Tamiya Mammoth Dump Truck Project

Page 4: Upgrades!

There wasn't much of anything I wanted to upgrade on this truck, but I did feel like it needed a lighting system. There was an original Tamiya lighting system using incandescent bulbs made especially for the Mammoth, but it is nearly impossible to find now. I figured I would use the old standby TLU-01 system instead. I used halogen colored lights in front. The lights come in pairs, but there are only 7 light buckets so I had one spare. On the right you can see that installed it into the bottom of the cabin for a little interior light. Now it needs an interior!

Now I need to find a place to install the lighting controller. This box on the left of the chassis has plenty of room and was originally intended to hold the radio battery box for the Juggernaut. With some creative Dremel work, there is plenty of room for the controller. With the cover on, you can't even tell that it is in there.

Here you can see the installed location of the lighting box without the cover. There is an amazingly large amount of wiring on this model.

Here are a couple of photos of the completed lighting. 7 lights in front and 4 in back. Looks much better this way.

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