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The question is buy it now and deal with an extra $500 bill for all the blue bling or wait for the PRO/R version and spend a fraction less on all the blue bling ... decisions ... decisions ... Also, curious to see how adjustable are the top wishbones for tunability

FYI I did a similar rebuild a couple years back. You can order basically all the parts from your Tamiya disbributor as Tamiya Japan still produces them in small batches. The only thing that wasn't available were the hop-ups (which are LHS item only, not distributors). Although I did not order the chassis or rods but I ended up ordering all new plastic part trees, new ball nuts/studs. Basically I ended up with a new TXT-1

Sorry, I am mistaken, it's a TRF414M not the original TRF414. Sorry for the confusion. Here's a pic with my other TRF414M SSG project. All I am missing is a blue steering arms and matching steering post (and probably some other misc parts) then I can move the silver set over from the race car to the display chassis.

I have yet to race it but I did prepped a race ready TRF414 with TB04 gear diffs, custom trf419 front/rear carbon damper stays (from fibre-lyte), TRF418 style front/rear arms, hubs, knuckles, DCJ on front, and etc. I just haven't had the time to try it out.

I've used buyee.jp before. It's definitely not the cheapest route but if you are desparate...

there's a couple on ebay else you can try the japanese auction sites

The best analogy that I can come up with is bicycle gears, some comes with 18 gears. 21 gears. 24 gears. The more gears you have, the more choices you have to maximize your energy on the road you are on. If you can't notice these changes, maybe perhaps they are wasteful addition

Depends on how you value tuning. Being able to adjust roll centers is invaluable when you are trying to maximize your performance during a race. Now, if you are just bashing around or you can't drive around a track without crashing into something or someone, you have bigger issues to overcome. The difference between the high performance chassis vs. the plastic chassis is the tune-ability and their ability to keep the adjustment throughout a race. The bling factor also makes it appealing to some

2x Traxxas 5458X Differentinal and Transmission Yokes (1 Pair) 2x Traxxas 5650 Center Half Shaft (1 Set) optional 2x Traxxas 5459 Rubber Driveshaft Boots (2-Pack) Everything should just fit except you'll need to dremel the transmission casing just enough so the beefier parts fits.

if you open up the TA05 IFS manual where it shows the dampers being attached. the side bar should have a small description that compare a normal TA05 and TA05 IFS and how spacers added to the ball head is equivalent to changing damper positions.

Generally the heavier vehicle with better traction will be better to push the snow. I would say Blizzard as the name suggested. Problem with MT is the tires and the lack of grip on packed ice/snow, unless you are attaching chains.

does it count if you get the Exotek kit to refresh the EVO5?

For show car, alloy is fine but if you were to drive them, the alloy will just transfer the force to the next weakest link or even worst, bent.

if you are in Canada contact Borgfeldt they can order Tamiya spare parts directly from Tamiya Japan. If you are in TamiyaUSA, check their website and contact to see if they can order spare parts. Other than that there's TRF Offroad Facebook group

Thanks, I'll give it a try before shelling out more money. Somehow this truck is not as fun as the Lunchbox despite being so ...awesomely big

I guess I have no choice. Should I try 1/8th scale dampers for the vertical dampers? I have the TXT2 aluminum dampers on mine which to me seems kinda of small.

Is the only way to resolve torque twist is to mount the dampers vertically? I've tried thicker damper oils, heavier springs, radio curves, esc curves. The TXT-1 current has a dual 55t motors with 19t pinion. I guess I can change the motors to silver cans.

If you are starting out and want to learn from others trial and error, industrial tools manufacturers like WIha/Wera are probably best bang for the bucks. If you want to stick with a known hobby brand, MIP is what I would go with (if you don't mind the looks). IMO MIP performs better than my Hudy/TRF tools. I kept the Hudy/TRF tools around to lend out and mainly use my MIP tools instead.

just search for m3 hex button head/cap/countersunk screws on Ebay. I don't really think the buyer matters. Just make sure to look for the class. I went with 10.9 which should be more than enough. https://www.boltdepot.com/fastener-information/materials-and-grades/bolt-grade-chart.aspx

I contacted thercracer, the original designers of these parts, who said he is working on the TL01 version. Stay tune! I believe he also visits this forum...

Thank you very much I was just about to order the parts to try them out. Thankfully I didn't go through with the order. I wished I had both car to measure out to send it to them. They are definitely very good about making minor redesigning.

Anyone have a m03 and TL01 can compare the front and back end to see if they are the same?

Sorry I must have forgot to include the link which probably would have helped. It's the carbon stiffener from fibre lyte to reinforce the damper mount

Does anyone know if I can use the front M03/FF02 carbon stiffener on the TL01 front/rear? It looks like I need two Front Stiffeners since the TL01 front/rear are the same. If anyone has a M03 and TL01, could you help me compare? I used to have a M03 so I do seem to recall the size but I want to be sure before I order it. Link to the stiffener https://www.fibre-lyte.co.uk/fl/cars/tamiya/m03ff02.html

FYI I re-built my TXT1 with all brand new plastic parts tree. Tamiya Canada was able to order everything straight from Tamiya Japan. Pricing wise, it's quite reasonable considering Ebay prices tend to be a lot higher. I didn't try ordering the metal parts bags except for the ball connectors. Screws I was able to source higher quality hex screws from Ebay. Do note, it literally took half a year for all the parts to arrive. Apparently, some parts were unavailable so they had to wait for Tamiya Japan to manufacture more.