Tamiya CC01 Landfreeder build

[epic_username]

EDIT: Can mods please move to the CC01 section? I missed that section when I started this thread, and It also wont be on 1.9s for much longer

So I started out with this box, at 10:30 pm last wendsday


By 1 pm I had a rolling tub with everything but shocks. The next morning I put the shocks together and on and painted the body, and Had this by noon


I put it together with the locked rear diff and upgraded bearings, its otherwise stock. I ran it a few times like that and it was a bit fun, had nice speed and was good on the easier trails, but the open diff up front hurt it and the tires sucked. Out came my mini floor jack to lock the front diff and put on some 1.9 ripsaws I had kicking around




Still has good speed and its alot more capable, but the tires are just too big. It rolls over super easy, so I will look into cutting these tires down a bit. Cheers all!

[epic_username]

Cut down the ripsaws, They seem to hold up but I dont trust my handywork that much :P



It still rolls easily on pavement, but that may be due to a softer tire. Ill look on rc4wd for something with a low profile. Anyways while I was testing them the screw on the servo horn loosened as well as the set screw holding the driveshaft to the rear axle, so back in to the shop for now :P

[MountainStorm]

The cut tires look better for sure. I get a kick out of the name Landfreeder lol...looks exactly like a mid 80's Ford f 150 to me.

[89redranger]

The Landfreeder is an 89-92 Ranger copy. My favorite body style, if you couldn't tell from my user name. Believe it or not, I have a Landfreeder bodied mud truck going together soon on SCX10 axles. Should be fun with some power, WB stretched to 11.5", and 1.9 Mud Bashers stretched over double narrowed 2.2 Rustler wheels. Gonna be a while till I can get rolling on it, too many projects as is.

[epic_username]

Yea, the only reason I bought this kit was because it has a Ranger body, haha. I used to have a 93 I loved it but had to sell it due to lack of space, I bought this to fill the void, I even matched the paint scheme haha. Thanks on the tires, It was my first time reducing tires and while they still are round and seem to hold up, I dont trust my handywork and I will look into some new tires :P Right now they scale out to about a 35, which is about right for a lifted 2nd gen Ranger haha

[epic_username]

So I did a bit of modding. I found a mod on youtube called the "magic link". Its kinda hard for me to explain, you use an old shock and mount it to the rear shocks for more downtravel. I didnt have room for a whole shock, but I did have a couple old shocks from the aristocraft hitec dolphin I ran into a curb and destroyed, so I took the rods out of them


Drilled some holes in the tub, ran the rod through it (slightly bigger so it can angle and whatnot), put the end back on and mounted the rear shock to it


And voila, more rear flex



Cheers!

[epic_username]

So I picked up some Mickey Thompson scale Baja MTZs in a 1.55 rim from my LHS, and I stretched them over some 1.9s. I also put my Novak 55t motor in, I had unlocked the front diff a while before. The tires really performed nicely, and they dont rub, but I will definetly re lock the front diff.





Didnt realize the shock came loose till afyer that picture :P

[epic_username]

So I got a bag of aluminum pieces from asiatees today (My gf thought the envelope said asian teens and got mad at me for a brief second :P) Cant wait to put this together now



I got a late christmas present that was a visa gift card, so Im thinking Ill have to go order some more aluminum bits and some 1.55 rims from rc4wd :P