Posted October 28, 201410 yr Here's my newest MOC, a replica of the 1970's Safari Rally winning car. Datsun 1600 SSS Rally Car by VKTechnic, on Flickr Features: - Front McPherson suspension - Rear trailing arm suspension - Opening doors and trunk - Detailed interior with opening glove box - Lights activated by handbrake lever - L-Motor drive with limited slip differential - Return-to-center steering Datsun 1600 SSS Rally Car by VKTechnic, on Flickr The car doesn't perform too well on rough terrain, but it drives fairly well on smooth ground and on downhill trails. The suspension works like a charm though, really responsive and not too stiff. Datsun 1600 SSS Rally Car by VKTechnic, on Flickr EDIT: I made a video! You can see more pictures here. Comments, questions, and general feedback are always welcome! Edited October 28, 201410 yr by Victor Kojenov (TFOL)
October 28, 201410 yr Looks good! Very detailed. That car would certainly perform if it had more advance electronic devices.
October 28, 201410 yr The interior looks awesome. Also love the yellow lights. Must be really fun to play with! Btw didnt you want to use a buggy motor first?
October 28, 201410 yr Author Not even a short video on the suspension? Maybe I'll make a 30 second video on that, if there's demand. The interior looks awesome. Also love the yellow lights. Must be really fun to play with! Btw didnt you want to use a buggy motor first? Yeah, but the buggy motor proved too much for the V1 receiver
October 28, 201410 yr Can you explain? How it proves too much. 2 bad though. I guess you also wanted it 2 be driven by a buggy motor.
October 28, 201410 yr Author Can you explain? How it proves too much. 2 bad though. I guess you also wanted it 2 be driven by a buggy motor. As far as I understand, the V1 receiver does not provide a lot of current to the buggy motor. This results in the buggy motor stalling very easily.
October 28, 201410 yr Aaw :( so v2 will work? Would have loves to see it with a buggy motor. Still a very nice build though :D
October 28, 201410 yr Author Aaw :( so v2 will work? Would have loves to see it with a buggy motor. Still a very nice build though :D V2 should be better AFAIK.
October 28, 201410 yr Looks good. I think you should add some decals and definitely give the buggy motors another shot
October 28, 201410 yr Author Looks good. I think you should add some decals and definitely give the buggy motors another shot Maybe someday I'll rebuild the car from scratch. For now, this is the final model.
October 28, 201410 yr Author Can't you just make a vid from it driving over a smooth surface? Fine, fine, I'll stop being lazy and make a video Afaik? Plz enlighten me acronymz are not my specialty :P As far as I know.
October 29, 201410 yr It looks great but I expected to be a little faster and I think you could make a bumper that doesn't move when steering... Other than that its great.
October 29, 201410 yr Author It looks great but I expected to be a little faster and I think you could make a bumper that doesn't move when steering... Other than that its great. Started taking the car apart yesterday and found the problem with the moving bumper: some 3L pins were sticking out too far and the steering rack was clipping them. Too late now..
November 1, 201410 yr Author Update: Blogged by TLCB! http://thelegocarblo...1/dirty-datsun/ Also, I'm working on an LDD file Edited November 1, 201410 yr by Victor Kojenov (TFOL)
November 2, 201410 yr Author Final update from me! The LDD file is done and published, and you can find it in this Brickshelf folder. Datsun LDD by VKTechnic, on Flickr
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