164 - New Year Proposal

Hold Fast!

163 - Farewell! Goodbye!

Sold yesterday after 14 years, 380.000 kilometers on the clock and many many adventures. Farewell mate!

162 - Having A Break!

161 - Tonkatsu: Build Completed

160 - It Starts To Look Like Car

After the cleaning of the axles, this week, I've targeted the suspensiond. Switched back to original dampers I've chosen a mixed setup: full drop without springs for the front dampers and internal springs for the rear ones. This setup limits torque twist and allowes better angles for the rear shaft.

Steering links complete but not definitive:

Car overview:

Raw ideas for body posts:

159 - Homework Done!

Electronic/battery tray has been shaped and prepared for painting.

After two coats of black paint electronics have been placed on their tray and it has been screwed on the transmission top after its inspection and cleaning.

Chassis plates have been definitively polished and screwed to the lower skid.

158 - Chassis & Radio Tray

Using #800 sandpaper plus water, #1000 sandpaper plus water and than a polishing paste I've polished the chassis. It isn't mirror finished but it is a good starting point if I will decide to do it or a good definitive finishing.

I've also received the stuff ordered and needed to make the supports for the electronics/radio tray: a pair of brackets made for transmission and screwed upside.

Two slots for the battery strap have also been made.

157 - Small Progresses

New radio and electronics tray (raw) made out of plexyglass
and chassis plates deep clening.

156 - Tonkatsu 2.0 Project Has Started

At this point I've decided to consider my Brat as finished... well, it's not finished but it's, more or less, like when a maul doesn't go forward on the rugby field. So it's time to start my next project: clean, refurb and modify my CR01, again. It needs a new and definitive electronic tray design, maybe some chassis upgrades and a new body.

For first I've decided to remove all the black paint I've previously used for the chassis and to polish it. Using acetone and a old toothbrush the most is done.

155 - October 21, 2015

Much links if want to post some, only a thing matter:
Back to The Future!

154 - Minor Works

This week only minor works have been done.
Better set-up for cables:

And some preload backside to limit the roll:

153 - Electronic Set-up For The Brat

Pretty tired to paint the body and to correct my errors, with the electronics I've ordered and received, I've completed the car. I've choose a re-branded HK ESC and a low end Savox digital servo because I've considered that for this car is enough.
I've noticed that minor adjustments are needed to fit lipos and, as usual, the first layout for the cables disappoint me: I will solve it ASAP.

152 - Body Finishing & Rescuing

This week I've finished the body paint but, considering the mistakes previously made, I've started to mask and paint the black parts by the outside. The first result encouraged me so, next week awaiting for the electronics, I will take time to rescue the body.

151- Body Disaster

150 - Dolomites & Mushrooms Interlude

149 - Bodywork Started

Received a Brat body, not the Brat body I've ordered but a disappointing Mud Blaster II body, and Ive started to work on it. First steps with masking tape nd black marker, I've made two extra holes for the custom made body mounts.

Results

148 - Front End... Again!

By side to show the new tires/wheels combo

Front end definitive. Pushrods have beeen relocated to free the lower pivots and to link the new radius arms version.

1.9 wheel, 24mm width wheels wrapped with 1.55 RC4WD tires.

147 - DB01 Uprights & Front Hexes, Definitive Version

Car overview, major works regard the front end.

Car overview.

Original and modified Brat uprights via spacers made from plastic adjusters and brass bushings. This modify allow the use of DB01 hub carriers.

Hub carriers in place with double kingpins setup instead the single long screw A bit tricky but better looking.

Raused up unibals to limit bump steer.

146 - Push Rod & Monoshock

This week (monday in the morning to be precise) I've had the fatal inspiration. In the afternoon I've rescued part of my Cr01's suspensions cantilevers, I've modified it and used it to build what I had in mind from the morning. During the week I've made some adjustments: correct rods, correct damper and correct spring. Now it's the time to finish the rest of the car.

Modified cantilevers in place via FF03 rocker nuts.

 

There s room enough to keep the original body mount

Overview

Original & Modified Cr01 cantilever