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Anyone know if the Kawasaki engine piston fits onto a system finger joint?

question: the rear axle has two 5L suspension arms and one new suspension arm from set 42172, so what is this 9L link used for? (it's in the bag where you build the rear axle) I wonder if it's to remotley lock the rear diff, and the photo of him doing it was just a more camera friendly way of presenting the function.

Yeah, for now ill just ditch the planetary hubs and use stock hubs along with cv joint female short and 5L axle with cv joint ends. Anyhow, i forgot that the beams are not 45 degrees but 53.13 degrees so the horizontal 6 and 8L tile isnt quite fitting :( LDCAD freaked out when I tried to copy then mirror this assembly for the other side of the car but heres the ldraw file anyhow: here and heres a full size image: here Working on front axle now EDIT: done, didnt add steeing yet because not sure where the steering goes in real model, I have brick built fake disc brakes that can slip over the wheel hubs, they were originally for my 42110 mod so went over planetary hubs but they should work here too. LDRAW file: here and full size image here This axle is more or less the same as the one in my 42110 mod and the clutch ring is moved using a comma panel connected to a spike prime small angular motor (too bad about the color vomit)

ok I see your point, DAMN

nah I use the new shorter reinforced cv joints with a 2L gear shift ring going into the differential all inaode of a 7x11 frame

Maybe the doors open and close easier with the bottom connector

Still hope this has a gearbox

who cares! its Lego

yee, I've did it with 42110 (but its 5 door not 3 so more space) so i'll do it here too

Yeah, this will be one MOD we can do

I wonder if theres enough mudguard clearence to put the tyres from 42070 on it

Does this set have adjustable ride height or not? Everything else I love, all of the flame yellowish orange recolors, the new 12 tooth clutch gear, the new suspension arms, the orange changeover catch, the black shock absorbers the door mechanism, the paddle shifter. the gearbox , all of it! :)

I don't see it

but the front has small CV joints :( the rear is probably just a solid axle + axle joiners I wonder how the doors are opening without catching on each other, i doubt theres a double hiinge mechanism and there's no 0.5L gap like in 42110

I'm chuffed about that :DD I wonder if this new connector will have the number '7' but it would probably make more sense to have this new connector as well as future similar ones to have the numberings as being 13,14,15 so that they kinda is a resemblance to the number 3 4 and 5 connectors but still a distinct difference

I have portal hubs with brick built fake disk brakes, ill PM the file if interested, yes it looks like this set has the same wheel hubs as 42143. edit: oops, I meant planetary/audi hubs, my modded 42177 will have these, probably planetary hubs.

yeah, I feel like adding some round tiles on top of the yellow conrods would have helped I'm glad it has these parts to be honest however, because I don't have them yet so it makes the set a better parts pack. I didn't get 42110 and I regret it (though I have the parts to build one in white and another in yellow), So I'm getting it and modding the crap out of it!

I think the set is aroud 49/50 studs long (without the spare wheel and its holder which adds another 5+1L, so its around 2cm loner than 42110 but I could be wildly off.

Well, firstly, its only AWD if there's at least 1 center differential, otherwise its 4WD. Second, you can still have a cemtral diff but have a 2wd/AWD selector. Third, I don't know if this set has a center differential (I hope so). A locking center diff would make it 4wd if locked, if the rear and center diff is locked then it will still be 4WD but with no slip on the rear diff since the center differential would be driven by the engine and gearbox.

Then I will be very angry. But I think there will be some sort of gearbox

Actually I think the third lever in the cabin is for to choose between 4wd and 2wd mode. So if combined with the hi/lo selector we get the following modes: Hi4wd (or AWD if there is a center differential) hiRwd lo4wd (or AWD if there is a center differential) loRwd Foward/neutral/reverse will be available for any of these modes. The trouble is that the 42110 land Rover had 2 ways of engaging neutral (one for the DNR selector, and one tor the hi/po range selector) so surley the 2/4wd selector won't have a THIRD way of engaging neutral. So the next question is where is the gear selector in the cabin

I wonder what this lever does in the cabin: Hope this image is allowed

So, the good: Love the color and asthetic New tyres Rear diff lock (yay) Probably will have a gearbox but I want more than 4 speeds DNR selector looks to be present HiLo selector also looks to be present (unless its an 8 speed gearbox maybe) Opening bonnet with prop sticK Suspension all round Steering wheel also steers with the HOG dial/wheels 5 opening doors rather than 3 (not sure if its a 5 or 7 seater) 4 wheel drive engine with new engine parts now the bad: No fake disc brakes No locking front diff No cenral differential that I can see No adjustable ride height No winch No built in points to add motors No flappy paddle shifters Wheel arches could have been covered with the new 1x2 tile with diagonal cutout (5091+5092) + some normal tiles

Why are we talking about bugatti type 101 and bugatti Veyrons when this is a thread about the LEGO TECHNIC 42172 MCLAREN P1 🤔

I agree that you can sort of join 2 pins together using a bar , and that bars are useful, but a 4L friction pin would still be more reliable.