wtcc5
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@ThunderDragonCy: Thanks! Somehow I couldn't find pictures of historically correct full hop-up FF-02...
What I always found a bit cheap from Tamiya were the plastic suspension mounts on these TRF-like FF cars. With the FF-04 Tamiya at least added reinforced plastic arm mounts, still I prefer the shiny blue aluminum ones.
I found the right ones (wider) in my stock and added them:
This look makes a big difference for me regarding the TRF style.
A bit hard to see the front mounts
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@Pylon80: Thanks! That is a huge compliment
Regarding the FF-02: It somewhat bothers me that it is missing in my FF-0X collection, but there is a reason why. Its chassis design is strange and doesn’t fit to the performance type 01 and 03 versions.
Does somebody know (and/or have a picture) of what a full hopped-up FF-02 looks like?
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In between I had the urge to put all my "Evos" next to each other:
My FF-01 runner is of course no real Evo:
As I have no FF-02 (yet), the FF-03evo is next here:
Then the new-in-collection FF-04evo:
And then my inofficial FF-05evo, the KR-MF 2020:
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Overall I think some prices in this hobby are becoming ridiculous. Especially for the small hardware (screws, colorful nuts, axles, pins, etc.).
Whole kits on the other hand don’t feel more expensive than in the 90s.
My limits are the actual prices of Tamiya aluminum lock wheel nuts, that are around 2,30€/piece…
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Just recently I purchased this beautiful chassis:
The previous owner just build it. He did a good a job, followed the manual precisely. Only downside is, that it misses the rear chassis post and some of the additional parts that came with the kit (including no box...). Well for that price, I don't care too much. I ordered the body post anyways.
I still want to fiddle with it a bit. The first step is to bring it up to the toy fair look with motor and tires:
Motor first:
From previous buggy runs with @Quincy, I had one U-GT motor left in stock.
Tires next. Not much to do here:
Not done yet
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There was a hop up battery holder like this from Tamiya for the f. For the r a holder in that design came with the carbon plates if I remember correct. I cannot see the carbon plate though.
Looking forward to your build! Beautiful chassis!
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Minus the turnbuckles
@BuggyDad & @ThunderDragonCy: The Super Astute hubs have toe in integrated. The Viper should have at least 3* at the moment. Anyhow, thanks for the suggestions
@BuggyDad: Please try the 54543. If they fit and the installation ist successful, I will use them as spare.
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@BuggyDad: You worry too much. Tamiya has a system and a lot of stuff is interchangeable or delivers the same measurements
To my surprise the parts arrived this afternoon.
To give you time to order all parts on sunday
, here the sealed oil diff build in pictures.
Everything you need:
The assembly line (no plastic diff cover needed):
The only work needed is to widen the gearbox holes for the outdrives by approximately 0.5mm. So very subtle and easy done:
I also just discovered, that you can control the play of the rear arb with thumb screws! I love this chassis more and more each day:
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4 hours ago, Man1c M0nk3y said:Looking ace that.
What colour is the blue? Is it a Tamiya colour?
Thanks
That is PS-3 rattle can.
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4 hours ago, BuggyDad said:Hey @wtcc5 that's as pretty a DT as I've seen. The blue colour really suits it.
Interested to know the required mods - looks like it needs drilling out for a bigger diff bearing?
Where did you find the diff parts? I haven't managed to find that set, although this Xtra Speed one looks to have the same compatibility:
Thanks! @Quincy told me that you need to widen the openings in the Gearboxhousing only to push the Outdrives through. I am still waiting for parts.
The XtraSpeed is the version that came after the Revo, but should be the same.
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@GermanTA03Guy: Upps, must have been a bit tired and read what I have wanted to read
@ruebiracer: That also counts for the "E-Revo" term. Correct it is "R-Evo"
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This is the set. It was the first sealed oil diff conversion for the TA-01/DF-01. I tried it for the DT-02 diff and it fits:
A little modification on the gear box housing is necessary, though, because of the different assembly of both diffs. More on that later.
The car got Astute rear hubs and 73mm cardans to widen the rear:
Now it is longer and wider.
I finished the body, too. This time only a one color wonder with mininmal effort, but bright blue kind of suits this car:
Special outdoor photo session:
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@skom25: That is correct. I will drill deepenings where the pins would touch the chassis. A bit more subtle and elegant as "the RC racer" did
@Zippotech Gutes Argument. Aktuell denke ich, das mehr Radstand auf der Strecke leichter zu fahren sein wird. Da der Buggy mit den Baukastenreifen stark untersteuert werden da andere Tamiya-Pneus zum Einsatz kommen um diese Schwäche auszugleichen.
@GermanTA03Guy: I hope you share your TRF201 build
I have a weak heart for this buggy, but it is so expensive today 
The build is in an advanced stage now. I continued with the steering links:
Then the front was installed:
Followed by the rear section:
Now it looks like a buggy.
Front tires reveal:
Last time on track, I saw @Quincy drive his Viper with the Super Astute / Dyna Storm front tires and he still had that understeer. With the wide grey wheel of the Viper, I asked myself if the TopForce front tire will fit. And it does perfectly! This will add a lot of track performance.
Next on my list were the stabilizers. The DT-02 set is sold out for long, so I ordered the DT-03 set:
The bar has so much air to move in this mount, that I will need to work on it.
Then I made the front arms trick:
It works pretty nice. Unfortunately you cannot use the front stabilizer bar anymore with the standard mounts.
My work around includes a turnaround of the bar direction and a slot on the inner side of the front section. The bar itself then will be hold in place by the screws to install the front section:
Works!
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Thanks guys! Nice to learn, that many of you have fond memories of this chassis. Feel free to post more pictures and comments about these precious times!
@ThunderDragonCy: Yes, I will do that later. I am a bit concerned about the steering angles though.
I continued with the rear axles:
Quincy told me that the DF-01 cardans fit. These black ones came from my Super Astute. The Super Astute then got the vintage silverish design cardans as fair exchange.
The dampers come from my TT-02B box. It received BigBore in the past and now I have a reason to use the stock dampers. They were already build. I only needed to change the springs and to the shorter shafts in front. Rear shocktower and dampers first:
All fit with aluminum hexes and pins. The pins for the rear are a bit longer and I used the Super Astute trick with red o-rings:
Same work for the front:
Looking good:
Chassis and servo:
"Nothing but the very best will do." Servo and mounts together have the same price as the whole kit...
The servo cable is located at the worst spot and collides with the inner chassis post... I had to friendly, but forcefully bend it for the installation...
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FF-04evo for my FWD collection:
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As announced days ago, I am fed up with the DF-01 breaking and having all sorts of problems on a day of running. As my father uses it, I want him to enjoy the day and drive. He can wrench himself, but as he was out of the hobby for more than 20 years, it will just take too much time to do these kind of DF-01 repairs. @Quincy every now and then brought his Sand Viper along. This car took the astro turf track in Laupheim as if it was developed by Tamiya there. Based on this experience, I will now build one for my father. And it won't stay stock, I can promise!
I made a video last year of @Quincy Sand Viper:
The price for this Buggy is very attractive: At the moment you can buy the 58374 for 100€ @ Tamico.
Next weekend the weather report forecasts 25°C and sunshine. So I am in a hurry to prepare it! The first upgrades, even before I put in the first screw
From my Dyna Blaster shenanigans I have a kind of TRF201 suspension parts left and will use them as well as suspension pins:
The turnbuckle-tie rod-set is a must also:
Bumper added:
This time I tapped all M3 holes and extensively use Titan screws. The diff is stock for now, but will be filled with the E-Revo sealed oil diff housing later:
Rear suspension arms with pins and turnbuckles:
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@ruebiracer: Yes, the chassis was fresh, too...
I still owe you all pictures of the car in its new (old) livery:
Shelf queen stance
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Awesome work! Great love for detail. It’s a shame what happened with the paint remover, but it’s so hard to see those things. I always find it needs some kind of luck to even paint a new body perfectly.
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Today I took the TopForce apart:
Chassis condition:
The front is broken. At the rear both arm mounts are split at their base on only are held by the front part. Additionally one of the lower chassis mounts is broken. The rear diff housing cap is also damaged.
Except for these the rest is unharmed. I am especially impressed by the front portion. Even though it is the original 90s part, it has no cracks, stripped threads or other damages.
I went on cleaning every part and screw:
At first, I wanted to rebuild it to the Manta Ray it was before with plastic towers, yellow dampers and put all the "performance" parts into one bag for if I build one DF-01 for racing in the future. But then I thought, that would be kind of sad regarding all the effort and time I put into this chassis. So I rebuild the car to its full potential, thereby replacing the damaged parts with new fresh ones and the highest build quality I could deliver. That also meant tapping all threads as deep as the part allows and using long screws.
The rear section with new housing:
And completed:
Front completed:
New tub:
Tub & front section marriage:
Chassis completed:
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20 minutes ago, Pylon80 said:Still no slipper clutch though
Yes, but the gears are level tougher and larger, than these of the DF-01. Up to now, the Sand Viper had no problems with stripping gears on this track. I hope I don't prove myself wrong though
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Yesterday, I drove the improved Dyna Blaster in Laupheim. The overall performance stayed the same, but for me it was really calming, that I don't have to worry about the balldiff and the axle - aluhex combination any more. The car was fast, the slipper did a splendid job and I could carry the speed through the corners as I did last year. With a little more power, I could have easily competed with the modern 4wd competition buggy that was on track with me (that is how good the DB is, even with TorqueTuned).
The day was not trouble free though. I had one damper coming loose during the run, even though I checked the screw before. One run, I lost a wheel, because of the same issue. The R/C god was also having his fun with me: Every screw I dropped disappeared immediately when touching ground. One time my friends and I were searching together and didn't find it again.
@Sgt.Speirs was there with his DB, too. We exchanged spare parts. He got replacement front hubs for his chassis and I a rear hub for the one I broke during a run (good print, unsuitable geometry).
Overall my issues and those my dad had with the DF-01 were a bit annoying, so overall my mood could've been better during the day. But I have to see the positive things: The car performed, is fun and overall trouble-free. Loose screws were my fault like the broken 3d-print rear hub. I also had one blade fail, that I replaced and that then endured the rest of the day.
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@ruebiracer: To answer your first question: I have a quite a collection of 66T spur gears
If I drove qualifying laps with the TopForce, it killed one spur gear in Laupheim per run with spool insert in the front diff and the standard gear diff in the rear. For yesterday's practice I installed a 66T spur and together with the balldiffs this spur lasted the whole day in dry conditions with my father steering. And that is the good news.
The bad news is, that the chassis broke front and rear on my father's car:
We had three more drivers with DF-01. Only @Quincy with his clean and efficient driving style had no defects (running only two or three batteries). On one other car the chassis broke at the steering post and the front arm mount. I forgot what was the issue for the third driver ( @Sgt.Speirs ), but he wasn't happy. So we might have found the "final boss track" for this car. With the other smaller issues that occurred yesterday on my fathers car, I am done with the DF-01 in combination with this track.
I plan to revert the TopForce to the Martini Manta Ray. The electronics will leave the car for a 58473 DT-02 Sand Viper. This chassis proved to be well balanced and tough right out of the box. Then I have less wrenching to do and my father can enjoy more driving time, too.
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RARE 50636 Calsonic Nissan Primera JTCC 58151 5-Spoke Wheels FF01 3D Fit Tamiya
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I don’t see a price?