15 hours ago, IA creations said:

Looks very good! I will build it tonight to test it :D

It seems to work. The supports are actually the same as in many of Crowkillers normal-sized V-engines.

I'll leave it up to you now.

Edited April 15, 20186 yr by Didumos69

Sorry, I didn't have time yesterday to work on this project. I'll see if I can spend time on it this week, if not I'd suggest that someone else picks up the bodywork.

A Lamborghini would be cool, but than the front axle should be much lower between the wheels.

BTW: It might be a good idea to update the first post with the latest LXF file that we are working on. It is a bit difficult to find it by scrolling back through the posts.

Edited April 16, 20186 yr by Jeroen Ottens

24 minutes ago, Jeroen Ottens said:

BTW: It might be a good idea to update the first post with the latest LXF file that we are working on. It is a bit difficult to find it by scrolling back through the posts.

Good idea. @letsbuild, if you add this link, I will make sure the file.behind the link is regularly updated.

9 hours ago, Jeroen Ottens said:

BTW: It might be a good idea to update the first post with the latest LXF file that we are working on. It is a bit difficult to find it by scrolling back through the posts.

9 hours ago, Didumos69 said:

Good idea. @letsbuild, if you add this link, I will make sure the file.behind the link is regularly updated.

Done, thanks for the tip!

On 4/16/2018 at 7:19 AM, Jeroen Ottens said:

A Lamborghini would be cool, but than the front axle should be much lower between the wheels.

I suppose @letsbuild needs to be decisive on this. For me a free-style body would be okay too. If @letsbuild confirms the front axles need to be reworked, then I suggest @KikoTube will look into that. And if anyone is going to rework things, please use the LXF-file in the OP as a starting point.

I can take a look at the front axle if you want me to... 

7 hours ago, Didumos69 said:

I suppose @letsbuild needs to be decisive on this. For me a free-style body would be okay too. If @letsbuild confirms the front axles need to be reworked, then I suggest @KikoTube will look into that. And if anyone is going to rework things, please use the LXF-file in the OP as a starting point.

I don't mean to design an exact copy of an existing Lambo, but a Lambo-like supercar will need a low hood between the front wheels, so if it is possible to lower the suspension with 2-3 studs between the wheels that would enable this kind of car. If not I would think Audi RS like shapes.

7 hours ago, Didumos69 said:

I suppose @letsbuild needs to be decisive on this. For me a free-style body would be okay too. If @letsbuild confirms the front axles need to be reworked, then I suggest @KikoTube will look into that. And if anyone is going to rework things, please use the LXF-file in the OP as a starting point.

22 minutes ago, Jeroen Ottens said:

I don't mean to design an exact copy of an existing Lambo, but a Lambo-like supercar will need a low hood between the front wheels, so if it is possible to lower the suspension with 2-3 studs between the wheels that would enable this kind of car. If not I would think Audi RS like shapes.

I agree with making a low hood, but not copy a Lamborghini.

1 hour ago, KikoTube said:

I can take a look at the front axle if you want me to... 

If you can, it'd be excellent if you could try to lower it by 1-2 studs. Thank you!

 

30 minutes ago, letsbuild said:

I agree with making a low hood, but not copy a Lamborghini.

If you can, it'd be excellent if you could try to lower it by 1-2 studs. Thank you!

 

Okay, I‘ll see what I can do!

I hope it's okay 1 Stud less, cause 2 doesn't seem to be possible.

LDD

Aren't the wheels too small for the scale?

Hi guys. Sorry for not posting, but I do have the gearbox (without shifter) ready with the center diff. I built and tested it and all is fine. I will post pics soon.

2 hours ago, Lipko said:

Aren't the wheels too small for the scale?

Yes, they are, or actually, the model is 2 studs too wide, but that was a conscious decision. @letsbuild's idea is to give it some kind of wide body kit to keep the body base less wide and to cover-up the over-sized track-width a little. The length is currently in scale with the (width - 2 studs), but could still change of course.

2 hours ago, KikoTube said:

I hope it's okay 1 Stud less, cause 2 doesn't seem to be possible.
LDD

I think it's okay. One thing: with this setup the lower suspension arms could be replaced with the 6L DBG ones again.

40 minutes ago, BrickbyBrickTechnic said:

Hi guys. Sorry for not posting, but I do have the gearbox (without shifter) ready with the center diff. I built and tested it and all is fine. I will post pics soon.

Cool! Would be nice if you make enough photo's to make the LDD from, or will you be doing the digital design yourself?

Edited April 17, 20186 yr by Didumos69

36 minutes ago, Didumos69 said:

Would be nice if you make enough photo's to make the LDD from,

I will make photo sequence instructions and a parts list.

2 hours ago, Lipko said:

Aren't the wheels too small for the scale?

Definitely.

13 hours ago, KikoTube said:

I hope it's okay 1 Stud less, cause 2 doesn't seem to be possible.

Is it okay if I share an idea to get the middle even lower?

EDIT: I'll just add a picture here and leave it up to you what to with it.

9 hours ago, BrickbyBrickTechnic said:

I will make photo sequence instructions and a parts list.

Edited April 18, 20186 yr by Didumos69

Just a heads up, a 20T gear will still actually mesh with the 3L differential if the 20T gear is moved down by 1L. , IIRC This is how real car diffs are too.

On 17.4.2018 at 11:41 PM, Didumos69 said:

Is it okay if I share an idea to get the middle even lower?

EDIT: I'll just add a picture here and leave it up to you what to with it.

 

Cool, let‘s take that axle ! 

7 hours ago, KikoTube said:

Cool, let‘s take that axle ! 

I updated the LDD-file accordingly. Is the front better @Jeroen Ottens?

Edited April 19, 20186 yr by Didumos69

Why not use 3L axle with stop instead of the axle pin? Won't the 3L axle with stop hold the spring better? I guess the suspension arms already help a lot so maybe not a big difference... 

Also, is that another illegal connection I see?  

6 minutes ago, LvdH said:

Also, is that another illegal connection I see?  

Where?!

29 minutes ago, LvdH said:

Why not use 3L axle with stop instead of the axle pin? Won't the 3L axle with stop hold the spring better? I guess the suspension arms already help a lot so maybe not a big difference... 

I had a reason for that. If such a 3l axle gets displaced a little after compressing the suspension several times, its end-stop might get stuck in a pinhole on the side of the adjacent suspension arm. And indeed, the spring is locked-up by the suspension arm.

29 minutes ago, LvdH said:

Also, is that another illegal connection I see?

Yes, two pins with axle hole running through two 4l levers and a 4x2 liftarm, close to the springs. I have no problem with that, but maybe @letsbuild or others have.

Edited April 19, 20186 yr by Didumos69

19 hours ago, SNIPE said:

Just a heads up, a 20T gear will still actually mesh with the 3L differential if the 20T gear is moved down by 1L. , IIRC This is how real car diffs are too.

Good to know. For.the front axles it wouldn't help though, because the 20t gear has to be on the front side of the diff, because of the gearrack being on the back side. So an axle.needs to run underneath the diff and dropping one stud is not enough for that.

I'll build this first thing in the morning

Regarding illegal connections of 3l pins or 2l with stop, I am not condoning that practice at all. You are weakening the connection that could've been stronger by constructing it another way, and the pin it self will not extend fully inside the connected pieces. Yes it's very possible and it might hold just fine, but it just bothers me so much to even think that I'm going to do that. 

This here is going to hold even better and requires no illegal connections. There are always better options.

Edited April 20, 20186 yr by Carsten Svendsen

Could someone also give me the physical dimensions of those wheels so that I can see if I can find some substitutes for them?