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  1. Unfortunately the Dakar body doesn't come with the CMX - The body came from rally legends rc over in Europe. I bought one from a place in Italy, Ital trading. I don't know if any are left as I think it was produced about ten years ago. The CMX was a used slider I picked up to go under it. I do wish someone would produce Dakar truck/lorry bodies for rc. It seems like you could sell the front & back separately; various cabover truck brands in front with various rear body styles (the stepped shown here, straight back, angled down, etc.)...
  2. I haven't used them, but I noticed Radiomaster has plates to lock a gimbal to one direction for a couple of its radios. The radios both cost around $100, with the plates less than $10: https://www.radiomasterrc.com/products/cnc-axis-lock-stick-shift-gate-plates
  3. Its been a while since I ran, but I managed to set up the course on the driveway and get a few runs in. Got runs in with my MST CMX Dakar Truck and my DT-02 Comical-ish 'Grasshopper'. Once the weather warms a bit I'll get my GT-01 out there.
  4. which CVA mini springs? if you are looking for something softer/stiffer, here is a spreadsheet put together a while ago: find the spring length you want and go from there.
  5. I've started browsing estate sales online that are close to me, looking mostly for RC cars that I'm interested in. Last year I came across one that had several Tamiyas, including a midnight pumpkin that I was interested in. I went to the sale on the first day and checked it out - good condition. It was listed for $60, but they were dropping prices for every day the sale went on. I came back two day laters on the last day and it and all the other ones were gone. This was early in my browsing - I thought I would come across this more often, but haven't... Also last year around the same time an online estate sale (bid online) showed a Futaba FX-10, something I really wanted as a kid. It was sitting in a cardboard box but the pictures looked good, barely used. I started bidding, but sure enough someone else wanted it too. I stopped at $50. I think today I would go up to Maybe $100. As much as I want one, it would just be a shelf queen for a bit, to give me some good feels for a while and then I would pass stewardship onto someone else. There are occasionally interesting or rare things, (A Kyosho Shadow last week), nothing that I really want again.
  6. I happen to be fiddling around with my Lambo GT-01, and noticed that some of the suspension arms pins are this style with the flat head on one end and e-clip on the other. 2.6mm diameter I think though: https://www.tamiyausa.com/shop/tt-gear-option-parts/rc-gt-01-reinforced-sus-shaft/ So Tamiya has used them before, but not much.
  7. They could machine the inner head surface after forging the head. I'm not saying they do, but they could. Also, e-clips sometime get bent in use. I'm glad these were found! bookmarking so I can come back to them in future builds. Anything that reduces the number of e-clips is a good thing.
  8. 9805683 is labelled as 25mm, 54395 is labelled 22mm, and they are the same part. both are 22mm clip to clip, 25mm overall length. Tamiya isn't consistent in labeling these things.
  9. SHOOTING BUBBLES!!! other ridiculous kit: B2B Sidecar https://tamiyabase.com/tamiya-models/58017-58017?position=1720&total=1736
  10. COOL! I have been pondering getting a Nexxt but impossible to find for a reasonable price. This chassis was most recently the Monster Tracker 2.0, and it had several improvements: 1: The motor sits higher so the rear end isn't dragging lower than the rest of the chassis. 2: The gear case has 5 or 6 pinion mounting hole options, 21 to 27 pinion teeth (48P) 3: I think the old steering servo mount was a bit odd? This one has a normal mounting system. I really want a kit without the electronics, but I might have to grab this anyway and source a Nexxt body...
  11. Very cool! M wheel hub - 55D or 60D? Edit - brain fart, 55D or 60D is outside tire diameter,not relevant.
  12. I like how they did the motor to fit in the rear - keeps the back end narrow for time period specific cars. Ultimately I think this could open up a world of 3d printed cars. I'll bet somebody could 3d print the non-common parts of this for under $200.
  13. Plazajapan.com for cheap prices on Tamiya bits... when they are in stock. Tamiya part #54579 is 16 x 1150 bearings for ~$9 dollars US. plus shipping of course, so you need to buy a lot to offset the high shipping costs. $0.25 per bearing shipped is awesome though! I keep pondering a G6-01, and that requires near 40 bearing by itself.
  14. About a year and a half ago I figured this out for the DT-02 steering. It was better than stock, but reeaally fiddly to install (notice the front suspension isn't there...). I was working on an alternate, but the lack of space in the steering box for a DT-02 kept delaying that one. ezgif.com-gif-maker.mp4 One day late December I had an epiphany - turn the servo around - put the servo head near the battery. With a short/drift servo that gave me the room I needed, and I was able to prototype this: It works! I attached the steering arms to the piece that fits over the servo. It installs MUCH easier. The piece is ~1mm higher than the stock piece, but stays under a Sandviper shell (I think the tightest DT-02 shell in that spot) with ease. I'm quite happy with this. I've got a page of tweaks/notes to go back into CAD and refine it, but IT WORKS!
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