Kpowell911 Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 24 minutes ago, BigGinge said: I was very tempted by those shells when I was picking mine out. Any idea what you’ll need to do to get it running yet? Ive bought a receiver (£40) yesterday for my NB4. The plan was to put this in my XRT. That would give me the XRT radio for this. But I think I wanna keep the XRT on a separate RX/Tx. So my Mrs can use it when I use my X Maxx (which is on my NB4). Either way I have a radio and servo. It has a motor so It could run with just an ESC say a Hobbywing 1060. I’ll probably buy a brushed motor for it mind, nothing mental. Then god knows. Theres no budget as such, but its a 24 year old Tamiya I bought to be nostalgic. However, as Im posting here: TL01 was technically £68 before vouchers RX £40 £98 to go….. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpowell911 Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 Just spent £59.97 on: A Hobbywing 1060 ESC A 21T Cheap Motor & Proper Pinion A rounded Lipo, shaped like the old stick packs. Deans Connectors, Deans Lipo Charge Lead and even genuine Tamiya Body Clips 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpowell911 Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 Some more creative financial play going on here. Nothing to see. Ive decided not to use the Core 21T motor. So thats £9.99 off. Take off the battery which was £19.99 too. So Im at £137.98 Ive then sold £56.49 of bits on ebay. Which cost me £8.90 to post so. £47.59 on sales. Leaves me at £90.39 However Ive spent £88.42 on Plaza Japan (inc postage). TRF Shocks. Im a shock snob! Tamiya BZ Motor. I was never gonna be happy with a Core budget motor Rally Block Tyres x 4 I also spent £5.99 on correct 3x14mm Set Screws as mine has after market ones. So….. £184.80. Not bad. Even if I include the Lipo 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frogeyeddog_95 Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 Any advice on how I can make a start setting up a budget rally? Completely new to RC, but a recent purchase of Pro4 SC10 has gotten me hooked. Looking on ebay for a chassis just brings up lots of letters and numbers following the word Tamiya.. Tips on whats good and whats not would be helpful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frogeyeddog_95 Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 How about something like this for a starting point? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/165956116904?hash=item26a3c161a8:g:q2wAAOSw41dj8RGn&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAAoMism2boTu3G2WBHWU1g1zYSgHKQgA4Q6oojHSSx%2BG3hMcPwNMDVCPYiGl6cpN81WKw4lv7lWzOw6tfSGVCbUSebQHFBHu%2BDO%2FH2aLtqtOqy6wJJRu5oDaU4DkdkirEYO9ZIZknuqlbySd1m5qlIN6Z1%2FMx1ddE2seHrvYpg%2B7jyqFzW2rxnCvjgJAkrum0AqacM6yvhMPZ1BDaqNsRsbdY%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR_C_o_vUYQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frogeyeddog_95 Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 or this...? apologies for all of the messages. Busy at work this afternoon.. as you can see https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/175628362311?hash=item28e4442247:g:aZgAAOSwzElj-dHW&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAAoAfirvI26adm%2BbH3PbMxU53zX2FPZUQlQLIxBqXObOG8IzMm2%2Fa0ZURxGAZ30yBnscKn4GgBbJzHvdV9K4rKoW3j2AfQ3Gh%2FEIPcTMyncojZ8PHZ3zaPRlAKCl03l49OQ0KpziZ0UAXY%2FmU2L%2BJIzPain5WLRbsbT2gf5F9DpjS6edrhJoUjq1ZWIAEGcPBZswX0PCBk3mzHpIkplBp2w3k%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR5SHy_vUYQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpowell911 Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 I dont think the TT-02 is a bad choice, BUT those are expensive used ones IMO. Ive had plenty of TT01/2’s and theyre solid. Theres probably a better choice, but considering they dont have a shell or wheels, you can get new for. This has some good option parts but youd need a shell and rally tyreshttps://www.modelsport.co.uk/product/tamiya-tt-02d-drift-spec-chassis-380995 This isnt a bad start either https://www.modelsport.co.uk/product/tamiya-subaru-impreza-monte-carlo-99-tt-02-no-esc--408402 Im not saying these are perfect choices. But showing those used ones are quite expensive. Flick through this thread, youll see a few great ideas. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frogeyeddog_95 Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 I appreciate the help, nice to have another set of eyes on it. What is the main difference between a touring car / drift setup and a rally spec? Ridge height & wheels & tyres? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 with Tamiyas you usually have to factor in cost of a bearing kit as they come with plastic bushings and also usually plastic friction shocks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frogeyeddog_95 Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 15 minutes ago, Stormbringer said: with Tamiyas you usually have to factor in cost of a bearing kit as they come with plastic bushings and also usually plastic friction shocks Maybe i'd be out of my depth just jumping straight in. I'll see if i can do a bit of reasearch, it may be Youtube tonight 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 its easy enough mate you just substitute a proper bearing instead of bushing when building it 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpowell911 Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 4 hours ago, Frogeyeddog_95 said: What is the main difference between a touring car / drift setup and a rally spec? Ridge height & wheels & tyres? At this budget level, Ride Height and tyres are the main set up changes. Obviously a Rally orientated bodyshell is a nice touch too. Going off topic, theres a lot more to a drift car, so some high level ones are barely recognisable to a touring car. I suggested the drift TT02 as it has some oil shocks and bearings as standard which are necessary upgrades. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shergar Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 https://www.jk-rc.co.uk/rc-kits-cars/tamiya-tt-02-c-k-p Have a watch of Mark Bryan too: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Kpowell911 Posted March 4, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 4, 2023 I hate the fact I opened this thread. I have 17 R/Cs. Im sat on the balcony of a hotel in Spain waiting for my Mrs to finish getting ready, searching eBay for cheap Tamiyas! My TL-01 isnt even running yet!! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frogeyeddog_95 Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 2 hours ago, Kpowell911 said: I hate the fact I opened this thread. I have 17 R/Cs. Im sat on the balcony of a hotel in Spain waiting for my Mrs to finish getting ready, searching eBay for cheap Tamiyas! My TL-01 isnt even running yet!! Point me in some sort of direction… 😂 where do I start.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frogeyeddog_95 Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 On 03/03/2023 at 22:09, Shergar said: https://www.jk-rc.co.uk/rc-kits-cars/tamiya-tt-02-c-k-p Have a watch of Mark Bryan too: I'm leaning extremely heavily toward a TT-02. I also found myself dragged along to the hop-up side of things. Besides shocks and bearings, is there anything else that may be worth upgrading straight up? lots of nice looking blue & red aluminium parts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 aluminium drive shaft if it doesnt come with 1 better servo saver 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Freddy Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 I want to join the silver can gang but I’m not sure how to budget this? I’m using a TT02 I’d planned to use for speed runs (never got past 40mph before crashing) which has just been sat on the shelf for a year or so. I think the original kit cost £120? At the time I got a couple of hop ups, a bearing kit, and metal drive shaft kit, as well as a high speed spur gear and a set of oil damped shocks £100?? I honestly don’t remember. Servo is also recycled, but was about £25 when it was new. An extra RX £18 (but no new TX so not adding that to budget). Add another £20 (?) for paint So that’s about £275+…..Well over the £200 limit. But it’s all pre-loved, so how much of it do I count it all toward the budget? The only real cost this has incurred are £16 for a set of cheapo wheels with rally blocks fitted and £10 on a Kamtec chassis cover. It currently has a brushless combo in it but I’ll swap that for brushed motor I already have and I definitely have a Tamiya ESC although I’m sure I have an old HW1060 somewhere too? “Torque tuned” still counts as a silver can right? The shell is a fictional car that Tamiya made up. I might replace it with something more “rally” at some point. Possibly an Escort Mk1 shell from Kamtec? In the meantime all I’ve done is trim off the front splitter to help with ground clearance and a light trim round the wheel arches to accommodate the new tyres. I’ve given the chassis the “Mark Bryan” treatment and got some extra ground clearance. Just have to swap out the electrics. Chassis cover due to arrive tomorrow and I’m good to go 👍 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Freddy Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 What size pinion do you guys favour? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpowell911 Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 Im intriuged , what shell is that? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Freddy Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 On 08/03/2023 at 21:20, Kpowell911 said: Im intriuged , what shell is that? It’s called the Raikiri. Means something cool to do with swords I think? It wasn’t my first choice but I got it during one of the lockdowns. When everyone had decided to buy a RC car so everything was out of stock. I quite like it tbh but perhaps not as a rally car. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Freddy Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 Swapped the brushless motor for a brushed one and took it for a test drive. Handled really well and had me grinning like an idiot. So much more useable than it was before. Slower obviously but there’s something quite relaxing about 2S on a brushed motor, didn’t crash once.😁 Really pleased with the Kamtec chassis cover I got. Kept everything nice and clean. Will shorten those motor/ESC wires (maybe solder them direct?) and put a deans plug on instead of that adaptor. Tidy everything up a bit. But basically, for a relatively small outlay, it feels like I have a new car. Really pleased. 👍 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 pretty cool mate is this the 1 you greased up the difs on ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Freddy Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 10 hours ago, Stormbringer said: pretty cool mate is this the 1 you greased up the difs on ? Yes. I’m really chuffed. It’s just been sat on the shelf for about a year. I’d made it pretty unusable 🤦♂️ 4000kv brushless system on 3s with slick tyres. Needed lots of space and the slightest bump would see it cart wheeling at 35mph. Now it’s much easier to use and it’s a giggle 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 looks like you found the sweet spot then 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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