Popular Post Kpowell911 Posted March 1, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 1, 2023 Hello guyss, My girlfriend has been poorly last few weeks and going to bed early and for some reason, Ive been looking at Tamiya’s…… Im 36 years old, and my parents bought me a second hand Tamiya Mini Cooper M-01in the mid 90’s. It had some nicad batteries and a fast charger that was powered with crocodile clips onto the battery of my Dads 1:1 car, so charge times were cumbersome, but even so I ran it so hard and often I worn through the chassis. God knows where this ended up, but for my birthday a few years later, I got a brand new Tamiya TL-01 Ford Focus 58241. This became my pride and joy. Id be around 12 at this point, and had this so long I was still upgrading it as I started my first job. It ended up being quote sentimental to me. It had a fair amount of upgrades, including the ludicrously expensive TRF Dampers which must have been a months pay as a 16 year old. I stupidly bought a No Limit M Troniks ESC and a Trinity Speed Gems 12t brushed motor. Yes, a 12t motor. In a TL-01. With limited gearing options. As you can imagine, this was balistically fast. For 2 minutes before everything melted. I lost interest and got into Traxxas, which Im still into today. Fast forward and Ive always been in the hobby, And Im probably 200 vehicles later. I did have a Tamiya Resurgence, and collected all these: Mostly cheap TT-XX shelfers, but those of you will notice, a TA-02 Repsol Cosworth, a brand new shelf queen TL-01 Identical to what I had in 1999, and a Tamico 934. I sold all these obver the year’s regretfully, but hey. Moving on…. As I said earlier, whilst my girlfriends been ill, I noticed an upcoming ReRe of a TT-02R. This inspired me. Ive been browsing this site and watching Youtube videos and decided to get one. I wanted to run it, Im aware of a TT02’s performance and priced up some hop ups…. It basically ended up being the price of a used Arrma Infraction….. So I thought why not just get something old. An M-01 was a no go, so how about aTL-01? The performance in a car park between a TL and a TT isnt going to be miles apart soooo. Ive no idea of value, or worth, but I found this on eBay, made an offer and used some Nectar points so £46 was the charge to my bank card so. To my suprise, these arent rare or expensive just old. I wanted the Focus, but being as Ive had one, I decided to look for the shell I really wanted as a kid. McRae’s Impreza (Technically I still got a McRae Rally car with the Focus. The Good: Its in great condition It has bearings, speed tuned gears and quick release battery tray Errrr, its a blue Subaru Impreza WRC with Gold Wheels… The Bad: Im a shock snob, so its stock friction or TRF. No in between so itll either go stock which I have or Ill buy some TRFs I want the stock front bumper, not this GPM one Tyres are a bit brittle and cracked, sooo may need an upgrade. No idea what electrics to put in it. Im going to run it, but I dont mind staying brushed with a lipo. I need to buy a shotgun style lipo and an ESC/Motor. I was hoping to find a Used but new Tamiya ESC/Torque Tuned combo. I used to sell them out the shelfers for £20 but I guess I was too cheap. Im guessing these RZ Motors for £30ish are fake? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/275650923025?epid=1805503271&hash=item402e134a11:g:0aEAAOSwB8JiBZR3&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAA4OQBLzCtYvuUkELlB9mN6VbN9p1LxDy2B3xQ7jLbqOWJLzFOTOQaqVWqsnKmyedJ8wsT82pgdetDM7PwD98YV3MPiGRSFKrGiK7mdHAk%2FrNhhulxC50kHoTIap4R41X%2BNSgT%2FK%2BhH0kNs5XUZvTLQYSTQ9Srzf6c%2FHup2qqDoni4ee13z9hTKuyUtmUn5RXV7safaD2PIsp72q6L8IB6o8hThxz6hrS1nukFiifi3pskYrxgzMYrCkQA6e9fEKMUwjDYHxPAO96RjyjgYpRuV%2BFQyNX3xcgF3lMERs0gkqw%2B|tkp%3ABk9SR-TvhtzTYQ If not itll be a Hobbywing 1060 and a brushed motor around the 21t. I appreciated this isnt anywhere near usual TC cool ness, but Its pretty important to me haha 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PraetoR Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 (edited) The condition of that!! Was it brand new?? I think it'll be great. An older Tamiya touring car, with moderate power, is more interesting to me than an "extreme" RC. I own an Arrma Vorteks, but don't really like it. I much prefer my TT-01E, running a 12t brushed motor (although, yeah, it's had a LOT of money and upgrades thrown at it). I'll be honest, the Torque Tuned is nice, but the performance is not good for the money. Are you against non-Tamiya parts? It's just you can get adjustable camber and tow links, which is always a bonus. I use GPM items, but I wouldn't recommend them. Edited March 1, 2023 by PraetoR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpowell911 Posted March 1, 2023 Author Share Posted March 1, 2023 17 minutes ago, PraetoR said: The condition of that!! Was it brand new?? I think it'll be great. An older Tamiya touring car, with moderate power, is more interesting to me than an "extreme" RC. I own an Arrma Vorteks, but don't really like it. I much prefer my TT-01E, running a 12t brushed motor (although, yeah, it's had a LOT of money and upgrades thrown at it). I'll be honest, the Torque Tuned is nice, but the performance is not good for the money. Are you against non-Tamiya parts? It's just you can get adjustable camber and tow links, which is always a bonus. I use GPM items, but I wouldn't recommend them. It is used but its in fantastic condition. Few scratches underneath Im not against non Tamiya parts but Id prefer them. I do love TRF shocks though! The TL-01 came in two (well theres others) but theres this one and an LA. The LA has long suspension arms (but ISNT wider). Im guessing its possible to convert to LA which has more traditional tuning options, and handles much better but I wanted this version because this is what I had originally. I tend to agree with the performance part, Im guessing this is the slowest car I have (Id imagine the brushless TRX4 is faster in second gear?) but Its what it is over what it does for me. I appreciate thatll only appeal to me. Still undecided on the motor, Im guessing those eBay RZs are fake. Just need to order some bits. I have an RX and Ive sourced a stock front bumper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpowell911 Posted March 1, 2023 Author 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 a genuine pack of Tamiya Body Clips. Ill run it, then maybe look into really restoring it and modding it. I have a new Rx so Ill use my Noble NB4 🙂 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shergar Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 Thata beauty 👍 Get onto Plaza, the shipping not cheap, but the parts are! I’ve had a BZ off them in the past. https://www.plazajapan.com/4950344531554/ https://www.plazajapan.com/4950344999828/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpowell911 Posted March 2, 2023 Author Share Posted March 2, 2023 These are the Dampers I want https://www.plazajapan.com/4950344423545/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpowell911 Posted March 3, 2023 Author Share Posted March 3, 2023 Not going to use the Core motor. Decided to go with a BZ from Plaza. As well as the TRF Dampers and Rally Blocks £88 all in 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpowell911 Posted March 10, 2023 Author Share Posted March 10, 2023 Parts trickling in. Ignore the incorrect M Chassis Tyres 🙃🙃🙃 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PraetoR Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 I've never seen a Tamiya BZ Motor. Is it nice? Also, WHAT incorrect M Chassis Tyres?? I don't see any and now I want to see an M-Chassis build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpowell911 Posted March 11, 2023 Author Share Posted March 11, 2023 8 hours ago, PraetoR said: I've never seen a Tamiya BZ Motor. Is it nice? Also, WHAT incorrect M Chassis Tyres?? I don't see any and now I want to see an M-Chassis build! Yea theyre too small 😕 No Idea about the motor. I wanted an RZ, but this was £17 thanks to the weak Yen. https://www.modelsport.co.uk/product/tamiya-super-stock-motor-23t-type-bz-32482 Google suggested its very similar to the RZ so will be fine for this, itll be on the shelf more than anything else Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Kpowell911 Posted March 11, 2023 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 11, 2023 (edited) Got pretty much everything now for the Subaru. The Rally Blocks fit thankfully. Also got: Hobbywing 1060 Fancy TRF Shocks Tamiya BZ Motor, (wanted an RZ, BZ is for off road really but who cares) Steel Pinion HPI Plazma Rounded Lipo Correct Stock Bumper, New Bodyclips and shock step screws And I won this auction when drunk on holiday….. came home to this. Old school. Just how it used to be. Acoms Stick Radio, MSC and NIMHs. Its mint to be fair So I started off wanting a TL-01 Ford Focus WRC. That was the goal. A nice stock TL01 Focus like I had when I was a kid. A month later I now I have 2x TL-01s, but still no Focus 🙃🙃 Edited March 11, 2023 by Kpowell911 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Kpowell911 Posted March 12, 2023 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 12, 2023 (edited) Had a spare 20 minutes this morning. First easy jobs, re mount new Rally Blocks as the old stock tyres were cracked. Not glued as Ive not got inserts yet. Also flipped the quick release battery tray round Ive bought an extra RX for my Noble NB4. The plan was to put this NB4 RX in my Traxxas XRT and use the Traxxas Tx Rx in this, but decided to keep TSM with my XRT. So I appreciate this is over kill, but look how small everything is! Means I can mount everything on the stock Rx Plate. No Antenna means I can lose the Aerial mount too. A Nice new profile for the TL-01 Powered up with a new shotgun shaped HPI Plazma Lipo, however Im having servo issues so may need a new one Maybe the servo in it dosnt like my space aged TX/RX? Edited March 12, 2023 by Kpowell911 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Kpowell911 Posted March 12, 2023 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 12, 2023 Had a bit more time. Here’s the motor with the optional dust cover. Its a lovely bit of kit. I love Tamiya packaging Got it in with a RW 19T steel pinion. Took me a while to get it meshed. I have the speed tuned gears and the mesh feels rough to me? Im guessing I still mesh in the 19t pinion slot? Even though the spur is different? HOWEVER. Got an issue… Theres a split in in the shock tower (as someone mentioned they noticed on TC). I could glue this but Ideally I want to sort it. I believe its part of the chassis though, so would need a new chassis. The servo is shot, so Ill look for a new one (only servo I have free is an all metal 60kg one, bit over kill haha). But it did run and work in my spare room. Pic with the newbie which Ive not got round too. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PraetoR Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 What a shame about the shock-mount. That's far from ideal! If the speed-tuned gear means a different spur (I'm guessing, smaller?), you'd have to use a non-standard sized pinion, as the gap to the spur would otherwise be incorrect. However, I don't know what the standard size of pinion is, so it could be that 19t is correct for the speed gear and 21t is correct for the standard spur (for example). Worth checking that the pinion is 0.6 mod pitch, not the standard 48dp. 0.6 mod is correct for the TL-01 (unless than speed gearing spur is different?). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Kpowell911 Posted March 13, 2023 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 13, 2023 So the Spur gear in the Speed Tuned gear set is the same size as the stock spur, it gets the different ratio via the other gearing. So thats sorted. Ive ordered a new Chassis, New Servo and also a new “B” pack, all in stock from Modelsport for £35 ish. Cant moan. Great that 20+ year stuff is still in stock. Guess thats a perk of Tamiya. I built up the TRF Shocks, In the box I built up the shock shafts first as I expected to end up losing e clips if I left it any longer. What a joy to build! Complete overkill I know but hey. Gonna wait and mount them to the new chassis. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PraetoR Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 1 hour ago, Kpowell911 said: So the Spur gear in the Speed Tuned gear set is the same size as the stock spur, it gets the different ratio via the other gearing. So thats sorted. Good stuff. The shocks might be overkill, but they're NICE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpowell911 Posted March 13, 2023 Author Share Posted March 13, 2023 This Mercedes TL-01 was released on 17th Nov 2000. Nearly 23 years ago……. This car is completely stock. Today I charged a NIMH up, put some AAs in the old school AcomsTechniplus. Had to re set the Servo Horn for the throttle servo. And…… https://i.imgur.com/YwdE2sD.mp4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpowell911 Posted March 14, 2023 Author Share Posted March 14, 2023 So, continuing the nostalgia. I finished work early, sun was out so the Mrs and I took a walk to the local park. So I took the Merc TL-01…. With a twist. This is a bone stock TL-01 with MSC. Aged 12 when the TL-01 came out, this pretty much what we had if we were lucky enough to have parents who could afford an RC car for their child. If you told 12 year old me that Id be able to put a GPS on my toy car and find out how fast it went my mind would have blown. Thankfully 23 years later…… We can! I love the blend of old school electronics with a GPS Speed Analyzer.,,, Car is bone stock, stock gearing, silver can. Radio is Acoms 27mhz. The NIMH is an 1800mah Traxxas, borrowed from my EZ Start wand for my 2004 Revo 2.5R, so no idea on condition etc, but it peak charged in around and hour and showed decent voltage….. PLACE YOUR BETS…….. I had a good smile running it mind, the handling is shocking. Ive no idea if 13mph is “normal” Im guessing other people have done the same so may find some speeds. However, I have a benchmark, Ill do the same with my Subaru TL-01. This will have 2.4ghz radio, a Tamiya BZ Motor, 1060 ESC and a 2S Lipo. Combined with speed tuned gearing and bearings. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 Its probably average for those cars mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PraetoR Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 That Merc shell makes me smile, just sitting on the tarmac and in the sun. Reminds me of a simpler time, when good weather, a basic touring car and a charged ni-cd/ni-mh were all you needed. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpowell911 Posted March 14, 2023 Author Share Posted March 14, 2023 7 minutes ago, PraetoR said: That Merc shell makes me smile, just sitting on the tarmac and in the sun. Reminds me of a simpler time, when good weather, a basic touring car and a charged ni-cd/ni-mh were all you needed. Haha, I agree. Crazy how both these TL01s have been picked up cheapish (under £200 the pair) and are in very good, hardly used condition! Mine was used so much back in the day, I wore a hole through the chassis! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpowell911 Posted March 19, 2023 Author Share Posted March 19, 2023 I decided on a new Servo, only a cheap Etronic Metal Gear servo. I also picked up a new chassis as Id cracked a shock tower. I also picked up a set of B parts, as I had a sneaky feeling that the servo horn included wouldnt be a 25t and Id be stuck. I started a strip down. I also noticed a crack on this part, but luckily I had spares with the B parts. New chassis, with the revised cut out. I DID need the new 25t horn so the B parts were worth buying. Started building the new end up Nearly back together. As you can see I also fitted the new TRF shocks. Not really much else to do to this now, but I think youll agree it looks very nice for a 24 year old model. Im going to run it as I want to see the performance with an ESC, Lipo, Speed Tuned gears and the Super Stock motor. I have a 13mph bench mark as above from bone stock. I may put the stock front bumper on, and I need some new body posts as I think the shell sits too low and they’ve been cut. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shergar Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 Looks like new! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpowell911 Posted March 26, 2023 Author Share Posted March 26, 2023 Ran the Impreza yesterday, got 22mph with it. I battered the shell mind. Im on the hunt for the Focus still everyday, I just dont know what to do ha 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Kpowell911 Posted March 26, 2023 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 26, 2023 Ive completed TL-01s now. Finally got my hands on a Focus. Well two: I bought a “beater” off ebay with a missing wing: Then a minter I found on FB. Just need to find a box. Same seller had a TA-01 Michelin Pilot Escort Cosworth. Seemed Rude to leave it alone. Shell needs work, but MAY be savable? Both work I just need to try and obtain some boxes? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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