White Knight , my class 1 bronco

[viper6171]

i decided a little while back that i wanted to build a class 1 rig , i had some of the parts already in the hobby room (it's always a good time to acquire new parts ) . i wasn't sure what exactly i wanted to build vehicle wise , so i went to the hobby shop and looked through there body selection .

i finally decided on a 73 bronco body , next to pick out a color .......



the chassis and driveline in the pic isn't what i used .

finally decided on the color scheme



insert O.J. jokes here .......

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with the paint now decided i turned my attention to the drive train , most of the chassis was a pretty straightforward choice ( SCX-10) .
i opted to use a set of pro-line scaler shocks that i had aquired a couple months prior , at first i was worried that the springs on the shocks were going to be too stiff but after driving it i believe they are perfect .
i had a set of axial 1.9 beadlocks sitting on my shelf along with a set of MTHEAD delrin rings plus all the stainless hardware for mounting the rings , just needed a set of tires to pull it all together . looked at the scale comp rules and found the max tire size was 4.19" so i bought a set of the 4.19 baja claws and proceeded to kill my hand and wrist putting in all the little screws

[viper6171]

now i was ready to start mounting the body and the wheels so i could get my links right , ass well as getting the chassis mounted steering installed





more to follow

[viper6171]

well i have been kinda busy so i didn't get to post any progress pics or write any updates .....


so i finished cutting and glueing the Dinky R/C universal interior to the right size and then painted it and added the details along with the scale accessories

[viper6171]

i took the bronco out to one of our local crawl spots to do some testing and tunning ..........

[viper6171]

i didn't like the limited steering so i installed a set of Beef Tubes and did an xr mod to the front axles so i could turn tighter



then i installed the 3 racing winch on the front bumper/stinger


i also took the time to install the light bar on the roof ( although that may be getting removed )

[viper6171]

well i took the bronco to the RC4WD Scale adventure in Disney , ok. last weekend , it did good for a new rig that i didn't have alot of experience with
ended up in 14th place out of 20 entries .

[mjc597]

Nice to meet you at the Disney event... your little bronco looked good and performed pretty well also !! That place was pretty awesome, it was my first time out there...sooooo much to do and crawl..

[joe.bielski]

How do you like the small Baja Claws? I just started sing them too and was pretty surprised how well they hook up. And this is after using Pitbull Rock Beasts...

[viper6171]

Originally Posted by mjc597

Nice to meet you at the Disney event... your little bronco looked good and performed pretty well also !! That place was pretty awesome, it was my first time out there...sooooo much to do and crawl..

it was nice to meet you as well , Disney is a fantastic tons to explore and crawl . you should try to come out to the event in october Crawlapalooza is all kinds of fun

[viper6171]

Originally Posted by joe.bielski

How do you like the small Baja Claws? I just started sing them too and was pretty surprised how well they hook up. And this is after using Pitbull Rock Beasts...

i really do like the small baja claws they perform very well with a suprising amount of traction , i am still experimenting with the foams in them ( think i am going to go with a set of crawler innovations foams for them ) i have a set of the pit bull rock beast 2's on my unimog but they were too tall for class 1 .

[viper6171]

well we went out and explored some trails in my area trying to find places to go have fun with our trucks , it was a decent area ran through some mud and water ( didn't get a chance to clean it up after .......for a while )needless to say i had to repair a few things ....all of the bearings in the front axle were shot , the knuckle bushings were rusting and causing alot of binding and drag .



also my original battery/electronics tray was plastic that i built ( it finally broke ) by chance i had just won a battery tray/electronics tray from HOWLER R/C at the goat hill challenge so in it went .
i also discovered that the steering link between the knuckles wasn't bent properly so it wasn't allowing the steering to turn to it's potential ( rebent it ..works good now )