Vintage TA-01 Cosworth with lots of hopups and carbon chassis

[tockwell]

 

I bought a TA-01 Michelin Pilot Ford Escort Cosworth on eBay for just under £200. It had everything and was in reasonable condition except for the perished tyres, an unchangeable battery, and the unreliable MSC.

I upgraded it as follows

• Etronix Probe WP Electronic Speed Controller

• Tamiya RS-540 Sport Tuned Motor  53068

   

• Tamiya Ford OZ motorsport wheels

• Rally-block tyres

• HPI Plazma 7.2v 4300mah NiMh Stick Pack Re-chargeable Battery 

• RW .6 Pinion 19 teeth

• Bearing Kit

• 50529 Plastic gear set

• Blue 45 degree body pins

• Aluminium Servo Mount - blue

• Aluminium Wheel Hex Drive Adaptor With Pins – blue

• Yeah Racing aluminium steering set – blue

• GPM Aluminium Front hub carrier – blue

• GPM Aluminium Front Lower Arms - blue

• GPM Front C-Hub Aluminium – blue

• GPM TA01 Alloy Front Gear Box BottomGPM Alloy Front Gear Box Bottom -blue

• Yeah Racing Alloy Front Damper Stay – blue

• Yeah Racing Prop-shaft

• Yeah Racing Aluminium Rear hub carrier - t blue

• Yeah Racing Aluminium Rear Lower Arm Set blue

• Yeah Racing Aluminium rear differential cover – blue

• Yeah Racing Aluminium motor mount- blue

• Yeah Racing Alloy Rear Damper Stay – blue

• GPM Racing 60mm Aluminium Adjustable Shocks - blue (silver springs)

I then fitted a top Force carbon fibre chassis using the following:

• Fibre Lyte Top Force Carbon Fibre Chassis

• ORB Racing Top Force Evolution  J-Parts

• Top Force Evolution Deck Mount Bag

Then it was converted to brushless using the following:

• Leopard SKYRC 3300KV 12T Brushless Motor

• Leopard 60A ESC Speed Controller Combo ME716

Next I intend to upgrade to a LiPo battery, modern radio gear fit some adjustable turn-buckles

What else should I do?

[PraetoR]

She's a beauty!

What else should you do? Thrash it!

[Oh How Original]

One of the nicest and 'in proportion' shells I've seen in a while.

[TMaxxDave]

Very nice mate. Personally. Id shelf it and use in summer on short grass

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[6ft4Crawler]

This is cool ! Had a TA-02 Repsol Cosworth a while ago infact I had two but neither of them where this nice !