new shocks

[BREL]

hi here are a couple of pictures of the under side of my CR-01 with the new shocks and drive shafts fitted, I am getting the bent link arms and will fit them when they arrive

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee277/brelewart/CR_0122.jpg
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee277/brelewart/CR_0124.jpg
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee277/brelewart/CR_0125.jpg
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee277/brelewart/qwerty.jpg

[BREL]

a shot of the completed Toyota CR-01
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee277/brelewart/CR_0131.jpg

[Wyoming]

sharp looking chassis, that has to be the craziest paint job I've seen, very graffiti feeling.

[Blazerbogger]

Cool paint job. Looks very complex for a simple procedure. Are those aluminum drive shafts? If so, they may wear out rather quickly.

[BREL]

Thanks for the comments guys.
The blue centre section are aluminium and the Universal joints are steel, I am not particularly worried about them wearing out quickly they are better than the original plastic ones in the fact that they will not twist, because after 4 runs with the plastic shafts they had both started to twist.
I had a mad moment when I painted it, I painted the roof black with a brush and the sort of dry brushed the rest of the body with the black and when that had dried I spray painted it red

[BREL]

the under side showing the new blue swing arms
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee277/brelewart/GEDC0005.jpg

[BREL]

got the defender body yesterday
a couple of shots of the body being centred prior to painting I have use a spot of black paint on the outside to mark where the front body posts go, I am going to drill out the holes re mount the rear body mounts turn the body round and the mark where the rear post holes are and then paint it
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee277/brelewart/GEDC0014-2.jpg
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee277/brelewart/GEDC0015-2.jpg

[Dakillswitch]

That body looks great on it :thumb:

[BREL]

thanks, it is the HPI body and I can't make my mind up as to what colour to paint it so I just might follow the scheme that HPI used in their brochure.

[BREL]

I have decided to paint it racing green with black wheel arches
the paint is on order and should reach me next week

[Wyoming]

That body does fit perfectly and look good. Now we need to get Tamiya to do a Land Rover body, I can only imagine how cool that would look...sorry i got off topic. Green is a great color for it. Look forward to seeing what it looks like.

[BREL]

I agree with you on trying to get Tamiya to do a landie version of the CR-01

[BREL]

I am waiting for the rattle can to paint it racing green and also decided to run it with the front diff locked and the rear diff unlocked.

[PsycoJuana]

Locked or unlocked the turn or no turn LOL i locked mine on the both my rigs and will on the new tundra. The CR-01 Dosn't seem to turn that well locked up front though.

[BREL]

It does not turn that well with both diffs locked. I am just running with the front locked over a smallish course that I have laid out and just seeing how it runs and turns but I may end up locking the rear diff as well

[BREL]

one raving green defender
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee277/brelewart/GEDC0005-1.jpg

[Dakillswitch]

Looks great with that color

[PsycoJuana]

Man i Love it !! Looks Great

Anyone Seen the new Lizard chassis for the CR-01 at JunFAc
http://www.junfac.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2&products_id=244

[McFig]

Yeah, seen it, but still havn't seen anyone purchase it or use it in a build

[PsycoJuana]

Well after the tundra my cr-01 gettnig a rebuild and the bronco body brel got :)
im a dam kid in a candy store LOL

[McFig]

Please do post pictures when you do.

[BREL]

Well after the tundra my cr-01 gettnig a rebuild and the bronco body brel got :)
im a dam kid in a candy store LOL

bronco body ?
it is a Land Rover Defender 90 body

[BREL]

a few pictures of my rig outside they are posed shots because I did not have time for a run
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee277/brelewart/GEDC0008-1.jpg
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee277/brelewart/GEDC0009.jpg
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee277/brelewart/GEDC0010.jpg
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee277/brelewart/GEDC0012-1.jpg
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee277/brelewart/GEDC0013-2.jpg

[BREL]

sorry about the loss of pictures I have deleted them from my photobucket account because of a problem on another forum

[PsycoJuana]

Defender cool cool, looks close to a OG bronco LOL

[quickster47]

Nice looking ride you have there with that good looking body.

Carl