hey i have for sale a version 3 CRC carpet knife, comes with original box instructions, aswell as a fairly good front tires and a bran new set of rears on the car, and a few bodies, newwer rear axle replaced about 2/3rd of the way thrtough last season($45+). solidly in the b main with me as rookie driver.has awesome barings and ride height adusters for the rear
all for $125
i just found that ill need the rear ride hieght adjusters for the rear so ill be keeping those, but this will be a pair of them installed on the car, i will also include a spare raer axle and hub, a front lower controll arm, a pair of front controll arm mounts, a spare shock, a servo saver,servo mounts, battery o ring, spare front and rear tires, 64 pitch 96 tooth spur gear, and titainium axles instaled, a very wise upgrade when first starting , i broke 2 stock front axles in practice in the same night, before i even sarted racing. just ready for the motor and your electronis
can be used with a standard size servo, i have been
You have p.m. :roll:
Is it a 3.1?
i didnt get the pm there mike send again
and kurk its a version 3.0
yes his is a 3.1 I believe, which for all intents and purposes is the same as a 3.2 except a 3.2 has lowered pod plates so you can run your tires to the rim. Running tires that low is pointless on a low-bite track like ours so a 3.1 is as good as a 3.2 in every respect. The 3.2 also has a larger diameter diff which is 100% intended to benefit the modified racer not the stock racer.
for the record a 3.2 would have come with purple and grey tires vs green and blues on a 3.1 but since it likely doesnt have stock tires it doesnt matter.
A 3.2R which was just made available last year has a narrower chassis (by a very small margin) and thicker graphite as well as a lower roll center middle pivot and lowered top grahite plate/brace. A new version not yet available has movable battery slots so you can move the batteries forward or back and a better centre shock that doesnt come apart so easily.
Point = on a low bite surface and stock motor all advances in the chassis since 3.1 are pretty much not going to make any difference to the average racer or even top racer in our club. If anything a stiffer, lower-roll centre car might be worse.
Dont tell Frank I said that,.. but seriously the improvements are definatley geared to the competitive racer at large events with sick amounts of traction and a modified motor.
peace
Thanks for that explanation Jody, could you go one step further.. How does one know the difference between a 3.0 and a 3.1 I was told I was buying a used 3.1 but the boxes I have state that it is a 3.0
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i suggest goin my the box
still for sale
3.0 is before my time but if it is newer than a 3.1 it should have two damper tubes and the rear pod plates should be metal on one side and plastic on the other. I could be wrong.
ya your partly right jody, it does have the 2 damper tudes but both the bulkheads are aluminum
i also found instructions for converting a 12L to a knife
Perhaps many of the people in the club nowadays don't realize this, but many parts are interchangable between several different brands of 1/12 scale cars.
If you're saying that the only difference between a couple cars is what bulkheads it has, well, that's not much of a difference at all. It is common practise to replace bulkheads with different ones for different reasons.
All the differences between the carpet knives that people are talking about are so subtle, with the exception of the newer, lower model, that you could convert your car from one model to the other by changing only a couple parts with others that are interchangable.
I get the impression from the discussions on the forum in the last few days that many people feel the differences in the 1/12 scale cars are far more significant than they really are. The biggest difference is the color of the aluminum; if you really think that'll make you faster, then go ahead and worry about it. I'll just kick your butt with my cobbled-together car, with 12L lowered bulkheads, and old-school rear axle.
Everyone knows red is the fastest color...
two metal bulkheads doesnt signify a 3.0, I meant if it is a one-peice metal bulhead (both side joined as one peice) then that is super old-school.
tom is correct many 12th scale cars from many manufacturers are based on the 12L. most kits you can buy are not even full kits, they are conversions for a 12L.
A 3.0, 3.1 or 3.2 (or 12L or etc etc etc) can all get the job done. A 3.0 may be a little on the old side but spending time and effort to go from a 3.1 to 3.2 is really only for those people who like the bling. (most people LOL).
I would still be racing my 3.0 if I were not associated with Frank. I would suggest practcing to go faster rather than spending money but we dont have opportunity to practice indoors, so spend away, and yes red does look damn fast.
Quote from: "haddow"two metal bulkheads doesnt signify a 3.0, I meant if it is a one-peice metal bulhead (both side joined as one peice) then that is super old-school.
Aah. My brother had (still has I think) one of those bulkheads. That was always offered as an aftermarket part as far as I can remember.
If he doesn't still have it, then that means he sold it to Mike Allen.
Craig has one, looks cool and must make the rear pod as solid as a rock
Jarrod, if that is my old car your talking about I believe I sold it to you with the new lowered pods.
ya your rite daryl, i forgot about that , i also am including a brand new antena pole that i just baught today. and servo saver
ill give you 100.00 let me know
sold!! if you dont mind i would like to run it this weekend, i just got it all setup for tonight. but at the end of tonight if your coming, you can take'er home.