Kaetwo's Jeep Wrangler

[kaetwo]

Well I have to say this site is a ton of fun to snoop around and it's because of this snooping that I had to have a Wrangler :lol: Okay that and the site that PinchFlat and I manage (UTRCRC) is holding a ton of scale events each month. We call the scale comps the UTRCRC Scale Ultimate Adventure and the CC-01's fit right at home.

I'm just getting started on this little rig but it's coming along nicely.

First on the list was of course getting more steering out of her. I did this by taking a ball bearing steering kit and adding metal swing arms to stiffen things up. Next, I modded the steering knuckles to increase the steering reach and then finished it up with a set of MIP TA-02 CVDs, which work amazing!!!!

Next up was to remove or relieve the brick wall present at the front of the chassis :evil: There is really no easy way to hack this up, so I broke a hacksaw black in half and started cutting by hand. I first started cutting back from the body mount to the lower a-arms. Then I cut the sides on an angle to give it a nice compound angle look. To seal off the hole left in the chassis, I put a couple plates of 2.0 styrene and filled that casm full of shoe goo :shock: I did that about 2 weeks ago, and the shoe goo is still drying :lol: The end results is well worth it though.

Last but not least was the suspension. I did the famous droop setup on the front and moved the rear shocks (upper mount) towards the rear of the chassis to give the shocks a more straight up and down look. This made the shocks work a lot smoother as there was no further binding caused by the forward angle (that really didn't make sense, but it worked). I also swapped out the springs and opted for some Team Associated buggy fronts which fit like a glove and gave the Jeep a more active suspension.

That's all for the mods to date, but there are many more to come. The body still needs a lot more detail work, which will be completed in the next few days.

Now onto the pics!!!

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[pantablo]

clean work up front!

[miniwheeler]

Something about the little tirds that just make me smile :) Clean work up front fo sho!

[speed goat]

Nice job on the paint..Gotta love the Wranglers:mrgreen:

[schlabinski]

First on the list was of course getting more steering out of her. I did this by taking a ball bearing steering kit and adding metal swing arms to stiffen things up. Next, I modded the steering knuckles to increase the steering reach and then finished it up with a set of MIP TA-02 CVDs, which work amazing!!!!
I like it. Could you please elaborate on the metal swing arms?

[kaetwo]

clean work up front!

Thanks! It was a pain but well worth it. The performance enhancement was worth every bit of difficulty.

Something about the little tirds that just make me smile :) Clean work up front fo sho!

I know what you mean. The CC-01 is such a great platform to work with and it just makes for a great short wheelbased scaler.

Nice job on the paint..Gotta love the Wranglers:mrgreen:

Thanks! I painted flat black on the body first and then hit it with the orange. At first it was way to "Hunter Orange" and I was afraid that I would have to hit it with an SOS pad or something to dullen the shine, but it ended up drying a flat color and turned out much better than I thought.

I've got plenty more to to but she's coming along.

I like it. Could you please elaborate on the metal swing arms?

Sure!

I'll let these pics do the talking "thumbsup"

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[toyofast]

Next, I modded the steering knuckles to increase the steering reach and then finished it up with a set of MIP TA-02 CVDs, which work amazing!!!!



Are they real MIP CVDs? I looked on MIP's website and didn't find anything for a Tamiya based rig. Do you happen to have a part number?

Super clean build. I'm diggin' the steering mod. Nice work.

[kaetwo]

Are they real MIP CVDs? I looked on MIP's website and didn't find anything for a Tamiya based rig. Do you happen to have a part number?

Super clean build. I'm diggin' the steering mod. Nice work.

I really appreciate the comments.

The MIP CVD's are the same parts as the TA02 (Narrow not Wides)

MIP 1099 - Black Dog Bones
or
MIP 1175 - Silver Dog Bones
MIP 1100 - Stub Axles
MIP 1015 - Rebuild Kit

What you will need is a combination of the rebuild kit, dog bone and stub axles. The silver dog bones are plated and built to take more abuse but are the same part as the black ones.

WARNING!!!!!
Do not buy the TA02 Wide parts as they will NOT work.

These parts are really hard to come by as the TA-02 has been discontinued for a while now, but there still available with a little luck and some hunting around.

I hope that helps ;-)

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[SoCalMike]

Nice Work "thumbsup"
someone needs to come out with a kit for this

[toyofast]

I really appreciate the comments.

The MIP CVD's are the same parts as the TA02 (Narrow not Wides)

MIP 1099 - Black Dog Bones
or
MIP 1175 - Silver Dog Bones
MIP 1100 - Stub Axles
MIP 1015 - Rebuild Kit

What you will need is a combination of the rebuild kit, dog bone and stub axles. The silver dog bones are plated and built to take more abuse but are the same part as the black ones.

WARNING!!!!!
Do not buy the TA02 Wide parts as they will NOT work.

These parts are really hard to come by as the TA-02 has been discontinued for a while now, but there still available with a little luck and some hunting around.

I hope that helps ;-)

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Thanks for the part numbers.

[kaetwo]

My pleasure "thumbsup"

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[kaetwo]

Well I was able to get some more work done on the CC-01 :lol: I also took first place with the little guy at our UTRCRC Spec Scale Ultimate Adventure. We have 2 more events in the Adventure, so I need to make sure it's tuned and ready for the competition.

I've added a winch, lights and some body lines. I've also made a spare tire carrier with a matching rim. I also built up a new antannae (which needs a tennis ball stop still) and have plans for a roof rack to finish things off.

More to come!

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[speed goat]

Is that a 3 link i spot on the rear:shock:

[kaetwo]

Is that a 3 link i spot on the rear:shock:

You know it bizatch :lol:

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[haynesn12]

could you post some more pics of thr 3-link?

[speed goat]

scorpion Y link is my guess:mrgreen:
do i win>?????

[kaetwo]

could you post some more pics of thr 3-link?

I'll get some updated images shortly ;-)

scorpion Y link is my guess:mrgreen:
do i win>?????

And you sir, win $1,000,000.00 dollars :shock:

It's an Axial 3 link braket with TLT turnbuckles and axial rod ends. Then I use a rod end and mount it to the cc-01 rear axle to finish it off.

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[speed goat]

Well that was easy..no more axle slop ..good idea Wilber:mrgreen:

[BGGruff]

Nice work K2! I really like the color. I appreciate the detail in which you have included in this build. I have a Pajero sitting on the shelf barely finished partly due to working on other projects and partly due to trying to plan mods to make it more capable. You've given me some helpful ideas."thumbsup"

[701 Technique]

Great looking Jeep man, love the new scale antennas.

All the CC-01 tech is appreciated, finally found myself a Pajero kit on fleabay"thumbsup"

[trailduster79]

I assume those are RC4WD mud thrashers? what foam and weight setup are you using?

Maybe you could produce some more steering setups?????

[kaetwo]

I assume those are RC4WD mud thrashers? what foam and weight setup are you using?

Maybe you could produce some more steering setups?????

Your correct, they are the RC4WD tires in the newest competition compound and I have to say that they work really well. From all the testing and playing around that I've done with 1.9 scale type tires, the RC4WD compound holds it's own against the Pro-Line G8 and Losi Blue tires in the same size. I use a Trinity 2.2 foam cut in half to fill these tires and it seems to work really well. I'm runing 3 oz. of weight up front on each rim and 1 oz. in the back. I do run weight throughout the chassis as well to give the suspension a more active feel, but that's all by feel and play.

The steering setup is a combination of a BB steering kit produced by a buddy of mine (Cody Cook) who no longer makes the kit, and my own fabrication. Right now there are not many out there making the BB steering kits and unfortunately its required on these little rigs. I know that RC4WD is in the process of making a kit but I don't know what the status on it is. I'll have to rattle there chain a bit :lol:

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[FuriousCal]

Awsome job on your Jeep. The brickwall mod looks really good.

[kaetwo]

Awsome job on your Jeep. The brickwall mod looks really good.

Thanks!

It really did help with approach and it crawls amazing now. They take a bit of work but when you get them dialed in there a riot to drive.

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[constantmotion]

I use a Trinity 2.2 foam cut in half to fill these tires and it seems to work really well.
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Which Trinity foams are you running....Standard, Ultra Firm, or Memory?

[kaetwo]

Which Trinity foams are you running....Standard, Ultra Firm, or Memory?

I think there called Bomb-Ones. There a medium firmness.

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[haynesn12]

how do you like the 3-link mod on the rear? i was thinking about doing it but i havnt decided yet.

[kaetwo]

how do you like the 3-link mod on the rear? i was thinking about doing it but i havnt decided yet.

Well it's more of a personal thing rather than something done to improve the performance. The stock setup is very smooth and works awsome, however the 3-link mod is stronger and does not have any slop. Typically after time, slop developes in the plastic links, which really bugs me.

I will be making a new lower link for this kit too, as soon as I finish the body details, the winch and my roof rack :lol:

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[4drmopar]

Any updates for pics on the 3link rear?? That thing looks great, kinda funny, my buddys Jeep, is a twin to yours.. only his is long sold and gone!
http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii231/mdoffroad/FriendsCars/P1010029.jpg

[MassCrawler]

Digging the use of parts for your scale antenna.

Tastefully done wrangler!

[kalin96]

Any updates for pics on the 3link rear?? That thing looks great, kinda funny, my buddys Jeep, is a twin to yours.. only his is long sold and gone!
http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii231/mdoffroad/FriendsCars/P1010029.jpg


And kaetwo's has ifs!
IFS on a jeep?:shock:
So kaetwo, how did you do it?:mrgreen:

[blackfoot]

IFS on any of my Scale trucks will easily outperform my other solid axled scalers. You guys and your IFS on a JEEP need to relax, its a damn toy!

[4drmopar]

lol, eactly...now, If I was building a CRAWLER, let the beatings continue...however it's a trail truck and is just gonna be fun :)
If I was gona do all the work for the front to be solid axle, I'd just sell the CC-01 and get an AX(or SCX)-10.... oh wait, already got one... oh yeah,this is the FUN truck :)

[pardonmyn00b]

You guys and your IFS on a JEEP need to relax, its a damn toy!

I couldn't agree more! People are getting way too butt hurt over IFS jeeps.

This is a nice looking jeep no matter what

[kalin96]

Im not dissin on the ifs, I think it's a fun truck to

[kaetwo]

Any updates for pics on the 3link rear?? That thing looks great, kinda funny, my buddys Jeep, is a twin to yours.. only his is long sold and gone!

I'll try to get some posted "thumbsup" I really dig the orange and it's one of the first times that I've painted a body and haven't wanted to repaint it :lol:

Digging the use of parts for your scale antenna.

Tastefully done wrangler!

Thanks a ton!!!!

And kaetwo's has ifs!
IFS on a jeep?:shock:
So kaetwo, how did you do it?:mrgreen:

LOL :lol: It's is goofy to have IFS on a Wrangler but what do you do? ;-)

IFS on any of my Scale trucks will easily outperform my other solid axled scalers. You guys and your IFS on a JEEP need to relax, its a damn toy!

I understand the IFS thing as it's a huge turn off for me. Heck it bugs me to be running a 6 lug rim on the jeep if that tells you how up in the night I am :lol:

lol, eactly...now, If I was building a CRAWLER, let the beatings continue...however it's a trail truck and is just gonna be fun :)
If I was gona do all the work for the front to be solid axle, I'd just sell the CC-01 and get an AX(or SCX)-10.... oh wait, already got one... oh yeah,this is the FUN truck :)

And this is why I want to build this Jeep on a K2-5S with TLT axles... I can't stop building!!!!!

I couldn't agree more! People are getting way too butt hurt over IFS jeeps.

This is a nice looking jeep no matter what

Thanks!!!!

Im not dissin on the ifs, I think it's a fun truck to

;-)

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[JKJim]

Yeah there are IFS Jeeps:

Grand Cherokee WK's
Liberty's KJ and KK
Your Wrangler

To sweat the petty and don't pet the sweaty!

[kaetwo]

To sweat the petty and don't pet the sweaty!

LOL!!!!!!

:lol:

[chafey]

damn man everything you build is super clean. i thought you were out of the crawling loop, glad to see you back

[kaetwo]

damn man everything you build is super clean. i thought you were out of the crawling loop, glad to see you back

Thanks! It's good to see you out and about "thumbsup"

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[kaetwo]

Well I've got a tone of PM's asking me about what kind of mods you can do to these CC-01's, so I thought I would post up a master list. This list is of course limited to my rig as there are many other that can be done :lol:

- Ball Bearings - This is a must have and should be done as you build the rig. If you fail to do this early on, you could run into a lot of problems with the gear box.
- Lock the front and rear diffs.
- Cut the A-Arms for more down travel. You will see a small section of the A-Arm preventing it from droping down further. Just clearance this part and in instantly have more suspension travel up front.
- Move the rear springs up front and install brown Associated buggy front springs for a softer feel. The reason that I opted for this mod is that I wanted the rig to really articulate over terrain. I also used 25wt oil in the front and rear. I also like the suspension to have about 30% down travel. I achieved this by cutting the springs until the ride height was where I wanted it with the sag.
- Install an Upper 3 Link. This was done, because I can't stand the stock links. I have yet to replace my lower links but they will be shortly. The 3 link setup is very smooth and simple to do. All I used was a pair of TLT rods, some Axial rod ends and an Axial 3 Link Y connector. Just link it up to the stock forward holes and to a single rod end attached vertically to the rear axle. I'll attach a few pics to a better view on things ;-)
- Next up was to address the steering. I opted for a BB steering kit from a buddy of mine. It worked well but kept breaking the idle are. Having gone through a few of these, I decided to braze up my own setup. You can see this mod on the 1st page and let me tell you, it helps a lot!!!! Something that I really like about my bearing mod is that I can run a few spacers on the bottom of my outer balls. You'll see green spacers on my steering kit, vertually illiminating the bump steering that these rigs are so famous for.
- Install MIP CVD's (TA-02) or Tamiya TA-02 Universals. These are rare and mainly found on ebay but if you have the funds and luck to snag a set, I would. It really increases the steering throw and prevents the all to famous loss of the dog bone from over steer.
- Soon to be installed is a set of FF-01 front C-Carriers and TA-02 steering knuckles. Why? There shiny and cool looking :lol: They also have a more solid feel and allow you to install a turnbuckle upper link. This mod basically takes a lot of the slop out of the front end.
- Titanium Steering links. Because there Titanium biatches!!!!
- Traxxas Metal Yokes and Traxxas drive shafts. There a lot more solid feeling and there smooooooooth! They give the rig a solid surface, allowing the rig to breakover stuff easily.
- Install a 65x1 motor with a 3C lip. Tons of wheelspeed and nice slow crawling.
- Tekin B1-R ESC. It's small, easy to setup and has a killer drag break. Holy crap a drag break on these rigs is a must have!!!!!!
- Move the rear upper shock mounts back. This allows the shocks to be mounted straight up and down and prevents any binding. Now this may or may not be the case with your rig, but my shocks where binding big time and by moving them upright, all that binding faded away.
- 2 ouces of weight in the front of the chassis and 1.5 ounces in the rear. Then I ran 2 ounces of weight in each wheel. These rigs love weight down low and what a difference it makes.
- RC4WD Mud Thrashers - I love these tires!!!! There a great compound (as good as Losi Blue) and the looks are amazing. I run HPI Stocker Rims mounted with memory foam from Pro-Line.
- Tamiya metal locking hexes. I love 'em
- Now for the biggie....Cutting the shizat out of the front end. I cut the front end back and in from the sides to give it a nice compound angle. No more brick wall on the front of this thing. Once I cut the chassis, I used styrene to fill the holes and then filled the whole front end with shoe goo. I can still use the stock body mount and it didn't effect the gear box or any of the steering.
- Hitec 645 servo with a metal steering arm.

Well that about covers if for now. Like I said there are other things to do, but it's all about a work in progress :-)

I will say this though, a CC-01 is one of the best kept secrets in the scale market. There amazing rigs and with some time and patience, they will shock the hell out of you with what they can do.

Now let go down a quick list of must have's for the CC-01.

1 - Bearings
2 - 65x1 or greater for low speed control
3 - B1-R or FX-R (for the drag break)
4 - A Good set of tires

These are my top choices.

I hope this helps and appologize for any spelling errors. I'm running on no sleep :lol:

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[blackfoot]

Great list, I agree with alot of your setup and have gone my own way with some of it as well.

I fully agree with the 65t motor, I also am running a 75t and love that as well.

Another great kept secret is the Losi LMC(I hate the MRC Term, that term has been spoken for nearly 30 years now) ESC. It haqs no problem in running a high turn motor and the drag brake is great. Most will sell these lil ESC's for under $30 and I snaged mine for $15 and it was still new. Replace the small wires with 12ga and you are in business.

I like to use Axial links and stick with the 4 link setup but thats just me.

Moving the rear shocks is a must, no question about it.

As are the bearings, there is too much friction with the busings and you are only asking for very near future headaches and early parts replacement.

Anyone who runs these trucks with the front brick wall in place, has no idea how much better it will perform with it cut away. Its a lil scary at first, but once you cut it away and start fabing up a replacement panel, you are like, wow, that was simple.

I haven't attempted the steering setup yet, I will not do the Pantablo setup, I just hate the look of it and it will be in the way on both my trucks. I am waiting for a kit version to come out, so its a simple bolt on. Though honestly, I run 50% in the loose dirt, 50% in the mud and ZERO% on the rocks, so the sloppy steering has never bothered me at all.

The Pede shaft upgrade is another must, I have one truck with it and one with the stock metal shaft, the Pede setup engages instantly, the one with the stock shaft, I can spin the front tires 1/2 a rotation before the rears will engage, due to the sloppy ass driveshaft design.

NEVER and I repeat NEVER lock the diffs with anything like JB Weld or hot glue, why would you want to when the parts to lock it are already inside the diffs. Just pull one of the spider gears off the Y holder inside the diff and mesh it in between the other 2 and put it back together. Fully locked and easy to reverse, no mess and no failure or FUBAR diffs due to the hacked slather assed JB Weld/Hot Glue lock.

I haven't had any issues with the stock dogs on either of mine yet, so I personally do not see a need for me to do the CVD swap. I ran them on my Axial Crawler and hated the CVDs and went back to dogs, so I don't really see the benefit, I actually lost steering throw with CVDs over the Dogs. But like I said up a lil further, I do not run on rocks at all, unless its wet flat shale and slag in the creek beds, so some of these things are not an issue for me.

Great writeup Kaetwo, we really do need a sticky for CC01/XC mods.

[4drmopar]

For thoseof us a little slow to pick it up.. what do we look for in this Losi ESC?? model #? etc??? no overheating issues??

[TrickyNickro]

I just moved the rear upper shock mounts back and it made a huge difference. Thanks for the tip.

[kaetwo]

I'm glad that I could help ;-)

Here are a few pics of the rig lately. I've lowered the position of the electronics a bit and was able to tuck my batteries nicely in the stock location.

I've also shot a few pics of the upper 3-Link setup for those that requested more detail.

Thanks!

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[pardonmyn00b]

For thoseof us a little slow to pick it up.. what do we look for in this Losi ESC?? model #? etc??? no overheating issues??

losb0828

[blackfoot]

Here are several new ons on EvilPay. Keep your eye in the BST section, I see them NIP going for around $25 or less and used for $15ish quite often.
http://toys.shop.ebay.com/i.html?_nkw=losi+crawler+esc&_sacat=2562&_trksid=p3286.m270.l1313&_sop=1&_dmpt=Radio_Control_Parts_Accessories&_odkw=&_osacat=2562

Not a single issue with mine getting hot and I even have it in a sealed waterproof Radio Shack Project Box. I can run 2 4500mah packs through it back to back with zero issues running a 65t motor in my heavy weight(7lbs 6oz) Defender

[pardonmyn00b]

Here are several new ons on EvilPay. Keep your eye in the BST section, I see them NIP going for around $25 or less and used for $15ish quite often.


Not a single issue with mine getting hot and I even have it in a sealed waterproof Radio Shack Project Box. I can run 2 4500mah packs through it back to back with zero issues running a 65t motor in my heavy weight(7lbs 6oz) Defender

That has me sold! I need a new esc.

[pardonmyn00b]

In that 3rd pic down is that a vent hole in your sidewall?

[blackfoot]

That has me sold! I need a new esc.

Great Scaler ESC, tiny footprint, very user friendly and pretty strong drag brake. I would recommend de-soldering the small battery and motor leads and soldering on some larger ones to help it work easier. The only issue I fo have is it cant handle a 11.1v lipo, but I can live without that for the price.

[kaetwo]

In that 3rd pic down is that a vent hole in your sidewall?

LOL!!!! You have an eye for detail "thumbsup"

Yes that's a vent hole. It's the only way I vent my tires these days. A quick punch with a leather punch and your good to go.

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[pardonmyn00b]

Nothing gets past me! :lol:

LOL!!!! You have an eye for detail "thumbsup"

Yes that's a vent hole. It's the only way I vent my tires these days. A quick punch with a leather punch and your good to go.

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[SMUDGEBUG]

Great Scaler ESC, tiny footprint, very user friendly and pretty strong drag brake. I would recommend de-soldering the small battery and motor leads and soldering on some larger ones to help it work easier. The only issue I fo have is it cant handle a 11.1v lipo, but I can live without that for the price.


I have 3 on the way lol, never even thought about the mini crawler ESC, great idea. I do have one question and I have searched to find the answer but to no avail...... does the ESC have a non delay reverse ? and also will the standard BEC fitted to it handle a high torque servo ?

[blackfoot]

No delay at all, instant reverse and I run a Tower Pro 995MG with mine with no issues at all.

[flybird]

I did search but there are several part number for TA-02 Universal.
Can someone please let me know which one is for CC-01. Thank you in advance.

For Ex.

(#53115) - Tamiya TA02/TL01 Front Universal Shaft Set

(#53172) - Tamiya 4WD TA02 & FWD Car Universal Shaft Set

[constantmotion]

(#53172) - Tamiya 4WD TA02 & FWD Car Universal Shaft Set

Is what you would want from Tamiya (good luck finding these, though.)

[kaetwo]

I did search but there are several part number for TA-02 Universal.
Can someone please let me know which one is for CC-01. Thank you in advance.

For Ex.

(#53115) - Tamiya TA02/TL01 Front Universal Shaft Set

(#53172) - Tamiya 4WD TA02 & FWD Car Universal Shaft Set

You will need #53172 "thumbsup" but good luck finding them as they are very rare. If you can find the MIP CVD's for the TA02, that would be best as there the strongest setup that I've found. I'm on about 6 months worth of driving my CC-01 and the MIP's are still kickin.

There are also some great alternatives from GPM and such that Toyofast has found to work with hit and miss results.

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[killswitch]

CVDs for the TA03 also work. I picked mine up from sheldons hobbies via feebay, but i dont think they have enough stub axles left to do a set. Ive been digging thru my dealer manuals and have found a few tamiya hop ups that would work on our cc01 chassis. Im in the process of putting together a list of stuff that will work with corresponding part numbers.

[kaetwo]

CVDs for the TA03 also work. I picked mine up from sheldons hobbies via feebay, but i dont think they have enough stub axles left to do a set. Ive been digging thru my dealer manuals and have found a few tamiya hop ups that would work on our cc01 chassis. Im in the process of putting together a list of stuff that will work with corresponding part numbers.

I question whether or not TA03's work. I thought they where longer or the stub axle was different?

If they do work, please confirm with us, because that would be a heck of a find.

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[killswitch]

they work. TA03 uses the same stock tamiya bones and stubs as the cc01/ta02n. I tested them in my ancient hacked xc chassis and I installed them a few nites ago in my new jeep kit. There's a few hop ups that will work on the front end from tamiya... hardened outrdives and heavy duty kingpins are the 2 that come to mind while i am at work. I think TA05 king pin/ball studs may work if you use a wheel with some offset (6mm hpi rims or the set of stock car rims with the excessive force mod). With a kingpin/ ballstud setup it may be possible to drop the front skid/arm mounts down to the limit of what the front driveshafts can handle and still keep the upper link geometry correct to avoid any crazy camber changes when the suspension cycles. I had the hardened outdrives back in the days of the xc. They are even listed in the hop up listing in the instruction manual for it. As for aluminum knuckles and C carriers, there were a ton of companies that made hop ups for the TA02 chassis back in the day... Cross, Kose, Tobee Craft, Kawada, Eagle, GPM, etc. Ill post some pics of the TA03 cvds up and hopefully get that cross reference parts list on here tonite when i get home from work.

[kaetwo]

they work. TA03 uses the same stock tamiya bones and stubs as the cc01/ta02n. I tested them in my ancient hacked xc chassis and I installed them a few nites ago in my new jeep kit. There's a few hop ups that will work on the front end from tamiya... hardened outrdives and heavy duty kingpins are the 2 that come to mind while i am at work. I think TA05 king pin/ball studs may work if you use a wheel with some offset (6mm hpi rims or the set of stock car rims with the excessive force mod). With a kingpin/ ballstud setup it may be possible to drop the front skid/arm mounts down to the limit of what the front driveshafts can handle and still keep the upper link geometry correct to avoid any crazy camber changes when the suspension cycles. I had the hardened outdrives back in the days of the xc. They are even listed in the hop up listing in the instruction manual for it. As for aluminum knuckles and C carriers, there were a ton of companies that made hop ups for the TA02 chassis back in the day... Cross, Kose, Tobee Craft, Kawada, Eagle, GPM, etc. Ill post some pics of the TA03 cvds up and hopefully get that cross reference parts list on here tonite when i get home from work.

Awsome information!!!

I'll have to scope out some TA03 goodies now :lol:

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[flybird]

Thanks for the info. from everyone. "thumbsup"

[Georgerm]

Kaetwo could u take pics of the front bummper and how u cut it? im trying to figure out how to do mine and i dont want to cut the stock body mount. and your truck is one of the few tht still uses the stock mount. if u could tht would be great.

[kaetwo]

Kaetwo could u take pics of the front bummper and how u cut it? im trying to figure out how to do mine and i dont want to cut the stock body mount. and your truck is one of the few tht still uses the stock mount. if u could tht would be great.

I'm not sure that I can take much more detail as all the bits and parts are glued into place, however I'll do my best to describe the mod.

1 - I cut the face off the brick wall in a slanted direction from front to back. This cut started from about 1/4" below the stock body mount and produced a nice ramp like effect.
2 - I cut the sides of the brick wall from the same spot as the front (1/4" below the stock body mount) down and inward to produce a nice slant. The creates a nice compound angle.
3 - Glue a piece of 2.0 Styrene cut to fit to the face and let dry.
4 - Next glue 2 pieces of 2.0 Styrene cut to fit to the sides and let dry.
5 - I then created a small delrin block to mount to the bottom of the new face assembly. This finished off the look and filled in the lower gap normally taken up by the bumper we all remove. Your notice in the picture that it's pretty rough looking on my rig as I still need to finish the front end with some thinner Styrene to make it look a bit more clean.
6 - Last on the list of things to do is fill that void up with Shoe Goo. This glue is the duct tape of glue. It dries fairly hard but is flexible enough to handle some pretty good movement. It's also removable, but beware it eats some plastics. Fortunately for us it doesn't eat Tamiya CC-01 Chassis plastic :lol: Just glue a layer and then let dry. Add another layer and let dry. Repeat this process until the whole void is filled (see image below). The creates a halla strong setup and allows you to use the stock body mount without modifying anything other than the chassis itself.

I hope that helps "thumbsup"

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[@tw!ll]

I must have missed it, but where did the ball bearing kit for the steering come from? I'm guessing you made the arms, but where did the rest come from? Cool rig though. Surprising that the mini esc can handle a 540 motor, would have never tried it myself.

[kaetwo]

I must have missed it, but where did the ball bearing kit for the steering come from? I'm guessing you made the arms, but where did the rest come from? Cool rig though. Surprising that the mini esc can handle a 540 motor, would have never tried it myself.

It's made by CR/CC Designs but he's no longer selling them. PinchFlat is selling one here;

http://utrcrc.freeforums.org/a-pinchflat-garage-sale-t235.html

The arms where made buy me as you guessed but the kit itselfs works really well as is. I need to paint my assembly black so that it's not such an eye sore :lol:

As far as the Tekin B1-R....It's the mack daddy for these rigs. I've hit that ESC with so much power and it works great. I'm running a 65x1 I think with a 3C lipo and it runs great.

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[kaetwo]

Well it's time for some updates :lol:

I spent some time on the body, making a better spare tire carrier, detailing the body and just cleaning up the overall look.

I think she's finally done "thumbsup"

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[FuriousCal]

That Jeep turned at pretty nice. Kinda always thought I would stick with the Jero, but yours makes me want to get a Wrangler.

[crawler-king]

That is one sweet looking jeep.Love the color "thumbsup""thumbsup"

[kaetwo]

That Jeep turned at pretty nice. Kinda always thought I would stick with the Jero, but yours makes me want to get a Wrangler.

You won't be sorry. The other cool thing about the Jeep body is that you can run a larger tire, which make the rig so much more capable ;-)

That is one sweet looking jeep.Love the color "thumbsup""thumbsup"

Thanks!

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[vipxj]

Yeah , youre wrangler bodylooks real good, and makes me think i should paint my yj body and use it instead of the liberty body.

Thanks for a very informative thread , i've learned alot.

[chafey]

Thanks! It's good to see you out and about "thumbsup"

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you never know when i may pop up

[Just Zach]

It's looking great! I can't wait until next Saturday when we get to run them! Are you going to narrow up the bumper?

[kaetwo]

You'll have to ask Unimog :shock:

[Unimoger]

You'll have to ask Unimog :shock:

:oops::oops::oops: had a blast with it at our comp on sat. thanks K2, you da man."thumbsup"

[TruckerBrad]

I was slowly accumulating parts for a scale build and always overlooked the cc-01 because it wasn't a "real" scale rig. Well, after driving this Jeep at our comp last weekend I've decided to give up on the scale build and buy a cc-01. This little rig was a blast to drive.

[tpliquid]

Has anyone tried the GPM universals?

Do they last?

[pantablo]

the little cc-01's are addicting...I have two running and two project cc-01's...:shock:

[JOOTZ]

rig looks awesome "thumbsup""thumbsup""thumbsup"

[tpliquid]

OK i just emailed MIP see if they are still able to re manufacture these.

MIP 1175 - Silver Dog Bones
MIP 1100 - Stub Axles
MIP 1015 - Rebuild Kit