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danb1974

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  1. Expect... well, a lot :) decent steering angle out of the box, not purchasing expensive Tamiya cvd set redesign of the steering mechanism, get rid of the horrible plastic pass-though thing and wire links less flex in rear links standard battery size compartment bearings Though I'm not really optimistic (see TT-02 vs TT-01)
  2. Try to calibrate the esc, it will not arm if it does think gas is not at neutral point
  3. Have to subscribe to the "don't like" list. For me, wheels and body do not pair well, and it does not look "tamiya cool", it's just a generic "6 wheels with big rims" thing. Glad I have the first G6-01, just wish it had better ground clearance.
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  5. Plastic too soft to cleanly rip out the remaining part of the screw. Made a partial mess, covered it with black hot glue, cut a M3 thread through bumper holder and found some perfect-lenght M3 screws. If you intend to test drive that bumper, which seems attracted somehow by immoveable objects, better replace the screws before you tear them apart (who said metal beats plastic). Also, if you intend to bring it alive, fit a 3300-ish kV brushless motor and go gentle on the throttle. No need to glue the tires. A waterproof combo combined with sticking on the stock bushings should be fun on snow/water/mud.
  6. So, the bumper screws are so soft that one broke inside the plastic part. Normally this means another F parts tree (10 euros) and a bumper screw set (4 pcs for 8.50 euros) Since this is not acceptable giving how easy it was to break them, I'll have a blast trying to drill out the remaining of the screw and finding some real screws to reattach the bumper.
  7. A sudden 2 inch descent, front bumper clipping the dirt at landing with one side. Hardly spectacular or extreme. Since bumper screws thread into extreme soft plastic, one screw was torn out and got lost, the other got bent (now using some sort of hardened alu for screws, steel is so yesterday?). No point in replacing screws, will happen again giving the bumper width and the two attaching points way too inside and far away from bumper ends. I don't expect this to happen if you hit a frontal obstacle with the whole bumper, just when hitting with one end.
  8. You have that big nice soft bumper and the two (way too) beefy springs. Yet, at first impact, the screws bend and get torn out (goodbye thread), instead of letting the other parts do their jobs. I think they did not take into account the new weight of the 6x6 chassis when they borrowed the bumper from the smaller ones. (wr-02? or which one has the same bumper) So, if you intend to bash a little, you have to rethink the whole thing.
  9. Seems that front bumper screws are as soft as the bumper itself. Wonder if this is a new trend to save a penny or two. Just be prepared to rethink how you attach the bumper to the car...
  10. I'd go with a sensored brushless. It responds much quicker to throttle input. Which is something you want when drifting.
  11. With a 3-channel programmable radio (with channel mixing) you can build it 4ws and disable rear steering from the remote. I highly recommend such a setup just to be able to set for each servo separate center and endpoints. With 2ws, the turning radius is BIG. With 4ws it oversteers like crazy and tends to roll over.
  12. Yes it flips easily on high grip surfaces. I wouldn't say that at any speed. I have expo and go easy on the steering, it's different from other cars.
  13. On a faster/heavier car (think sct, or 1/8 buggy), a 2s/6600 lipo is done in 15 minutes. In a 1/8 monster truck, double the battery and still 15 minutes of hardcore driving.
  14. You don't want to use tamiya connectors with lipo. Under anything than light usage, it would melt. Normally when you switch to lipo it's like "what the..." followed by (on stock brushed systems) the smell of an overheated motor
  15. Since your chassis does not seem to have adjustable steering links, just hook up the servo, set the steering trim to center on your radio, power up, mount the servo horn as close as the position depicted in the manual as you can. If your radio has subtrim, use that to get the horn into the exact position.
  16. I personally find the first body much better, somehow the bus does not click for me on an oversized 6x6 chassis. Very glad Tamiya somehow found (about 5 years late) about about standard car lipos and made the battery compartment accordingly. Your common hardcase 2S pack fits perfectly (and 6600mAh is not too much giving the car's weight and the inefficiency of brushed motors). Just build it from the start with 4-wheel steering, or you'll get a new definition of a large turning radius. As a bonus, with 4ws you don't need large steeriing angle which require cvds instead of dogbones. In fact watch speed turns, it will oversteer and tip over.
  17. Pretty funny this one, a bit pricey due to two motors and remote control. Feels a little unfinished (can't even pick it up by the cabin, since it lacks a locking mechanism)
  18. Don't hold your breath Lipo does not give false peaks, they are charged CC/CV until each cell is at 4.20V and does not draw current, end of charge is very precise. When their internal resistance goes through the roof, they are no longer capable of delivering high currents, you hit the throttle, they hit lvc. Charge in balance mode, make sure no charger timeout occurs, give them a few cycles but don't expect any miracles. If you store them fully charged you can loose up to 40% capacity per year. Also avoid storing in hot places.
  19. It you just want some cheap fun sliding in the parking lot, anything 4wd will do. If you want more, a drift chassis with better front steering angle together with a sensored brushless motor and a fast servo is heaps better that a tt.
  20. Friction shocks (bearings - there are a few popular sizes like 1150, 1050, 850, get a bunch of each and you're set).
  21. One thing to keep in mind, analogue servos will probably work with 22ms frame rate, but will get confused (start "hunting") by faster ones like 11ms or 5.5ms. You should only use digital servos, they are not that expensive nowadays As for spektrum gear, two things. As long as you don't use the older dsm and dsm2 modulations, you should be fine interference-wise. Also, their receivers are not all the same range-wise.
  22. Unfortunately those 25 new releases are mostly composed of different body shells on same entry level chassis (beautiful bodies though - I'll give them that) pre-painted / metallic versions re-releases of very old designs, with the original flaws present and still not accepting a standard car lipo now and then a new entry level chassis, low grade plastic, bushings and friction dampers, plastic transmission But I agree, it's in response to the market demand, "buy a $100 chassis, pour $200 in upgrades and still underperform" works as a charm, competition still does not get it that a nice body goes a long way and I suppose many people are still not after much more than silver can speed and basic handling. I have to admit, now and then I just have to get a tamiya for the looks of it (they have something I can't explain), unfortunately it soon ends on sale because I get bored fast by lack of performance.
  23. Have the same issue with the lowrider version of the cc-01. Other than playing with shock shims and adding weight to the back (I'm now running with a standard car lipo strapped to the back of the chassis, since tamiya didn't bother to modify the battery compartment), not sure much can be done. A tad softer springs maybe.
  24. Why bother when you can still sell the 1993 CC-01 chassis... You should actually compare this to the CR-01 which is the crawler chassis. CC-01 is at most a trail trekker. Interesting motor placement. Also looks good in action.
  25. A good sensored brushless setup, with some esc parameter tweaking, gives you the best of both world - very smooth start, good throttle control at low rpm, power, efficiency (more runtime, lower temps), low maintenance (only two bearings to take care of, no brushes, no comm). For some applications (drifting being one of them) you really want such a setup (paired with a high speed digital servo), to have the car react instantly. True, a bad sensorless cogs like crazy on startup, leaving you with the wrong impression. It's ok for high speed bashing though.
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