YJ cfx build for traveling

[Artem]

Hi guys.
This build started in January when my wife bougt me cfx for the new year gift. I was looking for a chassi that is easy to take in a hand luggage to the business trip. Cfx is tiny and perfectly fits the purpose Searching for the body I've found some great yj builds here and decided to give it a go with mine.

I will mostly use cfx stock parts except wheels, tires and shocks.

Electronics for the build:
Savox 1256
HW Justock ESC
HW Justock 17.5T motor
Castle 10A BEC

[Artem]

Chassis came together in a couple of days with rare brakes for work



As I hate cutting plastic I've decided to work on the roller first.

Black 1.55s have been chosen for the build


I didn't want to keep servo on the axle so my friend printed me the new mount. Now it's laying under the motor.



Panhard mounted to the axle shock mount and custom cut bracket on the chassis.




tbc

[JDHog]

What are you going to do to that Jeep body?

[Artem]

I'm going to cut bumper, fenders and half doors. Then build interior fighting for the space

[JDHog]

Originally Posted by Artem

I'm going to cut bumper, fenders and half doors. Then build interior fighting for the space

Niiice.

[Artem]

Fitting the body. Yes, I've got the right wheelbase





Then comes the least exciting part, cutting-sanding-cutting-sanding...









Body will be mounted on magnets in the front and brackets in the rear





Small details



rear body mounts left before we can paint







looks like tires aren't tall enough..

[Artem]

Fabricated rear body mounts and mounted them to the body. Now it can be painted.





Stock cfx shocks are 70mm and I want to use gmade rsd 80mm so here comes new shock towers, +10mm









car will rub

[Artem]

Let's paint!

Primer







Added some details and mat finish



Done for now

[Artem]

Scale 3d-printed stuff poped up! Guys immediately filled the cooler with drinks

[Artem]

Building inner fenders

Plastic was quite hard to form this way so I used 0.8 aluminum and painted it mat black





Then partially paint head lights











Finally, bourbon jerrican took its place

[Artem]

I'd better speed up to get to the current progress

Battery mount.
As I'm going to build interior and there is a lack of space I can put all the planned stuff, I will use shorty pack and put it in the frame rails, as low as I can.
Again, tray is made of painted 0.8 aluminum







I wanted yj look mean so I bougt slingers









For the rock sliders I decided to use the mst cfx-w ones. Grinded them "a bit" and installed







Rideheight will change after it gain all the weight.
Scale gmade 80mm rsd shocks are in. Belive me, they are, even if don't see them well

[Artem]

Bumpers

I wasn't lucky to find any aftermarket bumpers that have proper width, so I decided to fabricate them

lazer-cut 10mm aluminum











Then comes printed radiator











all the electronics will be located in the front

[MUF DVR]

Very cool build Sir. The jeep needs just a bit more low. Looks a tad tall........ Other than that carry on....................

[Artem]

Originally Posted by MUF DVR

Very cool build Sir. The jeep needs just a bit more low. Looks a tad tall........ Other than that carry on....................

Thanks! It's going to be heavier so I just wait until I put all the components inside. Then I'll fine tune rideheight.

[Artem]

Interior

It's going to be three pieces in order to have easy access for maintenance























lipo cap fixed with magnet











went to work



wiring





windows ready



time to do doors





and general view of what it is now



















it went to get some 3D-printed stuff

[hillbillyrc]

Nice craftsmanship. Love that pic in traffic.

[Artem]

Originally Posted by hillbillyrc

Nice craftsmanship. Love that pic in traffic.

Thanks! love to hear

Rear seat prototype is almost ready. It's going to be the same beige colour, bolted to the lipo cap.

[JatoTheRipper]

Great looking Jeep. What kind of printer is making your 3D printed stuff?

[Artem]

Simple and clever setup, very nice!

Thanks!

Great looking Jeep. What kind of printer is making your 3D printed stuff?

Wanhao i3

[Artem]

Some progress on the build