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-UPDATE soft spots- CC-01 Brushless rally bashing with soft spots and mud flaps

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Hloo!

This post contains my experience/thoughts on:

*Brushless 10.5 motor in a CC-01 ...hehehe

*Soft spots on the CC-01... what have broken during my bashing... oops

*Mud, puddles, grass and Mud flaps (home made) - what difference does it make?

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So, I've been using my CC-01 Pajero Rally Sport to play garden rally. A rally car isn't a crawler, so when my hobby store had a sale i naturally purchased a 10.5T brushless(the limit of the TBLE-02s i think) for laughs. And boy, did and do i laugh! Hehe, i can rarely push the pedal to teh metal so to speak, but it actually gives me more satisfaction to hold back a little and push the limits in every corner than just apply full throttle all the time. It takes some skill to maneuver an overpowered beast ;) And of course it sometimes results in death defying spins, rolls, flips and crashes... but my inner kid likes that now and then. This sturdy little thing can take it... most of the time...

Since i started my rally career i have broken some parts... but very few.... and this was actually before the 10.5, it was with the stock motor.The first thing to go was the ... uhm.. Skid-plate? i ran full speed into a concrete stone. After two CA-gluing sessions without success, i managed to repair with cable ties so i could play while i waited for the aluminum spare. I also broke the "knuckle arms" (?) where i had to drill new holes for the steering linkage, easy fix. For the long run i got some aluminum spares. I mean, who doesn't like to buy and upgrade stuff?skid.JPG.e7f415c2d51e9f00d9fcc2912d885931.JPG

I waterprotected my esc with liquid tape (golly, that was some sticky messy mess, and not really easy to do if you ask me) and got me a water-protected servo and protected my receiver in a removable two-barrier-box super invention. Mud and puddles here i come! Fun fun fun! But i was a bit disappointed by all the muck I had to clean inside afterwards,
 
 
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....so I made some mud flaps from an inside rubber tube from a car tire (?). The mess was significantly less, but still required some cleaning
. Might have to refine...
 
 
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Although most people seem to be using their cc-01 as crawlers or alike... i wholeheartedly recommend it as a full speed insanity rally machine... All in all, the CC-01 is a lovely car to drive like a maniac.
 
And last.. I am not sure it comes through in the text above, but i really really really like the CC-01. It gives great pleasure to build, tinker with and customize - "how can i improve this?". And i just had to get another one, a FJ Cruiser in which i installed lights and stock motor, my kids love to drive it. Who knows, i might even get a third to crawl with ;)
 
UPDATE! So, the driveshaft could not handle the 10,5t... It went to pieces in the obvious places. But the rest is still  going strong hehe...
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Great mudflaps !  Much fun any way you roll with the CC01 including drifters and low riders.  I only have one of them but I can see the potential for more given I like to build and run my cars. No Boundaries with a CC01, specially as you have a few wheel base options and scale suspension and lock either diffs.  

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Another massive CC01 fan here.  Unfortunately none of mine are running right now, in fact they haven't run for ages.  One is a plain hardbody scaler project with a King Blackfoot F150 shell, which won't be a particularly competent crawler but should look scale on rough terrain.

Another is a non-running '57 Chevy project that I need to crack on and finish.  It should look fantastic when it's done.

Another is an NIB that I want to build into a trail-capable Pajero.

But there's still so much more scope.  I've love to build a rally car using a Mk1 Escort shell.  I'll probably have to do away with most of the chassis tub to get the shell to fit.  I'd even consider running it RWD if I can increase the front steering angle a little, although I'd probably need a drift gyro to make it driveable.  That's a long project for another day, though.

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I love my CC-01's, one is a highly modified crawler and it works quite well, the other is a Low rider pajero I just built and its running a 15T motor with a Traxxas XL-5 ESC and it just plain hauls, but the steering is questionable and will be improved shortly. they are awesome chassis to tinker with.

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