X32garrick

Hi everyone! I've been posting on the Rally Chassis thread asking for advice on my new rally car. Well, it's finally done and I'd like to share some pics as a way of saying thank you...

Well, here's my report of last night's virgin run of the Tamiya TB Evo 2 converted to Rally Car. My home track is primarily used by 1/8 scale buggies & MT's and has a hard-packed, dusty surface with a few bits of gravel mixed in. Normally, we don't notice the gravel because we run Monster Trucks which just shrug them off. A 1/10 Rally Car however, managed to find most of them. On parts of the track that didn't have them, the Evo 2 performed as expected, drifting into corners beautifully. However, everytime it found the little stone bits, it would stumble and ruin my race line. Very annoying. The good news though was that my DIY undertray didn't rip or tear after numerous rounds, despite costing the equivalent of GBP 0.01 and 5 minutes of my time to make. Except for a loosening diff which was easily tightened, the Evo 2 also didn't break any parts, not even a single popped off ballcup. Nevertheless, the caretaker said he'll have the track swept beforehand to minimize any distruptions. Also, despite no problems being encountered with dust and dirt getting in and disrupting the drivetrain, I'm going to make an overtray tonight to further protect the insides as per tonysmini's suggestion.

I did use the foams but I'm not sure if they're the hard ones. Only 6 hours to go till track time... so far, running it in the garage has been promising. Because of the front one-way, I don't even have to tap the brake, as soon as I let go of the throttle, the car does a 90 deg turn.

Will do the wait till my track time tomorrow is driving me nuts! Btw, does anyone scuff up Tamiya rally blocks before using them? They seem a bit slippery...

I'll look for one then but until I do, I'll make a copy of the tray I made and slip it on top of the chassis. However, will covers affect the ESC and motor temps? I put in a Tamiya TBLE-01 ESC and TBLM-01 12-turn motor.

That was a fast response XV Pilot ! Thank you, it's been tough getting information from forums with regards to RC Rally until someone told me to check the European sites as it was more popular there. I will follow your advice regarding the foams. You're right, I hadn't thought about dirt getting in! My solution for the exposed spur gear was to cut a plastic sheet (the one used for office reports) and formed it to create a cheap and easily replicated undertray. I was advised to use velcro, but since the tray was inexpensive and easy to make while velcro is expensive, I'll just tape it on for now and see how it holds up.

Hi Guys! I've decided to try RC Rallying and would like your opinions on whether I've chosen my first car well or poorly. I wanted to purchase a Tamiya XV-01 Pro but since they're out of stock locally till (maybe) March, I'll worry about that when the shop has them again. In the meantime, the itch must be scratched and I purchased a used Tamiya TB Evolution 2. The previous owner set it up for rally but hasn't tried it out yet. He's taken out the droop screws and installed HPI rally shocks. Since the stock Evo 2 comes with aluminum bulkheads and f/r universal driveshafts, he kept those and then added a front one-way. Oh, and the car comes stock with a CF chassis which I'm going to cover with bathtub tape to seal the chassis cooling vents. I'll be using Tamiya 18-spoke rally wheels with Tamiya rally block tires (no foams). Sooo...does anyone have an opinion of the car or the setup? Btw, I plan on running the car at a 1/8 offroad track...

Thank you for the welcome! The Revo used to get dirty, but I've since replaced every part on it and now, I can't bring myself to let it touch the floor anymore. Guess it's officially retired? I have a Losi Aftershock that I race with now, it doesn't hurt as much when that monster hits the dirt.

Hello! My name is Garrick from the Philippines. Here is my Revo, hope you guys like it...