Axial SCX10 Jeep Chero-Manche

[pobrockcrawler]

Bumper mod plan:

Just letting you guys know I am going to make a plate for the top of the bumper tomorrow to give it a more realistic look and also drill some holes in the skid plate.

Should look good and I've also been looking at lipos, think I'm going to go 3s for s**ts and giggs haha

[pobrockcrawler]

Got the bumper done, I'm really happy with how it turned out and think the top plate and holes in the skid really finish it off nicely. I also sprayed it again, but matt black, the gloss was showing too many imperfections haha



I used a counter sunk bit on these holes to remove the paint and reveal the nice shiny aluminum, i like the look


Top plate, nice and tight against the body


his shows how the plate is mounted, bolted right the main bracket, easy!!




And of course the mandatory flex picture haha


Thanks for looking and I hope you like the bumper, if you have any q's please ask them

[pobrockcrawler]

Made a rear bumper for the Cherokee today, salvaged it from when i made it for my Bronco. Fits the truck nicely i thinks





Painted satin black






Mounted to truck with body on






Oh yeah i also fitted my proline roof rack


Thanks for looking and i hope ya'll enjoyed this update

[jason02ws6]

love the way this turned out man. great looking truck for sure. would you consider making and selling another set of bumpers?

[pobrockcrawler]

Originally Posted by jason02ws6

love the way this turned out man. great looking truck for sure. would you consider making and selling another set of bumpers?

Thanks for the kind words, probably not sorry. Try making them yourself, all you need is a file, hacksaw and drill

Edit* and solder and soldering iron for rear bumper





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[pobrockcrawler]

Got bored and mounted up my old Proline flat irons, I don't reckon they'll be staying. Although they look good the performance is no where near as good as that of those the Tsl's. I mounted them without foams as the sidewalls on the flat irons are strong enough to hold the weight of the truck.

[pobrockcrawler]

So i rebuilt my shocks, but this time using the dual rate spring as well, i'm liking it so far but need to get it out on the trail to see if this new set up is any good



Lowered the body a bit so some trimming had to happen on the rear to accommodate the screws on the bumper



I went to my dirt jumps again to test the flat irons out and with this 35t motor they are pretty good in the dirt, in fact I would say they were just as good as my TSL's, I reckon they'll be staying until i get new tyres!! I also got a chance to properly test the strength of the bumpers, nothing broke or bent so i'd say they're strong enough!!



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[pobrockcrawler]

Big Update: Spot lights!!!

I am very happy with these, managed to solder these tiny wires together, they are the original lights from the dingo rtr.

Had to make some brackets for the light buckets, bolts straight to the bumper


Mounted to the bumper top plate


Mounted to the main bumper




On the truck


With body on


LET THERE BE LIGHT


Outside in daylight, not bad


Side profile


Thanks for having a look, if you have any questions please ask and comments are much appreciated

[Kel]

Amazing build! But it just looks so much better when it's got mud all over it

[sf2000xj]

I like this little truck simple and clean

[pobrockcrawler]

Originally Posted by Kel

Amazing build! But it just looks so much better when it's got mud all over it

Thanks man!! Don't get me wrong i love getting it dirty however i hate working on a dirty truck , so after every run i clean it and oil the drive lines up again

Originally Posted by sf2000xj

I like this little truck simple and clean

Thanks, you nailed it, exactly the look i was going for

[pobrockcrawler]

Friday night antics!!

Went to the business estate with my mate cos they got some big boulders and stuff to muck about on, was good fun, nothing broke but i did bend the rear bumper mounts so they will need sorting out and also i will be putting my TSL's back on for obvious reasons. I also think a new ESC will be required soon along with LIPO's haha!!

Anyway heres a picture from tonight

[pobrockcrawler]

So i've been beating on this truck quite hard recently and it was looking all tired and sorry for it's self. First thing I done i was paint the bumpers, i had to make a new rear bumper mount as the aluminum ones were all bent up so i made a new one out of steel and it is a one piece design. I have also narrowed my tyre choices to: 1.9 Rok Lox, 1.9 Iroks and 1.9 Gladiators



New rear bumper mount


I also swapped the wheels over to some 1.9 axial ones and sprayed them a gloss black and also polished the beadlock rings. Then i detailed the hubs which was so fiddly!!


And some poser shots




Thanks for looking

[pobrockcrawler]

Ok, so i've changed my mind on which wheels so the Proline Titus are back on the Cherokee but this time the wheel is satin black and the bead locks are zink primmer. However i still wanted to run the Axial hub caps but they don't fit so i had to cut the collar of the hubs, fits like a glove now

I attached the hub caps on an old dog bone front axle part just to make cutting it easier as i could hold onto that whilst cutting them with the dremmel




On the truck, I like it




Thanks for looking, oh yeah I might be taking the Cherokee out this weekend

[pastimesteve]

Looks great! I really like this build. Nice job.

Steve

[pobrockcrawler]

Originally Posted by pastimesteve

Looks great! I really like this build. Nice job.

Steve

Thankyou very much Steve, I'm very pleased with it I can't wait to get it out in nature and take some proper pictures

[pobrockcrawler]

Made a log/ rock climb today, pictures of course

TSL's doing work

[atf300]

im really liking your Cherokee !

here how mine is at the moment .

[pobrockcrawler]

Originally Posted by atf300

im really liking your Cherokee !

here how mine is at the moment .

Very nice, I'm really liking that colour

[atf300]

the beadlocks are the black rc4wd pro10 with scale acorn nuts from LockedupRC and the hub covers from TSS