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70duncan · 01-07-2011, 01:29 PM

I have been wanting to build a Cherokee ever since I got started in the scaler scene with my buddies R1 and R2

(Ryan T. and Ryan R.) But the only one I could find was that beautiful piece of art you can get from Germany. He has a great product, but just too much for me to spend on a body. So, now that Pro-line has their own XJ, I just had to have it. So I sold my Mega Cab gear and I am using the left over parts to build my XJ.

I am building this for purpose of trail runs and making videos. I have had the most fun when I would just out goofing off and making videos with my buds (Outcast Crawlers). Thanks guys

Here is a list of parts for my Cherokee:

Pro-Line Body, Interior, and Floor Pan
Axial SCX Kit, and wheels
Traxxas drive lines
VP High Steer Knuckles
Axial Steel outdrives
Pro-Line 1.9 TSL Super Swampers
Axial Heavy Duty Overdiver gears for the front ?
Tekin FXR with Holmes Hobbies Hand Wound 35T and 20t pinion
2200mah 3c Lipo
Hand made CMS and Trac bar.
R2j Rock rails, Front and Rear Bumper with tire carrier.
Roof rack ( When I get the time to work on it )
Lights will the last thing on my list.

I will aslo be making a mount in the cab for an onboard camera and a mount on the roof also for the camera. More on that later.

Well, that is enough yakin for now. On to the pictures.
(Thanks R2, and Gary for helping me with the paint) Man, I hate paint work.

70duncan · 01-07-2011, 01:54 PM

I can tell already that this floor pan is going to be a big pain, but I wanted to try it so I will keep it on there. When you use the Pro-Line floor pan, I makes you mount your body at a certain hight, witch is OK, but it is going to be a MAJOR pain when mounting metal bumpers and sliders. The plus side to all of this, is that it will help keep almost all the snow/dirt out of rig

I had to cut out a spot for the servo to poke through and I just took my time so it would fit nice and tight. And it does.

I used a lot of parts from my Mega Cab for the steering. It is just a "L" bracket that I cut out of Delrin and bolted it to the existing holes in the axle tube. Then ran a track-bar to a TLT axle stay that I mounted to the frame ( It will get painted black when I finish the rig ).

70duncan · 01-07-2011, 02:00 PM

Here is a picture of the lay out. I will finish cleaning up the wiring after a couple of test runs. I ended up mounting the switches on the side of the floor pan for easy access. Should work good. But only time will tell.

drdmsmith · 01-07-2011, 02:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 70duncan

I can tell already that this floor pan is going to be a big pain, but I wanted to try it so I will keep it on there. When you use the Pro-Line floor pan, I makes you mount your body at a certain hight, witch is OK, but it is going to be a MAJOR pain when mounting metal bumpers and sliders. The plus side to all of this, is that it will help keep almost all the snow/dirt out of rig

Can we see a picture with the body on the floor pan?
My son wants one for his XJ but I'd like to see what you are talking about.
Thanks...

70duncan · 01-07-2011, 04:02 PM

Here you can see that the bumper on the body sits above the frame. Because of the floor pan, I cannot lower the body to cover the frame, just like you would see on a real cherokee.

This is not a big deal at all if you don't plan on running custom bumpers.
It is just going to make it a little harder for a custom metal tube bumper to look right.

tarmo120 · 01-07-2011, 04:27 PM

Side note- The panhard bar should be parallel to the steering link.

It just looks like to me, that at the moment it's almost.
But almost creates some bump steer.

Raney120 · 01-07-2011, 04:35 PM

Looks good I love the color! What is it on the floor pan that makes it so u can't lower the body? I was planning on using one but may not anymore.

Hyde · 01-07-2011, 04:45 PM

Side note, on a real Cherokee there isnt a "frame" to speak of

Lookin good though

70duncan · 01-07-2011, 05:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tarmo120

Side note- The panhard bar should be parallel to the steering link.

It just looks like to me, that at the moment it's almost.
But almost creates some bump steer.

Yea, they are very close, but not perfect. YET. I will have a lot of small adjustments once I get it running and test it out.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raney120

Looks good I love the color! What is it on the floor pan that makes it so u can't lower the body? I was planning on using one but may not anymore.

The floor pan sits on the frame and the interior sits on the floor pan and the Body sits on the interior. (That reminds me of a song

) Don't get me wrong. It all fits very well together. But I am one of those guys that like to change every thing from what it was intended for.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hyde

Side note, on a real Cherokee there isn't a "frame" to speak of

Lookin good though

You got that right. But right now, this is what I have to work with.
And Thanks.

kasper · 01-07-2011, 10:40 PM

Nice looking rig James nice very nice

Locked Up · 01-07-2011, 11:20 PM

Be careful with the track bar mounted there ...

Mine was that way before it ripped out:
http://www.noeither.com/rc/pictures/...0/DSCN9656.JPG

Fixed it with a gunnar tube and some welding. Info in my build thread.

70duncan · 01-07-2011, 11:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kasper

Nice looking rig James nice very nice

Thanks, I am going to try and keep it simple. But I get carried away some times

Quote:

Originally Posted by Locked Up

Be careful with the track bar mounted there ...

Mine was that way before it ripped out:
http://www.noeither.com/rc/pictures/...0/DSCN9656.JPG

Fixed it with a gunnar tube and some welding. Info in my build thread.

Thank you. I will keep that in mind for sure.

Did you have yours in with one bolt or 2. I have 2 bolts holding mine in. I am just hoping it will hold.

R2j · 01-08-2011, 12:01 AM

That does suck for the bumpers.

I'm glad you posted those pics James! They help a ton! Looking good!

xigtc · 01-08-2011, 07:50 AM

Sweet I'm subsribed. Any time im wrenching I'll hop on Youtube and watch videos ya'll post.

SAL45 · 01-08-2011, 08:39 AM

Looks great James

'bout time you post that rig up!

70duncan · 01-08-2011, 09:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by R2j

That does suck for the bumpers.

I'm glad you posted those pics James! They help a ton! Looking good!

Thanks, Yea pictures are worth a thousand words

Quote:

Originally Posted by tc4crawler

Sweet I'm subsribed. Any time im wrenching I'll hop on Youtube and watch videos ya'll post.

Thanks, I am hoping we will be able to get some more up. Most of those are old ones.

Quote:

Originally Posted by SAL45

Looks great James

'bout time you post that rig up!

Yea I know. I am slow some times.

Thanks Sal

murky123 · 01-08-2011, 11:36 AM

Hi there, what oil weight do you use in your losi crawler shocks ?

70duncan · 01-08-2011, 12:04 PM

I wish I could help you out, but I am not sure what oil weight is in them. I buy most of my parts used and just run them.

drdmsmith · 01-08-2011, 05:14 PM

Thanks once again for the pictures.
This will really help us make our decision on how we will address the wheel wells.

70duncan · 01-08-2011, 08:56 PM

You bet. That is what this forum is for.

01-07-2011, 01:29 PM	#1
70duncan I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Stuck on a Rig in the middle of nowhere Utah. Posts: 2,024	Duncan's Colorado Cheorkee I have been wanting to build a Cherokee ever since I got started in the scaler scene with my buddies R1 and R2 (Ryan T. and Ryan R.) But the only one I could find was that beautiful piece of art you can get from Germany. He has a great product, but just too much for me to spend on a body. So, now that Pro-line has their own XJ, I just had to have it. So I sold my Mega Cab gear and I am using the left over parts to build my XJ. I am building this for purpose of trail runs and making videos. I have had the most fun when I would just out goofing off and making videos with my buds (Outcast Crawlers). Thanks guys Here is a list of parts for my Cherokee: Pro-Line Body, Interior, and Floor Pan Axial SCX Kit, and wheels Traxxas drive lines VP High Steer Knuckles Axial Steel outdrives Pro-Line 1.9 TSL Super Swampers Axial Heavy Duty Overdiver gears for the front ? Tekin FXR with Holmes Hobbies Hand Wound 35T and 20t pinion 2200mah 3c Lipo Hand made CMS and Trac bar. R2j Rock rails, Front and Rear Bumper with tire carrier. Roof rack ( When I get the time to work on it ) Lights will the last thing on my list. I will aslo be making a mount in the cab for an onboard camera and a mount on the roof also for the camera. More on that later. Well, that is enough yakin for now. On to the pictures. (Thanks R2, and Gary for helping me with the paint) Man, I hate paint work. Last edited by 70duncan; 01-07-2011 at 01:55 PM.

01-07-2011, 04:27 PM	#6
tarmo120 Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Estonia Posts: 317	Side note- The panhard bar should be parallel to the steering link. It just looks like to me, that at the moment it's almost. But almost creates some bump steer. Last edited by tarmo120; 01-07-2011 at 04:31 PM.

01-07-2011, 01:54 PM	#2
70duncan I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Stuck on a Rig in the middle of nowhere Utah. Posts: 2,024	I can tell already that this floor pan is going to be a big pain, but I wanted to try it so I will keep it on there. When you use the Pro-Line floor pan, I makes you mount your body at a certain hight, witch is OK, but it is going to be a MAJOR pain when mounting metal bumpers and sliders. The plus side to all of this, is that it will help keep almost all the snow/dirt out of rig I had to cut out a spot for the servo to poke through and I just took my time so it would fit nice and tight. And it does. I used a lot of parts from my Mega Cab for the steering. It is just a "L" bracket that I cut out of Delrin and bolted it to the existing holes in the axle tube. Then ran a track-bar to a TLT axle stay that I mounted to the frame ( It will get painted black when I finish the rig ).

01-07-2011, 02:00 PM	#3
70duncan I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Stuck on a Rig in the middle of nowhere Utah. Posts: 2,024	Here is a picture of the lay out. I will finish cleaning up the wiring after a couple of test runs. I ended up mounting the switches on the side of the floor pan for easy access. Should work good. But only time will tell.

01-07-2011, 04:02 PM	#5
70duncan I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Stuck on a Rig in the middle of nowhere Utah. Posts: 2,024	Here you can see that the bumper on the body sits above the frame. Because of the floor pan, I cannot lower the body to cover the frame, just like you would see on a real cherokee. This is not a big deal at all if you don't plan on running custom bumpers. It is just going to make it a little harder for a custom metal tube bumper to look right.

01-07-2011, 04:35 PM	#7
Raney120 Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Happy Valley Posts: 262	Looks good I love the color! What is it on the floor pan that makes it so u can't lower the body? I was planning on using one but may not anymore.

01-07-2011, 04:45 PM	#8
Hyde Pebble Pounder Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: CDA Posts: 114	Side note, on a real Cherokee there isnt a "frame" to speak of Lookin good though

01-07-2011, 10:40 PM	#10
kasper I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: appleton Posts: 2,067	Nice looking rig James nice very nice

01-07-2011, 11:20 PM	#11
Locked Up SCALE PERFORMANCE PARTS Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Cedar Park Posts: 5,453	Be careful with the track bar mounted there ... Mine was that way before it ripped out: http://www.noeither.com/rc/pictures/...0/DSCN9656.JPG Fixed it with a gunnar tube and some welding. Info in my build thread.

01-08-2011, 12:01 AM	#13
R2j SORRCA Committee Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Parkston, SD Posts: 4,523	That does suck for the bumpers. I'm glad you posted those pics James! They help a ton! Looking good!

01-08-2011, 07:50 AM	#14
xigtc Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bowling Green KY Posts: 448	Sweet I'm subsribed. Any time im wrenching I'll hop on Youtube and watch videos ya'll post.

01-08-2011, 08:39 AM	#15
SAL45 Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: San Antonio Posts: 409	Looks great James 'bout time you post that rig up!

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01-08-2011, 11:36 AM	#17
murky123 Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: netherlands Posts: 348	Hi there, what oil weight do you use in your losi crawler shocks ?

01-08-2011, 12:04 PM	#18
70duncan I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Stuck on a Rig in the middle of nowhere Utah. Posts: 2,024	I wish I could help you out, but I am not sure what oil weight is in them. I buy most of my parts used and just run them.

01-08-2011, 05:14 PM	#19
drdmsmith Newbie Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Central FL Posts: 13	Thanks once again for the pictures. This will really help us make our decision on how we will address the wheel wells.

01-08-2011, 08:56 PM	#20
70duncan I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Stuck on a Rig in the middle of nowhere Utah. Posts: 2,024	You bet. That is what this forum is for.

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