myth619's spare parts TJ build

[myth619]

Originally Posted by rckjeep

Great job on the TJ. I love these little Jeeps! Super fun to drive and the scale aspect is just awesome. I dig the front bumper for sure. What's the plan for the rear bumper?

Thanks. I'm not sure what I'm going to do yet. I have a couple ideas but they will depend on if I run a spare tire or not. If i run a spare the mount will tie into the rear part of the cage. If no spare I'll just do a simple box bumper.

[Devil Inc]

Man this thing is taking shape. I'm liking everything from the cage to the boatsides to the front bumper. Sub'd

[myth619]

I decided to put a spare tire on this rig. Just not sure at what angle to mount it at. I want it as low as possible for the best COG. These are the two best options I can think of. I like the look of the traditional vertical mounting but it gives a bad departure angle but I like the departure angle of the 45* mounting. Give me you opinions. Thanks

[myth619]

Originally Posted by Devil Inc

Man this thing is taking shape. I'm liking everything from the cage to the boatsides to the front bumper. Sub'd

Thanks, Im really digging it and cant wait to drive it. Its gonna be fun.

[myth619]

So its been a week since I was last able to post but I got quite a bit done and got some new goodies.

Got the spare tire mount done

[myth619]

And finished off the front bumper

Winch hook loop


soldering on the fairlead mount


fairlead mount done, fairlead mounted, winch mounted




I know the spool on the winch is off center and looks weird but I didn't want the winch motor hanging off the side of the bumper.

Found some batteries that will fit on the boatsides.


All the fab work is done and now its time to tear it all apart, paint every thing, find all the correct hardware to assemble it all and put it back together..

[Bananaclip]

your metal work looks very good. the jeep is turning out great.

[myth619]

Originally Posted by Bananaclip

your metal work looks very good. the jeep is turning out great.

Thanks. After seeing your build that means a lot

[myth619]

I got my work area cleaned up ready to start the tear down


That last time it'll be assembled until its painted


20 minutes later.....


I know this is usually done at the beginning of the thread but since I was collecting parts as I went I didn't know what I was going to end up with.

Parts list:
New Bright 1/10 TJ Body
Modified SCX-10 Chassis
Stock SCX-10 Shock bodies w/ Proline springs (front)
Proline Power Stroke Scalers (rear)
Fabricated CMS
Fabricated 3 link/ track bar mount(front)
4 link rear(using Axial 4 link axel truss)
Stock SCX-10 Axels (wheel nut to wheel nut)
Stock Axial Trans
GCM Transfer Case
A mixture of Axial and Traxxas drive shafts and u joints
Stock SCX-10 Wheels and Bead lock rings (for now, hopefully some MTHead rings will be purchased before final assembly)
1.9 Proline TSL Swampers
1.9 Proline Flat Iron(spare)
HH BRXL
HiTech 645-MG
Traxxas Link 2.4 RX
55t Venom Motor
20t pinion
87t spur
(2) 1300mah 3s in parallel

[myth619]

Proline TSL Swampers mounted


Painted and weighted the wheels. Put 7oz on the fronts and nothing in the rear.

[myth619]

Got the fab work painted ( other patrts not shown, im bad at taking pics)

[myth619]

Fully mounted the GCM T-case

[myth619]

I got on a major role and the next thing i knew it was a roller with the electronics mounted. I ended the evening with having a running chassis.

[myth619]

Pics are a little hard to see, I'll get better ones in the day light. I was going to painted the body yellor but I really like the black on black look. I think I'll be running this one by the weekend.

[z71baja]

Wow myth, this rig looks a lot better without all the decals. Did you paint the body or just remove the stickers? All that awesome look'n cage work you did and front bumper would have probably stood out if you painted another color...but it still looks sweet.

If I had any brazing or welding skills I would have started a thread on my YJ. I will just post up pics once it's complete

hope i can see you and your Jeep at a gtg soon

[myth619]

Originally Posted by z71baja

Wow myth, this rig looks a lot better without all the decals. Did you paint the body or just remove the stickers? All that awesome look'n cage work you did and front bumper would have probably stood out if you painted another color...but it still looks sweet.

If I had any brazing or welding skills I would have started a thread on my YJ. I will just post up pics once it's complete

hope i can see you and your Jeep at a gtg soon

Thanks Baja.
That's the only thing I don't like about the all black. In the day light it should be more defined. The cage, bumper and sliders are a different tone of black then the body.They color may still change. I just haven't found the color(s) that really grab me.

[myth619]

Its been a while since I posted anything about my TJ. Ive been running it every chance I get and its a really fun rig. Not so great on steep climbs with the short wheel base but it crawls awesome.
Heres some misc pics of the interior and a couple poser shots









POSER SHOTS








Trail Poser shots

[old man 52]

How did you mount the trans , Got any body off pics?

[myth619]

Originally Posted by old man 52

How did you mount the trans , Got any body off pics?

The first page of the build thread has all the fab work pics.
I made a mount right behind the passenger side shock mount that the trans bolts to and used a GCM transfer case on the stock Axial skid.

[old man 52]

So how does that setup work for you , It looks killer.