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06-03-2009, 12:44 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Bend, OR
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|  Schlabinski's CC-01 FJ Cruiser
I originally put this together about 2 years ago, but now that we have this nifty XC/CC-01 forum here I thought I would share. My home brew ball bearing steering upgrade...     I used stock front end hackings to create a new front skid that improves approach angle and looks factory-ish:   Ultra smooth Tamiya aluminum 3 inch shocks with RPM spring retainers and Traxxas ball ends:  I replaced the stock ball ends in the steering links and upper suspension links with Traxxas ball ends to reduce play:  To obtain the perfect wheelbase for the FJ Cruiser body and reduce play in the suspension, I replaced the stock 4 link:   Traxxas Jato driveshaft:  My first attempt at wiring LEDs from scratch. The power is provided by the 6 cell stick pack that powers the truck:   A few pics of it all together:       Driving it in the basement in the dark is fun!  Thanks for looking, Jeff |
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06-03-2009, 01:43 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: santa monica
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very clean. nicely done!
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06-03-2009, 09:08 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: May 2007 Location: Long Island, NY
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Wow thats really clean. I'm working on my FJ right now and got some good ideas. What shocks are those?
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06-03-2009, 09:26 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Bend, OR
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06-03-2009, 09:32 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Bend, OR
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A few pictures from my first real outing on 9/23/2007...        |
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06-03-2009, 09:40 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Bend, OR
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Even before my first real outing with this rig (pictures above), I wanted to install a gear reduction without having to modify the stock battery location. Credit to JasonInAugusta for posting the picture of his CC-01 chassis with a GD-600 and Revolver2 motor which provided the solution that I was looking for, and many thanks to Holmes Hobbies for patiently answering all of my questions and steering me in the right direction for the ESC and motor. I ended up with the Scorpion 2215 outrunner, a Quark 33a Procar ESC, and Castle Creations BEC. Here is how it all went together... Removed some material from the transmission cover/motor plate holder to make room for the GD-600:  GD-600 attached to the motor plate (in the 20T position). Notice the material at the bottom of the GD-600 that will need to be removed otherwise it pushes up on the transmission cover and upsets the gear mesh with the spur:  The shaved GD-600:  Installed with only minor trimming to the electronics plate:  I decided to use the 20T metric 48p pinion on the GD-600 so that it would swing towards the steering servo instead of the other way:  Everything is wired up and ready to go:  Thanks for looking, Jeff |
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06-03-2009, 09:44 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Bend, OR
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Some more pictures from an outing on 11/04/2007...       |
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06-03-2009, 10:00 PM
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| Hateraide   Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Mission BC
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thats a nice and clean FJ good job   |
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06-03-2009, 10:06 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Bend, OR
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After quite a bit of convincing from some local ORCRC friends, I decided to run the FJ Cruiser in the 1.9 scale class at MSD Scale Nats 2009. I picked up some new tires and wheels, some progressive springs for the rear, and waterproofed the electronics. Here it is ready to go...  Some pictures from course #2 (thanks to War Pig for taking them)...          This thing surprised me in Montana. I'm pretty sure I was the only one running a CC-01 in the 1.9 class. A disadvantage in a lot of situations, but in some it excelled. I quickly realized that I need a winch and tow points for the front and rear. I also wouldn't mind a little more wheel speed, so I will probably move to 3s LiPo. Most importantly, it was a blast...especially the course that these pictures are from. Cheers, Jeff Last edited by schlabinski; 06-03-2009 at 10:21 PM. |
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06-03-2009, 10:17 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Cotati
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I love that thing. Nice job |
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06-03-2009, 10:51 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: santa monica
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very nice work on the reduction unit and you maintained the battery location and the electronics plate. well done. |
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06-04-2009, 12:26 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Columbia Gorge
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Jeff... as always your rigs are almost too nice to even run. Very clean work. Still amazes me that you've had this rig for almost 2 years and Montana is probably the first comp with it. Great job. We need to get you out to the scale comps local so you can hang out with the other CC-01 rigs. |
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06-04-2009, 12:28 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Bend, OR
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Thank you all for the nice comments! Quote:
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06-09-2009, 04:09 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: CALI "209"
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If i remeber right your rig was one of my insperations to build a CC01 FJ sometime last year. Well i built the rig, ran the crap out off it, sold it and here i am again looking at your thread thinking damn i have a FJ body all i need is the kit, AGAIN!! Once again nice rig.
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06-15-2009, 02:46 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: San Tan Valley
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06-15-2009, 03:39 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Henderson/Las Vegas, NV
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that's an awesome little rig man, great photos and nice tech also!
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06-15-2009, 03:57 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: SO CAL
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Jeff I loved watching this rig wheel out in Montana. Glad we got to run course 4 together so I could see just how capable this rig is. Now I'm thinking about building a rig like this. Great build thread, tech, and pics.
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06-19-2009, 02:20 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2007 Location: Euless Tx
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07-15-2009, 09:14 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Bend, OR
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Time for a little update. After competing with this in Montana in 2009, it really needed even more steering and a winch. I removed some material from the c-hub to get the knuckles to turn a little bit farther, and added MIP CVDs. Scrounged up some old TA-02 MIP CVDs (thanks to the Utah guys for the part number guidance)...  Compared to stock...  Installed...  For the winch, I modified a Hitec 645MG for continuous rotation and mounted it on the chassis where the throttle servo would normally go...     Thanks for looking, Jeff |
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