2014 ECSC GCM Class 2 JK 2dr

[DV8ion]

I get some good articulation, roughly 2"-2.5". I like to keep things around there as I'm not a big fan of crazy amounts of articulation. I never tried the short arms so I don't know what they are like. How much are you getting?

[mudbeast2]

I'm probably only getting about a 1.25 to 1.5 inches. it's not much so I'm hoping the other arms make a difference.


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[DV8ion]

Wow that is pretty low. LoL I think you should see a big improvement with the long arms.

[mudbeast2]

Ok I installed the long travel arms. Those made a big difference on the travel. But now the green springs are too soft. I ordered a set of pink ones, they aren't the hardest but should be a good starting point.


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[mudbeast2]

Pink springs installed and the cantilever is working great.


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[DV8ion]

Good to see the Pink springs worked out for ya.


Hot diggety damn...I ordered this body back near the beginning of May....I had almost lost hope that it was ever going to show up....and all of a sudden I get a notice on Monday.....Now I better start busting ass to get this project done. Woot Woot. What do you guys think??

[TAT76]

That body is awesome and liking your build. What is the wheelbase and is that one of the jeeps on fleabay?

[imthatguy]

Nice. If I could offer some advice, trim that bumper mount from the bottom of the grille so you can get the body to sit at an appropriate height. Seems a little tall. That said, you're running Axial axles right? You might need the height to avoid rubbing. Check my JK/FJ thread for details.

[DV8ion]

That would be the infamous fleabay body a lot of guys are running. As for wheelbase its 10.6", I'll still measure it but thats what it should be based off the specs for the chassis kit from GCM using RC4wd axles, I'm using Axial units.

The pics where just straight out of the box for mock-up. Like you said the bumper boxes will be trimmed as well as the lip on the flare to get it a bit lower. I just couldn't wait to get pics.

[mudbeast2]

That body looks awesome! Great looking rig.

[DV8ion]

This last Saturday was the maiden voyage of the GCM Jeep that I lovingly call the Red Baron. My first thoughts on this build after pulling the trigger the first time was...........WOW, hella smooth, the flex was just spot on without going overboard. The rear cantilever suspension worked flawlessly with a proper amount of spring rate and rebound, alittle bouncy at high speed but not an issue when crawling at proper pace. GCM did a bang up job on building this chassis, everything from the killer machining to super crazy tolerances to the link geometry, this kit is pure aces. The King shocks are filled with 80wt oil as per others suggestions and they are silky smooth, leak free and spot on. Once I add my servo winch I think the chassis will balance out right where I want it. I plan on tweaking this platform till I get it where I want it for ECSC.

Build List:
Chassis - GCM Racing Skeleton J2 Ultimate kit (links slightly modded to fit the SCX axles)
Axles - Axial SCX10 modded (Over/under gears and XR steering mod)
Trans - Axial SCX10 (Full RR Steel gears), GCM 1:1 Transfer case
Suspension - King 100mm Front shocks, Dinky RC rear cantilever
Wheels - Locked Up Rc 1.9 Adversary's with Gridlock Rings
Tires - 1.9 Pitbull Rock Beast w/ Crawler Innovations Closed Cell Single stage foams
Power - Tekin Fxr, Holmes Hobbies Torque Master 35t, CC BEC, 2200mah 3s
Servo - HobbyKing HK47903TM Mi Digital HV High Torque Metal Gear Servo 31kg / 0.15 / 60g
Winch - TZI Servo Winch w/ Heyok 4amp relay controller
Body - Ebay 2dr Jeep JK (looks like Asiatees is selling the same one under Boom Racing)

And now onto a few pics....











Lost the doors

[DV8ion]

Started to add a few small details to the interior -

[DV8ion]

Working on getting some basic lighting done tonight. I've been playing around with the HeyOk light controller....top notch stuff.

I'm thinking of adding some Poison Spyder touches, like the hood louver setup from Krawler Konceptz, whatcha guys think?

[DV8ion]

After my second good trail day on this rig I decided to make a big change to the body. I shaved the fenders down for some extra clearance for the wheels and the rocks. While I had it all apart I took the opportunity to throw some paint down as well. Here we come ECSC..woot woot

[DV8ion]

Well its lots of busy nights getting ready for the East Coast Scale Challenge and its starting to come down to the wire, 8 days to go. Woot woot

I got the last of the electrical done tonight. The bad boy Tzi winch installed and running off the one and only HeyOk relay winch controller. Both are very top notch products.

[Bananaclip]

I know that it was nessesary to do but your fenders turned out great! I think the trim really helped the looks. Nice job on this one

[Krawler Konceptz]

Looking really good! Now I'm thinking of doing one of these for my next build. See you in 6 days.

Rob

[ProjektONE]

Did you just notch out the electronics tray to fit the TZI in there?

[DV8ion]

I used the optional second servo mount and then trimmed the radio tray to fit around it. Worked out pretty good.