Jeep Wrangler Unlimited

[jeffro]

This started life as a New Bright Rc on the shelf at Walmart, now its a CR-01 with a longer wheelbase.
Wheelbase is 13"
Novak Rooster Crawler ESC an motor
removed cants, installed some AE oil shocks .
Hi-tec servo


hopefully you can see the pics, I have had a heck of time.
(ok, the pics showed up, just too small) I'll keep trying

[highlift23]

Nice job on ur wrangler I like the yellow paint scheme and the Cr01 axles look nice under it. great job

[jeffro]

thank you for the compliment, Im trying to make the pics a little bigger.

there!!! much better

[highlift23]

Just a idea but u might want to build some scale parts such as roof rack, whinch bumper, tire rack ect. to give it that extra scale look. ther are some good examples at rcjeeps.com check it out and see what u think any way keep it up.NICE

[jeffro]

Im planning on it, I've got some stuff already. Tonite if I get time I still need to finish a couple things. thank you o kind sir

[highlift23]

sure just trying to help and if u dont mind u might want to think about puting 1.9 wheels and tires if u want to I thhink that it looks better also just an idea do think u have to do any thing im suggesting but think about it

[jeffro]

sure just trying to help and if u dont mind u might want to think about puting 1.9 wheels and tires if u want to I thhink that it looks better also just an idea do think u have to do any thing im suggesting but think about it

Not a problem, I like hearing other ideas, I might try some of the larger 1.9's such as Proline's Flatiron or Rc4wd's Rock crushers. I tried some other 1.9s and they just looked unscale.I went with (I believe) the smallest 2.2, the HPI Geolander.

[Arcocustom]

Nice Wrangler! Nice yellow paint with just the right amount of black. The wheel base looks to be correct with the wheels centered in the wells. Nicely done. I'm looking at that front bumper and it says to me, "place winch here."

[jeffro]

Thank you Arco, Just don't look too close at the paint though, its not the greatest. I had the same thought about a winch. I have one that I was gonna put on my Cr-01 Wrangler (a different one) tha has a Proline Western bumper on it. Now Im not so sure. Maybe I will just pick up another one

[Arcocustom]

You're welcome. That body deserves a real winch. The one by 3 Racing is the one everybody is using.:link:http://www.shop.rpphobby.com/product.sc?categoryId=61&productId=1350
It can be manualy or remotely operated. You need a 4ch. remote though. I've got 2 of them and they are extremely scale looking.
The paint looks good from my house. You could wet-sand and hand buff it straight. Be careful on all your edges or you'll burn through. I mask the edges and only sand the big flat panels. The compound will take care of the rest.
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[BMH79]

This started life as a New Bright Rc on the shelf at Walmart, now its a CR-01 with a longer wheelbase.
Wheelbase is 13"
Novak Rooster Crawler ESC an motor
removed cants, installed some AE oil shocks .
Hi-tec servo

Hi, I'm new here and this is my first post.
Love the Jeep you have there. The color really is nice. With that long of a W/B how does it do on the trail?

[TubbyT]

Sweet ride. I like the Pittsburgh colors. GO PENS!!!

[hdmm]

Looks great! :thumb:

[Wyoming]

Great looking Jeep, reminds me I have one of those Newbrights in my future projects box lol!

[jeffro]

Glad to have u on here BMH79, that color of a Jeep is my favorite also, as for the trail, I really really like the longer WB

And to TubbyT and hdmm and Wyoming, thank you guys,very much. I appreciate it.

I am a St Louis Blues fan, but I am for the Pens, Go Pens.

I used to see those on the shelf in different stores several years back, I always wanted one just for the body but couldn't justify the money just to throw the chassis away, but I finally gave in. (now the dog plays with them). I finally did my Jeep, Now I have a Cr-01 Wrangler to finish and a CC-01 to get started on. Not sure you ever really finish one, you just keep changing or adding to them. Fun stuff

I did learn one thing, a light bulb puts out more heat than you think, I would like to find someone who has a removable top for that particular Jeep body that they don't need or want.

[Arcocustom]

I think I can steer you toward a custom soft top.:link:http://www.scale4x4rc.org/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=75:Tamiya1::crawlers:

[jeffro]

Im mostly just practicing putting up photos, but here are some shots of the build. I should have put these up first (I guess my pics are too big on another site so here are some links)

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[jeffro]

Here are some more after pics,

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[Arcocustom]

Not a problem, I like hearing other ideas, I might try some of the larger 1.9's such as Proline's Flatiron or Rc4wd's Rock crushers. I tried some other 1.9s and they just looked unscale.I went with (I believe) the smallest 2.2, the HPI Geolander.

Pictures look good.:thumb:
Looked at the pic's with the 1.9's and they looked a little small. I think you made the right decision.:)

[jeffro]

That was my thought also, I think the Geolanders look really good. For what I do,they have worked great.

Jay, Thank you showing me how to post my pics, it helps soooo much when u can see them

[highlift23]

I agree the truck looks better with 2.2s

[BMH79]

Glad to have u on here BMH79, that color of a Jeep is my favorite also, as for the trail, I really really like the longer WB

Thanks for the reply and glad to be here.:)

[jeffro]

Thought I would see what some scale stuff would look like, and yes, I thought it needed a winch. I still need to attach it and hook it up.

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[highlift23]

I like the Whinch and scale accessories they look great

[jeffro]

I got burnt out on building for a liitle bit, so I finally went and found a place kinda close by, its really rough terrain though.

The Jeep did really well, but I designed a flaw into that caused me some difficulties and I also tore up one of the rear plastic hexes, I had to run back into town and put on the aluminum ones I had picked up a week earlier,it so it should do a lot better next time out there. Now, I just need a video camera.

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See what ya think

[Arcocustom]

Nice pictures. those wheels and tires look good on there.:thumb:A big imrovement over the axial ones.:)Looks good topless too.

[jeffro]

Nice pictures. those wheels and tires look good on there.:thumb:A big imrovement over the axial ones.:)Looks good topless too.

Thank you, I thought so too. I borrowed them off of the Hilux. As far as "topless" thats my fault, I sorta melted the top. :o
I had a bunch of scale stuff in the back of the jeep, but I took them out. I lost a piece down in a crevice, (never to be seen again) luckily I had decided to take them out before I started.

A few more pics

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[Northwest 4x4]

HOw did you get your cr-01 ot that wheel base, I like the way my cr-01 looks but I always looking to improve it

[jeffro]

HOw did you get your cr-01 ot that wheel base, I like the way my cr-01 looks but I always looking to improve it

I cut the chassis in half, them I added some aluminum "c" channel to extend the chassis. At the moment I forget how long it is. I really like how it performs with the longer wheelbase, I also raised the tranny on the chassis, so I've gained some ground clearance.

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[Flowmastered87gl]

hmmm thats a good idea. with so many holes to screw through to mate the 2 sections i bet its still pretty rigid huh?

[jeffro]

hmmm thats a good idea. with so many holes to screw through to mate the 2 sections i bet its still pretty rigid huh?

Its still very rigid, I really like this longer chassis, and that CR-01 tranny is so quiet and efficient, when its built correct, it just has a slight purrrrr.

I wish I could talk somebody out of their leftover stock cr-01 frame rails, I'd do it again.

[Northwest 4x4]

mine does purr did you have to make the 4 links longer or what

[jeffro]

mine does purr did you have to make the 4 links longer or what

yes I did make longer links, I just measured them. Couldn't find my metric ruler. :D

lower front links = 3 3/8 "
upper front links = 3 "

lower rear links = 2 3/4 "
upper rear links = 2 11/16"

[Northwest 4x4]

nice and thanks for the measurements, I want to get bigger tires under my pajero??????

[jeffro]

nice and thanks for the measurements, I want to get bigger tires under my pajero??????

Not a problem, maybe you could stuff some HPI Geolanders under it. They're a 2.2 tire but one of the shortest, I think. :)

That what these first tires were on the yellow jeep. The green one is runnin 1.9 Flat Irons. Just for reference.

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[jeffro]

I popped the driveshaft off of my pajero this morning, and hadn't taken tools, but I did take a backup. So I got a few pics of it.

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[jeffro]

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[jeffro]

Last weekend my Grandsons were here, 2 an 3, so I let the oldest one play with it in the backyard, and he didn't do bad, other then cover the tires with doggie landmines and splatter the axles.

The crew had to get things ready

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2757/4122772859_e4d46411d7.jpg

I think he has the same expression on his face just like some of the pro's I've seen.

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Anyway, I needed to fix a few things on it. When I built it, I messed up on the length of the rear driveshaft, so I fixed that, with new parts.
I opened up the fenderwells a bit, and made new steering linkage out of some aluminum stock I have, so its a little meatier.
And the tires were slipping on my cheapy beadlocks, but I don't think they will anymore,

My fingers are still sore after taking out 72 screws and then putting them back.
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I took both rearends apart and cleaned and relubed after soaking them a while back in all the water, just a little rust on the outer bearings. Even though I had air holes in the tires themselves, te foams were drenched

And I finally have a driver, it kind looks my son.

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[jeffro]

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All my fixes worked, nothing popped off or broke. :dance:

(except, I did break the other mirror off)

[Waterboy]

thats a really nice build, ive been thinking of getting that body but cant find it anywhere...

[jeffro]

waterboy, I've sent you a PM

[Waterboy]

thank you:)

[jeffro]

I've had several people over the past 6 months wanting a better idea of what I did or used to extend my CR-01 chassis on this jeep, so here goes.

I used to build RC planes, and the wings require lots of sanding, and its generally a large area.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2562/3930481784_f784bfc8ae.jpg

So, bar sanders are great, and come in various lengths, and are aluminum, I have 3 that are 11" and each one usually has a different grit sandpaper. And one that used to be somewhere around 22'' I think. (not now) :D

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I made the extenders 5.75 inches with .75 inches as the overlap at each end. And this is what it looks like in place, after a little forming with a ballpeen hammer and a small vise

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The bar sanders came from Tower Hobbies, I never used the 22", thats why it met its end and became part of my jeep.

http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXK315&P=ML
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXK316&P=ML

Hope that helps, it was a very inexpensive mod, and I love the way this jeep handles.

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[860Crawler]

Definitely awesome

[Wyoming]

Looks very sharp, I really prefer Jeeps with 4 doors :D

[jeffro]

Thanks Guys.

Worked on the Burb all morning, and needed a break and wanted to see how the Rubicon did, and I guess its like a 1:1 driving in 3 or 4 ft of snow, :) I need my Clodbusters running.

(yeah, the driver was freezing,he's not smiling, his teeth are chattering, he should have put a shirt on :D )

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[Waterboy]

so kool, awesome, radical, everyword thats on that page in a thesaoures!!:D

[Waterboy]

jeffro, what is the wheelbase on the new bright jeep?

[teebeehex]

Hey Waterboy, check out this thread (http://www.tamiyacrawlers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=797&highlight=bodies) for that info. :)

[Waterboy]

thanks teebeehex:) and jeff said he made longer links, wonder how he did that?

[Waterboy]

And the Flat irons hes running right now, are those 1.9s or 2.2s?

[jeffro]

And the Flat irons hes running right now, are those 1.9s or 2.2s?

The wheelbase on mine is 13 inches and maybe a hair or 2 longer, and I'm using 2.2 flat irons on the Rubi

EDIT = also, the beadlocks I'm using are inexpensive, (3Racing, I think,plus I stripped the weird looking orange from the rings and the chrome plating off of the wheels.)

I really like the looks of them, but they don't work very well after they get wet, so I SHOO GOOED the tires to the rims before I did the beadlocks

[Waterboy]

So on the New Bright Jeep they are 2.2 flat irons...ok thanks:)

[jeffro]

So on the New Bright Jeep they are 2.2 flat irons...ok thanks:)

You are correct :)

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[Waterboy]

thanks jeffro, getting the body soon!!! gonna either put 2.2 rock lox or 2.2 rock crushers on them?

[jeffro]

thanks jeffro, getting the body soon!!! gonna either put 2.2 rock lox or 2.2 rock crushers on them?

No problem.. I wrote down those link length's and left them at home this morning.. "DOH" I'll just wait till tonight, before I try to guess at them now.

[Waterboy]

thanks Jeff:thumb: