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The Live Build of the Tamiya CR-01!

This is a compilation article of RC Driver's Jason Carter's live build of the Tamiya CR-01. You can read about it on our Forum by clicking here.

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This just arrived on the doorstep, figured I'd build it and update the thread as I make progress.

I had just finished weeding the flower bed and headed inside for a shower before going out to grab lunch. Got out of the shower, headed out the door, and found the box waiting for me.

STEP 1

All you do in step one is build the cantilever systems for the front and rear. A couple of things to pay attention to: Orientation of parts C3 and C6, and the orientation of part BA31. BA31 is the "link shaft" that the torsion bars slide into. These MUST be installed with the slots 90 degrees to the centerline of part C3 or you'll find yourself disassembling this bits later.

Step One is out of the way.

Step 2

Step 2 is done.

Step 3.

The cantilever assemblies and the ladder frame are attached to the chassis rails in this step.
Since it's hard to tell which was is front right now, the simple way to tell is that the front cantilever assemblies are mounted to the rails with three screws and the rear assemblies use two.

Instead of installing the 14 3mm nuts in this step like the manual states I figured it would be safer to install them just prior to step 4 - when I bolt them to the frame rails.

Step 3 is done.

Step 4

Just as I'd suspected, those 3mm nuts were determined to give me a hard time. Front of the chassis to the left in the first image. Don't forget to install the stabilizer rods in this step...not that I forgot or anything.

Step 4 is done.

Step 5

Next on the list...Axles.

Step 5 is done.

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