Crawl Space's SFXJ - unlimited budget quick build!! PICS ADDED

[Crawl Space]

Hello all, I have been waiting awhile now for the right moment/inspiration to build a C2 rig. Well, I decided it's going to be an XJ! Since I'm from the North Bay Area in CA I thought it would be cool to go with an orange and black Giants paint theme! It just so happens to be my highschool colors too

Don't worry if that's not you're team; the build will be focused on building a real 50 SORCCA scale-points no-holds-barred class 2 performer that I plan on taking to the 2015 ORVA Scale Nationals.

As of right now, I have amassed nearly all the parts needed to get the rig crawling. I plan to do my own metal work including bumpers, sliders and internal roll cage.


I hope to do frequent updates as I make progress on build.

Most recent progress photos:





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[Crawl Space]

Here are the parts I've collected so far for the build

Structural stuff:

SCX10 chassis rails

Team KNK SCX10 screw set

SCX10 axle housings

2 sets of beef tubes

Dinky RC split skid (aluminum)

VP shock mounts (until I fab my own integrated shock mounts)

Gmade Aeration XD 93mm shocks

VP axle panhard/link mount

VP servo/chassis panhard mount



Drivetrain:

Steel tranny gears

MIP driveshafts

Axial Overdrive 36/14 and Underdrive 43/13 gears

Hot Racing lockers

Locked-up RC rear axle shafts

VP VVD's

Top Cad SLW compatible wheel Hexes



Wheel n' tires:

VP Methods in orange with black rings

1.9 Pitbull Growlers

CI double deuce foams (soft front, med rear)

Black .350 SLW hubs


Electronics:

Holmes Hobbies waterproofed BRXL

Holmes Hobbies Torquemaster Pro 30t

Castle 10A BEC

Hitec 7950th

Futaba R2104GF receiver

Hey OK 4A winch relay

Servo winch made from fried Turnigy servo

VP 3" lightbar

Hey OK external battery LED switch

1w warm white LED's for headlights

20ma red LED's for tail lights


Body/ interior/paint:

Proline Jeep Cherokee body (11.8" WB)

Chrome XJ front grill from España

New Bright JK molded plastic 4 seat interior

Pactra "Fiery orange" lexan paint (to match methods)

Duratrax (Pactra) "metallic black"


Stay tuned for the build! I will try my best to be as thorough as possible while keeping the build pace exciting

[Brassbender805]

So where are the pics??? Get building! On another note, when are we gonna hit the rocks again?

[Crawl Space]

Originally Posted by Brassbender805

So where are the pics??? Get building! On another note, when are we gonna hit the rocks again?

Lol, you're right; it's just plain unfair to start a build thread and not have anything to show for it


Let's get together before the New Year if possible



The first pic of the SFXJ: a crudely trimmed proline XJ body (# 3321) with the New Bright JK interior...




And a shot of just the interior...

[Crawl Space]

Paint & wheel combo

[Crawl Space]

It has begun...

[Crawl Space]

Methods all buttoned up - the CI foams cut by Eddie make these a dream to assemble!

Split skid is together with toyzuki's low cog motor mount & torquemaster pro. So far it all fits but is really close!

Next up is axles and shocks...

[Hulldiver]

That theres a clooooose fit.


Sent from something we never saw coming 25 years ago.

[Crawl Space]

I'll try adding a couple washers to gain clearance.

[Crawl Space]

Axles done! Just need to shim the pinion of the OD axle and wait for dlux no slop bushings from supershafty.



And the obligatory mock-up shots before I hit the sack...

The build will resume Saturday morning 12/20/14

[4RunnerKid]

one-day build my ass...












just giving you shit, Joel. it's looking good

[Crawl Space]

Lol, the parts bottle-neck and poor planning killed the 1 day build thing

Shocks!

[Constant Threat]

Subscribed.
Can you post some more pics of the interior with the body.
Nice list of parts by the way

[Crawl Space]

Thanks! Here's a couple more pics of body on interior.

[Crawl Space]

Getting ready to make allthread links - mocked up the body with the interior and axles to get an idea of link lengths.

Here's a few shots of where I think I want the chassis and body to sit (though the body posts have not been set at the correct height which makes the body sit too high in the back)...

[Crawl Space]

Sorry I've been lagging on updates - we had a bad in incident with a former roomate yesterday/ this morning :(

Grappled with major bumpsteer for a bit today - the VP CMS parts I got don't like the 8 degree setup. Trying to figure out that magic parallelogram

[Crawl Space]

It lives!

[Hulldiver]

HAHA! Bible Crawler!

Looks good.


Sent from something we never saw coming 25 years ago.

[Crawl Space]

Originally Posted by Hulldiver

HAHA! Bible Crawler!

Looks good.


Sent from something we never saw coming 25 years ago.

Lol nope, it's a Webster test

And thanks! I think I finally found the magic parallelogram for the CMS setup which I'll post pics of when I get back home.

I'm actually running a 13t crawlmaster pro from another rig in that clip since the leads were already soldered. So smooth but I need to drop the pinion a few teeth. Visiting the parents for a few days so I'll resume building on Sunday.

[Hulldiver]

Nice!

I like the interior. Whats it out of?

Edit: nevermind. Im a dummy. Clearly says nb jk. Sorry. Read that part the other day and didnt remember.


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