High-class High-lift Hilux

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This dream ride was 20 years in the making for Derek, who wanted to build one of Tamiya’s High Lift Toyotas since it first came out, and he finally got his hands on one—in brand new kit form—but he added a few modern upgrades to help it perform better. He figured the Tamiya silver can motor was enough power for a scale rig like this, but he upgraded to a Traxxas XL5 ESC for better...

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