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RPM's Jeep JK Wrangler Build - "BOMBERCON"

rpm

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Hey Guys,

A while ago I bought myself a special treat. I'd wanted a Bomber ever since they were released but struggled to justify purchasing and building another rc car. One thing led to another and I ended up building BOMBERCON.

I went all out on this one and basically ordered every Vanquish part that they make for the Bomber, threw in a Tekin ROC412 brushless system with RX8 Gen 2 ESC. She absolutely hammers on 3s. I'm still trying to get used to the power.

My 1:1 Wrangler HEXICON was the inspiration. If you don't like Jeeps, I suggest you hit the back button and go and look at something else cos it's about to get real Jeepy in here...

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So after assembling the Axial kit and bolting all the trick bits on I thought it would be cool to somehow adapt a 4 door Axial JKU shell to the Bomber chassis. I happened to have a spare painted JK body here and did a quick mock up and thought I'd give it a crack. I busted out the scissors and started chopping. After a while there wasn't much left :shock:

The biggest hurdle was coming up with a solution to accessing the battery. I ended up using the standard Bomber hood and just cut the JK body even more. I'll just let the pictures do the talking now...

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And this is my Traxxas TRX4 JK Wrangler
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Bombercon is still a work in progress. I have some MIP driveshafts I need to install. I've also got some rear upper titanium links coming in the mail, along with some SLW hubs so I can widen the stance and get the handling dialed in. I've also got a set of Ottsix U4's here that I will mount on black beadlocks with a silver rings. I also need to secure the bomber hood with magnets. Other than that It's running and it's a crazy rig to drive. Anyway, I hope you guys like Bombercon.
 
It was RC parts day again today... I can finally finish off Bombercon :) I had to go with SSD titanium rear upper links as I couldn't find any Vanquish one's. The SSD links look pretty good IMO.
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I decided to paint up the included panels in the kit and fit them to the Bomber.

I also fitted MIP driveshafts from Supershafty, rear upper titanium SSD links and Scalerfab boatside rocksliders and front bar.

I ended up going with some new silver rims and Ottsix U4 Silvers. I think it really sets the rig off and matches up nicely to the Vanquish diffs.

Here are some pics :)

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