GTodd

Is it me or do the new cars lack soul? Back in the day when I was a kid I no kidding lusted after the Avante, Egress, Astute, and Dyna Storm. Sure they werent the best racers out there, but it was more than that. The new care are no doubt better, their race victories are of testament, but they feel soul less, like a Honda Civic. They feel more utilitarian than fun. Is it becasue we are older now? I use to stare at picture of the Dyna Storm. badword my GF catches me starring at my Avante and Dyna to this day. Whats missing??????

$700 for a NIB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thats about how much the Mountaineer was when it came out in 1990ish. Becareful, bring a buddy to get your back. If you get that for 700 and its legit, steel of the century!!!!!!

If anyone has a Tamiya Carbon Chassis out there, and they arent using it, ILL PAY!!!!!!!!!!!

Just realized that I never finished updating this thread last year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ill get picks up tonight, along with the EVO that is handling Brushed power awesomely!!!!!!

Well I reside in the good old USA and I can not seem to get a hold of NIMROD. I also cant find any TR-15 pieces on the bay so I can not use them, because I cant find any parts. So does any of Tamiya's new suspension arms/blocks/drive shafts play nicely with the old Dyna??? I think I read some where that people were using Associated B4 arms on tamiya and nim rod rear suspension blocks/bulk heads is this true? Does that mean that I can use Associated B4 bulkheads/suspension blocks on the dyna storm then with the stock DS arms? Please help, dieing to use the DS again, its handling the brushless great other than the suspension blocks!!!!! No need for a new TRF201 if I can fix this!!!! Thanks guys!!!!!

Well she is done!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Pics to follow once my camera charges up................Really, Really enjoyable!!!

Hahahaha yeah, itll be running Top Force or DF01 wheels...

Thanks for the offer!!!!!!!!!! I will take those arms, pm me and we will work something out. Well I did a bit of work tonight. What a fun build, in the right hands this car could still do well if you ask me. Three gear trans, check!!!! Super smooth ball dif, check!!!! Efficient and well thought out suspension check!! Going to run stock chassis until Fibrelye shows up, hopefully the under-tray arrives in time. All most done!!!!!!!!!!!! With out further delay: Parts and screws organized on instructions: Chassis with RR shock tower attached With the gorgeous blue shocks attached Front and rear shot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! With its older brother in view, probably jealous 'casue the good old Astutes running days are over With my Astutes old shoes!!!!!!! They will be exercised again!!!!!!!!! I love showing off the old rides. The beginning, middle and end of Tamiyas FRP offroad experiment. And a peek of what will be coming off retirement via brushless too, minus the impossible to find EVO body.

WOW beautiful, thanks for sharing. Well here is an update. Im going to order the fibrelyte graphite, the nimrod undertray and bulkhead. Ive already ordered 5 extra sets of FR and RR arms and a spare body. But anyway here is what I did tonight: Parts organized for assembly Diff and slipper half way assembled Gearbox ready for the Novak brushless

Thats a good point, however Ive replied to emails that "they" sent me and the response time is sloooooooooooooooooow. Not good when Im trying to give them money!!!!!

Yes 959, thank you for stepping in for us. I am only still pursueing NIMROD because of you. Today I bought a new body, wing, decals, and 5 sets of FR and RR arms off of the bay due to the slow acting of NIMROD. I am still very interested in the NIMROD chassis and undertray. BUT if NIMROD keeps on dragging their feet with me, than Ill have to go to FIBRELYTE for the chassis. I want to give them my money ugh, this is getting frustrating!!!!

Building this car has been such a joy. It reminds me of building the Astute soooooooooooooo many years ago. Same screws, same crappy press nuts (why the heck didnt the manual suggest thread lock?) Other than the already mentioned press nuts the car seems to be so well engineered, but not over engineered like its brother the Astute. I really believe it was the right car, wrong time. I really would like to order that new chassis, but I might go for the Fibre if the price doesnt come down a bit. The car will never be an A main car with me driving so the Fibrelyte might be the answer for the chassis. I mean it was good for the factory guys right? And they did perform well sooooo. Anyway, here is another update, last until Thanksgiving is over 'cause Im going to NJ!!!!!!!!!! Here are all the parts gathered for the next two pages of assembly The sub assemblies gathered an ready for mounting to the chassis. The assemblies on the chassis, oops no Blue shocks in the pic, Ill fix that in a second Look at that angle how could this car possibly have bump steer???? And from the front, there they are.............. PS sorry for the crappy pics, just realized the resolution was turned down, next updates, better pics!!!!!!!!!

Well I have been in touch with Nimrod, will order their parts once I get a price on their chassis. If the chassis is not more than fibrelytes than I will get it, if not I will get the fibrelytes chassis and Nimrod suspension pieces and associated body parts. As for now I am very impatient, and the DS was just calling to me to build her, soooo Im going to build her sans c clips for the suspension hinges and loctite, once the replacement parts arive I will disassemble and assemble with the upgraded parts (and pics of course!!!) but for now here she is being built into a shelfer: Sorry if it gets obnoxious but the blue shocks are in EVERY pic, love 'em. Was the use of the Blue color on them the first use of the TRF signature color? 56k beware Here are the associated sub - assemblies grouped together, than assembled, and than assembled onto the chassis (for now). Here she is with her older brothers looking on, I hope they approve!!!! This is the beast that will power the DS oops sorry that was meant for FB (me in Iraq) Here is the moto!!!!!!!!

Well a loooooooooooong day at work means no update, sorry, but the weekend is here so I'lll get more done. But still no word from NIMROD!!!!

Off to work tonight the trans!!!!!!!!

Well stuck waiting for my nimrod parts (959) did you get my messages? Anyway, was the DS a TRF car? And what is this graphite chassis kit from Tamiya I keep hearing about? Pics anyone?

Thanks for the tip, but Im already on it. The same fasteners were used on the Astute, and I can recall many many years ago being very very frustrated when all four made their way loose and the front bulkhead of my Astute coming free on her maiden run!!!!

Wow great tips, thanks!!! Well I have a 5000 with a 30c burst rate, BUT it does not fit so I am going to have to figure out how to fit it. Im thinking that one of my spare Super Astute or TF battery box ends will work.

Hi everyone, I just began to build my DS. She is going to get a Novak Brushless and numerous Nimrod upgrades. My question is what do I have to know about brushless? I have a specific LIPO charger, is it true that I can only slow charge LIPO batteries? What is the typical run time for a 13.5 Novak brushless on 2 LIPO cells? Can I mix and match NICAD and LIPO batteries with speed controler, or will I have to reset the controller for NICAD or LIPO batteries? Anything else you brushless experts would like to add is welcomed, thanks!!!!

Hello everyone, the build of the Dyna Storm begins, this car rivals the Avante for how long I have waited to get one. But unlike the Avante, this car will be used, abused, and enjoyed. The build isn't going to follow the manual step by step because I have ordered a Nimrod chassis, FR and RR suspension arms, under tray, body and rear wing. I started with the gorgeous blue shocks because I have wanted to see and touch them for sooooooo long. So with out further delay. Before, look at the beautiful blister pack Components of the shocks gathered. The finished shocks in all of their Blue glory (first of the signature TRF color?)

I have discovered a fantastic track in SoCal well its as North as you can go in Socal and still call it Socal!!! The track is called RC Revelation. Great people and great track. I picked up a Brush-less set up for my Dyna Storm (Novak Controller and motor, charger, and Lipo 2 cell for 379!!!!!). Ive been knocking off the rust there running my REVO that is platinum speck. What a great truck, it can take the abuse and keep on going! Ive only broken the rear "shock tower" really body mount due to the inboard shocks. Once I added the center diff and sway kit under steer was a thing of the past. What a fantastic truck. Once i can go through a tank with out crashing, Ill build the 801xt and step up my game!!! But there are going to be high expectations to be matched. The Revo really is that goo!!!! PS Stand by in the vintage section for the DS build.

Thanks 94 you have always helped me. Be it my Avante adventures or now my DS.

Well I just got the DS and it time to build her because she will be a racer as its the last 2wd tamiya made thats actually decent. In regards to the dampers am I supposed to drill a hole in their caps? Ive read "they" are supposed to be aeration. If so what size hole to make? And yes I will be using nimrods chasis and bulkhead. After I finish this thread, im going to order the parts and repro body.

Yep thats the one. I will only be running the DS once it has the required nimrod parts on it. I plan on keeping the stock chassis, adding the nimrod lexan undertray, suspension arms (FR and RR) and front bulkhead. (anything else I should get?). I was never much of a racer, I just like to go and bash around for a bit. If I get good enough....

Well guys I just found a great indoor track to run the EVO (and DS ). What are your basic recommendations for a EVO running a brushless? The track is hard clay/dirt with a few 2 feet jumps and about a 100 hundred foot back strait. I know there are tons of set ups options. But im looking for recommendations like: what springs to use (lossi or associated due to ease of availability), shock oil, etc. Thanks for any help u may offer that will get me a good base line.