[GV REX X project]

Hi all

Hopefully it's ok to post a non Tamiya kit here, looking at some other topics it seems so. 

I have been offered a GV RexX kit that was mostly complete, just missing the air filter with an old controller but no glow rod or any other bits needed. It has some gloopy old fuel in it and my plan is to check the motor starts and if it does, full strip down, refresh and add a failsafe while keeping the original controller if I can (it needs a clean up in the battery bay). The engine does seem to have pressure and pops when I pull the starter so I'm assuming that is a good sign?

It's my first run into nitro so going to be a learning experience and I've been after a nitro kit for a while. There don't seem to be many around but it does look similar to some current 1/8 scale nitro kits so I'm hoping g some parts can carry over if I need some. 

[Hornet EVO Build - write up on page two.]

1 hour ago, Kowalski86 said:

Anytime, I just wish that I could remember who suggested the idea to me.

Stiffer springs/shock setup and bigger wheels definitely help too, I'm not sure why Tamiya went with three hole pistons for the EVO when they reccomended two hole pistons for the Grasshopper 2 and the Super Hornet.

I went 2 hole all round with 500wt in the front and 600wt oil in the rear and all the pre loads all round as well. I find it handles really well bar the understeer and with the monster beetle rears on just bounces over everything

[Hornet EVO Build - write up on page two.]

The car in the background might give you a clue which wheels I pinched out of curiosity but the hub and offset mean they are a straight bolt on. I have a torque tuned motor on so might get away with it on the short term but I might need a more powerful motor. 

 

I can see this being very marmite as it does look a little mad but also very modified off road buggy style. The front wheels would also fit but that wouod need to trim the arms on front bumper. I might have to get a second bumper and give it a try. 

[Hornet EVO Build - write up on page two.]

5 hours ago, Kowalski86 said:

Mine got chewed up and one of them pulled out of the arm after some gravel running, my "fix" was to pop some ball joints into the connectors (collars are fine too), install some machine screws that were roughly the same length, and use shims in front of the screws as a guard.

Not only are the stock tires small for a buggy, but they're soft, that and the stock springs make the EVO easy to bottom out.

On another note, I did try Tamiyas new one-piece Hornet wheels. They fit, but the front wheels have a wide offset that simply doesn't go well with the EVOs already wide front end.

That's a really good shout! I have loads of spare hardware I could use to do that. I'll be giving this a try at the weekend as the buggy is really good fun to blast around and handles quite well aside from the understeer but I'm going to pack the diff with thicker grease as I saw in another thread to hopefully get the back end to step out more. 

 

Thank you 😊 

[Tamiya bt-01]

I got the bt01 soon after release and really wish I had waited for the reviews. There is cheap car quirks and there is the bt01. I finished the chassis in rr version but never got round to painting the body. I had totally lost interest by that point. 

I see the future of my chassis being a donor car for my own 3d printed chassis so I can use the drive train on my own design. 

[Hornet EVO Build - write up on page two.]

Hi all. 

 

New to the site after googling hornet evosuspension issues. Has anyone had issues like in my pics on the lower ball joints on the rear suspension? Seems the wheels are small so with the soft tyres, the steel balls hit something before the wheels. 

 

I'll be doing some photos of my collection when I have taken some fresh ones 😊