Outback CC01

[constantmotion]

Well I finally got started good on my CC01 for the Scale4x4rc.org Comp in AL this weekend. I am still waiting on some bearings to put everything together. I got a jump start on it since I got the body used off Midwestrcc.com. Mounted up some Traxxas Summit Front and Rear bumpers. I haven't seen a build yet using these, so I thought I will give it a try. I cut the roller fairlead off the Pro-Line winch and Sho-Gooed it in an indention on the Summit front bumper.

Specs:

Tamiya CC-01
RC4WD 4:1 GRU
Tamiya Silver Can (for now..waiting on a Integy 35T to try out)
Traxxas XL-5 Waterproofed
TQ2 Tx/Rx
6 Cell NiMH battery or 2 Cell Lipo
Some unknown steering servo.
Yeah Racing TA02 Front Universals
Axial 1.9 Beadlocks
RC4WD 1.9 Mud Thrashers.
RC4WD Scale Hubs
Proline Ambush CGR body w/ Cage
Traxxas Summit Front and Rear Bumper with LEDs
Homemade Hi-Lift jack and some Pro-Line Scale Accessories
Tamiya BFG on HPI Stock car wheel as a spare
Steve Irwin as the Driver

[SACCO]

im likin where its headin.

summit bumpers look cool 2"thumbsup"

[vzereeys]

wow, bookmarked "thumbsup"

[j0e]

sweet!

"thumbsup"

[BGGruff]

Nice work so far! I like that body and the those bumpers look mean.

[Knytemare]

Nice! I like the use of the Summit bumpers, makes it look tough!

[pardonmyn00b]

I like the stripes on the body. Nice use of those summit bumpers. Glad to see something other than the proline bumpers.

[constantmotion]

Glad to see something other than the proline bumpers.

Yeah, I've liked these bumpers since I saw them. I saw that they were the same width has the Pro-Line bumpers and thought let's try em out. I don't know how this rig will perform having about a 11" WB, but I got this body for a good deal.

[4drmopar]

Wow, Ole steve Irwin doesnt look too bad in there!

[constantmotion]

Wow, Ole steve Irwin doesnt look too bad in there!

He upgraded from the Landy......"thumbsup"

[constantmotion]

Bearings and Universals just came in from Hong Kong today. Now gotta get off work and getting moving on this..........:mrgreen:.....Let's get this thing a rollin'

[constantmotion]

Got everything assembled. The damn TA02 Yeah Racing Universals musta been the wide version. :cry: Nothing in the description mentioned anything about wide. Had to revert to the stock dog bones for now. When I was assembling the driveshaft, I found out that I am one pede yoke short. I had 1 Traxxas steel yoke and 0 stock plastics ones. Gotta run by SloppyTown tomorrow and cross my fingers that they have some....hope a pack of steel ones. I got to mount the shocks now. My WB is sitting at 11 1/4". I used some Traxxas Revo 112mm pushrods and lower links. They fit perfect for this WB. I also used some aluminum angle iron to fab up some lower link and shock mounts.

[constantmotion]

Got the shocks all mounted up.....with mandatory flex shot.....done for the night

[pardonmyn00b]

Got everything assembled. The damn TA02 Yeah Racing Universals musta been the wide version. :cry: Nothing in the description mentioned anything about wide. Had to revert to the stock dog bones for now.

uh oh, i just ordered some myself. hope i didnt do the same:oops:

[constantmotion]

uh oh, i just ordered some myself. hope i didnt do the same:oops:

That's the only ones they have. I have sent them an email bitchin' about it.

[4drmopar]

for teh TA-02,the only way they work,is if you use their wide arms, which SUCK and the tolerances are horrible, we ended up with a drop of super glue in the suspsnesion pin holes,then used a drill bit by hand ot open it back up

[constantmotion]

The narrow universals work fine.

[constantmotion]

Finally got another Traxxas steel yoke to get this rig in 4WD. I decided last light after finally getting to drive it around that the stock steering had to go. I did that pantablo steering mod. I also swap the "unknown" servo for a TowerPro MG995. I didn't have any allthread available so I worked with what I had. I used a T-Maxx tierod for the main steering link and a small piece of allthread for a drag link. I did get to drive it a little bit outside this evening. The body isn't secured in the back in the video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Znfr9NlgNdQ

[toyofast]

Dang... I just can't get myself to hack it that much for the steering. Maybe I need to buy another CC-01 just for that reason.


Rig looks great.

[constantmotion]

Dang... I just can't get myself to hack it that much for the steering.

This the 2nd one that I have had....I was very lenient on the 1st one, but this I didn't even question it. I guess when I had my other one, parts were very few and far between. Now we have the Jero and the Wrangler.

[pantablo]

I did that pantablo steering mod.
How you like it? Mine seems to throw farther and is immediate. I love mine.

Nice work.

[constantmotion]

How you like it? Mine seems to throw farther and is immediate. I love mine.

Nice work.

So far so good. You can now see the slop in the knuckles. I still need to clearance the chassis in one more place for the drag link to fully clear lock to lock. In the video, I was using a short aluminum servo horn and I was getting bad bumpsteer. I have put on the longer servo horn that's in the pictures and the bump steer is almost gone....having a little twist during compression. With the new servo horn, it's thicker where it screws to the servo and now I have clearance issues with the front bumper mount. I am gonna have to do some more dremelin' this evening.

[rubiredunlmtd]

wheres the nuge???
should have a compound bow on there somewhere?:)

[constantmotion]

wheres the nuge???
should have a compound bow on there somewhere?:)

If I had one....He would be in there. Steve is just who I had. I might have to take the rifle outta the JK and put in here.

[constantmotion]

Well, this weekend I attended the Scale4x4rc.us Scale Comp in Little Rock City, AL. The Outback CC-01 ran great. I ended up placing 2nd in the Comp. The extended wheelbase didn't hinder me at all, it actually helped me out in some places. Here are some pics that I took.

[toyofast]

That event sounded pretty cool. Nice work in the placement. Did you compete in the CC-01/XC class?

[constantmotion]

Did you compete in the CC-01/XC class?

Yeah, we had a XC class. I think we had around 8 competitors in that class.

[SACCO]

Good job at the scale comp Greg. The cc01 is looking good and capable"thumbsup"