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Looks like some good progress!

Honestly, Technic is a CHEAP hobby, at least if you're into MOCing and reusing parts, instead of collecting sets. My Technic collection is probably worth under $2000 CAD, and I've probably gotten well over 4000 hours of enjoyment out of it over the last nine years! And, of course, I still have almost all of the Lego, which could theoretically be resold to recoup a lot of that money. I'm also a bit of a "car guy," and enjoy reading about people's project cars, but when you look at the cost of everything to do with cars, it becomes pretty clear that I can get way, way more enjoyment per dollar out of Lego than cars! Even a dirt-cheap beater project car would probably be at least $2000 (assuming it's rust free enough to ever pass inspection), and then you're looking at hundreds on tires, hundreds on fluids, and hundreds for parts, not even factoring in insurance, fuel, and any modifications! I think I'll keep my car interest at the level of daily-driving an interesting car, and maintaining it, thank you very much!

That sounds like a good way of doing it! A lot more precise than pneumatics!

Strangely enough, when I was a kid I built a (pretty terrible) MOC of a Ford GT, and it had what sounds like a similar mechanism! I used a pneumatic cylinder to slide the steering rack forwards and backwards to adjust toe. I'm not sure why I thought it was a good idea to include that, but it sure seems coincidental that I would put that same system on this same car!

Cool, thanks for sharing!

Nice job! That's an impressively complex mechanism, and it seems to work smoothly!

Well, thanks to a generous Eurobricker who reached out to me and offered to ship me the parts I was still needing, I should be able to give this a test build at some point! I won't be able to start for at least a couple weeks, and I'm not sure how long shipping will be (so maybe you'll be back at your own Lego by then), but I'll be giving it a build at some point!

Very nice job! That's a challenging car to model, and the multicolor design would make it even more challenging! Good job paying attention to complex suspension geometry, too! I do appreciate that choice of wheels/tires! I used those on most of my 1:8 cars, and I'd agree that they're quite underused. For one, they're not so cartoonishly wide, which gives you more internal space. Beyond that, they've got more versatile attachment points, and I do think they give that race car a purposeful look!

Wow, that is so cool! I think I saw a headline about that a few months back, and thought it would be super cool to try to realize in Technic. However, I guess I was busy with other stuff, because I never even got around to trying to understand the design in the first place. I'm super excited to see that you recreated that! I'd love to try a test build of it, but I've only got four of those banana gears, so I'll have to leave that to someone else. Very nice work! It brings to mind this design I put together years ago, in that both operate on varying the pivot of a linkage, but the real-world prototype and your design are way more sophisticated! I'm not sure my design is actually a CVT, since there's 16 fixed positions on the output gears, and so some discrete number of teeth has to be advanced in one rotation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gceNC7GKbBQ&ab_channel=2GodBDGloryLegoTechnicVideos

Wow, that suspension is really cool! Several levels above your average Technic design! You talk about the design casually as if we all know what you're talking about, but most of us probably don't. Are you familiar with this part, new this year? I haven't acquired any yet, and it's still a little expensive to find, but I imagine you could make your links a bit stronger and lower-friction using them! [EDIT:] Turns out those parts are now available direct from Lego for ~60 cents CAD, so I just ordered 14 of them!

Hey, really nice job! I agree that it's strange not to see more models of this sweet car! I think the bodywork shaping looks really good for a first try at a scaled car, though I would agree that the front looks a little flat. I too would like to see more pictures of the rear suspension, since that seems like the most interesting part of the car!

I am impressed by the reviews! The front axle suspension is really compact, and it just overall seems nice I'm also really happy with the price! After watching the review I thought I'd check just out of curiosity, and $80 CAD for ~940 pieces would have been good 10 years ago, let alone today--plus, there's lots of desirable new parts in there! People complain a lot about modern Lego prices, so it's nice to see that there's still exceptions out there.

Very nice job! There's a good level of complexity between the suspension and steering mechanisms, and the bodywork is excellent! I love how well the stickered panels from 2015's Motorcycle set fit in your bodywork!

Looks like some good progress!

Very nice job!

Even just a 2x2 "boat plate" might work? The same kind of thing you'd see on the bottom of a System model that has to slide?

Impressively functional and compact!

Impressive! Those pulley mechanisms certainly do look complex! The self-assembly sounds very interesting; I hope you do make a video about it!

Oh, that's disappointing that you couldn't get the drivetrain to hold up in the end! That is understandable, though. You're working with a lot of power, weight, and drivetrain complexity. Is there any way to software-limit your motors? Maybe with greater limitations you could at least have a functional model, even if it's not as fast as hoped?

Looks really good! I never really thought about looking up ideal crawler geometry, so that's really cool that you're working with that! I wonder if that same geometry is also considered ideal for scaled-down models, but I don't have any particular reason to think it wouldn't be. Yeah, I think turning the motors sideways could be a good call, and I agree that you probably have enough ground clearance. I'd also agree with @lmdesigner42 that castor angle doesn't really exist unless the axle is steered, so I wouldn't worry about that angle on the rear axle.

I really like it! LBG always makes me happy, of course, and Mazda3s are quite nice little hatchbacks, with a bit of tuner culture around them! I'd say I prefer the left(?) headlight, with both Bohrok eyes upturned. I love how the mismatched rims (for now at least), number, and maybe just unfinished look make it look like a low-budget, grassroots racecar! I do wonder about the gearing, though. Why not do a 1:3 upgearing before the differential and then skip the gearing after the differential? Wouldn't that give you equivalent speed and more efficiency? It seems that you'd have room to move the motors and O-frame forwards to make that happen

Yeah, I definitely could lock the lever into place, but the train remote is already a pretty ideal solution, since the dial will stay where it is and the position will be held by default. The only downside is that one of the other motors has to be run off that controller. I could use a locking mechanism on a normal remote's lever, but then it's burning batteries all the time

Huh, cool! YESS! I have so many MOCs sitting around just waiting for these colors to be released! /s

Yeah, programming could be a nice solution, but it would most likely require using a Buwizz, which I don't have (or using PU, which is possible but rather bulky). I think I've seen some programs that can control PF from a smart device, so there's probably a theoretical way, but not an easy one

Thanks! You're right, the plan is to use the -90, 0, and 90 positions for the three modes. That could be done by just holding a stick in position for long periods of time, but another possibility would be to use the PF train remote, since it can hold a position