Kaetwo's Jeep Wrangler

[kaetwo]

Well I have to say this site is a ton of fun to snoop around and it's because of this snooping that I had to have a Wrangler Okay that and the site that PinchFlat and I manage (UTRCRC) is holding a ton of scale events each month. We call the scale comps the UTRCRC Scale Ultimate Adventure and the CC-01's fit right at home.

I'm just getting started on this little rig but it's coming along nicely.

First on the list was of course getting more steering out of her. I did this by taking a ball bearing steering kit and adding metal swing arms to stiffen things up. Next, I modded the steering knuckles to increase the steering reach and then finished it up with a set of MIP TA-02 CVDs, which work amazing!!!!

Next up was to remove or relieve the brick wall present at the front of the chassis There is really no easy way to hack this up, so I broke a hacksaw black in half and started cutting by hand. I first started cutting back from the body mount to the lower a-arms. Then I cut the sides on an angle to give it a nice compound angle look. To seal off the hole left in the chassis, I put a couple plates of 2.0 styrene and filled that casm full of shoe goo I did that about 2 weeks ago, and the shoe goo is still drying The end results is well worth it though.

Last but not least was the suspension. I did the famous droop setup on the front and moved the rear shocks (upper mount) towards the rear of the chassis to give the shocks a more straight up and down look. This made the shocks work a lot smoother as there was no further binding caused by the forward angle (that really didn't make sense, but it worked). I also swapped out the springs and opted for some Team Associated buggy fronts which fit like a glove and gave the Jeep a more active suspension.

That's all for the mods to date, but there are many more to come. The body still needs a lot more detail work, which will be completed in the next few days.

Now onto the pics!!!

[pantablo]

clean work up front!

[miniwheeler]

Something about the little tirds that just make me smile Clean work up front fo sho!

[speed goat]

Nice job on the paint..Gotta love the Wranglers

[schlabinski]

Originally Posted by kaetwo

First on the list was of course getting more steering out of her. I did this by taking a ball bearing steering kit and adding metal swing arms to stiffen things up. Next, I modded the steering knuckles to increase the steering reach and then finished it up with a set of MIP TA-02 CVDs, which work amazing!!!!

I like it. Could you please elaborate on the metal swing arms?

[kaetwo]

Originally Posted by pantablo

clean work up front!

Thanks! It was a pain but well worth it. The performance enhancement was worth every bit of difficulty.

Originally Posted by miniwheeler

Something about the little tirds that just make me smile Clean work up front fo sho!

I know what you mean. The CC-01 is such a great platform to work with and it just makes for a great short wheelbased scaler.

Originally Posted by speed goat

Nice job on the paint..Gotta love the Wranglers

Thanks! I painted flat black on the body first and then hit it with the orange. At first it was way to "Hunter Orange" and I was afraid that I would have to hit it with an SOS pad or something to dullen the shine, but it ended up drying a flat color and turned out much better than I thought.

I've got plenty more to to but she's coming along.

Originally Posted by schlabinski

I like it. Could you please elaborate on the metal swing arms?

Sure!

I'll let these pics do the talking

[toyofast]

Originally Posted by kaetwo

Next, I modded the steering knuckles to increase the steering reach and then finished it up with a set of MIP TA-02 CVDs, which work amazing!!!!

Are they real MIP CVDs? I looked on MIP's website and didn't find anything for a Tamiya based rig. Do you happen to have a part number?

Super clean build. I'm diggin' the steering mod. Nice work.

[kaetwo]

Originally Posted by toyofast

Are they real MIP CVDs? I looked on MIP's website and didn't find anything for a Tamiya based rig. Do you happen to have a part number?

Super clean build. I'm diggin' the steering mod. Nice work.

I really appreciate the comments.

The MIP CVD's are the same parts as the TA02 (Narrow not Wides)

MIP 1099 - Black Dog Bones
or
MIP 1175 - Silver Dog Bones
MIP 1100 - Stub Axles
MIP 1015 - Rebuild Kit

What you will need is a combination of the rebuild kit, dog bone and stub axles. The silver dog bones are plated and built to take more abuse but are the same part as the black ones.

WARNING!!!!!
Do not buy the TA02 Wide parts as they will NOT work.

These parts are really hard to come by as the TA-02 has been discontinued for a while now, but there still available with a little luck and some hunting around.

I hope that helps

[SoCalMike]

Nice Work
someone needs to come out with a kit for this

[toyofast]

Originally Posted by kaetwo

I really appreciate the comments.

The MIP CVD's are the same parts as the TA02 (Narrow not Wides)

MIP 1099 - Black Dog Bones
or
MIP 1175 - Silver Dog Bones
MIP 1100 - Stub Axles
MIP 1015 - Rebuild Kit

What you will need is a combination of the rebuild kit, dog bone and stub axles. The silver dog bones are plated and built to take more abuse but are the same part as the black ones.

WARNING!!!!!
Do not buy the TA02 Wide parts as they will NOT work.

These parts are really hard to come by as the TA-02 has been discontinued for a while now, but there still available with a little luck and some hunting around.

I hope that helps

Thanks for the part numbers.

[kaetwo]

My pleasure

[kaetwo]

Well I was able to get some more work done on the CC-01 I also took first place with the little guy at our UTRCRC Spec Scale Ultimate Adventure. We have 2 more events in the Adventure, so I need to make sure it's tuned and ready for the competition.

I've added a winch, lights and some body lines. I've also made a spare tire carrier with a matching rim. I also built up a new antannae (which needs a tennis ball stop still) and have plans for a roof rack to finish things off.

More to come!

[speed goat]

Is that a 3 link i spot on the rear

[kaetwo]

Originally Posted by speed goat

Is that a 3 link i spot on the rear

You know it bizatch

[haynesn12]

could you post some more pics of thr 3-link?

[speed goat]

scorpion Y link is my guess
do i win>?????

[kaetwo]

Originally Posted by haynesn12

could you post some more pics of thr 3-link?

I'll get some updated images shortly

Originally Posted by speed goat

scorpion Y link is my guess
do i win>?????

And you sir, win $1,000,000.00 dollars

It's an Axial 3 link braket with TLT turnbuckles and axial rod ends. Then I use a rod end and mount it to the cc-01 rear axle to finish it off.

[speed goat]

Well that was easy..no more axle slop ..good idea Wilber

[BGGruff]

Nice work K2! I really like the color. I appreciate the detail in which you have included in this build. I have a Pajero sitting on the shelf barely finished partly due to working on other projects and partly due to trying to plan mods to make it more capable. You've given me some helpful ideas.

[701 Technique]

Great looking Jeep man, love the new scale antennas.

All the CC-01 tech is appreciated, finally found myself a Pajero kit on fleabay