Going Slow is The Way To Go - Tamiya CR-01 Resource Thread!
08-21-2008, 11:05 PM
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Took out the front sway bar.. put it on the rear (replaced the hard sway bar, now medium)
Might put in a soft bar up front later, but for now, this is good to go..
Getting more articulation and don't see much torque roll when driving...
Might put in a soft bar up front later, but for now, this is good to go..
Getting more articulation and don't see much torque roll when driving...
08-22-2008, 10:40 AM
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RE: Going Slow is The Way To Go - Tamiya CR-01 Resource Thread!
This is getting better and better!
Must resist the urge to buy one and start building my Hilux! [:@]
ORIGINAL: Lunchboxer
Took out the front sway bar.. put it on the rear (replaced the hard sway bar, now medium)
Might put in a soft bar up front later, but for now, this is good to go..
Getting more articulation and don't see much torque roll when driving...
Took out the front sway bar.. put it on the rear (replaced the hard sway bar, now medium)
Might put in a soft bar up front later, but for now, this is good to go..
Getting more articulation and don't see much torque roll when driving...
08-22-2008, 10:50 AM
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Ha, thanks Dante! Yeah, it is good to go, although it has not been battle tested yet! (No rock around where I live, ha!!) Oh well.. but just from some indoor running (going over random objects inside the house..!) The new found articulation seems to be a good thing.. as the car is a little bit top heavy, with the articulation, you don't tip the chassis over too much to roll over..
08-22-2008, 06:01 PM
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RE: Going Slow is The Way To Go - Tamiya CR-01 Resource Thread!
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if the sway bars are the ones that go inside the canti setup then no. because here we mostly do crawling and trails so I need some good flex.
if the sway bars are the ones that go inside the canti setup then no. because here we mostly do crawling and trails so I need some good flex.
08-22-2008, 06:49 PM
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Zeffle,
What is your setup right now? I am running medium on the rear and nothing up front...
What is your setup right now? I am running medium on the rear and nothing up front...
08-23-2008, 07:06 AM
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ORIGINAL: Lunchboxer
Ha, thanks Dante! Yeah, it is good to go, although it has not been battle tested yet! (No rock around where I live, ha!!) Oh well.. but just from some indoor running (going over random objects inside the house..!) The new found articulation seems to be a good thing.. as the car is a little bit top heavy, with the articulation, you don't tip the chassis over too much to roll over..
Ha, thanks Dante! Yeah, it is good to go, although it has not been battle tested yet! (No rock around where I live, ha!!) Oh well.. but just from some indoor running (going over random objects inside the house..!) The new found articulation seems to be a good thing.. as the car is a little bit top heavy, with the articulation, you don't tip the chassis over too much to roll over..
( I'm originally from CT., how are things up there is MA these days?)
08-24-2008, 12:46 AM
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ORIGINAL: Lunchboxer
Zeffle,
What is your setup right now? I am running medium on the rear and nothing up front...
Zeffle,
What is your setup right now? I am running medium on the rear and nothing up front...
08-24-2008, 10:57 PM
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Thanks CT4L! It is a very cool truck for sure! I just need to find some challenging trail for it now!! No rock around where I live... [:@]
08-25-2008, 03:10 PM
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Just in case anyone is looking, here's a source for the hex stainless steel screw kit:
http://www.rcscrewz.com/product_info...oducts_id/2859
08-25-2008, 03:15 PM
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Pretty cool custom CR-01!
I think I will get some spare wheel / tire to mount on the top of the shell.. as well as the back.. ha!
08-25-2008, 03:17 PM
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RE: Going Slow is The Way To Go - Tamiya CR-01 Resource Thread!
Hey LB, what do you think of the Mercedes Benz Unimog version of the CR-01? I kind of like it better than the Land Cruiser body one.
08-25-2008, 03:19 PM
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I think it looks pretty cool!! Mechanically, I think they are identical, though! So pick one that has the look you want!! 
08-25-2008, 03:23 PM
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RE: Going Slow is The Way To Go - Tamiya CR-01 Resource Thread!
Well, my cash is slipping away towards the Mercedes Benz! I said before I liked the TXT-1 very much, but after seeing the CR-01 come out, I got very interested in that one.
Thinking of getting in Rock Crawling and the CR-01 is the best way to go. I like the Mercedes Benz very much. Oh yeah, Tamiya is making a Land Cruiser CR-01 RTR: http://www.tamiyausa.com/product/ite...oduct-id=23657
Thinking of getting in Rock Crawling and the CR-01 is the best way to go. I like the Mercedes Benz very much. Oh yeah, Tamiya is making a Land Cruiser CR-01 RTR: http://www.tamiyausa.com/product/ite...oduct-id=23657
08-25-2008, 03:28 PM
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Yeah, I don't understand.. why all these high-end RTRs?! If one is are die-hard RCer, who's willing to spend $1,000 on a RC, you figured that the person would be the type that prefer building it up him/herself..
Who knows.. I don't get it...
Who knows.. I don't get it...
08-25-2008, 03:57 PM
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Well, I don't know either...but I would go with a kit, that's where I can put many goodies in it
I believe that's just the MSRP Price. It might be lowered, but still, it's gonna cost a lot, probably somewhere between 500-600.
I believe that's just the MSRP Price. It might be lowered, but still, it's gonna cost a lot, probably somewhere between 500-600.
08-25-2008, 04:01 PM
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Nah, since these high-end RTRs (the tanks, semi, 3-speeds) are exclusively available from Tamiya website directly only, that is the price... you won't find these at Tower or other dealers.. (at least not yet..)
08-25-2008, 04:06 PM
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RE: Going Slow is The Way To Go - Tamiya CR-01 Resource Thread!
Yeah, but I wouldn't go with those High End RC's, even though Tamiya made them. I'm gonna wait till the Mercedes Benz Unimog to hit the shops, I got a lot of rocks at my place that need to be crawled, though my Clod can crawl over them, but it takes time for it to make it to the top!
08-26-2008, 02:58 PM
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08-26-2008, 03:09 PM
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I think I have seen one that's faster.. w/ 5700kv BL setup.. (hmm.. probably not a crawler there, ha!!)
I like this one doing donuts, though!!
I like this one doing donuts, though!!
08-26-2008, 04:00 PM
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RE: Going Slow is The Way To Go - Tamiya CR-01 Resource Thread!
Even though with a brushless set-up, it's no true speed truck.
I would like to see it do donuts with the Mercedes-Benz Unimog body, it would look kind of funny!
I would like to see it do donuts with the Mercedes-Benz Unimog body, it would look kind of funny!
08-27-2008, 04:42 PM
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RE: Going Slow is The Way To Go - Tamiya CR-01 Resource Thread!
This thing's in a class of it's own lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GprOV1eCiXA
Proves tamiya's durability.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GprOV1eCiXA
Proves tamiya's durability.
