Tamiya CC02 Bronco upgrades and failure

[@kashmurray1199]

I have one of those. I enjoy it. I'm not a rock crawler guy but trailing around sometimes is fun. I have a CC-01 also.

[@AddamsPlayground]

It is more of a trail truck than a crawler but it did pretty well though. I think it is a fantastic truck and I was just pushing it a little too hard. I will be getting the metal driveshafts installed tomorrow I hope and need to find some more natural terrain to drive on and avoid those gnarly l, jagged rocks!!

[@RCBirds]

It runs great on the stones. And shows how important metal gears and drive shafts are. Yeah the way you filmed the run was great👍

[@AddamsPlayground]

Thanks Dirk! The new metal driveshafts just showed up and will be going on there this weekend. I think everything else in there is stout enough to handle all but the most demanding if situations. I am going to dial it back a little and take it trails it is more suited for and try not to hear that pop noise again!!! LOL

[@rc-dom-uk]

Thanks Addam. Worth noting about the drive shafts. Enjoyed the running video mate 👍have a good weekend 😊👍

[@AddamsPlayground]

Yeah, I picked up some Yeah Racing metals driveshafts for it and won't have to worry about those popping! I will finding a more suitable place to run it as well as the jagged rocks are not kind to it! Have a great weekend as well Dom!!

[@powersmodelgarage]

The CC02 Bronco is still a great looking Tamiya. Your upgrades made it that much better. For a trail truck, it handles those rocks well.

[@AddamsPlayground]

Thanks!! It is a terrific trail truck and holds its own on the rocks. To be completely fair to it those rocks have humbled more than one of my purpose built crawlers so for this to get through them as well as it did is a really great testimony for it! From now on it will be following some lighter duty trails even though it has new metal driveshafts I don't really want to find the next weak link and be hunting for much harder to find parts!!! LOL!!

[@AdventureTimeRC]

Good video Addam that's for pointing out the weak spots I plan to build one this winter

[@AddamsPlayground]

No problem! The stock axles are very soft and will not hold up to the torque! I am glad I got it on camera though! I just got the Yeah Racing driveshaft set in for it. I will let you know what I think of it when I put it in. They are hefty so I am sure they will hold up fine!

[@IowaBudgetRCBashers]

Looks pretty good out there on the rocks and trails

[@AddamsPlayground]

Yeah, it looks really nice but that trans need a smooth skid plate for it to do well on these jagged rocks! Got more hang ups out there than a telemarketer!!

[@douglasv4266]

Good to see you taking it out and using it. I don't take my cars our and smash them up or try and break them but breaking stuff then upgrading the bits I break and seeing how much better if any the upgraded parts are is half the fun. I think you just need to look and see if any one does rock guards for the CC-02 yet, as adding them to the CC-01 help reduced/eliminate most of the damage from getting it stuck on stuff even if it did make the ground clearance slightly worse.

[@AddamsPlayground]

I normally am not that hard on the Tamiya stuff but for some reason I needed to see how well it would do stock and with some upgrades on it. For what it is I think it did really well. I have just gotten in a metal driveshaft set for it and will be on the lookout for a skid plate for it also. I am going to try and keep it off those jagged rocks from now on and find a much better place to run it. Thanks for stopping by and checking in!!

[@rivierarc]

I missed this one somehow! I now have my 2nd CC02 and will probably get some underside protection as well as stronger driveshafts. My first one only has the rear locked and I know if the front was locked as well it'd be more capable. They are great trucks for what they are but definitely not full on crawlers. I hope to start my build in the next month or so...

[@AddamsPlayground]

Yeah I really pushed this one a little too hard but I was curious. I knew the gearbox was tough enough to handle it but wanted to know what the weak link is. The soft drive shaft is and it is probably a good idea and by design. Best to spring a driveshaft then break axles and gears! Definitely more of a trail truck but with good axles and tires it will climb fairly well!

[@rcinhand9671]

I don't have rocks like that to test mine out in, I'm jealous! I also just switched mine to low gear, but locked the diffs, since I didn't do that when I built it. yours is handling those rocks well!

[@AddamsPlayground]

I need to find a less rocky place to run it. The new metal driveshaft just showed up and they seem plenty strong but i am worried about breaking other parts that will be much harder to find! The locked diffs are something I did during the build just so I would not have to tear the axles all apart! Getting the trans out to swap the gears was the easy part of the upgrades. They did make that easy to get in and out!

[@RcNickster709]

Something that cannot be disputed. This is a great looking truck. But as you mention in the description, it has some troubles with the Rocks. lol But not bad considering.. Pretty easy fix though as far as Driveshafts go. Thanks for sharing brother. Have a great day

[@AddamsPlayground]

It is a little more of a mall crawler than a rugged rock crawler but it holds its own fairly well! The metal driveshafts from yeah Racing got here and I will be putting those on this weekend! Have a wonderful weekend buddy!

[@canuckchuck8836]

I snapped a driveshaft on my CC-02 Bronco too. First run, a stick got the rear end bound up...sheared the rear shaft right off. It took me a few days to find metal replacements that were not $100+ for a pair. You can probably find metal replacements easier in the US. The ones I ordered were 77-95mm length Chinese specials from Amazon. Yeah Racing does a metal center skid plate and diff skids for the CC-02. Nobody in Canada sells them. It would be stupid expensive for me to order them from the US and have them shipped up to the Great White North. I am probably going to try to make a center skid...maybe a pie tin and elastic bands? 😉

[@AddamsPlayground]

I got a set of Yeah Racing driveshafts in the mail so I will get them swapped out. They feel plenty hefty so I doubt I will be tossing more driveshafts in the future! I will have to look for the skid plate as it get hung up all the time! I am going to try and stay off the rocks here and find a better trails more suited for the track and enjoy it instead of worrying about breaking it! You skid plate solution sounds more like a truck bikini bottom!! LOL

[@canuckchuck8836]

@@AddamsPlayground bikini! If you are interested I can send you plans for my DIY jockstrap...it involves a peanut shell and two elastic bands. 😉

[@MarkBryanRC]

Hi Addam, this CC02 is coming along nicely! OK so the driveshafts gave up the ghost, but little by little you're fine tuning this beautiful trail truck! It's the way I like to improve my cars, run 'em and fix the bits that fail! Love the lil song at the end, dude! 😂

[@AddamsPlayground]

It is a nice truck and I was just asking it to be a bit more than it really is. I did get the metal driveshafts and will get them on there sometime this weekend. I don't see them ever breaking! I think those jagged rocks are just too rough for it and it needs to be on a little more smoother trails with natural terrain. Those gnarly rocks are really hard on even the toughest of trucks!!

[@islandrc-duke1972]

Cool RC and upgrades, bummer it broke, have a great weekend brother

[@AddamsPlayground]

Thanks bud, I got a new metal driveshaft set from Yeah Racing for it and it will be going on. I am going to treat it a little nicer and leave it off the big jagged rocks and find some better trails for it!

[@n22pdf]

Great vid Addam lovely looking Bronco.. I’m looking at picking up a TRX4 Bronco 2021 soon 🤩🚴👍🏅

[@AddamsPlayground]

It will be a much more capable truck for stuff like this than the Tamiya! The CC02 is great for a little trail truck but the TRX4 is a great all around trail and rock crawler! Plus parts are wayyyy easier to find when you eventually break something. knock on wood nothing in my TRX4 sport has broken yet and I mainly run it on 3s power. I would love to get both the old and the new bronco from them but at $500 makes then not so easy to collect!

[@n22pdf]

@@AddamsPlayground yeah been watching lots of KZbin vids on the trx4 broncos it looks awesome.. it’ll be my first Traxass going with the overlander sport 11.1 battery I think.. the new smaller TRX4-M bronco looks cool to yet to be released in the uk 🤩🚴👍🏅that’s great to hear nothings broke on your TRX4 💪👍👍

[@sparetimerc]

Addam it performed great out there, you did a amazing job pushing the Bronco to it's limit. For a trail truck a up grade on the drive line and making a metal or composite cover for the transfer case you may succeed. Great video and the ending perfect finish. Take care my friend. 💯💯💯🤜🤛

[@AddamsPlayground]

It did much better than I expected and for the short wheelbase, plastic links and not being intended for such difficult conditions it really crushed it!! I did get a metal drive shaft installed and it is ready for another outing but this next one will be on a bit more friendlier terrain as those rocks are just too gnarly and I really don't want to find the next weak link in the chain as that might be much more difficult to find parts for!! Thanks as always for stopping by and checking in!

[@JF-RC]

Hi there Addam, such a great looking Ford Bronco truck, that blue is really striking. You’ve certainly got a trail of torture rocks to really put the truck through its paces! 😂😂😂sorry that the drive train got broken, but I am 100% certain that a man of your talents will have it up and running soon and better than stock. Take care and best wishes to you all 😊😁😉

[@AddamsPlayground]

Hi John! Yes, it is probably the worst type of rocks to run on but that is what I got to work with so I try and be as careful as I can but things do happen. I honestly think the driveshafts were made to be sacrificial as they are a very soft plastic. I did order and just got in the metal replacements for them. Those should go on today as long as all goes to plan! I am going to try and avoid taking it across all those gnarly rocks from now on and find some better trails to run on instead! I don't want to destroy the body and if I keep running it out on those rocks I am going to beat it up!

[@diamond66ist]

I have just finished my build , a couple of things about the body : The wheel arches are 2 piece decals which look cheap and misaligned , on reflection its better to paint the arches black when you spray the roof and bumpers, the decal at the base of the windscreen is also something that would look much better sprayed as it does not like to stick down. lastly the wipers are cartoonish , its a shame that a shell with this much detail has nasty decal wipers.

[@AddamsPlayground]

I agree on the wheel arch decals being a bad idea, I have never used them on any truck like this and always paint them in. I didn't mind the decal at the base of the windshield as it had decent detail. The wipers on the sticker were ok, it would have been nice to get molded plastic ones to put on there though. I enjoyed the build and I like the look of it, there is alway a ton of ways to add to them to detail it up even more but overall I am satisfied with it. Sorry yours bummed you out.

[@rocasrcmania]

Addam, great video, great running footage. 💯💯💯💯💯

[@AddamsPlayground]

Thanks! I guess those very soft plastic driveshafts disagree but now I have a set of more hardheaded metal shafts that won't give up as easily!! I am also going to keep it off of the jagged rocks and find a more suitable spot to run it!

[@rocasrcmania]

@@AddamsPlayground Yeah, for sure... those rocks look wicked! And the damage they did to the underside... ouch!

[@AddamsPlayground]

@@rocasrcmania Yeah those rocks are rough on everything!! It is the only thing I have here to run on though! I am going to give it break from them and if I can find a good skid plate then maybe I will head back out there and trying it some more but until then I am going to try and save the pretty body from getting shredded up out there!

[@CarmineRC]

It still looked great out there! You did a great job on it. FWIW, I've just about finished a whole series on the CC-02 Chassis... some of which you MIGHT find helpful 🤔 It's on my new Channel (this one), and I've tackled a few of this Truck's quirks! 😉

[@AddamsPlayground]

I will check it out this weekend. I did get some metal driveshafts to replace the twisted ones! I should not have to worry about the new ones!

[@HaydadRC]

That was impressive! I’ve twisted driveshafts but never on a crawler/trail truck; kudos Addam!😂 It did look good out there; it’ll be a good trail truck!👍😊

[@AddamsPlayground]

I have twisted and rung off driveshafts before but this was a pretty impressive twist on these!! LOL! It is getting new metal driveshafts installed this weekend and from now on it will be run on trails more suited for the truck and not the gnarly line of jagged rocks I have here!

[@rcuintheshed6981]

I quite enjoyed the running video mate those sharp rocks butcher even the best crawlers underneath even the summit struggles on them I thought it did pretty well 👊

[@AddamsPlayground]

Yeah they are not ideal for this truck and I am going to try and stay off of them and find some trails it is better suited for trails with natural rocks and roots instead of these fracture stones they grab and hold onto every bit of plastic they can find! It did well right up the pop! I got a set of Yeah Racing metal driveshafts in the mail so I can get it back up and running!

[@IowaBudgetRCBashers]

Nice song writing at the end btw

[@AddamsPlayground]

It is another one of y life long hobbies.... being awful at singing!

[@IowaBudgetRCBashers]

@@AddamsPlayground lol

[@BangForYourBuckRc]

It did pretty Darn good to me Addam ! Can tell it pulls hard looking at the twist of those splines😝! Any other crawler could of broke in that situation where the wheels are wedged in and can’t move. Super soft tires could of possibly saved the day, who knows. Either way, I thought it held its own rather well! Great video! Yes buy a bag of those driveshafts, I have a feeling you’ll be crawling with this again as you should.👍🏻

[@AddamsPlayground]

It did really good for what it is and I think the driveshafts may have been designed as sacrificial. It is very soft plastic and may be a design feature for them to twist and save the other parts. We will find out as I got some metal driveshafts for it and will be getting them installed this weekend at some point. I also will try to avoid the jagged rocks and keep it more.to the trails where it is more suitable. But you're probably right and it will end up out there again at some point!

[@rexrcs]

If you had metal shafts I wonder what other weak spot would break? I like my cc-02 but it certainly has strange quirks, I like the quick change battery door at the back, just shortened mine some more and made a mini jeep fc 🤣

[@AddamsPlayground]

I am really impressed with the truck and I feel like they made the driveshafts almost sacrificial by making them with such soft plastics. I think the next weakest spot is going to be the spur gear. I think that may be the next failure point if pushed too hard. I don't plan on running the gnarly, jagged rocks with it anymore and leaving it to the trails and some easier crawling over things. I was really pushing the limits of the truck and I also don't want to tear up the body. I have gotten luck so far it has not gotten any real damage out there but it is onl a metter of time before I would put a nastsy gouge all down the body out there. I'll leave those rocks to the dedicated crawlers and ones with scrapes and scars all over them.

[@jerroldtaylor3047]

Looks like a decent rig might have to look at one to build

[@AddamsPlayground]

It is a beautiful truck and it has surprised me how well it has done with not being a purpose built rock crawler. I think it is a great all round trail truck and light duty crawler. Great for walking trails and natural terrain, these jagged broken rocks just grab and tear at the underside so badly it makes it very difficult to run on them and is rough on even the toughest crawlers!

[@andyrobinsonrc2480]

Those 1080’s are great for the money I think the cc02 out performs it’s status as a trail truck but it’s still not a rock crawler. Can be made more capable as you’ve shown , nice video it looked good out there

[@AddamsPlayground]

You hit the nail on the head! It is way more capable than what most people envision from a Tamiya truck being able to do but it is not really designed for crawling over these types of gnarly rocks! To be fair these rocks can make it really hard for even a purpose built crawler at times! It will be taken on trails from here on out and it will be able to eat up pretty much anything out there. I'll leave the jagged rock piles to the dedicated crawlers!!

[@SteadfastRC]

Great video man, im going to have to check mine now, did you find any metal ones?

[@AddamsPlayground]

I got some Yeah Racing ones from Amazon and will be getting them on there this weekend at some point

[@ThompsonRc]

It did pretty good on rocks

[@AddamsPlayground]

Thanks, it need a place with less "grabby" sharp edged rocks! I need to find a decent trail to take it on!

[@michaeldorich4485]

I thought the video quality was great. The truck looks good on the trails. If it's not a trail truck or climber, what is it?

[@AddamsPlayground]

Thanks! It runs pretty well! I think it is a good truck and holds its own. I think it will be a great trail truck just not on these jagged, gnarly rocks. The metal driveshafts showed up and will be going on this weekend at some point. I don't think I'll ever have to replace those!

[@voodootrucker]

If you’re not pretzeling stock driveshafts you’re not having enough fun Addam lol 🤘🏻

[@AddamsPlayground]

Well these got the Mr Twisty treatment for sure!! They are very soft plastic so I not surprised. I am just glad I caught it on video!!! Snap! dangle....

[@All_RC_Fun]

So what is this tomfoolery you speak of “reading instructions”. Pfffft The Bronco looked good out there and the camera views and angles were great. The Bronco performed well given the terrain and the drivetrain limitations. 😊 But, as usual, you saved the best for last. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 You should drop in a link to purchase a copy of the AP original song. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@AddamsPlayground]

When all else fails refer to the directions. Honestly I was just tired of looking for something I wasn't 100% sure I was looking for!! Thank goodness I did look or I'd still be out there digging around for the mysterious missing gears!! My music is free for all to enjoy, I could imagine charging for such gifts!!

[@All_RC_Fun]

@@AddamsPlayground Your musical gift is - well I have no words. 😊

[@Pezzapoo]

Tamiya wins again on this kit mate, love how it drives and looks. Shame about the drive shafts? (

[@AddamsPlayground]

I love the looks and it handles the rough stuff better than I thought it would. The jagged rocks I have to run on are a little to grabby for it and it needs a decent skid plate for that drop down transmission. It get hung so easily out there. I got a new set of metal driveshafts for it yesterday and don't think I will ever toss another one!! They feel stout! now where is the next weak link??? I am going to try and stay off of the gnarly rocks and find it some better suited trails so I don't end up finding the next weak point too fast!

[@ShenRC]

it looks nice, Ha ha ha twisted shafts ...honestly ditch that motor use a 55T I think your motors to big and to fast and powerful why the shafts broke. You probably can use some other type of shafts maybe traxxas ones or some other type just have to find them but that's the going to be the hard part. Also those types of piles of rocks are real bad on smaller tire crawlers the tires drop in the spaces and cause them to get jammed and wedged in them the bigger tire crawlers will do better on them but even for them it's a hard type to crawl through.

[@AddamsPlayground]

I got a set of Yeah Racing metal driveshafts in the other day for it. I won't have to worry about the shafts anymore for sure, those things are beefy! The motor may be a little much for it but the shafts are very soft plastic and seem to be the sacrificial part of the driveline! I don't plan on taking it back out on those gnarly jagged rocks again, they are too much for it and it is also getting so chewed up on the bottom!. I'll leave the gnarly rocks for the actual crawlers and take this one on trails more suited for it overall.

[@ShenRC]

@@AddamsPlaygroundAddam If the shafts work let me know what ones you got in case I ever need to upgrade mine.😁👍

[@ludovicdubois6449]

Bonjour Addam, pouvez vous me donner la marque et référence ! de vos roues et pneus, j’aimerai les mêmes sur mon CC02 Defender, merci de France

[@AddamsPlayground]

Hi! Both the wheels and tires are from Injora. Here is the link for the wheels -amzn.to/3NC1fnm and here is the link for the tires - amzn.to/4fcE0vV Hopefully you can find similar ones in France. And standard 1.9 aluminum bead lock and tires around that 105mm height should work out for you.

[@ludovicdubois6449]

@@AddamsPlayground tres grand merci 🙏

[@GhostRyderFPV]

Mutt Cutts van? Are you and CK Hobby like Bruce Wayne and Batman?

[@AddamsPlayground]

LOL!! His is on a Slash body I believe! We are not the first to do them and I am sure not the last! It is a ton of fun watching it drive around ( and even sitting on the shelf to be honest)! If I get to choose I want to be Bruce Wayne, seems like a much less difficult lifestyle!

[@mikeluther60]

We put in?! How many people helped you build that damn thing?

[@AddamsPlayground]

It was me and the voices...

[@rcinhand9671]

7:40, so what you're saying is to get metal drive shafts.

[@AddamsPlayground]

LOL!!! New metal ones from Yeah racing just showed up!! Poor stock ones were not up to this at all!!!

[@rcinhand9671]

@@AddamsPlayground now that's what I'm talking about!

[@rcinhand9671]

@@AddamsPlayground I ordered metal ones from Integy. I was always weary about plastic drive shafts, especially in a truck!

[@maverikwartj0184]

hi could you give me the color codes of the bronco blue and black? 

[@AddamsPlayground]

The blue is the Tamiya PS-16 metallic blue and the black is PS-5. I spray the underside of the fenders and roof black as well as the outside of them black as well to get the matte finish. It is a lot of added effort but it looks much more realistic over everything being shiny. You could use PS-55 matte clear on the outside of it to flatten out the black. Just make sure to mask the window sections on the exterior to match the interior!

[@maverikwartj0184]

@@AddamsPlayground bye thank you!!!!

[@منوعاتامجنىوجورى]

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[@AddamsPlayground]

Thanks for stopping by and checking it out!

[@NANNIRC]

Poor Bronco! But we have to say that Tamiya did not failed, in reality the scale reproduction is also in the way of driving and I would see if a real Broncco can handle such rocks like your tack.... Ciao

[@AddamsPlayground]

That is very true, a real one would have broken long before!! I was pushing it too hard and it did not like it!! I did get the metal driveshafts in and will get them put on today. I do not plan on taking it out in those jagged rocks any more. I am going to let it have more normal life and find some trails and stuff better suited for the truck!

[@NANNIRC]

@@AddamsPlayground ATTENTION! plastic drive shafts are an elastic point that avoid to break something more important, these things are calculate by engineers......

[@AddamsPlayground]

@@NANNIRC developed by engineers, tested by by goofballs like me!! It worked though

[@IowaBudgetRCBashers]

Chevy wouldn’t have broken, just saying 🤪

[@AddamsPlayground]

Yeah, it would have gotten stuck long before it reached the rocks!

[@IowaBudgetRCBashers]

@@AddamsPlayground hahahaha

[@Jaysqualityparts]

Still more reliable than the real one 😂.

[@AddamsPlayground]

Yeah, I would not buy a real one for off reading!!

[@reddsshaker3477]

Part of your problem is, you’re SLAMMING over the rocks. Your driving style is waaaay too herky jerky. Slow your roll and drive “scale”. Imagine that YOU’RE in the truck. Also….on that note….you need an interior and driver figure in there. 👌🏼

[@AddamsPlayground]

Easier said than done when driving, trying to record it and watch to make sure the truck is in frame all at the same time! That and driving on that riprap is not the easiest thing to drive scale. I know I was beating on it harder than it should be, it really shouldn't have been on those gnarly rocks with plastic everything parts. I got it fixed and will not be taking it back out there, it will find some lighter duty trails from now on. Interior may happen, it would look cool. Not sure if I want to devote that much time tinkering to make one for it or not.

[@outbackrcaustralia4895]

That did well apart from its licorice drive shafts👍, those rocks would even give my trx4 a run for its money. Hey you'll have to start a new channel "Addam's country singing and guitar" 👌😁🦘🇦🇺

[@AddamsPlayground]

It did rather well out there but I think I am going to give it a break and drive it more.like it should be driven. The jagged rocks are chewing it to pieces!! I did get some metal driveshafts for it and will be getting it back together this weekend. I don't think the music career is really gonna take off...

[@outbackrcaustralia4895]

@@AddamsPlayground The metal drive shafts will do the trick for sure. It was a great test for it over your rock course though👍. The post video extras are pretty funny👌😂