Mfdriver

Thanks for advice I have just given it its first run in the back garden and having set the track rods as near to neutral toe in with some thread left on connectors it ran really well. I can see that nothing can be done about the rear as that is how the bottom arms are set. So I will stick with how I have it and enjoy. Certainly runs very well and at least I got the diffs running nicely!

Hi again everybody Can anyone help with front and rear toe in issues? I have almost finished the project and as you can see from the photos having followed to the nano millimetre the build manual settings for the front tie rods I have a huge amount of toe out at the front? Also you can see a huge amount of toe in at the rear, but there is no way of adjusting this? The tie bars merely alter the camber. The problem is that if I set the tie rods for a neutral setting there is only a couple of threads holding the ball joint clips in place, which can't be right. Any advice would be appreciated or is the toe in/toe out set up as per the instruction manual what the model runs with? Thanks

Sorry I should have read previous advice more closely! I have ordered a pair and will deal with the modification when the original rear ones give up

These look like what came with the kit. Thanks for the link

Where does one get the "metal diff out drives"? And what does everyone run for damper oil. The kit comes with 900 which is rather stiff methinks? The front diff was a real pain to put together and in the end I lost a ball bearing which set me back an hour searching for it on the floor! And why does one have to glue the shims on the rear diff, but not on the front? This week coming will be the front suspension mounting posts and steering arms etc. Getting there!

Build commenced. Took an hour to get the drive in the casing. Grease ran out after two small squirts. and why does the concealed bolt which holds it all together have a tiny allen key type head - very strange

Day One Are the bags lettered and numbered? NO Are the plastic bits lettered YES Am I feeling confident? NO

An old saying in the family is slow and steady wins the race. I ain't rushin' it

My point was what was available NOW at a reasonable price, not some time in the future!

With reference to Mad Ax's comment about metal diff parts I can confirm the only metal parts in the drive system are the pinion gear and shaft - all the rest is plastic! You would have hoped that if Tamiya had changed them to metal then there would be a spares bag for them. I can't find any online.

I think I managed to find the last Dark Impact in the UK at a reasonable price, which arrived from N. Ireland this morning. Will crack on with the build and then worry about upgrades once I have got the hang of it. I have a brushless motor but will start with the standard one otherwise I might do some damage! ESC can cope with either. The Yeah Racing parts look good - perhaps someone else does similar items?

Out of my price range I'm afraid. I come from an era of racing Hirobo Alien and Kyosho Optima, but it all started with a Sand Scorcher and a Frog. Still got the Sand Scorcher body shell! I think I will pursue the Dark Impact (if there are any available when I get the funds together!) and go for the front to rear diff outdrives mod if as has been suggested it doesn't have metal diff parts. And perhaps upgrade the motor once I have got the hang of it! Any further thoughts welcome, I guess ebay is the best place to look for the diff. parts?

Thanks to both of you who have replied so quickly. I am very impressed! So is the Dark Impact and old model as hop-up parts are now hard to find? And if this is the case what would the current Tamiya 4WD buggy to have be? At same sort of money.

I am thinking of buying a Dark Impact in the next few weeks and was interested to know what parts people use to upgrade the gearbox and drive train? And where to get the parts from would be useful. I don't want to go to extremes (limited budget) but just to ensure that with a motor upgrade the mechanical bits will be virtually bombproof!

And B Rad being my son will inherit it all in the end (RC equipment that is!)

Hi Guys - if you are still with me I have ordered the AmPro kit from the States and some oil fllled dampers from Germany, and am now looking forward to it all coming together in a few weeks time. In the meantime I have bought some Tamiya front dampers off ebay which will work better than the friction thingies that come with the kit. Each time I get psyched up to have a test down the road it chucks it down with rain. I used to have foam covers for the motor and balloons covering the receiver and speed controller when I was racing with the Chesham off road club. I then had a Hirobo Alien and a Kyosho Optima. May get back to that before my 80th birthday More later

Thanks for all your help all of you. Plenty of reading matter to follow up. Does AmPro have an agent in the UK?

Just watched the AmPro video for the 20 degree offset bottom arms etc. Is it possible to buy all this as a package? I googled X transpeed dampers and came up with nothing! This is all new to me so any help would be appreciated thanks

Thanks to both respondents. Could fabia advise specifically which Touring car dampers I should be looking at please. And are currently available. I have contacted Tamico and if we can get over the delivery issue I might have some U-brackets!

Thanks for the lead -in. All seems to rely on bits that were available a long time ago! Food for thought though

I am trying to find some after-market oil filled front shock absorbers/dampers which fit directly to the Hornet upper link, or an adaption to allow oil filled shock absorbers/dampers to fit. Can anyone point me in the right direction for a quality product?