CR-01 drooped from Italy
 

Hi ladies and gentlemen, I'm from Italy and that's my CR-01 Tamiya.
First of all sorry for my english, but I'm trying...:lol:

I drooped my CR for take center of gravity down without lost articulation.
Shortened wheelbase for center rear wheels with the body...
A little touch of weathering for the body et voilà!;)

http://i394.photobucket.com/albums/p...4/IMGP4637.jpg

http://i394.photobucket.com/albums/p...4/IMGP4644.jpg

And these are some shots during a 'without-spring' experiment....:lol:

http://i394.photobucket.com/albums/p...4/IMGP4279.jpg

http://i394.photobucket.com/albums/p...4/IMGP4284.jpg

http://i394.photobucket.com/albums/p...4/IMGP4260.jpg

http://i394.photobucket.com/albums/p...4/IMGP4291.jpg

http://i394.photobucket.com/albums/p...4/IMGP4289.jpg

http://i394.photobucket.com/albums/p...4/IMGP4297.jpg

I hope you like it! It's a real fun to drive...

no more torque twist without springs?

Looks good! I like the weathering you did. I was thinking about drooping my CR. Did you try it normal before? If so how does it compare with your current setup?
Thanks

No, no more torque twist at all without springs!
And yes, I' tried the normal setup. The difference is a lower center of gravity with more possibilities of made very steep ascends and descends without rollover, less 'bouncing-style' and more scale look...:-P

Salve signore e signori, I'm from Italia e che è la mia CR-01 Tamiya.
Prima di tutto dispiace per il mio inglese, ma sto cercando ...

I drooped CR per prendere il mio centro di gravità verso il basso senza perso articolazione.
Ridotto interasse centro per le ruote posteriori con il corpo ...
Un piccolo tocco di agenti atmosferici per il corpo et voilà!

Are you suggesting an on line traducer??!:roll:

Likewise.

Daigoro - could you take some more photos of the body using flash or outdoor natural lighting, but close up? I'd love to see the weathering in more detail.

Here you are!

http://i394.photobucket.com/albums/p...4/IMGP4206.jpg

http://i394.photobucket.com/albums/p...4/IMGP4208.jpg

http://i394.photobucket.com/albums/p...4/IMGP4212.jpg

The body is painted from outside and weathering made with some tamiya kit like this:

http://i394.photobucket.com/albums/p...4/IMGP4239.jpg

and an old, dry brush.

That is one great job you did on the weathering of your CR-01. My hats off to you for your craftsmanship.

Carl

Wow. I didn't even know that stuff existed. I'm going to have to get me one of those kits.

Thanks for the pics - the weathering you've done definitely holds up to closer scrutiny.

Looks great.

Could you post some pictures without "clothes" and a description of how you did it.
How does it handle when driving "fast"?

FAST?!?! If you're going fast, this isn't your right rig!!:lol::lol::lol:
Anycase, with full gas it handle good, less bouncing that the stock setup and cornering well with low center of gravity.

I shortened the wheelbase with new homemade links and cutted the rear cvd. Now is veeeeery short!:)
http://i394.photobucket.com/albums/p...4/IMGP4635.jpg

http://i394.photobucket.com/albums/p...4/IMGP4636.jpg


And had fun with some spring set in the dampers!
http://i394.photobucket.com/albums/p...4/IMGP4638.jpg

I putted the springs inside the dampers in the opposite way that a normal droop setup because of course they works full extended with suspension compressed and viceversa....
Sorry if my explain is not clear!!:mrgreen:

You mean that the springs are:
between the piston and the cap?

----I w D

or under the piston ?

--w--I D

(designed with autocad of course!!):lol::lol:

The first option: between the piston and the cap! These springs force the damper fully extended....

Your rig looks awesome. Very realistic

I love what you've done with the truck man. That's very, very nicely done. The weather is a nice touch, and I dig the ride height with the droop. What's the clearance under your skid w/ that setup? I'm curious to see if it's about the same as mine with the short barrel springs.

Nice this look much better for the off roader loke myself
and don't use the cr01 for real rock crawling...

Can you make some pictures for me from the chassis without the body
on top so i can see al little more how the setup is that you made
or is this a option that is included in the manual ?

mine is shipped so soon i can start build and take membership
in the CR01 world :lol:

No, there's not an option from the instruction giude....I can take picture tonight and I'll post it tomorrow, be patient!!;-)

Ok, sorry if I'm late but there's are few pictures without body....

http://i394.photobucket.com/albums/p...4/IMGP4740.jpg

As you can see, metalry, clearance is about 5cm (or 2 inches)

http://i394.photobucket.com/albums/p...4/IMGP4741.jpg
http://i394.photobucket.com/albums/p...4/IMGP4744.jpg


And here is the positive suspension travel with this setup:
http://i394.photobucket.com/albums/p...4/IMGP4742.jpg
http://i394.photobucket.com/albums/p...4/IMGP4743.jpg

And finally some test-shot! Well, it's not the best surface for testing the performance, but....
http://i394.photobucket.com/albums/p...4/IMGP4688.jpg
http://i394.photobucket.com/albums/p...4/IMGP4707.jpg
http://i394.photobucket.com/albums/p...4/IMGP4709.jpg

Thanks for you interest in my little CR-01!;-)
http://i394.photobucket.com/albums/p...4/IMGP4660.jpg

Your rig looks like it is going to catch the rear fender in the wheels. Does this happen at all?

Also, you mentioned you don't have any more torque twist. Did that come about before you installed springs in the dampers or after?

One downside to your mod is that any shortening of the wheelbase is going to reduce the maximum ledge height you can climb (i.e. the maximum step height a rig can climb is somewhere around the length of the wheelbase, give or take a little bit for suspension setup, weight distribution, attack angle, etc).