2021 Bronco Hardbody - WildTrak Samsquanch http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/membe...4681-69332.jpg I've had this New Bright ugly duckling for almost 2 years, it's time to finally do something with it. I ordered the topless version too so I can steal the interior, roll cage and windshield out of it. It will be rolling on 1.9 KMC Tanks from Vanquish and 4.19 BFG KM3 Mud Terrains from Pro-line with Crawler Innovations Lil Novas inside. Chassis will be an Element Enduro IFS platform with Artful Dodgers bashy plates underneath. Power will be all Tekin of course, just haven't decided if simple brushed or big brushless power yet....Also not sure what color I'm painting it. Already printed some factory-looking roof rails and mounted a Knight Customs Frontrunner rack that I printed for another rig but it was too long, but it fits nice on the Bronco! Lots more designing and 3D printing to be done to mount the body, more to come once I get the chassis built and first episode for Tekin Builds Filmed! CHASSIS Element RC Enduro Builder's Kit Element RC IFS Conversion Artful Dodgers Skid Plate Artful Dodgers A-Arm Skid Plates SOR EPX Kit SOR EPX Trailing Arms (if I can make them work at the needed wheelbase) ELECTRONICS Tekin BXR or RX4 Tekin T35 or ROC412 Tekin T-360 Servo Tekin 3S 4200 Power Cell Custom LEDs WHEELS & TIRES Vanquish KMC Tank 1.9 Vanquish .350 Hubs (I think, we will see) Pro-Line 4.19 BFG MT KM3 Crawler Innovations Lil Nova 4.25 Heavy Comp/Firm http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/membe...4681-69336.jpg http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/membe...4681-69335.jpg http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/membe...4681-69333.jpg http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/membe...4681-69334.jpg |
Re: 2021 Bronco Hardbody - WildTrak Samsquanch Very cool, the Tekin Builds are some of my favorite videos [emoji1360] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
Re: 2021 Bronco Hardbody - WildTrak Samsquanch Excellent! YT vids and a build thread here on RCC! Will be following both![emoji1303] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
Re: 2021 Bronco Hardbody - WildTrak Samsquanch Look at all that goodness! Tekin builds are fun to watch. Im with brian, goina watch this one come together |
Re: 2021 Bronco Hardbody - WildTrak Samsquanch I did the same thing to aquire the interior. Curious to see how you get it set up in the body. The stance with the 4.19 tires looks to be perfect...gonna be watching this one. "thumbsup" |
Re: 2021 Bronco Hardbody - WildTrak Samsquanch Nice! I need to pick me up one of these bodies before they disappear. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
Re: 2021 Bronco Hardbody - WildTrak Samsquanch Oh this is great! I love these Ty builds. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
Re: 2021 Bronco Hardbody - WildTrak Samsquanch Front bumper got the choppy chop, Traxxas bumper fits pretty well although it is a tiny bit too narrow but I can live with it. Also got the limb risers done, bought a kit from Club 5 and shortened them while opting not to use the big spring. http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/membe...4681-69348.jpg |
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Re: 2021 Bronco Hardbody - WildTrak Samsquanch Frame and IFS with Knight Customs bits are mated, starting to mock up the body and make plan for the mounting solution. Also used the TRX bumper mount, with a little trimming it fits the Element frame rails decently. I think I am going to have to cut the front of the frame at least 1/4" so the bumper can sit where it needs to. This also causes interference with the Knight skid plate, which I may or may not use. The height with the lowering mounts may not be tall enough when all said and done. http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/membe...4681-69369.jpg Rear bumper got chopped off as well and the TRX bumper is fitting nicely. Just a bit of trimming to make it fit the rails and I'll need to drill a hole in each rail to mount it, but the height I think is really close! http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/membe...4681-69368.jpg |
Re: 2021 Bronco Hardbody - WildTrak Samsquanch Chassis is fully assembled, still have some tweaks to make but it's a roller! Wheelbase is 11.8" currently with Factory Team high clearance rear links. I think it's pretty dang close, may have to shorted it just a hair to be perfect. http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/membe...4681-69370.jpg Tossed some Beef Tubes SLW stainless brake disks in for a little bump in track width and scaleness along with Artful Dodgers a-arm and rear diff skid plates. Vanquish KMC Tank wheels, scale hardware and 4.19" KM3s. http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/membe...4681-69371.jpg http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/membe...4681-69372.jpg http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/membe...4681-69374.jpg Knight Customs IFS brackets. http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/membe...4681-69373.jpg Incision driveshafts for the SCX-10 and 10-II RTR fit nicely! http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/membe...4681-69375.jpg |
Re: 2021 Bronco Hardbody - WildTrak Samsquanch Lookin' good Ty!"thumbsup" I really like how them Tanks look! And adding the Beef Tubes rotors and scale hardware sets them off! I like the Artful Dodgers skids. I'll have to add them to my build also. |
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Re: 2021 Bronco Hardbody - WildTrak Samsquanch The geometry on the IFS is a bit off with the Knight lowering brackets and the bumpsteer was bothering me. After looking at it this morning and messing around, I found that mounting the steering link below the knuckle arm with about a 6mm spacer got rid of almost all bumpsteer. I swapped the ball stud out for a regular pivot ball and used a 20mm screw. http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/membe...4681-69376.jpg We also designed and printed a mount for the front bumper and the prototype turned out almost perfect! I really wanted to use the skid plate setup, so I removed the Knight skid and cut the stock Element skid down to try to protect the hinge pin mounts and hopefully reduce that snag point. http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/membe...4681-69378.jpg http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/membe...4681-69377.jpg http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/membe...4681-69379.jpg Fiddling with the IFS more I have the camber and toe pretty dang close at (what I think) the final ride height will be. Working on the body mounts today and plan to use the stock electronics side trays and pinch the rocker panel in a cool looking rock rail of some sort. More soon! http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/membe...4681-69380.jpg |
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Re: 2021 Bronco Hardbody - WildTrak Samsquanch Printer grenaded last week, but I managed to get it temporarily fixed and new parts are on the way! Been working on the body mounting system, started with some rockers that capture the body. They bolt right to the Element side trays and should accomplish the goal! http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/membe...4681-69386.jpg http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/membe...4681-69387.jpg Also have some new Vanquish rear links on the way, the wheelbase at 11.8" is still just a hair too long. Needs a tiny bit knocked off and rear bumper brought in a bit. Moving into modding the head and tail light areas now for the lighting kit I picked up! Mandatory fleckth shot. http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/membe...4681-69388.jpg |
Re: 2021 Bronco Hardbody - WildTrak Samsquanch Time to start working on this body. Today's project is work this VS4-10 Origin interior over until it fits! It is just a tad too wide and the back needs some trimming so I can move the whole thing back. Plan is to fill in the hole in the back and put some scale stuff back there. Maybe a dog and some grocery bags. http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/membe...4681-69391.jpg http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/membe...4681-69392.jpg |
Re: 2021 Bronco Hardbody - WildTrak Samsquanch Body modifications continue! The lights on this thing were less than adequate, fugly and not accurate.....Traxxas light buckets for the win! http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/membe...4681-69396.jpg I took a gamble and ordered head and tail light assemblies from the TRX-4 2021 Bronco and the head lights arrived yesterday. I quickly ripped them out of the packaging and stuck them up on the Bronco and....an almost perfect size. So I grabbed a step bit and my Dremel and went to work cutting away plastic and after about an hour of slow and steady trimming of both the grille and the light bucket itself, I have a near perfect fit even with the turn signal! Plan is to glue a standoff to the back of the grille and use the one mounting tab to secure them in place. Really happy this is working out so I can use the killer lighting kit I found on evilbay. http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/membe...4681-69397.jpg http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/membe...4681-69398.jpg http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/membe...4681-69400.jpg http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/membe...4681-69399.jpg Tail lights are still in the mail, I might have them Friday but this build will come to a halt for 2 weeks while I am on the road. |
Re: 2021 Bronco Hardbody - WildTrak Samsquanch Both headlights are roughed in and the LED kit is crazy cool! Off, DRLs (as shown) plus low beam, high beam, hazards, brake lights, tail lights and blinkers! These are the most scale headlight I have ever seen and I am 100000% glad I decided to give these a shot. http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/membe...4681-69401.jpg |
Re: 2021 Bronco Hardbody - WildTrak Samsquanch Looking very good, can’t believe they fit so well. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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