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14 hours ago, Pylon80 said:
Rally kits do come with 17 and 19 steel pinion. These kits have larger diameter Rally Block tires. The 17t makes the car very punchy with the kit included Torque Tuned motor. Not slow by any means.
@Pylon80 Thank you for clarifying the information on the pinion gear.
Now I do not have to worry about getting a steel pinion.
In the manual I downloaded, it makes mention of a 22T pinion gear. I am assuming that is for your on road/Touring cars?
Is there a download link for the addendum you posted a screenshot of?
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2 hours ago, Rinskie said:
Awesome on the CVA's. Not sure if the CVA package contains ball studs to mount the shocks but if it doesn't and if the kit doesn't have enough spares then you will need 8 of them.
@Rinskie Good to know.
I checked the contents of the CVA kit I received and they do indeed come with more than eight ball studs. Will have to wait until I open the package to find out how many there are.
Also checked my toolbox to see if I had any extra ball studs from my Hornet Evo (Which morphed into the Hornet Hopper Evo, as I purchased a Grasshopper II body for it :D) build, which I don't, as I used all of them from the kit.-
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@skom25 in case you missed it...😀
16 hours ago, RC_Hobbyist said:I am going to go with CVA shocks as well. My Hornet Evo has them and they work well.
I already have a lot of spare parts & shock oil from my Hornet Evo build, except the rears on the Hornet Evo were slightly longer in comparison to the front due to the large diameter wheels. -
On another note, I did buy the CVA shocks yesterday and paid for overnight shipping, should be here sometime this morning.
I plan on building the stock spring shocks that come with the kit and keeping them as spares.
I also ordered steel bearing kit with my tt-02 order, which should be here sometime next week (The hobby shop places orders on Thursdays).
Note: CVA shocks have already been delivered.
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1 minute ago, TurnipJF said:
I'd be interested to know what your kit comes with when it arrives. Please keep us posted!
Will do.
The hobby shop I ordered the kit from places their orders on Thursdays, so it should be here sometime next week.
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1 hour ago, skom25 said:
Check once again
On page 19 you can find information about gearing options, with information about included pinion.
On page 23 you can see pinion with catalogue number ( set of 22/23T aluminium pinions).
This is why I am so surprised. I have never seen different manual for TT-02.
I wonder why that person said the tt-02 rally kits, who I quoted said the rally kits cone with steel pinion gears?
Only thing I can think of is he mistakenly said steel instead of aluminium.
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5 hours ago, skom25 said:
I am more than surprised!
Is this also mentioned in manual? I mean pinion.
Just downloaded the manual and checked.
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8 hours ago, Elbowloh said:
I think you're doing the right thing by only going with bearings to start with. Build it, see if you actually enjoy the process of building and running the car before spending loads more.
Just enjoy it!
I am going to go with CVA shocks as well. My Hornet Evo has them and they work well.
I already have a lot of spare parts & shock oil from my Hornet Evo build, except the rears on the Hornet Evo were slightly longer in comparison to the front due to the large diameter wheels.
Oh I know I will enjoy the building process.
I built the Hornet Evo 2WD buggy, so I have some experience
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20 minutes ago, skom25 said:
I would be really surprised. I think all TT-02s come with 22T aluminium pinion in kit.
There is only one manual for all versions, despite different bodies.
17T or even 19T with TT motor will be SUPER slow. You will quickly find, that even with 22T top speed is way below any expectations.
I like to start things slow and work my way up speed wise.
I have a sport tuned motor which I purchased for my Hornet Evo, but have not put it in yet, due to the fact that I want to get familiar with the handling on the stock motor before upgrading.
Like I said we'll have to wait and see
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27 minutes ago, skom25 said:
I am sure that for 99,999% kit will come with aluminium pinion.
Steel pinions are included in higher grade kits.
in this thread, user Pylon80 states:
"Note that the TT-02 rally kits come with a smaller pinion, well 2 actually, a 17 and a 19 and they're steel already."
Since I got the Toyota Yaris WRT/WRC kit, it may come with steel pinions already. Will have to wait until I get the kit to find out
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1 hour ago, JimBear said:
But ... given that, and having gotten a TT-02 for my kid, and seeing him build it, I think ball bearings and a steel pinion is a minimum (the cheesium original lasted about three meters since the mesh between the gear and pinion was too tight, which might not be easy to figure out when you're nine and on your third build).
The shocks... well, their "construction" shocked me, to be honest. They work, but they are almost NSFW-worthy, construction-wise.
But put them in, run it and see what it feels like. Juniors' car is still running on them, and he's having fun with his Ford. That's what matters to me.
This will be my second build, first on road chassis.
I am not sure if the TT-02 kit now comes with a steel pinion, like my Hornet Evo kit did.
I may wait to get the kit and see and if not, I will get a set of steel pinions from amazon.
I might consider getting the CVA shocks, since the Hornet Evo Kit came with them.-
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Since this my first on road kit, I want to keep modifications to a minimum and upgrade once I get some experience running this chassis.
Only upgrade I purchased is the Tamiya bearing kit for this chassis.
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As mentioned in this thread, I ordered a TT-02 chassis.
I was wondering if anyone has any tips/tricks/anything I should watch out for while assembling the chassis.
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Just ordered the 1/10 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT/Yaris WRC TT-02 4x4 On-Road Touring Kit & a Noble NB4+ Transmitter to go with it.
I was planning on getting a 4WD buggy, but changed my mind when I saw the above kit plus the fact that I have already purchased the Hornet Evo (Which evolved into the Hornet Hopper Evo, since I got a Grasshopper II body for it)
Can't wait to get the kit and assemble it.-
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2 hours ago, Andreas W said:
Nicely executed. That must be a Super G Evo
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indeed 😀
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So here is my finished, modded Grasshopper II body on my Hornet Evo chassis, with the stock Hornet Evo body on the left.
In case you are wondering what modifications were made to the GH II body to make it fit:
1. The person who worked on my body cut a small piece of plastic from my damaged GH II body and stuck it on the inside so it would line up with the front body post on the chassis.
2. Made a very small cut on the front shock cut outs so it would fit over the front shocks on the chassis (Can't tell where). This modification made the stock front body post useable with both bodies.
3. Body was sanded and a matte finish was applied.
Love the way the GH II body turned out & now I have two bodies to choose from 😀
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Got an update from the person who is working on my GH II Body.
He has filled in the the front body post hole on the GH II body and slightly trimmed the front shock cutouts to make it fit over the stock Hornet Evo front shocks.
This also led to me not needing to buy a slightly longer body post, as the above modifications made the stock front body post on the Hornet Evo chassis useable (Also, don't have to worry about the stock HE body fitting).
Next steps are:
1. Going to paint the body matte white (I prefer matte over the standard glossy body)
2. Put the decals on
I will post a photo when I get the finished body.
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So just to clarify...
I took my GHII body to my local hobby shop and one of their techs told me they could fill the front body post hole & drill a new one over the front body post on the HE chassis.
As previously mentioned, I will need to replace the stock HE front body post with a slightly longer one.
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4 minutes ago, Superluminal said:
The silver can version notes 23t on the box. Not sure if this has been proven yet.
I take to no one has taken it apart for science yet?
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I purchased a NIB tamiya sport tuned motor for my Hornet Evo.
I know originally, the sport tuned motor came in a black can & in 2019 or so, they switched from a black can to a silver can.
I was just curious if anyone knows why tamiya switch from black (Assuming it was black coated aluminium) to silver (I am assuming aluminum)?
Also, the silver can sport tune has the same specs as the black can?
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2 hours ago, Twinfan said:
I don't think that will work as the EVO uses the regular Hornet chassis, so there's no locating mount for part C17.....
I was just going to make the hole on the GHII a bit longer and replace the Hornet EVO front body post with a slightly longer one as the stock front body post is just a tiny bit too short and the body will not go all the way down in front on the EVO chassis.
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I have decided to make the front body clip hole on the GHII body a little longer and use a slightly longer body post.
That way I can avoid modifying the chassis.
Thanks for the tips
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1 hour ago, Andreas W said:
If it's only a matter of a few mm I would make the front hole in the body slightly longer until it fits. Apply colored chalk on the bodypost and see where the mark of it is on the underside of the body. The hole is in the middle of the number (if box art) and under a bodyclip.
The other and more elegant solution is to move the bodypost hole in the chassis a bit backwards. But then you maybe have the problem that the lovely Super Hornet body does not fit anymore.
I could make the hole a little longer and get a little longer body post for the front.
But even then, won't the body be held in place because of the slightly larger hole in the front?
As far as modifying the chassis goes, that is a big no fro me,vas I still want to use my hornet Evo body.
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Upon closer inspection, the front body post on the Hornet Evo chassis sits just behind the front body post hole on the GHII body.
And I do see what you mean about it fluttering, especially on full throttle runs.
Is there any such thing as an angled body post? If not, what do I do?
I really don't want to modify the body, unless it is a last resort.
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TT-02 Chassis build tips/advice..
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I have some experience with CVA shocks, as my Hornet Evo kit came with them and they work well.
The reason above is why I decided to go with CVA shocks on the TT-02 Chassis