Popular Post BlackSeaRC Posted July 22, 2024 Popular Post Share Posted July 22, 2024 The FMC XR311 holds a very important position in the history of Tamiya RC vehicles. In 1977, Tamiya took a highly detailed plastic model kit quality body and fitted it to a brand new RC capable chassis. Whilst it was a basic chassis, it represented Tamiya's first ever RC car with suspension and their first off-road capable vehicle. It was kit 58004, so only three RC road cars had preceded it. If I had a vintage XR311 from the late 1970's, I would have undoubtedly kept it fully original. However, I have the 2012 re-release kit and wanted to treat this iconic model to something a little bit special. The original chassis uses plastic front and rear suspension components with simple torsion rods for damping. I have replaced these with a new front suspension module with metal parts and metal coil spring shock absorbers , a metal rear suspension module with shock absorbers, a metal front bulkhead and rear gearbox cover, and a metal full-length undertray. The finished chassis is an exquisite work of art and the quality of the RC CHANNEL parts is first class. The chassis is finished off with 2012 period Acoms electronics. You will be able to find a detailed video showing the kit build and custom parts on my YouTube channel, BlackSeaRC, in the coming months. BlackSeaRC 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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