CRT.5 Finished
 

Hey, Just finished my CRT.5 so I tought I would share. Its been a work in progress for a while now. Time to work on these things seems to be hard to come by lately.

So far just a few laps around the living room. Seems like it has plenty of grunt. The Hacker 8L is probably a bit of overkill for this little beast, but I had it, so I'm using it. Its got Traxxas Bandit 2.2 Anaconda Tires on it right now because I am planning to take it out parking lot oval racing Friday night. Its geared 20/46 for around 45mph. Should be a handful at that speed being as little as it is. Final RTR weight is 4.2lbs with lipo. Overall I gotta say, I'm pretty impressed with the model so far. Seems really solid, makes 1/10 buggies feel like toys.

Setup:
Mamaba Max
Hacker 8L (3019kv)
3s 3300mah 25C Polyquest Lipo
RCM Motor Mount
Custom Carbon fiber center dif top plate/esc mount
Custom CF battery tray
Spektrum Micro Rx
UBEC
20T RCM Hard Pinion

Anyway, heres a few pictures.

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h2...z/CIMG2366.jpg
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h2...z/CIMG2367.jpg
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h2...z/CIMG2368.jpg
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h2...z/CIMG2369.jpg
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h2...z/CIMG2370.jpg
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h2...z/CIMG2371.jpg
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h2...z/CIMG2372.jpg

Looks good there, J! Real good. But the body... :neutral: man, you should have told me :wink:

Cheers
Daf

looks good. seems like everyone has one of these little suckers now.

really nice, but believe me, you'll need the white spring!

Nice conversion, you'll love it:yes:

Thanks guys.

David, I have already ordered the white springs. :smile:

Daf, I know its not a sexy paint job, but sometimes god things come in plain whaite packages. I did order a 2nd body as well though.:mdr: I do plan on doing a proper paint job when I get some time. This one is temporary to get it up and running by this weekend is all. (Maybe I'll try to dupliacte my revo paint sceme:wink:)

Gix, It sure does seem like everyone has one. I think its cuz they are a (relatively) cheap project, they are nice trucks and are pretty easy to do. I didnt really plan on doing this one.... the opportunity just kinda presented itself so I decided to do it.:tongue:

Heheh J, I was just playing. It's under the hood what counts.

Very nice truck man!! It looks great. Good luck at the parking lot race too.

I know you were kidding Daf. But, I do agree that it is rather "plain" looking. Sometime this winter when I have more time I'll do a nice airbrush paintjob on it.

wow, nice .5! really nice!! :yes:

personally, i like the white body. my design philosophy is 'simple is better' - i gag when i see those bodies painted with 6 different kinds of fluorescent paint with 4 different types of stripes, checks, flames and lightning all on the same body. :tongue:

Man, it has been a long work in progress. You got that puppy ages ago! Where'd you buy yours from? ;)

Looks M-azing though. That means it's amazing with M&M's to boot!

Every time I see a CRT.5, it make me want one more & more
Good job, looks great!

Whats wrong with single color paint jobs, Why spend three hours when its going to be messed up in about 5 seconds. I saw you second post and know you were joking, I prefer silver myself

your car looks great . The more of these conversions i see the more i think i want to convert mine :lol:.

great looking conversion dude. I gotta say that these things are awesome trucks.

About your battery mount though... you're going to need something to stop the battery from popping out from the top in a crash. Mine is similar, and needed one too. A simple "L" shaped bracket does the trick nicely. :yes:

Hey Dafni... does this mean you're willing to paint some bodies? I could use a buggy body...:yipi:

Sweet! I like it! Very clean...

I remember when mine looked like that, but like most of my RC's, it turned into a "Frankentruck" (i.e. ext.chassis and 4s lipo). :lol:Although it is one of my better creations...:wink:

Bye:smile: