I love CRX's and this came up on eBay a few months ago, but I couldn't bring myself to buy it at the price the seller was offering it, but then last week it came up again in a one day auction at 15 quid less, so I bit the bullet!
It's actually quite a nice little chassis. It's front wheel drive with the pinion driving the axle directly through a combined spur/diff, and the motor is mounted in the front. There a four small oil dampers with springs fitted to four idependent wishbones. The rear wheels can also be adjusted with two tie rods to change the oversteer/understeer characteristics.
The body is quite nice too - not quite up to Tamiya standards, but fairly realistic with a rear spoiler, door mirrors and front/rear wipers. The front lights can also be modified to take LEDs. Nicely painted, but not box art.
Currently has a pretty knackered looking Kyosho MSC, which I think I'll remove and replace with a small ESC. Looking at the manual, the battery is secured with cable ties which I guess means you'd have to charge the battery without removing it from the car - I'll try using some elastic bands instead. The steering servo is also simply stuck to the top deck with a double sided pad - I might try using proper mounts.
As an added bonus, it looks like Time Tunnel Models will order nearly all the parts, so I should be able to run it without worrying about breaking anything.
I'll add some more photos of the chassis once I've given it a bit of a clean...
Oh, and I'm also going to look out for it's sister car, the Peugeot 205 turbo 16...
More CRX's:
jerziccar has a unpainted New Built example here:
http://www.tamiyaclub.com/showroom_model.asp?cid=7301&id=313
and richierich has a scan of an original advert:
http://www.tamiyaclub.com/showroom_model.asp?cid=33770&id=18
STATUS: Motor not wired up - so never run (yet). 205 shell bought, and cut out, but needs decorative parts, decals and painting.
MANUAL: Yes
UPDATE: Got a whole bunch of new parts - wheels, chassis, etc.
Mugen Power! Nice little FF car. Id like to have one too.
i had one of these when they came out. it was so low the the front on the chassis would get hung up anything and it would bens as it is soft metal.
I want I want I want! Such a cool car.
What a great looking little stunner. Never sean this one before, or the 205 Turbo. Thanks! I love 1/12 scale!
looks pretty smart ,it will be nice to know how well it runs and handles .
Always good to see something a bit different, very cool!
Kyosho used releasable tiewraps to keep the battery in place in a lot of their cars, such as the Optima and Ultima. Wouldn't be surprised if that's what you need for this one. I got some off eBay - work great, try item number 8042439396
man! that is SUPER cool mate! very nice indeed. i also love front wheel drives