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

[Gavin Ayala]

More tubework and I cut the back of the frame.

This was my fisrt cage and the roof-line was to high but anything can be changed.:mrgreen: I also cut the rear frame off.

 

[Gavin Ayala]

More Tubework

Rear shock mount a 1/8 flat bar with a simple hole. The rear shocks are Vaterra adjustable coilovers aluminun.

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[Gavin Ayala]

More Tubework

These front shocks are just for mock up and I ended up using the proline shocks I was previously using In the beginning of this build.

 

[Gavin Ayala]

Panhard bar bracket mock up.

The servo is mounted with metal bracing the plastic servo bracket bolted to the frame.

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[Bananaclip]

Ahhhh, I see the foam masters son is now burning metal! Keep up the work.... Looks great so far....

 

[Gavin Ayala]

Panhard Bar bracket welded to the frame.

The grill has 2 screws to attach it to the chassis.

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[Gavin Ayala]

Ahhhh, I see the foam masters son is now burning metal! Keep up the work.... Looks great so far....

Thank you sir."thumbsup"
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[Gavin Ayala]

A pillars, roof x, C pillars, door bars, and rear bars added. I cut some thin steel and tacked it to the boat-sides to hold my electronics and battery. I also made a brace for the panhard bar bracket.

 

[Gavin Ayala]

More tube added to the rear frame.

Pictures of it together!
I added v tubes to all four shock corners and made panels out of an old white shed that got blown over in a storm and lightly ground the panels to give it a rustic look. I welded steel nuts to the chassis to mount the panels.The first time to drive the Chuggy was awesome "thumbsup" nothing like driving a chassis you personally made.

 

[Gavin Ayala]

Video Of The Chuggy In Action!

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[Gavin Ayala]

Thanks for sharing, We need more people sharing their builds!!!

yours is awesome, keep it up!

Agreed!!

Thanks For The Kind Words.
More To Come.:mrgreen:
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[Gavin Ayala]

About that Roof Line :mrgreen:
So after a couple weeks of driving the Chuggy I wasn't thrilled with the roof line so I decided to cut the whole roof off and took it for a spin. The new roof I wanted to be lower and more angle.

Video Of Me Driving The Chuggy With No Roof.

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[Gavin Ayala]

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Done

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Picture of the Chuggy at Childrens Park in East Texas for the first run with the new roof line.

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[Gavin Ayala]

So this whole time the chuggy has been using the stock links front and rear. I have been rotating the links to keep them somewhat straight, but the rear has gotten really bad. I tried to straighten the rear links as good as i could and kept on driving. Link upgrades soon...

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[Gavin Ayala]

So this shock rod end ripped off during an off camber uphill rock ledge climb where the right front tire grabbed traction while the left tire was completely off the ground and the shock rod end ripped right out.:shock:

I added a panel in the c to d pillars. Its time for an interior. This interior is from a toy jeep and I plan to use the dash, seats, and center console.

 

[Gavin Ayala]

I welded a nut to the cross bar to hold a traxxas metal battery post to clip the back of the interior in.

 

[Gavin Ayala]

The dash is held in place with two flat head screws. The lexan that holds the seats and center console slides under the dash and clips in.

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The seats have two bolts that attach them to the lexan and the center console is hot glued to the panel.

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[Gavin Ayala]

Interior complete and together!