09-04-2013, 08:30 AM | #1 |
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| TeeYota FJC Trail Teams Edition Army Green
Nikko Toyota FJ Cruiser body Modded CC-01 chassis upgraded with all sorts of CC-01 goodies 4 link rear locked front, locked rear Waterproof Traxxas servo Rooster esc Aluminum BB steering CVDs Aluminum knuckles (anodized blue for extra strength) Aluminum Cs Aluminum upper/lower arms Full ball bearing kit throughout Custom steel front skid, modded front "brick wall" for better approach Shocks: undecided EDIT: Front- RC Channel coilovers. Rear- RC4WD 70mm OME w/STIFF springs Wheels: undecided EDIT: GMADE 1.9 6 lug black internal beadlock plastic "steelies" looking wheels Tires: undecided EDIT: RC4WD 1.9 Mud Thrashers Color: undecided EDIT: Italian Olive (satin finish) Chassis painted to match. New condition body. It's blue In case you need proof that it IS an FJ, please refer to the spare tire cover in photo below: I didnt like this: So I did this: I did not care for the way the rear flare was so straight and pointy: Nor did I care for the stamped "X" on the rear bumper wing: Gonna fix that like this: I wanted a stock looking weekend warrior type thing so I decided to keep the front bumper semi-stock-ish-looking-sort-of: Stock: Gear Type Razor Wings for 1.1 FJC stock bumper: Rough start of a Stock-like bumper with a slightly different Razor Wing: I also trimmed this: To look like this: More shaping, more sanding... Last edited by eddievedder; 03-10-2016 at 06:07 PM. Reason: changes |
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09-04-2013, 08:52 AM | #2 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bowling Green KY
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Nice! I like the changes your making. Subbing for ideas for my soon build. Sent from tinker room pro |
09-05-2013, 08:46 AM | #3 |
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09-05-2013, 09:17 AM | #4 |
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Scale driver figure: Got some paint on the FJC. You dont see a lot of these FJ Cruisers: Army Green Trail Teams Edition. I did a few things different. Satin Italian Olive is the color. Since I trimmed up the front fender flares, I decided to color match them to the body. Rears stayed flat black. Rear bumper wings (corners) got the Italian Olive treatment. I was going to hit the green with a gloss clear coat but I like how it is. Chose my wheels and tires accordingly. Full droop suspension/slammed FJ Flat black bumper, semi-gloss black for lower valance and headlight bezel for a slight contrast. Beefy metal hexes Long XC driveshaft. Four link. The undercarriage received the Italian Olive treatment as well so that the black "chassis rails" stand out a bit. Steel front skid plate and front suspension aluminum goodies. GPM stuff mostly. Upper/lower arms, CVDs, Cs OK so that is it for now. Maybe more later. |
09-05-2013, 02:46 PM | #5 |
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Been working on this one all day. I forgot how much fun this was/is. Shocks arrived. RC Channel coilovers up front and slightly longer Losi MRC threaded aluminum in the rear. These are sexy Mounted up! It's alive... sort of. Waiting on a motor. I think it has a pretty good stance. I had one of these etched emblems. So i tore the sticker off and replaced it. It's getting there. I took a few shots outdoors in natural light Flex shot |
09-05-2013, 04:32 PM | #6 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bowling Green KY
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Sharp looking! Shocks do look pretty sweet. Sent from tinker room pro |
09-08-2013, 11:31 AM | #7 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: West Jordan, Utah
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I can get one of these bodies locally. Had no idea it could look so good. May have to bust out the cc01 and do some work. Very nice rig!
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09-08-2013, 12:56 PM | #8 |
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looks great!
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09-08-2013, 04:01 PM | #9 | ||
RCC Addict Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Long Island-Land of one batch of rocks in Sag Harbor and at least one fellow crawler
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09-08-2013, 05:44 PM | #10 |
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i have a 1:1 green tt and your scale is... sick. I just ordered a scx10 dingo kit and hopefully can do up an FJC 1:10 real nice like this one!
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09-08-2013, 05:56 PM | #11 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Paw Paw, MI
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Sweet FJ, any plans for sliders?
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09-09-2013, 07:54 AM | #12 | |
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Thanks. Yeah I am going to whip up some sliders this week. Ill post pics once I have them ready. | |
09-09-2013, 11:16 AM | #13 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Douglassville, PA
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That's a lot of taping off for painting - results look totally worth it! Especially the chassis. Love the GIJoe sticker! |
09-09-2013, 06:36 PM | #14 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: SF Bay Area
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Great build. Love the Nikko FJ body. Part of the reason why I bought a CC-01 - just so I could mount the body on something. I sold the CC-01, now the body is sitting on a shelf by its lonesome. I may have to purchase another CC-01 again....I am having regrets... :(
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09-10-2013, 01:00 PM | #15 | ||
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The GI JOE sticker is actually a vintage decal from 1987. Found it on ebay. I thought it was kickawesome so I grabbed it up. Quote:
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09-10-2013, 01:18 PM | #16 |
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TINY UPDATE: Motor arrived today. Atomik 60 turn. I wanted this rig for some fun blasting around so we will see how the 60t does. I have never done a GRU on a CC01 but it looks fairly simple. I may do one on my next CC-01 build... All tucked away and ready for an initial run. Thanks for looking/commenting |
09-10-2013, 02:42 PM | #17 |
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OK so I took it for a spin in the driveway. The locked front definitely made for difficult turning. The 60t has some wheel speed still so it was fun to drive but with the motor and heavy 6 cell battery the nose was diving. Into the pare parts bin we go: These- Vintage Tamiya springs. They are a little longer and a little stiffer than the black springs that come with the RC Channel shocks. Swapped them out... The new springs did the trick. They kept the front end up and and there is a lot less flex in the IFS. It flexes just like the big one in the background LOL |
09-10-2013, 04:29 PM | #18 | |
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Example, courtesy of username Schlabinski..... Scale 4x4 R/C Forums - View Single Post - schlabinski's CC-01 FJ Cruiser (updates added 10/30/2009) Last edited by csb510; 09-10-2013 at 05:58 PM. | |
09-10-2013, 07:17 PM | #19 | |
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I've read that thread of his over 50 times. He built a great CC-01 Thanks for the input. Gonna definitely attempt a GRU on my next cc01 build. | |
09-11-2013, 06:50 AM | #20 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Douglassville, PA
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I've got that thread bookmarked as well. I've tried a 2:1, 4:1, and 7.4 to 1 in my CC's. Preferred the 2:1 for trail driving, it was pretty much perfect. Good torque and enough wheel speed to bump up when needed. The other two are more suited to scale driving and knarly terrain as there is not a lot of speed at all.
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