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  1. My little boy found my rc cars while exploring and wanted to play. So I stripped the electrics from my tb02/evo 3,brought radio gear and wheels and put them in my tt01.

    cut a long story short I need a motor and esc so why not go brushless?

    The brushless system in question is castle sidewinder I'm unsure of what kv/turn motor to get.

    It had a 15t motor which in the tt I feel I want more power.

    Which one should I go for,  7700kv 6900 or 5700kv? I manly bash with a bit of drift.

    I'm open to other motor/esc combos around £100 so your opinions/ recommendations are more than welcome. I just picked the sidewinder because castle was mentioned a lot in the forums before I packed my rc cars away, that and I need it pretty quick with it being summer holidays I want to get as much rc time with my son as I can.

    also it might end up in a M chassis, I'll be getting one for my sons birthday and if I like it I'll be getting one too.

  2. ok im converting my tb02 to an evo3 (nearly finished yaay) i just got mt upper deck in the post and its has a hint of red in it, my bottom deck is normal carbon colour. is there any reason why they are a different color? are there any more colors out there?

  3. ok a quick update

    i messed up when drilling the holes (i taped the tb-02 on the carbon fiber sheet) some of the holes were slightly out. so i thought sod this time to buy a new sheet and start again.

    well an evo lower deck poped up on ebay cheeper then the carbon sheet...so i brought that insted along with a battery holder and suspension balls. all i need now are the damper stays and the upper deck and a few other ally bits

  4. from what (little) i know, 2-pack auto paint won't be done "at home" because

    its poisonous enough to require breathing apparatus to use it.

    And if its been done at a pro paintshop, they probably paint it in their full booth anyways.

    (so they're not mutually inclusive)

    Got a shell done in Toyota Blue autopaint which is supposedly the right colour for the model year.

    The paint looks a little more "plasticky" than normal, not as shiny as it don't have clearcoat.

    But it buffs up real well using a cut-n-polish wax.

    you can use 2k at home you just need a compressor, spay gun and a respirator brought for 20. t

    he booth is an aria away from were the sanding work is being done it also sucks out the fumes and paint dust so that it wont settle on the wet paint

  5. i have a brand new mk1 subaru sti shell that need repainting i got a few blemishes. im thinking of removing the paint 1200 grit wet 'n' dry, but there would be a load of scratches left on the lexan.

    im would the scratches be visible when painted?

    i wanted to make this the best shell i have ever cut and painted

    edited to say i have tested on a scrap bit of lexan and some left over black cant see the scratches after the 1200grit on the 800 you can see the marks dont know what it would be like with lighter paint ...well it looks like i'll be sanding for the next 10 months!!!

  6. wish granted! B)

    3e9f663b.jpg

    this is not a digipix... as the lens' perspective will introduce scalar inaccuracies

    its a scan & trace, difficulty compounded by the chassis being longer than the A4 flatbed

    but at least you can be sure the holes are where they should be!! B)

    thank you!!! i will print that out and line it up with the holes i already have, the inaccuracies should not be a problem as i have most the holes.

    now all i need is my parcel of blue bits where are you blue bits! i wanted to build this thing during the bank holidays

    any way thanks again for the scan

  7. i'm working on an EvoIV right at the mo... it shares NOTHING with the evoIII!

    (oh maybe the hingepin holders are same size in blue, but even the hingepins are new)

    you need a pic of evoIII chassis plate?

    scale pics of the carbon plates would help me a lot :D:)

  8. unfortunately the evo 3 manual does not have plans for the carbon plates. but the evo 4 does, im thinking i might build an evo 4 plate and use the conversion kit and the diff boxes but if i scale the pdf up to 215% the front diff box holes line up but the evo4 is shorter. dont know what to do but to risk drilling a hole in the wrong place suposse i could slot the hole. well im still waiting for my blue bits so i can attach them to the cf plate and see where i can lose some weight (right now i have traced around the tb-02.

  9. yeah they do good work but pricey... gee i'd be hesitant to option GBP80+ for a TB02 carbon bits :)

    how are they planning on holding on the centre shaft's spurgear 1060 bearing anyway?

    if you want to add the plastic standoff at the front, fit it inline with the steering posts,

    that's how it is on EvoIII. And you can add a 1260 bearing to it too.

    i know what you mean 80 does seem lot considering that you can buy untrimmed carbon plate for under 20. from the plans it seems that its a carbon plate version of the tub.

    thats my idea to use that plastic standoff with a hole in the middle. but im having trouble with placing the mounting holes. so far i have traced around the tub and marked the holes. trying to place the holes accurate as possible which i cant do because both the holes for the stand off are on the braces (only have 1 hole on the tub)

  10. _miga_ yes that the conversion kit i want...well have brought for 30 just wanted to make sure i was paying a good price!

    any way i have a tb-02 and a plate of carbon fiber. the plan is to cut out a top and bottom deck and damper stays and with the blue parts make my edition of an evo 3...a red eyevolution :D

    WillyChang thanks mate, now i want my new blue alloy bits refinished in green. alll you need is the j tree, carbon bits and the alloy and of course the tb-02

    ok now that i have ordered the blue bits and they on there way im kinda stuck on the carbon bits i need to place the screw holes for the alloy motor mount and the bit of plastic at the front that has the shaft running though it....where can i get a scale printable diagram?

    for anyone who wants a carbon tb-02 have a look here they have carbon bits of other tamiyas too

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