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Oh that would be great. Would you use retro livery? Send photos. I may do one myself but running out of shelf space đ
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I got a delivery of touring wheels and tires today from Ali Expressâ âTOVO RROXYSâ
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Thanks. I would like to try this one day
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A single ESC and separate âYâ harnesses for green and yellow? Does that mean there is half the power to each motor? Can you draw a simple wiring diagram for me to visualize
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Picked up a used TA05 as a track basher. I already have a shelf queen but never had a chance to drive it. I can understand why everyone loves this chassis as it is light and well engineered (for its day). Much lighter than my TT02R as my back up touring car. Added electronics and drove the car straight as is. TA05 first day at track was horrible. Took it apart afterwards and found the front bald diff was missing the steel balls, the rear diff was too loose and needed additional diff grease, all four tires are not glued to rims and did not have sponge inserts. After breakdown, I added front aluminum universals and tightened the belt drive. New faster servo and tires ordered. Practicing my touring car skills with a silver can before I move up to a hotter motor. Next drive is in two weeks. Wish me luckđ¤
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Hi Alvin, been a while since I was on the TC forum. Project is looking good. Are you using a single ESC? How does a twin motor car handle, I have heard there are handling issues as sometimes the motors are not synchronized, especially on turns.
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Looks awesome. Redbull livery? can you put another touring car or buggy next to it for scale reference
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Picked up a rare Futaba FXT. This is a car Futaba commissioned Tamiya to make and is based off the Stadium Thunder/Stadium Blitzer. The difference is the alum chassis, the damper towers are fiberglass, wheel design and the rear ball diff. In my car, the dampers have been changed to aluminum and the rear tires have been replaced. Next step I need to take it apart to clean and service. I will also need to order correct body and decals.
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Frankster started following Futaba FXT (Stadium Thunder / Stadium Blitzer)
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Hi, I was lucky and came across a chassis for the Futaba FXT trophy truck. It finally arrived today. The chassis looks to be in good condition, the body needs to be replaced with a proper period correct body and decals. I have a stadium Plumber and compared the chassis. Itâs interesting to see that theyâve changed from a plastic tub to aluminum tub, with the battery going in the north south orientation. The damper towers on both front and rear are both fiberglass, including the battery holder. From research online, the Danvers are typical CVA, but in my case, the past owner had upgraded to aluminum gold finish dampers. The rims are unique classics 8 hole rims, but the same size as the Stadium Thunder. The tires are the same size as Stadium thunder for both front and rear, but in my car, the rear tires were replaced with another brand. My next step is to clean up the car and take about the gearbox to check the internals. I will also order a new body from Team Blue Groove new decals from MCI racing. For more info on what a FXT is, read here:
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Crawler Beetle was gifted new shoes. Thanks @Sayer Before After
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The cars even have covers inside the storage bins đ¤Ż
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Temple of VTEC đ¤Ł
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Seeking buggy livery advice I did not want to follow box art and had some Momo livery decals destined for touring cars handy. Here is a color photocopy mock up for review. What do you think? I may not install the center racing stripe as I have mixed feelings on the design
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Worked on my first Fire Dragon last night and compared it to my recent experience with the TT-02B. Overall the Fire Dragon is a great kit with metal dogbones and large CVA dampers. The assembled tolerance is much better with limited slop. Steering design is really old and could use improvement. Lots of hard plastics which may crack more easily over time. Ground clearance is impressive even with smaller diameter tires.