''Cherokee To Chuggy'',a AMW built SCX10 2

[Gavin Ayala]

I started this SCX10 2 kit in October of 2016. :shock:
The build started as just a kit, The first mod was to make a straw roll cage with interior. I used hot glue for the straw joints and a Axial Yeti interior, after the cage was made I painted it black and hot glued the cage and interior to the body.

Timelaspe of the SCX10 2 kit being built.

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Cherokee in action.

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[Gavin Ayala]

More pics

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[Gavin Ayala]

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[Gavin Ayala]

I Cut up some steel diamond plate and added some scale accessory's. The aluminum diamond plate I used was heavy and I replaced it with lexan later.

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[Gavin Ayala]

Electronics:
Tekin gen2 13.5 motor
Castle Creation One Cell MMP ESC
Castle Creation BEC
Hitec 7954SH

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This rig has always been run on 4s lipo 1600MAH 30c
Tires:
Pitbull Tires 1.9 Rock Beast (the original)
Foams:
CrawlerInnovations
Lil Nova 4.50''Comp cut / Soft Foam Pair Front; CWR-2024

Lil Nova 4.50" Comp Cut / Medium Foam Pair Rear; CWR-2025

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[Gavin Ayala]

Upgrades:
Vanquish Products Atlas Transfer Case
Proline Shocks

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[Gavin Ayala]

Titanium Steering Links

Tire Wear 8)

Can't Lose With 42's

 

[Gavin Ayala]

A video of the Cherokee and CI's 34 Ford on some sand hills and a few race laps.

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Upgrades:
Vanquish Products Currie Rock Jock SCX10.2 housings
Vanquish Products SCX10.2 Knuckles

Vanquish Products SCX10.2 Tranmission Top Shaft
Vanquish Products SCX10.2 Motor Plate


Vanquish Products 1.9 OMF Beadlock Wheels

Motor has a 12 Tooth Pinion

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[Gavin Ayala]

These AR44 plasic housings have more than 20 hours on them. :ror:

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[Gavin Ayala]

I swapped the stock axle running gear over to The VP housings

Blurry pic :x

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[Gavin Ayala]

Pics from barnwell Mountain OHV testing the new parts.

 

[Gavin Ayala]

Footage of the Cherokee climbing Dewoody a 4 diamond trail at Barnwell Mountain OHV Park In East Texas.

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Pics from the climb

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[Gavin Ayala]

In the summer of 2017 I self taught myself how to tig weld.The first welding project was to make a front bumper. I used 1/8 rod to make a tube bumper and then used a steel bar to connect the frame and welded the bumper to the chassis.

The next steel addition was a rear bumper and sliders. I used 1/8 rod to make both bumpers and sliders. The sliders are welded to the chassis and the rear bumper bolts to the chassis with 4 bolts. I also got Vanquish Products shock hoops.

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[Gavin Ayala]

Footage of the Cherokee with the bumpers and sliders.

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This is where the build takes a turn, I decided to strip the truck and make a Cherokee based truggy. (Cherokee+Truggy=Chuggy) I started dissembling parts i didnt want to use and cut the bumpers and sliders off.

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[Gavin Ayala]

I flipped the transmission/skid so it faces forward.

To start the tube work I used 3/16 DOM tube to make boatsides.

 

[Nova's Ark]

Great work son. That fact that you've kept all this footage in reserve for two years is impressive. Congratulations on starting your own YouTube channel. I'm excited to see the creations you'll be building. The Chuggy deserves an epic build thread.

 

[allanon1965]

Great work son. That fact that you've kept all this footage in reserve for two years is impressive. Congratulations on starting your own YouTube channel. I'm excited to see the creations you'll be building. The Chuggy deserves an epic build thread.

Very nice work! I really liked seeing the 34 ford in that video! This is her latest condition, still a great Truggy!

 

[Gavin Ayala]

Great work son. That fact that you've kept all this footage in reserve for two years is impressive. Congratulations on starting your own YouTube channel. I'm excited to see the creations you'll be building. The Chuggy deserves an epic build thread.

Thank you Dad for the kit and the tooling to make this build possible.
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[Gavin Ayala]

Very nice work! I really liked seeing the 34 ford in that video! This is her latest condition, still a great Truggy!

Thank you sir, great to see the 34 Ford is still wheelin!"thumbsup"
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[Gavin Ayala]

To keep the stock Cherokee grill I first cut 3 sections off the grille and then 1 more so the finished grille has 2 lights on each side and 3 ribs between the lights.

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