My cash friendly 1.9 bronco!

[Tgreer]

This will be my 1.9 fun rig. Nothin crazy just a solid rig that my son and I can have a blast with. This rig should be cost freindly and simple. I want this to be something my son can drive with no worries of tearing it up.

SPECS:

Wraith chassis
Bronco body
MIP shafts
Scx10 trans
Scx10 axles
Beef tubes
HR chubs
Aluminum knuckles
Stock beadlock axial wheels
1.9 pitbulls
35t brood creep
Old MMP
7950th servo
CC Bec

[LucasAutomotive]

Sounds like a good start to a solid rig.

[Tgreer]

Ok, I traded my twin hammer roller for this. All of it was stock, he also included the stock wraith skins.

[buckeyewraith]

Do you know who makes that bronco body?

[snicklefritz]

I'd say you made a good trade.

[Tater0108]

Originally Posted by buckeyewraith

Do you know who makes that bronco body?

Looks to me to be a Dynamic Concepts EB Bronco Body. Looks just like the one I am currently working on.

[Tgreer]

Originally Posted by buckeyewraith

Do you know who makes that bronco body?

I'm not sure, it came just like that in my trade. I would look at proline, they make alot of them.






Couple of small chassis mods. I had to remove the the middle where the electronic box and bumber support where to make room for the servo. I also found a standoff to stiffen the front shocks better. The bumper got its wings clipped because I don't like that look.

[Tgreer]

Front axle started stock, but I added a few things to beaf it up a little. Hot racing adjustable c hubs and hot racing standerd knuckles. I'm using stock axle shafts for now, but I beefed up the housing with a pair of beef tubes.(http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/axles...ght=Beef+tubes)

I'm also using this really nice dinky truss mount.(Suspension Parts) I really like these and think it combined with the beef tubes makes a very ridged axle!

The rear axle is completely stock. Future plans for my axles will include:

Over/under gears
Rear beef tubes
Dinky link mount for the rear

[papabash]

Looks like a great start Thommy!

[Tgreer]

I wanted my bronco to have some side protection and not get the body snagged, so I had these laying on the shelf.


So I marked and drilled two holes on each side of the chassis


Then I had to use spacers so the body would sit correctly. My screws are going threw the exsisting holes in the rocker guards.


Then finally I just screw it on and it's good to go!

[greenjk]

Looks good mate, I had a lot of trouble getting hung up with my 1.9 wraith, you might want to consider raising the skid plate.

[Tgreer]

Well I had a pair of wraith MIPS on my shelf, so they got volunteered for the job. Right away I noticed that I needed to make the front shorter, so out came the dremmel. I cut 1/4" off the male and female end on the front.






The links are something of a mix. I had some old SS links from a berg that worked perfect for the lowers to put me at a 12.5" wheelbase. The wheels look a little stretched, but not enough that it looks out of place. The uppers I just made out of all thread and black heat shrink to blend in and not stand out. Also the shocks are stock xr, I believe. They may not be very scale, but I'm pleased with how smooth they are and no leaking.

[Tgreer]

Electronics

I organized my esc, bec, and receiver to fit in a hitec servo box. Drilled a hole for the wires to run through and sealed the box with silicone. I then painted it black so it would blend into the chassis and not be noticed.



Also have my battery sitting up front, nothin special here.



Tires and wheels came from Crawler Inovations! These are the awsome 1.9 pitbulls with the Crawler Inovations two stage foams! The wheels are stock 1.9 axials that I painted black and added some really nice MT rings to them.





The bead was pulling out, so I used a little glue to hold them in better.




Took it to crawlapalooza and my son and I had a blast!

[Cortina79]

Great to see your son enjoying the new rig.

[Tgreer]

Originally Posted by Cortina79

Great to see your son enjoying the new rig.

My son loves driving this thing, and he isn't too shabby at it either! He took 8th in the 1.9 scale course and 13th overall with it at crawlapalooza. This put him about in the middle of the pack among older and much more experienced drivers. I love watching him hold his own with the big boys!

[Abrown83]

Originally Posted by buckeyewraith

Do you know who makes that bronco body?

Looks like a proline bronco. It has the removable doors

[Tgreer]

Well its been a long time since I've posted. This rig has just been absolutely a blast. My son has taken it over and has just drove it like he stole it.
Here's a list of a few of the changes:
New silver jeep body
Alot of scale items including two figures
Tsl xl 1.9 tires
Brood motor rebuild
Just recently a new all metal transmission


Old tranny!

New CBEFAB tranny!