Pulled some cars out of the attic

[wolfie1]

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!

[Kpowell911]

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

[wolfie1]

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

[Stormbringer]

Nice cars mate and looking forward to seeing the nitro to leccy conversion 

[wolfie1]

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

[Stormbringer]

Ahh ok my bad lol 

[Kpowell911]

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

[wolfie1]

This thing did arrive, its meh as it has no proportional control but for £13 delivered its worth the money

[wolfie1]

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

[Kpowell911]

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.

 

 

[wolfie1]

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

[wolfie1]

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

[Alex97]

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. 

[Kpowell911]

How did you glue that together? Ive saw M Conversions for TT chassis, I may try one one day

[Kpowell911]

I believe your truck is a Tamiya Monster Racer 58086

 

https://www.tamiyabase.com/tamiya-models/58086

[wolfie1]

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?

[wolfie1]

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?

[Kpowell911]

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

[Kpowell911]

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. 

[wolfie1]

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 🙂

[PraetoR]

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.

[AndyMB]

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. 

[wolfie1]

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

[53HRA]

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. 

[AndyMB]

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.