Vedder’s ‘Jero full vintage resto.

[eddievedder]

I boiled the tires and tried to work them by hand to get the flat spots out. They are much better but I’m not sure why I wasted time on them since I’ll be using a better performance tire anyway. I do like the look though. I also had some chrome Tamiya Pajero wheels that I tossed on for the time being. I really like the stance on this thing. It’s going to be a fun little trail rig.

 

[eddievedder]

Since I wanted to keep this fairly low budget I’m just going to use some old wheels and tires I had in my spare bin. Classic HPI 0 offset stock car wheels and some old skool Losi Bashers. Great grippy tire and slightly larger than stock. The Bashers aren’t the best looking tire but they should make trailing this rig a little easier for my 8 year old nephew.

 

[eddievedder]

Tear down of this 31 year old body begins. The inside of the roof is stamped Tamiya Metal Top Wide 1993. Kinda cool.

I’m going to trim the fender flares and bumpers slightly to be a hair more aggressive than stock and accommodate the larger and wider tires.

 

[Gula]

Oh, my, someone other than myself has a set of those tires on those wheels. Great gripping tire for as little "pattern" they have. Are those decals 9r stickers on the side or a plastic/metal placard? I've only owned the hmmvee and blackfoot extreme hardbody both used sticker decals. Paint looks brighter for some reason now too, lights? Have you decided on what color to repaint?

 

[eddievedder]

Oh, my, someone other than myself has a set of those tires on those wheels. Great gripping tire for as little "pattern" they have. Are those decals 9r stickers on the side or a plastic/metal placard? I've only owned the hmmvee and blackfoot extreme hardbody both used sticker decals. Paint looks brighter for some reason now too, lights? Have you decided on what color to repaint?

They are decals. I just peeled them off just now. Came off fairly easy for being so old. It’s probably the lighting on my workbench that’s making it look brighter. I’m still undecided on color.

 

[eddievedder]

I got as much of the original paint off. But this red is tough. Next up will be some serious sanding.

 

[Gula]

Ever tried 100% PurplePower degreaser or that citrus smelly stuff?
I looked on the back and it says to test on an inconspicuous area as its not safe on all plastics. I'd try the PurplePower, if you have any available; iirc the paint will come off like a leather if you can soak a towel over the paint

 

[4wd4ws]

Soak it in brakefluid for a while and see what happens.
Drain cleaner and an ultra sonic cleaner is another option that works well on enamels. (protect your eyes and hands)

 

[eddievedder]

Soak it in brakefluid for a while and see what happens.
Drain cleaner and an ultra sonic cleaner is another option that works well on enamels. (protect your eyes and hands)

Brake cleaner works but it does something to the plastic and makes it quite brittle afterwards. The paint that’s on now seems to be one thin layer so I think some sanding and primer I’ll be ok. I’m not trying to get it back to factory new white. Just want to repaint it. Thanks.

 

[4wd4ws]

Brake fluid. Not brake cleaner.

 

[eddievedder]

I did a little bit more sanding of the body as I took the Dremel out and trimmed the body up a little bit for some extra clearance as this will be a runner and a trail rig. I’m looking forward to working on this over the next few weeks and adding some electronics and picking a color to paint the body.

 

[JatoTheRipper]

That Tamiya ABS becomes very brittle with age. I’m surprised you could save it.

Anymore movement on this?

 

[eddievedder]

That Tamiya ABS becomes very brittle with age. I’m surprised you could save it.

Anymore movement on this?

You said it brother. I got pretty lucky with this old body. They sure do get brittle. I havnt been doing much with it but plan to soon.

 

[eddievedder]

I had a little bit of time to mess with this one tonight I decided to start on my custom rear driveshaft. Which is two Jato Traxxas front half shafts that I used to make one custom, heavy duty rear driveshaft.


I also decided to remove the front brick wall that the CC01 has as part of its chassis, but really inhibits the vehicle’s front end performance. I also slightly modified the front bumper a little bit more for a nice approach angle and I quickly fabricated a small aluminum front skid/bash plate which will also keep some of the dirt out.

I sanded it down and filed it pretty smoothly so it doesn’t look as hacked up as it does in the above photo.


It definitely has a way better approach angle now and I really like the stance on this little truck.

 

[eddievedder]

I need to decide on paint soon. I was actually going to try to keep some of the original paint and go for a weathered look. Though I think I would like a fresh new paint job better but I’m still undecided.

 

[eddievedder]

Not much of an update, but I had a few minutes to tinker with this thing tonight, and I installed the hot racing ball bearing steering kit. And an old school metal gear high-tech servo. I also threw a couple of stickers on the aluminum skid plate that I whipped up which adds +5 turns to the motor.

 

[Gula]

Me dumb but +5 turns = slower, no?

Don'ts you means - turns faster horseprs

 

[OSRC]

Ah, the old 645MG. A staple of better CC01's for years.

 

[eddievedder]

Me dumb but +5 turns = slower, no?

Don'ts you means - turns faster horseprs

Better crawl speed??? Haha. I don’t know I was just goofing anyway.

 

[eddievedder]

Ah, the old 645MG. A staple of better CC01's for years.

Such a great nearly indestructible servo.