so you could actually se the number.


  • I think it looks good, — dr_dodge
  • thanks — GT_Diecast
  • Looks Great! Can't wait ti see all of them running the Track. — Bent_Rod_Racing
  • That’s Gray??? Dude…you may have just hacked the printing in white problem cuz you would never know — Crazy_Canuck
  • thats a good point, was it printed on white base paper? — dr_dodge
  • Kudos to Josh Paufler for the idea; he came up with it. Not my idea. — GT_Diecast
  • I just sent it, so yay! Finally, my first car on it's way to a race. — GT_Diecast
  • Also, because of the light it looks lighter than in real life. — GT_Diecast
  • see ya on the mt!! — dr_dodge
  • YEHAW!!! — GT_Diecast
  • Canuk is right! Now I can print "white" numbers on clear background decals, & put on a dark paint job. Sometimes I may have to do 2-3 over each other so they're a nice solid "white" :) YAY! — G_ForceRacing

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