Capo 1:8 Jeep CD15823

[Rakthi]

The gears in the gearbox and transfer case look up to the job, not like the brass gears they used in the Capo. I presume the brass on the motor will be up to the task and in worst case would be a sacrificial part?

Outer casing looks very well finished and realistic. Like the transfer case brake. Just like on the Defender I used to have. (although there it was drum brake).

3 servos. Guessing one for the gearbox, one for the transferbox and one for the brake?

All in all very neat kit, nice machining/casting on the parts and looks like excellent fit too.

I guess by the time you finish this build I will be sorely tempted ...

Stephan

[Prop Shaft]

Originally Posted by Rakthi

The gears in the gearbox and transfer case look up to the job, not like the brass gears they used in the Capo. I presume the brass on the motor will be up to the task and in worst case would be a sacrificial part?

Outer casing looks very well finished and realistic. Like the transfer case brake. Just like on the Defender I used to have. (although there it was drum brake).

3 servos. Guessing one for the gearbox, one for the transferbox and one for the brake?

All in all very neat kit, nice machining/casting on the parts and looks like excellent fit too.

I guess by the time you finish this build I will be sorely tempted ...

Stephan

Yeah all the gears with the exception of the pinion are big and beefy, and also hardened steel. The pinion could be considered sacrificial, if I knew where I could get a replacement. Having a helical cut makes it pretty unique as far as pinions go.

The brakes are an interesting animal... Im not sure how usefull its going to be, but i plan on controlling it with a dial. So it can function as an adjustable drag brake on the fly. Are you talking a 1:1 landy that had a brake like this? Or a scaler?
This kit overall shows some pretty presice machining. I cant however vouche for the tapping of the screw holes. Im constantly finding ones not tapped deep enough for the specified screws, and one on the trans case wasnt tapped at all.
I would say to anyone if you dont mind having to perform numerous small tweeks and modifications, you will be more then happy with this Jeep. Im not even a jeep guy and I love it lol.

[Prop Shaft]

So I made a trip to the local hobby store today, and boy my wallet payed for it...
I was looking for a dx8 or futaba 7 channel but all they had was a DX9. A hefty price tag but I rationalized it by telling myself this will be the last transmitter ill ever have to buy. Im good at convincing myself I need to buy things lol. Now I can install servos and make sure they are centered properly. And I have my switch layout mostly figured out now. Plan is lights and a winch for the extra channels. Work will continue tonight!

[Rakthi]

Originally Posted by Prop Shaft

Yeah all the gears with the exception of the pinion are big and beefy, and also ... more then happy with this Jeep. Im not even a jeep guy and I love it lol.

Yes, the Defender was (or is, still not sold, sitting at dealer on consignment) a 1:1 truck. Very very nice car if you like primitive, noisy, cramped and kind of unreliable ... Wouldn't have used that on the fly though, would probably rip the whole transmission to pieces. After going trough some reasonably deep water and then parked it up with the transmission brake applied, the bloody thing would rust and be a real pain to break it free.

Don't know about your Capo, but on mine I had some cross threaded screws, a couple of holes without thread and the load bed didn't fit. The holes were off with about 3/16th inch. Seems they have not improved there. Doing all those little tweaks does make building it more interesting.

Noticed there are some companies selling helical gears, so you might be lucky to find one with some searching. Or a good machinist should be able to duplicate it. If you are really going to use it in rough terrain, I would take some measurements and pictures of it.

For the brake, have you thought of putting/gluing some thin felt as pads? Might make them more controllable.

I see you as good at convincing yourself as I am ...

[Prop Shaft]

Originally Posted by Rakthi

Yes, the Defender was (or is, still not sold, sitting at dealer on consignment) a 1:1 truck. Very very nice car if you like primitive, noisy, cramped and kind of unreliable ... Wouldn't have used that on the fly though, would probably rip the whole transmission to pieces. After going trough some reasonably deep water and then parked it up with the transmission brake applied, the bloody thing would rust and be a real pain to break it free.

Don't know about your Capo, but on mine I had some cross threaded screws, a couple of holes without thread and the load bed didn't fit. The holes were off with about 3/16th inch. Seems they have not improved there. Doing all those little tweaks does make building it more interesting.

Noticed there are some companies selling helical gears, so you might be lucky to find one with some searching. Or a good machinist should be able to duplicate it. If you are really going to use it in rough terrain, I would take some measurements and pictures of it.

For the brake, have you thought of putting/gluing some thin felt as pads? Might make them more controllable.

I see you as good at convincing yourself as I am ...

What is that brake intended to be used for?

I had similar issues with my Tatra. With exception that I can muscle my bed on, the hole dont line up perfect, but enough to get the screws started.

I may be able to find some pinions for this, havent really looked.

On my jeep if i deem the brake usefull i will look into some sort of pad, felt idea isnt bad.

Ive gotten pretty good at convincing myself, my wife on the other hand....

[Rakthi]

It's the parking brake. It's located on the back of the transfer case.

Stephan

[Prop Shaft]

Originally Posted by Rakthi

It's the parking brake. It's located on the back of the transfer case.

Stephan

Ahh ok. Thats weird. So if one were to park on a slippery slope and apply the parking brake. The rear diff could unload and the vehicle could go shooting down the hill! Lol

[Prop Shaft]

Got some work done on the jeep last night. I had to elongate the holes on the servos in order to screw the engine halves together.

You screw one side of the servos in, then the other sides after the engine halves go together.


I had to take the oil pan off in order to rout one of the cables through the transmission.

Then I encountered a problem. The hole where the cable comes out is to large. It swallows the cable sheath.
My solution was to take one of the spare brass cable mount pieces, (not sure what they're called) and remove some material from the side of it so it would fit into the hole. I had to do this because the side of the transmission case is very close to the hole.

1 very tiny motor and some tiny screws to mount it.

This drives the accessory belt.

I had a bit of a problem adjusting the servo for the brake. It was working fine, then it got a mind of its own, then it just stopped working. After spending some time trying to figure out what was going on, I realized my 2s lipo was basically dead. So i swapped it out, and still the brake servo wouldn't respond. Turns out I have a dead servo. I ordered 4, but now i dont have one to mount the steering wheel to. Heres the brake lever with brakes off

And brakes applied.

The 2wd/4wd cable was having a hard time operating as well, after staring at it for a while, I decided the sheath was to long. Shortened it up to the position its sitting in here. Works much better now.