Jump to content

Sgt.Speirs

Members
  • Content Count

    416
  • Joined

  • Last visited

Everything posted by Sgt.Speirs

  1. Today I got the right motor for my TB Evo 5…a Super Stock TZ. And I still had ball bearings in stock to replace the brass bushings.
  2. One of the best looking R32 livery IMO. I have here for my TA03F the same body (street version) and HKS decal sheet only waiting for the right motivation/ right time for painting the body. In this case, this thread is a good preparation for my HKS R32 project
  3. Then we go on with the suspension arms. First the rear ones... The rear universal shafts... ...and the rear axles. After that (and this is no surprise) we build the front arms + universal shafts... ...and the front axles (lying on my workplace) And ready for assembling... And the final steps for today are the rear and the front stabilizers. Attaching the rear... ...and the front one. That's for today. In the next steps we will build the damper and complete the chassis...
  4. @svenb: As far as I know is the main difference the mounting of the spur gear. On the MS, the spur gear is only plugged in with the rear bulkhead. So you can remove/replace the spur gear by only removing the upper deck + upper brace. On the non-MS you have to remove the rear center cup first, then the motor plate and then you can slide of the spur gear from the propeller joint…more complicated.
  5. Today we continue with the front "gear box". First we build the front one-way differential... ...and the front bulkhead. Attaching the front one-way diff into the bulkheads... ...mount the gear cover... ...and center cup for the the propeller shaft. Before we attach the front bulkhead on to the chassis, we have to build the steering linkage: And now we can attache the front bulkhead and the upper deck. A beautiful silhouette...
  6. My previous project (TRF417 V5) was quite expensive, so I will probably have to do without titanium screws. And since the chassis will only be for the shelf, it would only be my lighter wallet that would notice the titanium screws
  7. @davidsen Sorry for my late response, I didn‘t check this thread the last weeks IMO 1mm axial play is too much and should be reduced by using shims. @ThunderDragonCy mentioned the correct shims to adjust the axial play. The manual of the TRF201 shows the position of shims (BA16) for the ball diff. In my previous built gearboxes I haven’t seen so much axial play as you described. For sure...I will add these shims as optional parts.
  8. The build starts with the lower deck parts. In step 2, we start with the rear section. The rear bulkheads... ...and the rear ball differential. Everything ready for the ball diff grease... ...and inserting the steel ball. And ball diff done! Then we continue with the installation of the ball diff... ...the spur gear and the gear covers... ...combine this with the motor mount... For those who are familier with this model, I know that the center cup for the propoeller shaft is not the correct one. But I realized this first when I was building the front gear / bulkheads Then attaching the rear bulkheads onto the chassis. So far a great pleasure to build this chassis and once again thanks to @wtcc5 to have the chance to build this from NIB. Absolutely stunning...
  9. I finally found a front bumper stay for my TRF414M...the body mounts are missing, but that doesn't matter!
  10. Busy last week…but now is everything prepared for the build:
  11. It starts as a transmission conversion for a King Cab and ended as a restoration of a Hilux Monster Racer
  12. @Nicadraus I have only driven both a few laps in the garden. The Avante is good-natured and IMO comparable to a DF01 (Manta Ray, Top Force without one-way in the front). The Egress, on the other hand, drifts better into corners due to its freewheel in the front. Of both cars, I'd like the Egress more (in case of handling/driving behaviour).
  13. So, What Have You Done Today in 2022? Hi-Lux Monster Racer - Restoration (finished) Dyna Blaster - Fit for Run (not finished) TRF414M (finished) TRF417 v5 (finished)
  14. Re-re GT Tuned Motor out, original RX540VZ Technigold in…
  15. It's going on with mounting the servo. The installation of the ESC I have to skip due to it just came today. So the body posts and the front bumper were then at the row. Regarding the wheels I decide to use the standard Tamiya wheel/tire set. And here we have the ESC for this project...a TEU-302BK. With the length of the servo cable I wasn't satisfied, so I replaced it by a shorter one (and with also match the color of the ESC). And that's the status of today. In the next days I will take some final pics and then is the sub project "TRF417v5" also done
  16. Expensive, but solves all the weakpoints which @kontemax mentioned But when I see all these design proposals here and new gear parts, I‘m not sure that my solution is at the end more expensive. But I‘m excited how this thread/solution ends
  17. @Kol__: I think these are/were the TRF Alu dampers and not the big bore variant. The big bore damper body looks much bigger in the diameter as my ones.
  18. @Kol__: They will be displayed as chassis only. But the TRF417v5, I want to run and for that I will use a Skyline R32 body. Today we come to the dampers. When I bought this TRF417v5, it comes with standard TRF dampers: But for the TRF417v5 are provided aeration dampers. Please correct me, but I think these are unique for this TRF (onroad) chassis. For me, it's the first time that I assemble this type of (aeration) dampers. In the end cap, you have to drill a 2.5mm hole that there is a passage to the screw hole coming from the side. Via this hole, excess oil can escape during the assembly. The assembly itself is not very different to standard dampers. Everything to mount the rear dampers on the chassis... Then almost the same parts for the front section The manual shows the chassis with a brushless system, but IMO there is currently no tamiya combo with a good price / performance ratio. And I want to remain brand loyal... So I decided to use a Super Stock BZ with a Tamiya ESC, but it will be no ESC from the TBLE-series... But later more. Also new for me...mounting the motor through a hole in the spur gear That's all for today...and only 3 days until christmas. I have to hurry up that I can start with building the TB Evo 5
  19. Today we build the steering linkage and the front and rear suspension arms. The steering parts... ...and ready for assembling with the chassis Now we install the upper deck with the guidance for the belt: Then we continue with the rear suspension arms. Instead of the ball connector for the dampers, the pre-owner used ball nuts with set screws. Maybe with the goal to change the damper without popping the damper everytime off the ball connector which can cause play over time. Despite the use of the diff-baldes, the driveshafts were quite worn. In this case I bought new ones... Parts for the rear axles... The rear upper arms and the titanium coated suspension shafts. After the rear suspension is done, we do the front supsension... ...then front suspension arms... ...and finally the front axles with upper arms and the suspension shafts. During the assembly I found it strange that the swing shafts had a lot of "play". After some research I found out that the previous owner installed the diff joints of the TRF418, where diff blades must also be used. In this case I quickly installed the second pair of diffblades and finished the front suspension: That's for today...
  20. A Dyna Storm transmission would have been a better solution, but the spare parts situation for these parts is not so good. We need a new re-re of the Dyna Storm or of the Blaster PS: Regarding the end of your „2WD buggy custom project“ thread: I also owned an Aprilia with a Rotax 123 engine in the late 90s. But it was an RS125 Extrema...a nice little bike for a 16-year-old teenager
×
×
  • Create New...