GermanTA03Guy 1327 Posted November 20, 2021 This build will eventually be a "double build" with one show body and one race body... Representing the best of the best of Porsche in my opinion - which means two kinds of 993. You might know what I'm talking about already :). Being a ta03 build, the title Porsche automatically defines it is a ta03rs build. It is inspired by two things: 1. TRF and 2.Kuhfarben (aka Truck Norris). So let's jump right in. A wise man once said that a good TC build starts with the wheels (was it wtcc5?) : 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GermanTA03Guy 1327 Posted November 20, 2021 Another wheel - Steering wheel... The revell matte black is so matte, it looks nearly furry... Perfect for fake scale alcantara... 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GermanTA03Guy 1327 Posted November 20, 2021 If you've, like me, ever wondered what looks better, here's the difference between the look of the insert with a) ts21 gold with molotow chrome lip and b) ps gold and no lip... ... Isn't this The mother of all racing wheels :)? 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GermanTA03Guy 1327 Posted November 20, 2021 Next up... Carbon... Which will be protected a little... Its not going to be a shelf queen but treated with care. Funny that you can still see the shading from the packaging... The top deck lay on top of the lower deck and like this it was sitting in a hobby shop in Sicily, Italy, for decades until I got it 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grumpy pants 4485 Posted November 20, 2021 Nice thread, will be keeping tabs on this one 💥 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
svenb 3778 Posted November 20, 2021 Anything touring gets a thumbs up from me 👍👍👍 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wtcc5 4900 Posted November 21, 2021 18 hours ago, GermanTA03Guy said: If you've, like me, ever wondered what looks better, here's the difference between the look of the insert with a) ts21 gold with molotow chrome lip and b) ps gold and no lip... ... Isn't this The mother of all racing wheels :)? They look awesome! For the chrome you use what product exactly? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GermanTA03Guy 1327 Posted November 21, 2021 Hi, thanks! I'm also quite happy with the chrome pen. It's the molotow liquid Ch Rome marker, 2mm. A bit fiddly to get in the grooves, but amazing results.. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GermanTA03Guy 1327 Posted November 21, 2021 .. So, the ta03 perfect guide states a slightly rearward weight bias for the ta03rs... Enough justification for the 53219 lightweight diff pressure plates and 53124 tungsten carbide balls for the rear... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GermanTA03Guy 1327 Posted November 21, 2021 .. The difference visually 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GermanTA03Guy 1327 Posted November 21, 2021 .. Some goodies for the rear... Can't resist those nice hub carriers.. Although they're probably heavier and can't use the titanium hinge pins I use in the rest of the build... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GermanTA03Guy 1327 Posted November 21, 2021 Some fine sanding needed to prevent binding... 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GermanTA03Guy 1327 Posted November 21, 2021 By the way, Alu counter shaft and trf flanged bearing inside... Also cream 0.4 gears... 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Seanster43 222 Posted November 21, 2021 Coming along nicely this. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GermanTA03Guy 1327 Posted November 21, 2021 Lightweight rear driveshafts 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GermanTA03Guy 1327 Posted November 21, 2021 By the way... Motor choice : I want no maintenance, so THIS build will be brushless... (next one is old-school period correct brushed)... My combo of choice is the Carson dragster 3. Why? 1. It is the official Tamiya eurocup combo. I started in the euro cup with my ta03 in 1999. 2. I like the look of it. Black, no ugly design features, black cables, plugs on the motor housing integrated (no ugly solder points). 3. I tried it and although it's sensorless, I haven't had any clogging ever. 4. Its quite a budget combo, but still in terms of Tamiya racing top of the line (as it's mandatory by the rules) 5. I like the simple but existing programming features of the (hobbywing, by the switch you can see it's OEM hobbywing) Esc. 6. If they race it in the euro cup, that means it's proven. It is not soo fast (this one 16t, but I have 14, 12, 10 and 8, too) as I'm also after enjoying the scale side of racing and not necessarily the ridiculously fast one... Still some punch though... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toad16v 282 Posted November 21, 2021 Looks great, also, I wondered where the blue motor plate was supposed to sit. That makes sense now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sgt.Speirs 1253 Posted November 22, 2021 13 hours ago, GermanTA03Guy said: .. So, the ta03 perfect guide states a slightly rearward weight bias for the ta03rs... The overview of the weight bias includes also the batteries…I don’t think they considered in the 90s (release of this magazine/overview) the use of LiPo‘s or NiMh‘s? In case of use of these lighter battery types, you have to recalculate the weight bias. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GermanTA03Guy 1327 Posted November 22, 2021 1 hour ago, Sgt.Speirs said: The overview of the weight bias includes also the batteries…I don’t think they considered in the 90s (release of this magazine/overview) the use of LiPo‘s or NiMh‘s? In case of use of these lighter battery types, you have to recalculate the weight bias. Hi, yes that's what I thought too. But it must make the weight bias even more unequal. I find this really interesting and would love to measure it, but then I don't want to spend a small fortune on rc scales... And also I won't stick to the "making the rear light" so strictly, otherwise I'd put alloy turnbuckles and ti screws in the rear, and not put the alloy hub carriers in the rear. Those are all things I'm not going to do. And in the end, who knows, maybe a slight rear weight bias makes the chassis handle better, as the short wheelbase doesn't cope well with a 50 50 balance (too easy to spin then maybe?) Would be nice to find out in testing, but I probably won't go through that anyone know the weight biases of various real 911s? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GermanTA03Guy 1327 Posted November 22, 2021 9 hours ago, Toad16v said: Looks great, also, I wondered where the blue motor plate was supposed to sit. That makes sense now. Yes I think that's the one heat plate that makes a little sense. It's better than mounting the motor directly on the plastic I think. if you don't have that part, you can to put a 2nd pinion side style piece on the inside, which is what I used to so. It's not the intended place for that part though, so it is a lot more fiddly to put the motor in like that, and on a brushed one even more so (as they are not flat around the drive Shaft and that geometry gets stuck in the middle). And it keeps falling out. Thanks to the help of a fellow tc member I could get hold of this 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GermanTA03Guy 1327 Posted November 22, 2021 The other heat sink doesn't make sense in my opinion when it's about cooling. It does make sense when it's about secure motor mounting or pure looks. See the difference of the include motor mounting plate : 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GermanTA03Guy 1327 Posted November 22, 2021 The stabilizer support is also probably useless as a hop up but it's a must have :) and looks so nice... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
