FATALLYILL: SCX10 Cherokee build

[FATALLYILL]

Well I am a car/truck enthusiast, I am going to be enrolling in college for diesel.
Well I have wanted an RC car since I was about 8 and alot of my friends randomly starting buying them so I am finally making the move to buy one myself. I have the SCX10 Honcho on layaway at hobby town in Rockford Illinois. I don't have a great job so this is the only way I can get what I want sadly.

So as a start I bought the Pro-line Cherokee body a few days ago and I just finished her up today.

I am an RC noob so any important info feel free to let me know.

one thing I need to figure out is what to change the suspension link size to to run the Cherokee body on the honcho.

pics of my body finished (for now)

 

[Jimbow]

Looks great. I think the honcho is 313mm wheel base,

 

[PhantomRS10]

If you bought the honcho rtr, there is links in the parts bag to change the rear links to make it wheelbase for the jeep

 

[08sv]

Body is looking good. Like phantom said there's extra links in the kit, once you get the honcho home check it out. I think you're gonna be surprised at how capable the honcho is with some careful line selection.

 

[FATALLYILL]

thanks thats great news! lol that will make things much simpler. just got to keep making payments first lol.

what battery should i run with the RTR?

 

[Spidernad]

thanks thats great news! lol that will make things much simpler. just got to keep making payments first lol.

what battery should i run with the RTR?

Get a LIPO! I use 7.4v (2S)

 

[FATALLYILL]

Get a LIPO! I use 7.4v (2S)

I had heard that lipo should be run with a brushless motor?

 

[Jimbow]

You can use a lipo on the stock honcho.

 

[Spidernad]

I had heard that lipo should be run with a brushless motor?

Lipo can be used on any motor. It's just a newer / better type of battery than the old Nicad or NiMH. They hold a charge for a long time etc.

 

[SinCity]

I run 91mm links in the rear (lowers). I'm not sure what the uppers are. I think the front is 91mm as well. Mine started as a Dingo, it has the OEM links on it still. Fits perfectly.

 

[wheelstoo]

Nice job on the body.Go lipo,lots of good batteries and good prices.Get 2 3000 to 4000 mahs packs and your good for hours.

 

[PhantomRS10]

You can run lipo with the stock honcho. Just dont do what i did, i throw a 4s lipo in the rtr and she didnt go far! LOL


i run 3s 1500 mah lipo's in my ttc rig and it does fine for an hour or so. The comp rig gets 2s 1000 in it and goes about same time.

 

[FATALLYILL]

thanks for the info and compliments guys.

 

[automan2164]

Hey neighbor!

Rob

 

[FATALLYILL]

Hi there! i tried checking out your thread but none of the pictures will load for me idk why..

My name is also Rob (Robert) lol

 

[automan2164]

Yeah, I guess the links to FB changed... Here is an album with my pics.

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.247708128600015.52014.100000824882082&type=1&l=e398edfca6

Rob

 

[FATALLYILL]

Yeah, I guess the links to FB changed... Here is an album with my pics.

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.247708128600015.52014.100000824882082&type=1&l=e398edfca6

Rob

oh wow! lol nice I thought that was the truck you had. the previous owner made some BA videos on youtube with that truck I was literally just watching them lol

 

[FATALLYILL]

well im still making payments sadly lol. i cant wait to get it home and start modifying it.

my current plans will be:
lipo battery
mount my XJ body
mud slingers
rc4wd black stamped 1.55 wheels
and soon after start upgrading plastic parts to metal... lol I can only assume much breakage will occur.

and all while I wait my friends are having fun (sad) lol

 

[automan2164]

If I ever get around to converting to LiPo, we should hang. I work for a municipality, and have free reign to our construction yards... Sand, gravel, rocks, mud, boulders, pipes, bricks, blocks... Mountains of material... It's an RC crawlers playground.

Too busy spending money on my 1:1 Comanches at the moment though.

Rob

 

[FATALLYILL]

If I ever get around to converting to LiPo, we should hang. I work for a municipality, and have free reign to our construction yards... Sand, gravel, rocks, mud, boulders, pipes, bricks, blocks... Mountains of material... It's an RC crawlers playground.

Too busy spending money on my 1:1 Comanches at the moment though.

Rob

yea sure thing.
thats cool. Ive checked out your Comanches pretty over the top extensive work on that white one lol. like great job man I wish I had the time and money to do that to one of my jeeps. I have also always wanted a comanche I nearly had one but just could not get the money at the time. I will have one one of these days!