My New Toyota CR 01

[Boweavel]

Just the first to photo's to mark its completion :) Out the back for some happy snaps soon!

Cheers to those who helped me get it running.

Has alot of 3 racing hop ups, Tamiya Hop ups , Novak Speed control and 55 motor, Hitec 9.6kg steering servo annnnnnd...

I just cant wait to play with it ! Big brother for my Hornet that kept getting stuck so last fortnight i thought bugger it.. Im not getting stuck no more :)

More Images later.

Cheers

http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs189.snc1/6333_115688086175_733501175_2753859_6097161_n.jpg

http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs169.snc1/6333_115688291175_733501175_2753860_1775492_n.jpg

(Z scale layout can wait a while!)

[Arcocustom]

Lookin good.:thumb: The old up-side down axle trick.;)Happens to the best of us.

That's quite a list of hop-ups. Let's see how it performs on the trail.:)

[Boweavel]

Well it was pretty good, cept after a little while the servo suddenly went left and kept going left. I stopped it, brought it in reset the servo top thinking maybe it had slipped on the teeth but no, seems this servo randomly wants to turn left and keep turning left.
Just went to run it again all fixed n straight, got 2 meters and wam.. left again :\

Wrong servo ? Interferance somewhere ? I know its happened to me before but cant recall what it was.

Hitec ( www.hitecrcd.com ) HS-645MG Ultra Tourque Servo
Sanywa DASH Saber Controller and reciever.

Any tips be appreciated.. 2 weeks waiting for parts, building it.. now cant use it for longer than 10 mins, and suns running out :) aint alot of fun :\

Cheers

[PsycoJuana]

Looking Sweet :)

[Boweavel]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeCoscmOFV0

Turns out the problem with the servo was the whole 'Servo saver' assembly' just slipping on the teeth, Cut n modified one that came with the remote kit and now, apart from staying turned hard in either direction when stick has been centred (Easy fix with a quick tap to opposite direction) Servo actually works alot better now in sticky moments and not one slip!

Yay!

[Boweavel]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPNZ_I_pxCM

Part two :)

[IceChilly]

Nice work! I like the color choice too!

[Boweavel]

Tamiya TS-46 Light Sand if your interested :)

[Flowmastered87gl]

Looks good... the panel wagon type paint job is original :thumb:

[Arcocustom]

Tamiya does not include a servo saver that fits the Hi Tech spline in the kit. If you want more steering and are running a metal gear servo, delete the servo saver, and run a longer servo arm.:)


http://www.tamiyacrawlers.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=120&pictureid=878

[Boweavel]

Just read your other reply in other post :) Cheers for the tips

[Boweavel]

http://newimages.fotopic.net/?iid=yzuapp&outx=800&quality=70

Today in the Rain :)

Larger Image: http://newimages.fotopic.net/?iid=yzuapp&outx=600&noresize=1&nostamp=1

Some video's too

Video 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcqQrAnZ7D4

Video 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSleTwjpMXM

Enjoy! I know i am :)

[jeffro]

Thank You Sir. :thumb: Excellent rig, excellent video of what the CR-01 can do on wet rocks. :welcomeani:

So have you ordered your next RC vehicle yet. :D

[Boweavel]

Lol funny you should say that, in time to post above and now this, ive found this video..

Awesome Fj40 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IYcaUVcqXs

But spent the rest of the time Deciding to buy a Unimog, Jeep or another Toyota .. on ebay... some good prices still :LOL:

I can see i will wear this one down fast!

[Boweavel]

This currently has a 55 turn Novak in it now with a Novak speed controller.

Ive just bought a HPI'X-65' Crawler motor (65 turns) for $34 US.

Will this (and for that matter, any crawler) motor work ok with the novak speed controller ? Or should i look into purchasing something different ? Do certain motors go better with certain speed controllers ?

I have only used the basic ESC's with small graupner motors on R/C boats and am unfamiliar with these Bigger, more technical ESC and Motors.

Cheers for any tips.

[Boweavel]

Now has Lights :)

http://newimages.fotopic.net/?iid=1y280t&outx=800&quality=70

Larger images can be found here http://boweavel.fotopic.net/c999182.html
Scroll list on left to the bottom, select image then select full size tab under it.

[LOSIASSOCIATED#1]

Looks good keep up the good work.

[Wyoming]

Nice looking truck, like the painted rear windows, i see that all the time on foreign trucks and wonder why they do it, makes it sort of a van I reckon.

[Boweavel]

Cheers fella's.. Winch next and then she's done (Oh and new tyres n rims, waiting for 12mm hex nut)

Down here its quite common to see them like that, and the truth of the whole matter is, I couldnt be bothered masking and painting the rear windows (I painted all the black window rubbers by hand before i realised what the black stickers are for!) and couldnt be bothered doing 2 more so tore of the masking tape on each of them and just painted away :) Plus who really wants to see all those electrical wires!.. But really, I Just wanted to run it!

I see alot down here with the back half either fibreglass canopy's or totally cut off and just have Canvas backs.. Dad had a work truck pretty similair to mine back in the 80's before they swapped to Nissans in the 90's :mad:

[Boweavel]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m09kFlPo-0s

WILL HE MAKE IT..... !!!!!

[Boweavel]

3 more for you to enjoy from today :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFThy13Y2hA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9owELfIMdU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRqHo8NkVsY

[DRW-FJ40]

I have a HiTech Servo, HT, MG & had the same problems unitl I upgraded to the aluminum arm Arco is suggesting. Got my vote for most bang for the buck upgrade for sure.

[Northwest 4x4]

how much are we talking about for this mode

[Boweavel]

This Mode..l ?

All prices in Australian Dollars

Kit was $400AU, $100AU to post it, On the shelf here in shops for $600
Novak 55T motor and ESC + Fan = $165AU incl PnH
1 set Beadlock rings (x4) $20
Alloy lower spring perches (x4) $60
Servo Plate $18
Front Skid Plate $23
3 Racing High Clearance link set $30
3 Racing Alu Cross members $18
Tamiya Reinforced Driveshaft and Diff Lock (x2) $26
Tamiya Heatsink/Motor Plate $11
Tamiya Reinforced Kingpins (x4) $6
Steel Universal Driveshafts $33
Aluminium Big Bore SHocks $70
3 Racing Alu Side frames (Motor mount) $30
3 Racing Alu Servo Platform $20
3 Racing Alloy Suspension Mounts $33
3 Racing Suspension Link Mounts $30
Scale Whinch (yet to install) $60
LED lights (x13 of em) Pro Line Roof Rack and Spotlight bar $80
$100 for a R/C system to run it.
$60 for the Hi Tech 9kg Ultra Torque Servo
$35 for Battery to run it.. Charger I allready had..

and I think thats it..... !

Total
AU: $1428
US: $1194

95% of it all from Ebay.... Worth it!

[Boweavel]

Oh and the mandatory ball bearing upgrade :)

Mrs is home Thursday.. Soon gonna find out if its worth it or not :D

[teebeehex]

oh dear. Well, it's been nice knowin ya! :p

[DRW-FJ40]

it's all about being creative in the accounting department. My wife tells me I'm crazy to have spent $300 on a toy truck. If she only knew...

[Boweavel]

Needed to grab the reciever and the Rs sport motor out of the Pajero chassis.. to use for the buggy champ.. Anyhoot needed to rest the top somewhere and the CR 01 chassis happened to be sitting there with no Toyota top on it, One thing lead to another.. 4 holes later...


http://newimages.fotopic.net/?iid=1yshts&outx=1024&quality=70


...And I Reckon it doesnt look half bad :D

http://newimages.fotopic.net/?iid=1ysht7&outx=1024&quality=70

http://newimages.fotopic.net/?iid=1ysht8&outx=1024&quality=70

Pondering wether to sell off my Pajero Chassis now, with standard motor installed only, as I dont see me getting much use out of it (just not a fan of it)

[Arcocustom]

Anyhoot, 4 holes later...


http://newimages.fotopic.net/?iid=1yshts&outx=1024&quality=70


...And I Reckon it doesnt look half bad :D


That is looking good! :thumb: I really like what you have got there. More pictures please.

[jeffro]

That is good looking. I've had that idea rolling around in my head. I've got a Pajero body thats waiting for a CR-01 kit to show up someday.

[Boweavel]

The Gaurds will need trimming a little on both the front and back, I havent done it yet as these were just free standing shots as the reciever isnt setup :) Im awaiting to buy myself another 2 channel kit for the buggy champ so I can put my JR 3 channel back into the CR01 as planned for the winch. (JR currently resides in the buggy champ with the 3rd chan going to waste)
The handy thing with the Pajero is it has a fairly good front bumper to place the winch onto, and its a hard body! (Dark windows are nice to hide those electrics too)

Ages ago i bought this cheap and nasty .. but 1/10th scale Landrover R/C car, worth like 20us.. one of those 4 AA jobs..And the luxury model, Anyway it was given away ages ago, after doing this Pajero I wish I'd kept the darn thing now.. Another 4 holes later and who knows what it might of turned out like :p

[Boweavel]

....And have you ever tried or seen the Toyota on the Pajero chassis ? (I forget its chassis number) That doesnt look to bad either. Fotopic seems to of died, ut I'll take a snap of the Toyota on the Pajero chassis for ya's and get them up. Might even experiment with the Proline Recon Body on it to :)

[teebeehex]

....And have you ever tried or seen the Toyota on the Pajero chassis ?

http://www.tamiyacrawlers.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=31&pictureid=176

Yep, it's been done. Mr Wyoming has tried pretty well every combination with the xc/cc chassis and done a fine job each time.

[teebeehex]

here is the thread for Wyoming's FJ40:
http://www.tamiyacrawlers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=241

[Northwest 4x4]

thats funny that you did that I was going to do that and instead I mouted a blacj foot body instead than I also made a jeep as well and here is what they look like

[Boweavel]

Good chassis really, 4 holes and any 1/10 top will look the part :)

I Like the Black Foot, Id seen that toyota before teebeehex but didnt realise it was on a pajero chassis :)

[DRW-FJ40]

I had seen wyoming's FJ40 in a thread on olive drab paint or something. thanks for the link to the thread. I wanted to do something similar and was wondering what he started with. Now I know.

[Boweavel]

Halp! Not serious but visually annoying :p Getting a twist in my CR 01 chassis when throttle is applied and the body and chassis ends up leaning to the left a little, definatly notice the back left corner drooping alot .

The very first part we all have to build for the CR 01 , The link mounts , are they known to wear quickly ? as there seems to be alot of free play on them and its about the only thing i can narrow it down too.

[Arcocustom]

Well, it sounds like "torque twist" , which is common in 4-link vehicles. Totally normal, they all do it. It can be controlled somewhat, by installing the optional heavier gauge stabilizer bars. Installing heavier gauge "sway bars" can limit the articulation though.

http://www.tamiyausa.com/product/item.php?product-id=54030

[Boweavel]

I did think it was torque twist, but being 4wd I assumed it would'nt have any twist.

Is there also a 'breaking in' period so to speak for the springs and arms and what not, to all settle in ? So what Im seeing is basicly how it should be ?, Waat I saw before was because everything was stiff n hard still ?

On another note, Whats a good way to store your crawlers ? Should I mount is so something is under its centre ? hanging the wheels in the air? or are they ok to just sit on its wheels like a ral car does ? Was even thinking of hanging my cars from their front bumpers, from the centrebeam in my roof :) (me running out of room ?? naaaaaa well, maybe)

[Arcocustom]

Totally normal. It is a comprimise between articulation and swaybar siffness. You want it to flex for crawling, but not so flexible it rolls over and to be somewhat stiff, but flexible enough to keep all 4 wheels grounded. :)

If the trucks sit for long periods of time, the tires will get flat spots. You can put them on a stand or you can simply remove the wheels and stack them. As for storage.....


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3452/3913987525_de1301141f_b_d.jpg


I have 2 of these type of shelves, but at the rate you are growing your collection, you may need a bigger house. :p

[Flowmastered87gl]

in response to Arco's picture... drool....

You need some 1/10 scale jackstands to put under the axles to keep the tires off the ground.

I dont use them much but I have some "toy" jacks from an old bigfoot playset that hold most smaller rigs off the ground (wont work on a clod) but will on a TA01 and XC01) Do an ebay search for "bigfoot sst" and it was that type of playset that it came with.

[Boweavel]

WOW thats some collection there Arco :omg: Love the one in the centre :)

I have plenty of foam chunks from various items that I had saved for my Z scale layout, will just cut something up to rest the axles on.. Cheers for the tip.

Heres some Vid's from tonight :) The new camera sometimes had a bit of trouble focusing but didnt turn out to bad.

Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUDaa2608wA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_f7OXnWfL8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Js957pMx7tM

:yahoo:

And the other R/C 's i played with today :D The tug is undergoing sea trials and was drivin by dad, I have the Corvette you first see and the other 2 are the only other 2 club members to show up on such a nice day!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7hRU9PSOpo

[Waterboy]

man arco that is one serious collection you got going there!! i wish i had the space for that:)

[Northwest 4x4]

Alls he needs to do now is biuld him self a scale garge for all those rig's and maybe a lift and gas pump's