Subaru Brat CC-01 Project

[Raman]

My first Tamiya kit was the Subaru Brat. The Brat body always remained a favourite however, the ORV chassis is not. I finally decided to pick up a Brat body and decided to fit it on top of a proper 4x4 chassis. I eventually settled on a CC-01. For wheels / Tyres I decided to stay with the Sand Blaster 915 from Brat wheel. I purchased two sets so that I could have a complete set of rears for front and back. Sent them to a friend to do some mods on his lathe.

Today I started to prep the body and test fit it on the chassis. I put some tyres on the chassis as place holders.. Everything looked good from the side, the back..until I took a look at the front. What the $#%&*$ :evil: is that giant piece of plastic in the front.. arg!!! Darn you Tamiya

Turns out the brat body doesn't cover the CC-01 Tub very well.. :sad:

Thoughts?

 

[Raman]

 

[ChILd_ReBoRn]

It's called a "brick".. easily removable with a hacksaw..

 

[SFC K]

You want to do something like this to make it fit, and honestly, they should get removed on any build with this chassis. It is a big brick that gets caught up on anything in its path.


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[theone13]

Yeah, you gotta chop it off, it's the only way really.

 

[Raman]

Thanks! I actually decided to go the night. Tamiya route for once! I have an MST CMX arriving soon

 

[eddievedder]

Yes!! Brats are fun little rigs on the CC01 platform.

Here is my old Brat I built 10 plus years ago.

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[Raman]

How did you attach the Brat wheels?

 

[eddievedder]

How did you attach the Brat wheels?

They were custom made for 12mm hex. Lots of drilling and cutting. Another member, Pantablo did them. I believe he did a write up in the wheels and tires section.


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