Popular Post wolfie1 Posted October 29, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted October 29, 2023 So since the the weather is pants and i dont like watching tv through the day i did something i have been meaning to do for a while, went up into the loft and had a look through some old rc cars i have up there as i have more space to display in my workshop with the addition of some extra units, i dont have space for all but i took a couple down possibly with the intention of doing something with them over the winter, first off a Tamiya Alfa Romeo, i had some wide touring car wheels and tyres i bought years ago so i dragged them down too and fitted them, i also have an RX7 shell that was originally bought for a HPI RS4 nitro that i didnt like using as the shell was pretty and it got damaged on the first outing, i may get another shell that hasnt got holes cut in it but this 1 will do for just now, i want to change this to a cheap brushless system and run on 3s as thats the batteries i have but i will have to work something out as to where to put them, maybe it wont be possible and i will need some 2s ones………….. so got the wheels and shell modified to fit and i think it looks great. Next is a Tamiya Toyota stadium Truck again i want to go through the same as the other 1 with a brushless system but havent done anything with it at all apart from wipe some cobwebs off, thats the 2 i have taken down. last pic is of an old Kyosho GP10 nitro, i have the Porsche shell for it but didnt take that car down as i am quite liking the electric route just now, my biggest fear with these 2 old models is spending money and if parts are even still available for them! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpowell911 Posted October 29, 2023 Share Posted October 29, 2023 Your Tamiya Alfa is a TL01. You can easily get most parts as I restored one recently. However, due to the limited gearing options, Id not recommend goong too crazy with a motor. Also bear in mind youll need a shotgun shaped lipo. Mine ran hot with a brushed 23t on 2s lol 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie1 Posted October 29, 2023 Author Share Posted October 29, 2023 3 minutes ago, Kpowell911 said: Your Tamiya Alfa is a TL01. You can easily get most parts as I restored one recently. However, due to the limited gearing options, Id not recommend goong too crazy with a motor. Also bear in mind youll need a shotgun shaped lipo. Mine ran hot with a brushed 23t on 2s lol i do remember changing it all to ball bearing a few years ago and fitting an esc and a modified motor but it wasnt fast at all and since i was running on nimh battery it lasted 10 mins, i may go the 2s route and try again, i do have the old esc that came out of the trx4, that would work nicely in there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted October 29, 2023 Share Posted October 29, 2023 Nice cars mate and looking forward to seeing the nitro to leccy conversion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie1 Posted October 29, 2023 Author Share Posted October 29, 2023 1 minute ago, Stormbringer said: Nice cars mate and looking forward to seeing the nitro to leccy conversion I just left the nitro in the loft, the engine has only had about 40mins of running so its basically still new 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted October 29, 2023 Share Posted October 29, 2023 Ahh ok my bad lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpowell911 Posted October 29, 2023 Share Posted October 29, 2023 10 minutes ago, wolfie1 said: i do remember changing it all to ball bearing a few years ago and fitting an esc and a modified motor but it wasnt fast at all and since i was running on nimh battery it lasted 10 mins, i may go the 2s route and try again, i do have the old esc that came out of the trx4, that would work nicely in there I think I got mine to 25mph ish with a 1060 ESC/RZ Motor/2s lipo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie1 Posted October 29, 2023 Author Share Posted October 29, 2023 This thing did arrive, its meh as it has no proportional control but for £13 delivered its worth the money 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie1 Posted October 29, 2023 Author Share Posted October 29, 2023 2 minutes ago, Kpowell911 said: I think I got mine to 25mph ish with a 1060 ESC/RZ Motor/2s lipo That would be ok to blast about in a car park, bet you got a decent run time out of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpowell911 Posted October 29, 2023 Share Posted October 29, 2023 1 minute ago, wolfie1 said: That would be ok to blast about in a car park, bet you got a decent run time out of it I got it lookimg very nice IMO. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie1 Posted October 29, 2023 Author Share Posted October 29, 2023 Yes you certainly have, i have some 1/10 oil shocks somewhere that i bought for another project that were too big, they would go down a treat on mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie1 Posted October 29, 2023 Author Share Posted October 29, 2023 (edited) This looks like the stadium truck i have, is it? https://www.googleadservices.com/pagead/aclk?sa=L&ai=DChcSEwjMkPynvpuCAxUMkYMHHTUUCCsYABALGgJlZg&ae=2&gclid=Cj0KCQjwhfipBhCqARIsAH9msbn_Yt_QDAbN2ipv0jq5wYmaiT70qqTMUez5i2TZ-WRKow_6gZ_qsV0aAqnVEALw_wcB&ohost=www.google.co.uk&cid=CAESVeD2_V-N8cXnkcGG-3xaxGVRhOlF7kbkmCXG2lBMOdt5oSrRMqtJ6fWA7yidJ1ypfJ15un7n6wgGvX2pkrIVpVyQzDleLwBPM3ree8EH9N0M_idok8c&sig=AOD64_2Rx9***LCVU_mstva27yZxFyjgkw&ctype=5&q=&ved=2ahUKEwjqgvWnvpuCAxX0_rsIHUS2BFIQ5bgDKAB6BAgHEAk&adurl= ok that link isint it but this def is https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/115301324151?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=1dsXFXqDRry&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=MRHag3XmRgm&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY i have no intention to sell its just simply for research purposes Edited October 29, 2023 by wolfie1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex97 Posted October 29, 2023 Share Posted October 29, 2023 The TL01 was a versatile chassis, a pretty common build is cutting the chassis down to M chassis length and then fitting M05 arms and CVD to create a 4wd M chassis. This is the only picture I've got of mine. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpowell911 Posted October 29, 2023 Share Posted October 29, 2023 How did you glue that together? Ive saw M Conversions for TT chassis, I may try one one day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpowell911 Posted October 29, 2023 Share Posted October 29, 2023 I believe your truck is a Tamiya Monster Racer 58086 https://www.tamiyabase.com/tamiya-models/58086 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie1 Posted October 29, 2023 Author Share Posted October 29, 2023 7 minutes ago, Kpowell911 said: I believe your truck is a Tamiya Monster Racer 58086 https://www.tamiyabase.com/tamiya-models/58086 Yes that’s definitely it, do you know if parts are still made for it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie1 Posted October 29, 2023 Author Share Posted October 29, 2023 27 minutes ago, Kpowell911 said: I believe your truck is a Tamiya Monster Racer 58086 https://www.tamiyabase.com/tamiya-models/58086 For the TL-01 chassis am i right in saying that its a 0.8 pinion with a 3mm shaft? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpowell911 Posted October 29, 2023 Share Posted October 29, 2023 (edited) 7 minutes ago, wolfie1 said: For the TL-01 chassis am i right in saying that its a 0.8 pinion with a 3mm shaft? 0.6 Pinion, bare in mind theres only 3 pinion choices (19, 21, 23 I think). Motor shaft will more than likely be 3mm shaft. Theres the speed tuned gear set available but dont get it if youre using a lower turn motor. Edited October 29, 2023 by Kpowell911 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpowell911 Posted October 29, 2023 Share Posted October 29, 2023 30 minutes ago, wolfie1 said: Yes that’s definitely it, do you know if parts are still made for it? No idea to be honest. Its on the King Cab chassis, which Im not familiar with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie1 Posted October 29, 2023 Author Share Posted October 29, 2023 46 minutes ago, Kpowell911 said: 0.6 Pinion, bare in mind theres only 3 pinion choices (19, 21, 23 I think). Motor shaft will more than likely be 3mm shaft. Theres the speed tuned gear set available but dont get it if youre using a lower turn motor. Brilliant good to know, just now its on the middle 1 so must be 21, will get a 23 for it to gear it up a bit 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PraetoR Posted October 29, 2023 Share Posted October 29, 2023 8 hours ago, Kpowell911 said: I got it lookimg very nice IMO. I'll say you did! Took me a moment to even compute that this was a TL-01. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyMB Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 That Tamiya Monster Racer is really nice, they are quite collectable. I don't think that chassis has ever been re-issued so parts are probably getting hard to find. They are desirable though so well worth hanging on to. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie1 Posted October 30, 2023 Author Share Posted October 30, 2023 3 hours ago, AndyMB said: That Tamiya Monster Racer is really nice, they are quite collectable. I don't think that chassis has ever been re-issued so parts are probably getting hard to find. They are desirable though so well worth hanging on to. Oh thats interesting to know! Maybe i shouldnt run it then and just leave it as is then 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
53HRA Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 Definitely keep it original! Worth around £200-300 as it stands. Kyosho looks in nice condition too, but the fuel tank isn’t original - it’s taken from CEN GX-1 chassis. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyMB Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 14 hours ago, wolfie1 said: Oh thats interesting to know! Maybe i shouldnt run it then and just leave it as is then I'm a bit of a collector so I don't run a lot of my older cars, I like to have them polished up and displayed. It might be risky running yours as the plastic can get brittle over time especially if stored in a loft (sadly I know this too well). Would be a nice thing to keep until Tamiya re-release that chassis which is a possibility. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.