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  7. Posted

    <p>58112 ESCORT TIGER STRIPES RS AND BOX AND MANUAL

    58906 TOYOTA CELICA GT-FOUR RALLY AND BOX AND MANUAL

    58108 MERCEDES BENZ 190 E AND MANUAL

    58113 SCHNITZER BMW M3 SPORT AND MANUAL

    58125 MICHELIN PILOT COSWORTH AND BOX

    IAM UP FOR SENSIBLE OFFERS AND WILL PUT PHOTOS ON HERE SOON.really i just want no if any one is at all interested

  12. Posted

    i need some advice , i have a ta03 and want to make it really fast, its ball raced and i use a 15t motor. am thinking of ezrun but don't no what this thing is about a program card. can anyone please explain and give me advice

  14. Posted

    hello

    well if i was doing what u are doing i would first clean the outside with mephs and the spray with flexible plastic primer ( you can get both in any auto shop eg halfords ). i have sprayed car bumpers and wing mirrors with this and its lasted until i sold car. iam a painter and decorator by trade and use plastic primers and loads of plastics over the years. hope this helps.

  16. Posted

    hello i recieved a porsche turbo rsr type 934 on a gt-01 chassis as a gift, its in immaculate condition . dosent look like its ever been driven. still have box and instructions and left over bits, no radio gear. i dont want it , so it is for sale . please make me an offer

    regards richard

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  17. Posted

    I think elsworth's question is very legitimate for Tamiya vehicles -- I tend to buy alternate body sets for the same chassis, and sometimes I want to match the original wheels and tires. It's not always an easy process.

    Step 1: Visit tamiyausa.com and search for the specific vehicle. Pull up the instruction manual and look for wheel/tire part numbers in the back of the manual. This is sometimes possible. For example, you can pull the Midnight Pumpkin manual and find the part number for the chrome wheels, then buy those separately to stick on a Lunch Box.

    Step 2: Many manuals are generic and don't list the wheels and tires. For example, the relatively new TA-06 Sumo Power GT-R manual is actually a generic TA-06 chassis manual. There are no wheels or tires listed in the back of the manual. So, the second route I take is to pull up the RC Parts Listing for the specific vehicle and browse through it. For the Sumo Power GT-R, in this case, the manual didn't have any information but the parts listing showed 51049 medium narrow racing slicks for the tires. Unfortunately the parts listing didn't show the specific wheel, though.

    Step 3: At this point I start searching tamiyausa.com and other Tamiya distributor web sites, browsing through the photographs and descriptions of wheels to see if I can find what looks like a match. Number of spokes, mesh, dish, etc. are good descriptions to search on.

    Step 4: If all else fails, ask on here for part numbers. There's always the chance someone has that kit. The part numbers for wheels are molded into them. For tires that is less clear to me.

    -Paul

    thanks that is exactly the answer i was looking for.

    regards richard

  20. Posted

    what are you wanting out of them? I have a TT01 drifter with a ARMMA 15t motor it does ok with the stock gearing (61t spur/ 19t pinion) it is the lowest (numerically higher) ratio available for them so I'm leaving it- it helps keep the motor temps down and it accelerates fast which is needed for drifting

    15t motors make a lot of mid to high rpm power so they need to be geared as close to the higher rpm's as possible to get the benefit of the lower turn motor

    if any of the motor mounts in your chassis' are adjustable buy pinions a couple teeth smaller (I would say no more than 2 teeth less then what each chassis has now) and see if you don't like what it does to the car(s)- also buy motor heat sinks if you don't have them they to will also help

    your battery also makes difference- I'm running a 4600mAh NiMH 6 cell in my stock 540RS TT01 Superbird and it FLIES-

    offroad is a completely different ball game the vehicle needs the torque to move on rough terrainfor that Stadium Blitzer I'd go 3-4 teeth smaller on the pinion

    This implies that the motor mounts are in fact adjustable- the TT01's are not they require different spur gears and certain pinions sizes for the given spur gear

    thank you

  21. Posted

    what are you wanting out of them? I have a TT01 drifter with a ARMMA 15t motor it does ok with the stock gearing (61t spur/ 19t pinion) it is the lowest (numerically higher) ratio available for them so I'm leaving it- it helps keep the motor temps down and it accelerates fast which is needed for drifting

    15t motors make a lot of mid to high rpm power so they need to be geared as close to the higher rpm's as possible to get the benefit of the lower turn motor

    if any of the motor mounts in your chassis' are adjustable buy pinions a couple teeth smaller (I would say no more than 2 teeth less then what each chassis has now) and see if you don't like what it does to the car(s)- also buy motor heat sinks if you don't have them they to will also help

    your battery also makes difference- I'm running a 4600mAh NiMH 6 cell in my stock 540RS TT01 Superbird and it FLIES-

    offroad is a completely different ball game the vehicle needs the torque to move on rough terrainfor that Stadium Blitzer I'd go 3-4 teeth smaller on the pinion

    This implies that the motor mounts are in fact adjustable- the TT01's are not they require different spur gears and certain pinions sizes for the given spur gear

    thank you

  23. Posted

    ive got a lancia delta toa1 using original pinion

    ive got 2 x tl01 using original pinion

    ive got df03 ra using original pinion

    ive got ff02 using original pinion

    ive got m03 using original pinion

    and a stadium blitzer using original pinion

    they have all have had metal bearings

    all cars have a 15t clash motor

    if i can make them all faster by changing the pinion size then, i will

    of course buying steel ones

    what do you suggest

    regards

  25. Posted

    hello

    i am no expert but i just went to my local automotive shop and got a tub of multi-purpose grease for about £6. ive been using it for as long as i've had rc cars and its always done the job and you get it in a big tub that lasts.

    hope this helps

    Richard

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