martleeds Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 (edited) Hi guys, i won this crt on the bay for a grand £46, the seller listed it as a spares or repair, due to the fact it did not run, i went to collect it, and was told, it would start but there was no drive, so i got it home, threw in some fresh fuel, and sat it on my starter box, it started like a good un, but as the guy said, there was no drive, closer inspection, i found the spur was not meshed with the pinion, readjusted the engine and hey presto, it came with the pictured tx but no rx, however i have thrown my 2.4ghz in just to test it, i need to strip it down and give it a good clean yet hence the mucky pics, this is how it came It came with a Force 28 mill, which has a broken cooling fin, and the owb is starting to slip, but apart from that she seems to have good compression, and fired up a treat on both the starter box and the pull start, the only other bad points i can see, is there a ton of play in the rear arms, the arms have a bout 1.5mm of movement backwards and forwards on the hinge pin, and the mount for the front top mount has a lot of play in, the arms are set on the middle hole of the front shock tower, il try raising them up to the next mount point, to see if this cures it i gave it a couple of runs round, and it seems to go well enough, especialy into my ankle!!! the steerings a bit vague, although i have a power hd servo i can try, the front tyres baloon like crazy though when cornering on throttle, and there also seems to be a bit of slop in the front hubs, im torn between keeping it nitro, and converting my cr to brushless, or converting this one, i have a G2 beast combo which i wqas going to fit in the CR, will this be beefy enough for the crt, or should i be looking at something else if convert this, also any one any tips on what i should be looking at maintenance wise, shock oils/diff oil etc, what to replace on the hubs/arms to eliminate play, any help appreciated Edited May 15, 2011 by martleeds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun17 Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 WHAT THE HELL!! all the times im looking for one, i go out for the night and it seems every ****er puts up bargins just to annoy me lol but nice find Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mixmasterjay Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 awesome find mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-BEZ- Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 getting the HN bug then mate lol first off you need to give it a good clean and strip down, the play at the rear might be down to lost spacers to adjust the wheelbase on the pivot pin. you can view a ofna manual on the OFNA website, although the part numbers are different it will tally up the bits that might be missing, and it has good instructions on setups otherwise play is more than likely coming from spent bearings as far as brushless coversions go you cant go wrong with a RC Monster kit. Diff wise i use 50k, 500k,10k ......... i prefer a more solid center diff, a wiser choise ould be using a 50k in the middle too - but thats more my suggestion for brushless not nitro setup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 nice pick up there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martleeds Posted May 15, 2011 Author Share Posted May 15, 2011 WHAT THE HELL!! all the times im looking for one, i go out for the night and it seems every ****er puts up bargins just to annoy me lol but nice find Haha cheers bud awesome find mate Yeah, you should have hit the bid button mate Cheers for the tips savage, il pull it to bits when the mrs is watching eastenders lol, better make a list and get on ebay, as ive already ordered the cr brushless conversion kit from okhobby.com, il leave the crt nitro, plus ive only just bought a starter box so no point wasting pennies there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-BEZ- Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 Haha cheers bud Yeah, you should have hit the bid button mate Cheers for the tips savage, il pull it to bits when the mrs is watching eastenders lol, better make a list and get on ebay, as ive already ordered the cr brushless conversion kit from okhobby.com, il leave the crt nitro, plus ive only just bought a starter box so no point wasting pennies there no worries fella, is it missing its radio box lid? im pretty sure i have one somewhere you can have for a few quid, also if you find any other bits your short of mate, PM me a list and i can see what i can find for ya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rover Man Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 Now thats a bargain Ive got a few bits from converting mine to brushless. Fuel tank, Radio box and brakes all like new Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martleeds Posted May 15, 2011 Author Share Posted May 15, 2011 (edited) cheers for the offers, i do have the radio/batt box covers, i took em off just to throw in a hump batt and rx to test, but il defo be making a list in the coming week Haha just to upset shaun even more, heres the ebay link My sooper dopper bargain Edited May 15, 2011 by martleeds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damo666 Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 Those " collect only " listings almost always end at giveaway prices. Well done, nice find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty1986 Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 do ya wanna sell it mate and make a few Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martleeds Posted May 19, 2011 Author Share Posted May 19, 2011 do ya wanna sell it mate and make a few Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty1986 Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 ive been looking lol cant find owt though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martleeds Posted May 19, 2011 Author Share Posted May 19, 2011 Post a wanted ad in the for sale section, they do crop up from time to time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revorocks Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 Bargain! Nice find mate, now sell the nitro stuff for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martleeds Posted May 19, 2011 Author Share Posted May 19, 2011 Bargain! Nice find mate, now sell the nitro stuff for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revorocks Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 Haha thats the plan, in fact will the ok.hobby.com CR brushless conversion actualy fit the CRT, or are they different, as i have a CR conversion on its way, but im tempted to keep the buggy nitro and convert the CRT instead, oooh choices, i cant make up my mind lol I think the buggy CD is much lower and smaller than the truggy one, so the motor mount will be lower for the buggy one. Not sure though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martleeds Posted May 19, 2011 Author Share Posted May 19, 2011 aah right, for the sake of Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-BEZ- Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 aah right, for the sake of Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boze Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 To combat the tyres ballooning: Take the tyres off and turn them inside out, wrap duck tape round them (just once or twice) then turn them the right way round again and re-glue to the wheel. :-) D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerrorTrooper Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 Awesome deal you got there. Excellent truggys. I've had two of them and have to say I hated parting with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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