Grimacium's CC-01 FJ Cruiser

[grimacium]

My first build thread and first scaler and cc01. Picked up the FJ Cruiser kit because I have the 1:1. Going more for a modified look than stock.

Parts list:
#SCC245 GPM Steel#45 Front CVD Swing Shaft(45mm)-1PR
#CC048 GPM Alloy Steering Assembly-4PCS Set
#CC070R GPM Nylon Rear Balltop Damper(70mm)-1PR Set
#TA2021 GPM Alloy F.Knuckle Arm-1PR(For TA02,TA03)
#CC019 GPM Alloy C-Hub-1PR Set
#J51032 Junfac 2.2 Wheel widener (4) (Offset:+13mm)
#J100210* Junfac 4-Link Suspension Conversion Kit *actually got a knockoff kit in black from ebay
#3PWSJST HeyOK Winch Controller for Radio with Three Position Channel + Soft start
#55701 Hitec Standard Half Metal Horn
#HS-5646WP Hitec HV Water Proof High Torque Servo
#BLW19HS38 HR 1.9 white steel h wheel hex drive 4
#TCC28U01 HR aluminum front upper shock mount
#GR300 OrangeRx GR300 Spektrum DSM2 3Ch 2.4Ghz Ground Receiver
#1163-14 Proline Interco TSL SX Super Swamper 1.9" G8
#6089-00 Proline Ridge-Line Bumper (Wide) Set
#Z-D0034 RC4WD Old Man Emu 4x4 Suspension By ARB 70mm
#54519 Tamiya Stroke Extension Link (CC-01)
#1942 Traxxas Rod ends
#3741A Traxxas Turnbuckles aluminum blue
#VPS05252 Vanquish 1.9 Aluminum scaler clamp ring
#Z50002S-30HC ZIPPY Flightmax 5000mAh 2S1P 30C hardcase pack (ROAR APPROVED)



Basic kit more or less finished with Proline Super Swampers on Hot Racing beadlocks. Needed to use Vanquish rings to mount the tires properly. Rub city on the body and chassis.




A look at the guts. Had to dremel out the rounded ribs to fit the Zippy 5000 mAh hardcase pack.

[grimacium]

Cut off the front bumper and fenders.



Stock wheel width is narrower than the look I'm going for and would have to chop a ton off the chassis.

[grimacium]

Junfac 12mm wideners in. Had to drill out the hubs a bit.

[grimacium]

Setup now has about 3.5" of flex. Only minor rubbing to resolve. Pretty happy with that.

Rear:


Front:

[grimacium]

Narrowing proline front bumper.

[OSRC]

Looks good so far - keep it coming!

[kongluc]

looks cool... im also building my first kit. what cva are you using. i've done a steering mod to mine and cant figure out which ones to get. I bent a dog bone already and im running pretty much stock truck.

[grimacium]

Originally Posted by OSRC

Looks good so far - keep it coming!

Thanks! Will do!

Originally Posted by kongluc

looks cool... im also building my first kit. what cva are you using. i've done a steering mod to mine and cant figure out which ones to get. I bent a dog bone already and im running pretty much stock truck.

I'm using the GPM cva #SCC245 Tamiya CC01 Steel Front Universal Swing Shaft (45mm) - 1 Pair Black GPM Racing SCC245

[kongluc]

those aren't the stock hubs though.. right?

[FabricatorChris]

i like what youve done so far, keep the updates coming

[grimacium]

C-hubs are GPM, wheel hubs are Hot Racing. I updated the first post with parts list so far.
In the process of cutting off the front brick and trimming a bit off the chassis fenders. More pics soon.

[Skirts]

Looks good!

[grimacium]

Chopped off the front brick and plastic welded a piece of it back on w/ plaststuct and trimmed the fenders.

[kongluc]

How well does the gpm steering kit work? I found some others but they aren't beefy. And the opinions on here are useless cuz no one used the whole kit. Pretty much they don't work with the stock c's and hubs.

[grimacium]

Originally Posted by kongluc

How well does the gpm steering kit work? I found some others but they aren't beefy. And the opinions on here are useless cuz no one used the whole kit. Pretty much they don't work with the stock c's and hubs.

I had to dremel away some material on the lower arm plate to make room for the bellcranks and rods on the GPM steering and I used a lot of loctite. The steering still had slop until switching out to traxxass turnbuckles and rod ends, and replacing the c-hub and knuckle allowed for better turning radius. So the steering kit alone isn't enough to make the steering great on it's own.

[kongluc]

ok... that means you had the same problem as me with the gpm steering kit.. I went back to the stock setup minus the stock servo saver. I eventually stripped the gpm parts bc the screws kept backing out. I guess the only thing left to do is trim the lower arm to clear the turnbuckle. the steering radius that I've got right now is great but like I said the dogbones are a little weak. I locked the front diff and even with the stock street tires this thing has potential. im supposed to go hit up all the toy stores around here cuz I can't find a body that I like on line.. I'm not going to do any more mods until I get one though.. I got some tires and wheels on the way.. by the way they looked it seems that I might need something about 8in wide.. but the rims aren't going to be permanent bc I need beadlocks I guess I have to be patient

[grimacium]

Bent some aluminum for a front skid and mocking it up with bumper & winch. Sorry for the bad quality pic.

[eddievedder]

Looking great so far!

[FabricatorChris]

Any updates?

[grimacium]

Working on paint. Should have some pics tomorrow.