Axial SCX10 Jeep Chero-Manche

[pobrockcrawler]

Got the Cherokee out for a bit today, found a new spot local to me





Yeah thats water up to the roof, this land was very boggy

[pobrockcrawler]

Repositioned the electronics today, got the battery up front so that should help with climbs. Luckily enough the lead for the Savox servo was the perfect length to reach the receiver box. I made a styrene plate for the ESC to be mounted to. I need a couple new LED's for the lights as the connectors snapped off

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[pobrockcrawler]

Got the Cherokee out today for the first time in ages, ran very well especially after dunking the motor in some deep water, guess i need to take it apart and clean it haha











Thanks for looking

[nitromike]

Damn you, i need one of these shells now
Looking real good

[pobrockcrawler]

Originally Posted by nitromike

Damn you, i need one of these shells now
Looking real good

Haha, yeah get one Thanks mate

Also, where abouts are you in the UK if you don't mind me asking

[pobrockcrawler]

I made a rear skid plate for the Cherokee a couple days ago, it has made the rear bumper mounts a lot stronger and also protects the rear bumper.
I also drilled a couple more holes in the front skid plate and also polished it so it matched the rear plate.
I have also done some window trim on the body shell using a sharpie.
And then to top it off I have re-greased both axles, the transmission and stripped and cleaned my motor. The truck runs so smooth now













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[pobrockcrawler]

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[pobrockcrawler]

Went to the hobby shop today with my aunty and grandad to get my younger cousin an scx10 for his birthday because he likes mine so much
We got him the Jeep rubicon version pretty much because it comes with ae2 esc (which i understand is the better one that comes in the rtr) and the fact it was the only scx10 in stock.
I've spent the last couple hours going over it and it all seems good and drives good, wow a 27t is quick!! I 4 linked the front for him and arranged the wiring, i wanted to mount the battery at the front but the battery tray fouled on the body so that is staying at the back.
My truck has finally got a play mate at last









It has been a long time since i have handled a bone stock truck and they're so lightweight and all that plastic makes them feel so cheap, but i'm sure i will probably end up making some aluminum links for it, anyway thanks for looking

[Onefast8]

Hi, I'm new here and I just picked up a new-to-me Honcho.

The body is pretty beat on it and Ive been on the fence about which body to pick up.

I think you have helped me make up my mind! Your Jeep looks rad and I love the color! Thanks man.

[pobrockcrawler]

Originally Posted by Onefast8

Hi, I'm new here and I just picked up a new-to-me Honcho.

The body is pretty beat on it and Ive been on the fence about which body to pick up.

I think you have helped me make up my mind! Your Jeep looks rad and I love the color! Thanks man.

Hello and welcome, lots of good info and members on this forum. Glad to have been of assistance and thank you very much

Originally Posted by flifisher312

Nice looking build. I love the way the. Cherokees looks. Might do something similar with my Deadbolt.

Thanks mate, yeah in my opinion the cherokee is one the best lexan bodies out there

[ScGRaceR]

awesome truck!. do you make all the metal links yourself?

[pobrockcrawler]

Originally Posted by ScGRaceR

awesome truck!. do you make all the metal links yourself?

Thanks and yes I did!! Very easy to do, I made mine using Losi rod ends, m4 all thread and aluminum tube with an internal diameter of 4mm

Heres some pics i took years ago for someone else













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[pobrockcrawler]

Originally Posted by cheesesteakdork

Nice job on the fender wells!

Thanks, funny you should mention them as i'm currently making some new ones for it!! I'll post pictures up tomorrow

[pobrockcrawler]

One thing I like doing to my truck is making sure it's smart and everything's in order, the part letting it down the most were the inner fender well, the paint was flaking and I never liked the rear ones so I thought I would revamp them.

New ones made for back and sprayed matte black


Fresh coat of matte black on the fronts








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[pobrockcrawler]

Wow, bit of a scare there, thought this thread was gone forever




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[pobrockcrawler]

Done some bits and pieces to the Cherokee over the past couple days:

.Got the lights working/wired up again seeing as it's getting dark earlier in the day now

.Made to clear lenses for the light buckets out of some lexan, made them a lot brighter for some reason...

.Sprayed the heads of the beadlock bolts black, never really liked the stainless











The wall is about half a meter away, not bad considering it's just two 5mm LED's


I might be going for a small trail run with my cousin and his SCX10 Rubicon (that he loves) at the weekend so that should be good, anyway as usual thanks for looking

[pobrockcrawler]

New Year, New build

First of all I hope you all had a nice Christmas and also wish you a happy new year!!

Right onto the truck, I seem to have got into the routine of changing my bodyshell out after every year or so, this time I have decided to go with the Jeep Comanche shell. Fortunately I got the bodyshell, paint and some upgrades for Christmas which meant I had some cash for new wheels and tires. I chose the 1.9 Vaterra Tsl tires simply because that tread pattern works really well and they're are taller and wider. I chose the 1.9 Gmade sr02 wheels in silver as they're pretty scale looking and great value!! Still waiting for wheels and tires to arrive however, holiday season and all that haha

The upgrades I have done include a fully build transmission using the axial steel gear set and also some new outputs which use a pin instead of a flat spot. New longer rear links had to be made to accommodate for the longer wheelbase. New bearings where put in where needed.

I suppose I should put some pictures up now...

Transmission, steel spur gear and all




Interior!!! Made from a Dingo body


The steering wheel is from a scale BMX haha


Proline tool box painted black with Hi-lift jack mounted to it


Longer rear links


Had to make some brackets up for the rear bumper that pushed it back but also raised it up


As I know most of you liked the colour on the Cherokee I thought it was only right to do the Comanche the same colour






My cousin came round last weekend with his truck, so we made a log/rock climb up, this was the first proper test and also when I decided I needed bigger tires




And lastly some pictures form a recent outing












Well I hope you enjoyed this update and thanks for looking

[Kauasy]

Great looking rigs man. I have the same two bodies and love them!

[Tom95YJ]

Nice build I'm gonna have to do that dingo interior on my truggy !

[pobrockcrawler]

Originally Posted by Kauasy

Great looking rigs man. I have the same two bodies and love them!

Originally Posted by Tom95YJ

Nice build I'm gonna have to do that dingo interior on my truggy !

Thanks guys, over the past few weeks whilst I have been working on my truck I was keeping an eye on your builds, great bits of kit you both have there

Yeah these bodies are great, just wish the Comanche shared the same wheel arches as the Cherokee. The Dingo interior is a perfect fit, I don't know if you noticed but I cut a piece of lexan the same shape as the windshield and bolted it to the dashboard, makes for a cleaner look