Szczerba's Samurai

[Szczerba]

Been wanting to build up a smaller 1.55 rig for a while now. I picked up a Samurai body in the classifieds and started piling up parts. We'll see how it goes.

First up. Wheels and tires. 1.55 RC4WD MTZ's fit the sami perfect.

JC Auto Designs Prototype 1.55 3D Printed beadlocks.

[Szczerba]

Talking with JC AutoDesigns (monkeyracer) I asked for more holes in the beadlocks and some hub options.
Still talking and working on more hub revisions with monkeyracer.

[Szczerba]

Delrin chassis by MTHead. JC AutoDesigns 3D printed skid plate. MIP drivelines.


Axles. Overdrive front pinion, metal lockers, CVDs.


BWD lower link mounts donated by Chad30w.


Shocks donated by DRAIL

[kakachille]

Looking good can't wait to see more

[Szczerba]

Thanks. Rough mock up.

[canadianbacon]

Wheels look good, looking forward to seeing how they hold up.

[Szczerba]

Originally Posted by canadianbacon

Wheels look good, looking forward to seeing how they hold up.

Thanks. They are a work in progress. I like what I am seeing with them so far.

[ROWDY RACING]

Some sweet broness in here!

[Szczerba]

Originally Posted by ROWDY RACING

Some sweet broness in here!

I hope. No real direction for this rig but this front bumper may help that. Just have to make that first cut on this body. Faux bumpers need a removin'.

[kakachille]

Wow looks amazing so far I want it lol

[kaneohecrawler]

This is awesome! Could we get a pic compared to a scx cause those 1.55 mtz look big under there and those suckahs are tiny. Proportions look badass tho.

[Szczerba]

Originally Posted by kakachille

Wow looks amazing so far I want it lol

Mine! If you have seen any of my other builds, I am by no means a "scale" builder. We'll see how this turns out.

Originally Posted by kaneohecrawler

This is awesome! Could we get a pic compared to a scx cause those 1.55 mtz look big under there and those suckahs are tiny. Proportions look badass tho.

Like this rig next to a scx axled rig?

[kakachille]

Yea I really liked ur scx10 exo build was sick

[Szczerba]

Originally Posted by kakachille

Yea I really liked ur scx10 exo build was sick

Yep, that was a fun build and rig. Rivas Concepts now has it.

Here is a requested pic next to my 1.9 Ford project.

[kaneohecrawler]

That is so kool!! Sad part is its prolly still 1:10! Haha. I wanna build one.. i bet a rig like that would be super fun

[Szczerba]

Originally Posted by kaneohecrawler

That is so kool!! Sad part is its prolly still 1:10! Haha. I wanna build one.. i bet a rig like that would be super fun

We'll see how it looks after I cut the molded bumpers off and put the proline's on, somehow.

[Szczerba]

Pro-gress.
Proline front bumper (narrow) and axial cut (needs patching) rear bumper.


Mock up

[Lentsnh2012]

Originally Posted by Szczerba

Talking with JC AutoDesigns (monkeyracer) I asked for more holes in the beadlocks and some hub options.
Still talking and working on more hub revisions with monkeyracer.

Jens did a great job with these wheels, especially for them being 3D printed. It looks like he could have added a little more material to the inner lip; It looks like the ring is stressed due to the screws.

[Szczerba]

Originally Posted by Lentsnh2012

Jens did a great job with these wheels, especially for them being 3D printed. It looks like he could have added a little more material to the inner lip; It looks like the ring is stressed due to the screws.

He sure did. These are prototypes and we have been working through them as I put them together on the rig. I asked for more holes on the rings and Jens sent me these. The thickness of the ring had to be increased to allow for the faux screws to engage the ring. The stress areas are on the faux screw holes. We are still working on hub offsets too.

Made a rear bumper support plate out of 1/16" carbon fiber. I need to order another sheet to redo the back plate to make it longer towards the trans and make a front plate too. Used servo mounts on the frame too.


Full bump of rear axle.

Used some Mattzilla 6 hole fab tabs to raise the shock mounts. Need to mount these permanently.

[Lentsnh2012]

Originally Posted by Szczerba

He sure did. These are prototypes and we have been working through them as I put them together on the rig. I asked for more holes on the rings and Jens sent me these. The thickness of the ring had to be increased to allow for the faux screws to engage the ring. The stress areas are on the faux screw holes. We are still working on hub offsets too.

What's the weight difference between Jens wheels and a Gear Head Delrin wheel? I imagine them being a tad bit lighter.

Ah! Ok, I thought they were all normal screws. It's not as bad being that they are faux screws. I also like the simplicity of the hub offsets too; It seems like there can be a ton of offset options with that design.