CC01 Sumo

[OSRC]

All my rigs are built and ready to go for the season....what to do? How about a spare parts build? (I blame Fatman489 for getting this idea stuck in my head...)

Found 1/2 of a CC01 buried on my shelf, and had a Sumo body collecting dust on the other side of the room. Hmmm. WB looks good, width looks good. IFS "Sammy?" Not scale, don't really care.

Chassis was pretty well built. This was my Trail 'Jero at one point ...drove off the side of my test ramp and the body was pretty much toast. It's been sitting ever since. Tamiya mini motor on a 3:1 reduction, chassis stiffner on the shock mounts, and made a chunck of styrene to brace the steering servo to keep it from flexing.

Underneath the suspension is all metal - mostly GPM I think. Tamiya CVD's and adjustable camber links just cause the stock uppers were flat worn out and wobbly. All shimmed up and rock solid. Integy steering parts which are surprisingly so far better than the GPM setup. Found the aluminum gear cover in my parts bin...the plastic one was almost worn through. I'm sure it'll hang up quite a bit more than the plastic, but I'd rather have that than a possible hole in it.

Dug around until I found an axle. Nothing fancy here, just relocated the links as per usual, made a new upper Y link and set to the Sumo WB.

Needed a rear shock setup. Fabbed some new mounts from aluminum angle and plate and used some old TRF front shocks (I think). Still super smooth! Filled with 20wt oil and the lightest springs I had on hand.

Back on 4 wheels and wired up!

Found some body mounts and fudged on the Sumo body. It was already drilled for my CFX chassis, but didn't like the way it looked so I never used it. So it's got some extra holes. Oh well. The trails and tribulations of spare parts builds... Experimenting with various 1.55 wheels and tires as I go.

Needs some simple bumpers and paint I reckon. I like it. Looks much better than just gathering dust I guess. "thumbsup"

 

[goobs]

looks good!
i need to put my CC01 back together, they're fun lil trucks!

 

[alexleblanc]

nice build, bumpers will be interesting.

 

[Shinchu]

YUS!!!
bring on the SUMOs!!!!
i always wanted to try a CC01. maybe 2. i have some on-road ideas...

great job on a "spare parts" build! cant wait to see what sort of details go on yours. soft top? drop bed? roll bar??? im really excited since we don't see too many of these bodies done here!
WELCOME! to the SUMO CLUB!!

 

[Fatman489]

Of course blame the fat guy lol looks awesome cant wait to see what you have in store for this, hopefully I will get some time to work on my sumo cc01, my kit isnt even half built yet sadly lol, the Joy's of OTR trucking eating into your hobby time lol

 

[Nicadraus]

Nice!

 

[OSRC]

soft top? drop bed? roll bar???

No, no, and no... Just plan on painting the body for now. Nothing fancy. Just want to get a complete truck, then we'll see what happens. "thumbsup"

 

[OSRC]

Moving along... Thought about brazing some bumpers up, but what's a spare parts build without using actual spare parts?

For the front, found out a Savage bumper lines up perfectly with the holes for the front body mount, and fits the Sumo body pretty well once I cut off the molded in bumper. I made a front skid to protect the brick cut-off, dug out some long screws and bolted the skid and bumper right to the existing holes. Not overly happy with it, but it was quick and easy. I'll do some fine tuning later.

Had some Junfac sliders laying around, so they were a no brainer. They sit a little far forward compared to the body...some new brackets could easily move them back, though I didn't have any aluminum stock handy. I'll pick some up later and move them back a bit.

Out back I trimmed up the stock CC01 front bumper (again, spare parts!) and drilled some holes and bolted it on to the back of the chassis. I was debating cutting off the "stinger" but it makes for a nice little anti-flip bumper. I'll leave it for now, though it'll probably get hacked off at some point.

Now the fun part...wheels and tires!!

1.55 Boom hustlers.

1.9 MST's

1.55 Mud Thrashers.

4.19 Hyrax.

1.55 Rock Stompers.

LOVE the look of the Stompers, but to use them (or the Hyrax) I'd have to hack off the front fenders. Really didn't want to do that, so they went back on the shelf. If I was putting this body on an MST or Barrage, I'd be using those tires for sure. Thought the Hustlers fit the best to be honest. Works perfect with the limitations of the CC01 chassis and just big enough to look right with the Sumo body.

 

[OSRC]

Many moons ago I dated a girl with a silver softtop Suzuki. 4 speed stick, white wagon wheels, leaking top and all. I drove it quite a bit and have fond memories of it. I do remember it being completely gutless, sounding like the motor was going to drop out of the chassis at any moment, shifter that was so vague, I usually guessed if I was in the right gear, and getting it up on 2 wheels on more than one occasion, but I still liked it. So I had that in the back of my mind when painting this one.

Trimmed the body a bit to sit lower, and sprayed with Parma pearl silver. Swapped the Hustlers over to some RC4WD wagon wheels and it looks just like I remember! I did screw up the front window surround...last time I try to hand paint it. Trimmed the front bumper a bit too.

I HATE the extra holes in the body, but not enough to spend $40 on a new body.

When I lowered the body I had to cut out for the rear shock mounts. It was either that or re-do the mounts...hacking the body was a much faster solution.

The rear stinger is growing on me... think I'll leave it for now.

Have to cut down the body mounts, and then it's test drive time! Super simple little project that came together in no time, with zero dollars spent.

 

[OSRC]

Finally the rains have subsided for a bit and I got chance to get the Sumo out to play. Just took it out back on my course for now. The course is a mess, winter has not been kind to it, and with all the rain I haven't had a chance to get out and do any work to it yet.

Typical CC01 - it's a capable little truck as long as you keep it within it's limitations. Wheel placement is key as with any tiny tire truck. Amazed it zipped right up my 60d ramp. My CMX with the same tires couldn't do it, and even my TRX4 sport struggles here.

The aluminum gear cover on the bottom is indeed a boat anchor. Stops the truck dead if it catches. I had to keep it pinned to get up and over. Not much of a problem as long as you keep it in mind.

Out on the rocks, the Hustlers do a good job, and it's planted and predictable. I did change around the shocks a bit before playing - went a little softer on the front and a bit stiffer out back. Had the typical IFS tendency to let the rear do all the work. It's pretty balanced now, though a rear swaybar would help even more.

Found I have a new inhabitant in my rock course....about 2 feet long, and scared the heck out of me at first.

Wasn't happy about this tiny truck invading his living area...sharp eyes can see him poking his head out....

Anyway, back to wheeling. Took a little wheelspeed, but did get up and over the bitch. The Hustlers are pretty good tires and make a cool screeching sound as they search for grip on the wood.

Didn't have this issue with the previous 'jero body, but it does torque twist just a bit on steep climbs. Can see the right wheel lifting off the ground just a bit. Not enough to worry me though, it still climbed just fine.

The lighter body does help in all situations though. I test sidehills on my giant maple tree out back, and with the lighter body it goes around far better than it used to. The stock foams are letting it down a bit, but all in all it's a much more stable machine.

 

[2mtech]

This looks cool! Like "thumbsup"

 

[alexleblanc]

looking good, seems like a decent performer.

 

[B-MOW71]

Great looking little Sumo! The bumpers look like they were made for it. Nice color choice and detail.

 

[SFC K]

I always liked seeing your builds pop up. Great write up again!

 

[hellbounder]

Man that’s awesome . Now I know what I’m doing with my old cc01 collecting dust . I was wondering how these body’s would look on it .

 

[kincer]

Man that’s awesome . Now I know what I’m doing with my old cc01 collecting dust . I was wondering how these body’s would look on it .

It's a great little trail rig, I'm the new owner of it now, but OS really had it set up great, I haven't changed a thing."thumbsup"

 

[58_Willys]

That Sumo looks fantastic on the CC01...perfect fit. If you ever get the CC02, this body would go good on it. I think the wheelbase might be off a bit on the CC02, but modification is the name of the game sometimes. Makes for a fun little truck, and that's what it's all about, right?

I was wondering what to put on mine since I sold the Blazer body off of it. The Sumo wheelbase is a perfect match to it. Thanks for the idea..."thumbsup"

 

[Paul97]

Great build! I just bought my first CC-01 and I bought the same body and I have the same tires and wheels. I like how you did the rear suspension links and shock mounts and I think I will do the same.

 

[Paul97]

Any videos of it in action? I would love to see one.

 

[OSRC]

None from me, I usually don't do video. Kincer might, I don't know.