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You might want to change the rotation direction of the wheels

Ok - that helps. I'll get myself a solder and get the parts in to get this motor connected properly This is how it looks like today - nothing special and just a basher And no I'm not German but I had that decal laying around from another kit

I'm a complete noob if it comes to electronics (yeah yeah why choose RC I know ) and wiring.. So, this is how it looks new out of the box. I know I need some bits.. But What bits exactly? Im so new to this stuff, and it's clear I need a solder will get one and look up some youtube vids so that will be fine. I'm in the dark on what connectors / plugs etc I need to order. Any guidance would be appreciated

Thanks @Wooders28 The brushless set arrived earlier this week, not realizing I would have to get connectors separately and solder the whole bunch to get the ESC wired to the battery and the motor. I'm not prepared for that nor have I ever done this before. Can I get around the soldering with just the right connectors etc?

This is all coming together very nicely @alvinlwh

Oops.. I have single metal in this DT-03 probably need to find some parts to improve the strength but i'll try out first..

Or stupid.. It's a thin line . Now let's hope that this 25$ spent here doesn't result in a $200+ bill for the damage I make..

Yeah just ordered it! I ordered also a Turnigy XK-3650 5400KV brushless. this should set me up for a while and have some fun

So, after doing some testruns it seems to work all OK - however I find it rather slow. Since there's no room to play around with the gearing I'll try to make the brushless combo I have on hand fit, the wiring is going to be tight challenge... Alternatively I would consider cheap *** brushless set (eg Hobbyking with a hobbyking ESC120) that should do what I want it to do. Some extra speed and power on a budget! As from what I read on this forum is that brushed motors will run hot on the DT-03 so that doesn't seem to be the option. Last option, that pops my mind while writing this, is to change to lipo. That does require some investment on a suitable (and safe!!) charger but can make all my cars go faster just on the same solution.

Now in daylight. As you can see not the best paintingwork ever ! Especially the striping on the back going over the roof… I’ll add some decals here and there to give it a more finished look. the majority of the parts I needed just came in, So I can do a testdrive shortly. The steel pinions will arrive later this week hopefully.

I like this build @skom25 very nice and tidy. On your body decision; I want the Mustang for my TT02R , having a livery in mind (not being the art box one) but still considering several options. If you want to make it rally suitable, I would consider a porsche rally such as https://www.ebay.nl/itm/274579262926

Yep steel pinion was ordered on the weekend! Bit of a hassle to find 5mm shaft versions, but i managed to find them on a german webshop. on the springs, i dont know.. From what i see now is that they are extremely soft and do not bounce back. Like there is not enough oil in them. Need to check that. I screwed up the paintjob by the way… Its my very first dual color body and I screwed up the masking. As mentioned wadloper, it’s a bashing body anyway due being not in good condition to start with, but it will do for now. Lessons learned! Sorry for the dark picture, I haven’t seen the colors yet in daylight but will share later on.

No I meant the lock nuts, sorry I literally translated in my head from dutch to english anyway I ordered those + some bearings, should be delivered tomorrow

@alvinlwh you're right! i checked the manual and it doesn't show the hex on the front. It does show the bearings and wheelmounts I both miss.

Well - they are available on the market so I assumed they should have been there..