Zuke revamped to C3/trail rig

[distinctive pd]

I just wasnt happy with the performance of this chassis under the Zuke for C2 so I figured I would see how it does for C3... threw some professional grade Flat Black on the chassis after i sandblasted it. Also will be painting the body and panels Bright Red!

Original build thread: http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/1-9-scale-rigs/543069-dp-built-c2-lwb-zuke.html


Samurai hardbody with styrene bedsides
Finished tube work
Added new winch mount
Finished interior roll bar
Brazed nuts in for potential 3d interior
Built AR60s w/Bomber knuckles, HD gears Dlux and VP trusses
Built Wraith trans
Rc Bros Eggressor delrin shocks 95mm R / 85mm F.. super soft springs
Yeti drive shafts

Elect... TBD
WHEELS AND TIRES... TBD

PAINTED AND READY FOR ASSEMBLY

 

[distinctive pd]

Axles mounted up with Dlux truss and bomber knuckles.

First coat of Red paint

 

[distinctive pd]

Winch mount is in! Most details done ready for

Electronics and wheels and tires!

 

[distinctive pd]

Almost complete. ..and thanx to my pal Low Budget these wheels and tires are just what the Zuke needed!!


OG Locked Up 8L alum beadlock wheels w/ some nicely scrubbed R35 Ripsaws!


Electronics and interior next!!!

 

[Adamgllc]

Badass looking rig. is your snorkel made out of a proline body mount?

 

[Highmark]

Very cool build! You do some nice work sir.

 

[jim hall]

That is one sick rig let's see some video

 

[Szczerba]

Loved it before, love it now. Super clean and mean looking. I am sucker for the forward biased rigs.

 

[CM9000]

see. its a bad a suga suga mamma jamma. so... whats next?

 

[travis c.]

IMO it needs the rocker panels trimmed up a bit to add some clearance, basically making the boatsides about a 15*angle from the chassis to the body, it will be getting a SMW skidplate, Ti links, and might carefully remove some tube to lighten it up a bit, beef up the axles and then we will see what happens.
It is going to be mental torture removing some tubing considering the time and skill that distinctive put into it.8)

 

[CM9000]

I hear ya on the mental torture part.. I don't wanna change a damn thing on my new to me xj.

 

[I.D.10.T]

What's the reason behind flipping the rear axle?

The build looks great! Can't wait to see more progress.

You're torturing me with with your Caddie too.

 

[travis c.]

I believe it's because he had a front VP truss/ULM that was on the rear and the rear driveshaft would not work if the axle was the standard set up, pumpkin on driver side.
The rig is completely torn apart as of now and will be getting a rebuild with my own touch of stupidity or ingenuity.:ror:

 

[distinctive pd]

What's the reason behind flipping the rear axle?

The build looks great! Can't wait to see more progress.

You're torturing me with with your Caddie too.

It has been my experience that along with the rest of the rig setup right for crawling. . ..flipping the rear axle to opposite side of tranny output also "helps" eliminate torque twist as long as there is no binding in the drive shaft. That is the gist of it anyway. "thumbsup"

 

[I.D.10.T]

I believe it's because he had a front VP truss/ULM that was on the rear and the rear driveshaft would not work if the axle was the standard set up, pumpkin on driver side.
The rig is completely torn apart as of now and will be getting a rebuild with my own touch of stupidity or ingenuity.:ror:

Did you pull that answer out of your shrubbery? NE!

 

[travis c.]

Did you pull that answer out of your shrubbery? NE!

No, it came from a swallow, not sure if it was European or African though.