Wanted to build a Mercedes G wagon style truck for a long time....
Was so happy to have found a ready made kit available!
Missed all the fun of scratch building.... but saved all the time and effort.... and can keep the time and effort for the next project...
Here's some photos of the truck...
The box....
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it looks like the Axial Dingo doesn't it?
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Steering wheel and dashboard
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Looks like beadlock wheels.... haven't tried though....
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Plastic front bumper....
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Nice fenders....
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Top view of the chassis...
The motor and transmission is parallel to the axles....
nice design... will likely reduce the amount of torque twist i hope...
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The two speed gearbox and motor mount
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Receiver Box
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The Battery tray....
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Non adjustable shocks.....
oh yeah.... definitely Made in China...
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the 3-link setup....
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the axle....
love the axle design... great for 6x6 builds....
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just need to connect another drive shaft here to the 3rd axle.... and a 6x6 is borned....
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the steering arm.... looks and feels really weak....
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comes with stickers, roof lights, tools, 3x pinions, manual, etc...
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done up the stickers....
needs some new grill stickers with Mercedes logo though.... this will come in future DIY low cost upgrades...
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Done!!
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