MarkG_R1 Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 Hi guys I've just dug out my TA02 after approximately 20 years of gathering dust, It started life as a repsol cosworth and was well used when I was 13-14 years old I spent hours blasting it up and down the street and a lot of time and money making it faster, Now at 33 I've just decided it's time to do something with it so a drifter is the plan I thought it might be nice to have a modern power system so lipo and brushless it is The cossie shell didn't survive the years sadly and it is now wearing an Aston Martin shell with a rear spoiler from an R34 skyline shell that also didn't make it The first thing to do was purchase some drift wheels and tyres as the old grippies I used to use will be no use here and the wheels had no offset so were a bit lost in the arches These have a 10mm offset and look much better This lot arrived this morning Turnigy Trackstar 17.5t motor Turnigy Trackstar 60a esc Turnigy Nanotech 4200mah round stick pack Hopefully this will wake it up a bit I have the speed tuned gear set in using the 66t spur and a 25t pinion but I'm wondering if stock would be more useful as I'm not looking for outright speed any more, opinions guys? After a bit of reading here I found the diff locking method so removed the balls and found some diff washers from an old F201 that looked just the job (on the right here) I fitted them against the gear and reassembled the diff using blue threadlock on the threads to hopefully hold it all together, seems ok I have a one way diff in the front which I bought years ago so I'm glad to see that's best for my intentions of drifting, Here is how it stands at the moment just awaiting a reciever as I sold mine with the F201 (doh!) I need a faster servo and probably more lock on the steering if anyone can shed some light on what I need to do I'll be grateful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NITO Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 (edited) Nice write up. I think from memory, I disconnected the steering rod and physically looked at how much angle I could get from the steering hub before it made contact with the upright and went from there. Filing a bit to give a greater angle, drilling out the hole in front of the one that your ball joint currently goes in to and relocating the ball joint there, then adjusting the steering rod and servo end points to maximise the new found angle. This is on the TA03F but same principle. Steering hub ball joint relocated in to the blanked off hole in front of existing and this is the angle I got out of these simple free mods! See what rear diff you have, my TA-02 had a ball diff from memory and it worked great. On the TA-03F I had to lock the rear diff which made a massive difference to that car. Looking fun so far! Edited November 27, 2014 by NITO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkG_R1 Posted November 27, 2014 Author Share Posted November 27, 2014 Well the reciever arrived today so I've been doing figure 8's from the front room to the kitchen The cogging of the motor at low rpm is annoying I guess that's my fault for not getting a sensored esc, I might have to do something about that Difficult to get much feel for it in such a small space but I'm looking forward to going to the village hall on Tuesday night (indoor Heli club) and blasting this around with a bit more room Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NITO Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 I kept with the stock silver can on two of them and a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_hawk111 Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 If you look through for my ta01 build thread I think I showed my mod for better steering rack and lock! Still only managed a few degrees more lock though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_hawk111 Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 All explained here! http://www.msuk-forum.co.uk/topic/168863-hawks-ta01-drifter-project/page-4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkG_R1 Posted November 28, 2014 Author Share Posted November 28, 2014 Thanks for the help I'm desperately trying to find an e36 bmw bodyshell but I can't find one anywhere Preferably a tamiya but I'll consider anything! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NITO Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 E30 is cooler http://www.modelsport.co.uk/hpi-bmw-e30-m3-body-200mm-/rc-car-products/37896 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkG_R1 Posted November 28, 2014 Author Share Posted November 28, 2014 Well I drilled the hubs today and have got a bit more lock to play with I might end up with an e30 shell but I own 2x 1:1 e36's so would really like to find one if anyone can help, there's a guy on Instagram that's done an e36 touring I've tried to contact him but no reply yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkG_R1 Posted December 2, 2014 Author Share Posted December 2, 2014 Little update: Had a treat from asiatees today! These guys are fast! Ally prop and ally hex's I also ordered the correct esc for the sensored motor and now it's running smooth, other than the rattly dogbones, I'm trying to resist the urge to throw bling at it because I can see myself buying a D3 in the near future but the prop had to be done and the hex's? Well I couldn't just have one item coming such a long way Thanks to hammy I've found the bodyshell I want and it will be back in stock in the next few weeks (Xmas present to me) Now I need to find some stealth body mounts so can fit the new shell without boring holes in it just in case I do put this chassis back into retirement by getting a dedicated drifter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkG_R1 Posted December 4, 2014 Author Share Posted December 4, 2014 the car had its first outing in the local village hall on polished wood floor, the hard plastic tyres were a bit too loose, driveable but loose, I put The old rubber racing tyres on and it was great! Much faster, Plenty of slide but still able to lay some power down, I'm guessing there's a flavour of tyre for all surfaces, but that wood was slippery so needed soft rubber, would like to hear from a few others on this subject, quiet in here isn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatRCguy Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Hmm my ta02 has been used as a rally car but ive shreded the rear diff watc out for this as I locked my rear diff in it and this jappened the outdrive splines were shreded on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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