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  1. Ah, I see! In my case then I'd better adjust the Turnbuckles to 'reckless-abandon' mode
  2. Thanks XV, easy upgrades too. Since those piccies I've started fitting a full Tamiya Turnbuckle kit. There's pictorial instructions on how to fit the turnbuckles supplied with it of course but is there an online guide as to what to aim for camber and toe-in wise?
  3. OOO, I've been busy. I know this thread started off as a vintage Celica enquiry but the Neo Scorcher has been a good introduction for me to learn a bit more so to continue in the same vein!!!... Posh GPM steering linkage goes in...(I think I've fitted it correctly, let me know if I haven't, I'm new to this) All bushes replaced with Ball race bearings... Yucky! Nom Nom Nom! It's a lot smoother sounding and quieter now I noticed whilst thrashing it around a car park until 10PM last night. I also learnt there's a real skill tom controlled 'drifting'. A skill I'm lacking at present it would appear! But fun, a lotta fun. Onwards!
  4. Pm you a little surprise Yey! Thats super helpful, many many thanks Dojo! The broken Celica beast may well ride again now I can identify the parts that are covered in Araldite! Cheers again fella.
  5. You want pics.. here's pics. Tidied up Lecktrix. and... And here he is with his little slidey shoes on and his new coat... and... Thanks for the offer of help with the Celica parts, I ned to really go through it in detail to work out what parts I need to make it a runner again which is what I'd like to do. I'll see if I can find a parts or assembly instructions list somewhere so I know what the parts are called which might make things easier.
  6. Hi XV, I went to Asiatees for the Alloy steering bits and a modelshop on eBay for the Turnbuckle kit. I've nearly fished stickering the Body too, nearly done. Took it out for a chassis-only good 3 battery car park bash sesh last night, big fun.
  7. No prob's re typo Max. Yeah, I'm using the old Steering Servo out of the Celica kit at the moment. There's no 'play' as such in the servo arm or the Servo-saver (correct term?) plastic clip-on parts that came with the kit. I've ordered a turnbuckle kit and the GPM alloy ball-raced steering assembly to replace the standard wobbly kit plastic parts and if needs be I'll go with a new macho-modern-rufty-tufty servo to get the steering sorted too. Ta for the advice BTW, much appreciated. In other news, I've sprayed the body and tail and have started stickering-up the body and tail. Getting there, whahey! :-)
  8. Aaaah, thanks XV, I read through your Neo build thread last night and see how you fitted the Turnbuckles from the outset. Got it, noted! GPM products seem to crop up on the web a lot, is there a fave place you fella's buy bits from here in the UK? I'm new to all this, you can tell can't you?! @Max Power, yeah, I checked the keying on the Servo and it's deffo the correct one, there's not slop there at all. All the slop n flop seems to be from the ball joints and bearing clearances on the supplied standard arms and linkages it looks to me. Ta for the heads-up regarding Shapeway (typo?), you're right, it looks like they do the Celica bit I need to fix the rear end -> http://www.shapeways.com/product/DTLJKRZ9C/959-arm-left?li=search-results-1&optionId=41074481
  9. <Jazz hands!> "Ta dah"! ...and ... Since those pics I've not only tidied the electrics but also been playing with it, whahey! Its a lorra lorra fun. I had trouble setting up the ESC to accept the '0' trim point on the fwd and reverse control but eventually worked out that once I'd got the ESC into the right mode I had to HOLD the max fwd position on the joystick then push 'set' on the ESC to accept Zero trim = Neutral setting. Without doing that the ESC was squealing a bit and the car would slowly creep forward when the Joystick was centred. Sorted now, phew! I had the Steering servo 1 'notch' out too it seems so I had to remove the servo then move the steering actuator arm round a notch then Zero trim = roughly a straight line which brings me to my one disappoinment with the kit... There in't arf a lot of slop in the steering ball joints connecting arms. That amount of play seems to magnify itself at the front wheels into 'wobblyness' (and I don't like Wobblyness!) and a slight veering one way or the other when I'm piloting the car I've noticed. Sure I can adjust the trim a bit but it's still varies over 2 batteries worth of driving fun like I did last night in a well-lit car park. Am I right in thinking a 'Turnbuckle' set allows more precise setting up of the steering and 'trues' up the wheel alignment? There's seems to be a surprisingly amount of play in the wheel bearings too which gave me the excuse I needed to buy a set of sealed bearings for it anyway.. so i have. My 1st Hop-up ;-) I'm in the process of cutting out the bodyshell and spoiler in preparation for finshing it off properly but last nights chassis only car park session was soooo much fun I just went out to 'play' instead of staying in and doing my 'cutting-out' homework!!! 50 year old fella with a 15 year old brain!
  10. Ta fella's, yeah it's coming along nicely. A good thing to build on rainy bank holiday Monday whilst listening to a selection Neil Young and Van Morrison Brum brum brum!
  11. Noted! Thanks for the advice Mr XV, the technigold stays with the Celica but the RF stuff will be pressed into use. Today I visited my local model shop for the 1st time ever and came out with a big box :-) ...and the build has continued into this evening, really enjoying it.
  12. aaaah, is that because the Technigold pull more current than a modern stock motor? The Neo Scorcher kit comes with a bundled 540 motor and an ESC it seems. My local model shop might get a visit soon...
  13. Ta Mr Grunt! Yep, I've already set up a search to try an find the spares I need to ressurect the Celica and I've even started to strip it down to the broken parts. Its all coming apart easy enough though I have found part of the offside front suspension damaged too, meh! 3 out of the 4 suspension dampers were locked solid too I noticed but hey've all freed up now thankfully. I'm tempted to strip out the RF gear for now and use it in 'modern' (shock horror!) new kit. I still fancy starting from scratch with that Neo Scorcher kit but using the old 27Mhz AM RX + TX combo, seems like a waste not to use otherwise. I've been reading-up about ESC and BEC circuitry, I think I can get the bundled Tamiya ESC in the Scorcher kit to make friends with RX.
  14. OK, I agree, so I think it's best for now to retire the Toyota to 'sleeping' mode until if/when the right spares come up to get it going again. I'd prefer not to sell it or get rid of it really as it was my 1st ever experience of piloting an RC. In retrospect I don't think I could've made a worse choice seeing as how brittle it was/is and hard to get bits for. Doh, live and learn. ...but... I really like the idea of using bit's of it to start again, so, to answer some of the questions... "How often to I see myself using it"? = I think just occasionally. "Would you be running it for fun, or would you be considering entering organised races?" = I'm not one for joining clubs and certainly can't see myself racing anything, I just really want one for the fun aspect of running and maintaining and 'tweaking' an RC Car TBH. "how regularly do you see yourself running the car, and on what sort of terrain?" = I'm guessing terrain wise but probably, mixed parks and a bit of off road I'd imagine. "Also, what are your views on the joys of building vs. running?" = I think I'd enjoy them equally as much. My other hobbies (Fixed Gear cycling and building DIY HiFi gear) are very 'tweaky' too so I'm very used to building/fettling/using things. "Do you fancy something challenging to build and maintain in order to maximise bench time, or something simple and tough to maximise running time?" = Although I'm pretty much a beginner I think I'd be OK building up something reasonably challenging TBH, my job of the last 30+ yaers has been as an Electronics Tech so I'm used to repairing/maintaining/building projects so i think I'm in a good place to be confident about a build up yeah? "Finally, what is your budget?" = I'd guesstimate up to about £120 mark as a beginner. I've started looking at different kits and this model (The Tamiya Neo Scorcher) -> http://www.tamiyaclub.com/car.asp?id=1343 seems quite sensible (IMO!) given my answers above. I know the RF kit on the old Celica is old-hat 27Mhz stuff and Technigold motor isn't as brill as some of the stuff out there now but it really appeals to me to use what I can out of the Toyota kit in a current 'now' model. I understand I'd need to buy an ESC that works with Brushed motors though yes but they seem to come in at around £20 which'd leave me about £100 for the car. Does that seem sensible in the panels view?
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