Another Florida Dingo

[Mattilacken]

Looking good! Fun to have a build of a 1:1 rig. I have really started to appreciate the XJ. I will probably have a 1:1 in the near future. Its sad there's no WJ body, i would buy one instantly since i as well miss my previous rig, a raised WJ.

[Richterat83]

i regret selling the XJ, but i'm trying to sell my turbo miata for a WJ (Laredo, V8, leather, with the Selec-trac transfercase) which will then get a 4" Iron Rock Offroad lift lol

[Mattilacken]

Sounds like a good plan, I ran Claytons coils Bilstein shocks and JKS track bar. Would't go for anny other coils ore shocks, but thats me.

[Richterat83]

scale replica build is complete




Just a few more touches (Crawler-Dad LED light bar and rock lights), hitec servo and bec and it'll be finished

[no trails]

well done!! your rig looks great

[Richterat83]

Decided the stock led setup wasn't adequate (so the stock white LED's will be relocated for rock lighting)

So, put in a call to Marc at Crawler Dad LED's and he hooked me up with a 5" v2 light bar and 2 small sections for headlights

Decided to use the Tamiya YJ light tree parts for the rectangle headlights and lenses (trimmed the light bucket, but managed to lose the lenses-so ordered another set last night)

So onto pics.

Body has been cut to fit the tamiya buckets


Headlight buckets have been trimmed flush so they'll mount to the body


and LED's wired and in place, now just awaiting the lenses



And finally, the lights mounted to the body (minus the lenses)



And on big cat safari


And you can't look at this thing at night

MAJOR props to Marc!!

[Richterat83]

Got serious. Ordered all kinds of goodies. Flysky gt3c radio, overkill rc hack kit (to make the radio 8 channels) 8 Chanel receiver, two solar d772 high torque servos (one for steering amd other will become a winch), a cc bec for powering steering, heyok dual led controller and relay winch controller. I also spent some time in the machine shop and made some aluminum goodies. Chassis mounted servo and winch mount, panhard bar kit, and a custom 3 link mount for the front axle. Pics to come next week once I finish a new drag link (current one is short so it looks funny but works)

Huge props to Al at heyok for his crazy fast replies and helping me get sorted out!

[Richterat83]

still tweaking my CMS setup but i think it's about done

I had made an aluminum plate but my measurements were off and broke a screw off in it, so it's scrapped.

So i used the shock tower mount with the legs trimmed off to mount the servo plate to the front end


Also spent Saturday at work in the shop. Not my prettiest work, but i just wanted to know if it all fit. I might machine out new components in the future, but they work as is

Upper link mount for the front as well as panhard setup




I am getting maybe 1/16" compression (only if both fronts are fully stuffed) of travel limited by the panhard hitting the axle, but i'll live with it for now, but may try to put a bend in it

[Richterat83]

Just putting these here as a place holder. Going to be going 3s and will run 2 of these
HP-MDL 11.1V 2200mAh (3S) 30C LiPo Battery - T-Conn

[Johnnysplits]

Originally Posted by Richterat83

You should turn the driveshafts around so the splines don't get chewed up.

[Richterat83]

that's in the works, i just read about doing that last night

Oh, also added a 16T pinion to the order. So with the batteries, a Holmes Hobbies 35t motor will be next purcahse.

[Richterat83]

Removed the factory eletronics box in favor of a radio shack box. Stuffed everything but the BEC inside it for now, but i've still got HeyOK led and winch controls coming. Not sure it will fit.

Also ditched the burned out RX (at least i think it's the RX, i'll find out for sure when the new AX-10 gets here and i can test it) for a Flysky 8 channel RX and hacked the GT3C. Had to remove the RX from it's case though to fit it plus the wiring into the electronics box

Also, ordered a Holmes 35t Torquemaster Expert motor. So, now i'll have the AE-2 (with bec for steering) 2x 2200mah 3s batteries (only drawing juice from one at a time) saddle mounted, 32p 11t pinion, 32p 56t spur, and now a 35t holmes motor. Should be a beast!

Also ordered a soldering station so i'll be able to clean up the wiring further (Run my own wires instead of using multiple extentions with the way the ESC and eletronics are mounted.


Oh, and bought an AX-10 Deadbolt "for the wife" along with the Vanquish Racing Stage 1 setup and 2 2200mah 2s batteries.

[FATALLYILL]

looks good. my scx10 is somewhat of a replica of my 1:1 XJ that I daily drive.

got a ? for you what did you use for tail light lenses to hold the leds?

[Richterat83]

Thanks

I used the oval light buckets from a Wraith light kit

[Richterat83]

updated the first post as well with how the rig sits

[Richterat83]

Spent some time with the soldering iron


Removed the hard soldered wires from the esc to to the motor in favor of a deans set of connectors.
Also replaced the stock 27t for the Holmes 35t.
Solders in HeyOk lighting controller with Al's dual deans and will be connecting the winch as well there.
Added jst connectors for the headlights and light bar to the light controller as well.

[Richterat83]

I havn't updated this much

Let me see if i can remember all the stuff now.

Installed lunch meat fender liners
Bluemonkey RC CMS dual servo mount and panhard setup
Solar D772 steering and winch servos
Removed the 5" Crawlerdad light bar (moved to the Deadbolt) and replaced it with 2 more 3 led pucks inside the bumper lights
HeyOK Performance brake light/reverse/driving light module installed as well as wiring up new brake lights and reverse lights and driving lights installed in the bumpers
Made my own Stainless Steel 3/16" upper and lower links
Made saddle pack battery mounts/floor liners that mate nearly up to the fender liners so looks solid from the underside and running 3S now

and not pictured is a Vanquish Products rear bumper mount and JK Poison spyder rear bumper and tire carrier

[stelerzman]

Lookin' good Are going to Newreds this Saturday for the night run?

[Richterat83]

No can do, wife's gonna be out of town so i gotta take care of the animals.

I will however be brazing my 2.2 Ultra4 chassis together Saturday

[Richterat83]

Ran my first scaler comp yesterday and thanks to steelerzman for the pics

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Ready at the start gate


Managed to pull the shock out of the shock tower which required a trip to the pits, you can see it's not there in this pic


Through 1 of the tunnels


Then managed to strip the panhard mount free 2-3 times i think which all required trips back to the pits and finally ended up just HD Zip Tying it to get me to finish


Trying to square up for the bridge and failling


but it made for an interesting line, which I did get across


hung up at the pipe riser but was able to back up and get going again


Do work driver


And across


PVC bridge with random rollers on it. First driver rolled over backwards, so used all of my skinny pedal


Well. .. that didn't work


but managed to winch off of it


attempt 2 was less skinny pedal and more winch


Still managed to roll off but was able to winch myself upright


no bounderies so i was still able to clear the gate at the end of the bridge.


Home stretch!!


and the last descent to the finish. In the words of Jezza. . . .

POWWAAAA!!!

lawn darted it but stayed upright through the finish