My Wife's Axial SCX10 Jeep® Wrangler G6™

[Axial Rose]

I believe this is the fourth SCX10 I've built - it's been a couple years since my last one.

It's my opinion these screws (in circle below) should be replaced with longer ones and held in place with nuts - so I did that.

And, one of the aluminum suspension links had horribly mangled threads - fixed that also but it really makes me wonder if Axial designs and manufactures these kits with defects on purpose, to prevent some newbies from being successful (ha).

I also cut the shock bumpers (?) in half to maybe give a little bit more articulation - not sure if that'll work but these shock springs seem too stiff - hope to have it working tomorrow and will test it at Pigeon Hill.

Regardless, this truck is going together well . . . and wife is pretending to be happy about her new vehicle . . . we'll see how this works out. I got her the Proline Jeep body she wanted and the paint she picked out (white) but now she wants red . . . never thought I'd have an opportunity to say this but I'm not really sure what to do with my wife's body . . .


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[460bronco]

never thought I'd have an opportunity to say this but I'm not really sure what to do with my wife's body . . .


:shock:. I know a woman changing her mind can be frustrating, but let's be reasonable now. You don't have to take her out behind the shed and get rid of her!:mrgreen:

 

[Axial Rose]

Lol

I used the short links - dang - but it looks like an easy fix

Making some good progress today on her truck


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[Axial Rose]

Swapping out the links - long ones in, short ones out - makes such a huge difference - very surprised.

It's raining all day here in N-Georgia but maybe I'll get it out on the rocks a little later. Our housing community (ya, I know, I'm one of those types - ha), has some land we own together and it's okay to go back into the woods and do lots of trail running so maybe I'll do that later if the rain lets up.

Time to make her body look good . . . where's the tape . . .

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[lonleycreeper]

is going together well . . . and wife is pretending to be happy about her new vehicle . . . we'll see how this works out. I got her the Proline Jeep body she wanted and the paint she picked out (white) but now she wants red . . . never thought I'd have an opportunity to say this but I'm not really sure what to do with my wife's body . . .

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Ha my wife did the same thing lol, I finally took her to the LHS and had her pick the color. Then she couldn't decide if she actually wanted a truck. Two years later she asked me where's my truck?

Feel your pain!​

 

[Axial Rose]

I'm in a win-win situation:

• She likes crawlin and we have fun together
• She doesn't like crawlin and I have two trucks

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[Axial Rose]

Just programmed my Castle Creations ESC using the computer - dang, was that easy, or what? Love it.

Everything is working well - I probably need a longer servo arm for my steering servo and maybe a smaller pinion gear.

So far, everything seems to be working really great - it's been fun "crawling" over the shoes in the foyer.

I put three vent holes in each of the wheels - seems to make a big difference, now the tires conform much better when rolling over obstacles/uneven surfaces

Apologies for the lousy photo - the image was taken from a video.

It's hard to see but I built a super-fast, temporary mount for the ESC & Rx - just for indoor testing.

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[ScGRaceR]

haha nice build. either way you win!

 

[Kesuai]

I'm in a win-win situation:

• She likes crawlin and we have fun together
  
• She doesn't like crawlin and I have two trucks
  

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Best justification for a new scaler....EVER....ha. In my case, my wife loves her jeep and going drive/hiking with me. Now she's making scale items for our rigs. Right now she's working on a lighted whip antenna like whip it light rods makes for the sand dune folk.


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[rance.lee.73]

I'm in a win-win situation:

• She likes crawlin and we have fun together
• She doesn't like crawlin and I have two trucks

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Lol well played sir!!!

 

[ussprinceton2004]

when I think of female RC drivers, I picture pink colored bodies

 

[Axial Rose]

when I think of female RC drivers, I picture pink colored bodies

And that's exactly what she looks like when we go to the beach every summer
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[Axial Rose]

I finished up the majority of wiring

• Still need to permanently mount the ESC on/off switch
• Will waterproof the receiver later

Time to paint a body - not sure which one will go on this one - I have three to choose from - the Jeep® Wrangler G6™ will probably be easiest so . . .

These tires look awesome but they're so small - oh well, I can always toss the big uns on there later, right?

There is a rubber pad under the battery - seems to be secure with just one strap holding it on there - may have to make a bracket to hold the battery after test runs

The antenna coming out the back - gonna have to call this one "Piglet" (ha)

Happy Thanksgiving!



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[Axial Rose]

So far, very happy with the build - I had to choose from three bodies and this one seemed to be the quickest to finish so, there it is.

The windshield required making the bottom holes slotted then it fit just right

I might raise the position of the body later - as is, the body is as low as it's probably going to get (even with the chopping a small opening in the body where part of the transmission came through)

I'm probably going to have to relocate the ESC but other than that, this one is ready for crawlin' and I'm happy with it

These shocks haven't leaked a drop - none of them - I filled them to ~5mm from the top - I'm convinced my Wraith shocks all have holes in them because they leaked like crazy (have replacements in the garage)

Now to finish my Wraith so she and I can go crawlin together . . .




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[RiderZ]

Oh yea looking good.Wish my wife even had a hint of interest in my hobbies! R/C cars,planes,boats,HO scale slotcars and snowmobiling!

 

[im gunna crawl]

Keep the body as low as it can go that way it doesn't tend to tip over so easy.

 

[Axial Rose]

Keep the body as low as it can go that way it doesn't tend to tip over so easy.

Here's a photo showing where two minor modifications took place

First, we can see how I cut an opening in the body so a small portion of the transmission was able to poke through - the purpose of this modification was to allow the body to sit lower

The other modification involved making a slot where before there was a hole when mounting the windshield - this allowed the bottom of the windshield to be relocated towards the back of the truck, just a little bit, but it really helped the windshield fit well


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[Toykid]

Thanks for the tips, I am going to be building a G6 Jeep next - but I don't think I will be able to talk to the wife into driving it

James.

 

[Axial Rose]

I probably had a dozen modifications to this kit - some of them were great ideas other people mentioned - some were just quick fixes to problems I discovered while building (like those in the last photo).

I have big plans for this machine and my Wraith which I'm finishing up.


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[Axial Rose]

I took some scrap aluminum sheet and made a battery bucket

Used Gorilla Tape to help hold it together and protect the battery

Holds battery very securely, it's quick & easy to change batteries, decent location for weight distribution (compared to putting the battery in the rear of the truck), and provides excellent battery protection

And cheap and very easy to construct

It's easier to split fuel tubing when you slide it onto something first

The strip of rubber in the bottom probably isn't necessary but I can always remove it later to save a little weight

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