touring car for 7 year old

[XJman]

I'm torn between building a tt02 and tt01 for my nephew. He has interest in my rc stuff and they are both good beginner kits.

I've got numerous tt02 variants and I'm partial to them but I want to make sure before I get one the tt01 isn't the better option. If I recall the diffs are stronger and the kingpins are more stout so if he has an accident it'll be less likely to snap one.

I don't know that the diffs will be an issue at silver can power.

It's been a while since I've had a tt01 in front of me but I'm really mostly interested in ease of maintenance and repair on them in comparison to the tt02. I don't recall it being a pain but he is 7, even marginally more challenging can be a huge hurdle. I expect him to break things, as he obliterated the front end of my basher tt02 running a castle 5700kv. He is the soul of Colin McRae. When in doubt go flat out.

[Willy iine]

Honestly for a 7 year old, unless he has fascination with touring cars, I would get him a GrassHopper and run 380.. but that is just me.  

GL with your decision!   

[XJman]

I considered that but he was more interested in my touring cars. Plus they live across the street from a huge park with a big parking lot for an event area that's usually empty and he can rip around in.

[TurnipJF]

2 hours ago, XJman said:

I'm torn between building a tt02 and tt01 for my nephew. He has interest in my rc stuff and they are both good beginner kits.

I've got numerous tt02 variants and I'm partial to them but I want to make sure before I get one the tt01 isn't the better option. If I recall the diffs are stronger and the kingpins are more stout so if he has an accident it'll be less likely to snap one.

I don't know that the diffs will be an issue at silver can power.

It's been a while since I've had a tt01 in front of me but I'm really mostly interested in ease of maintenance and repair on them in comparison to the tt02. I don't recall it being a pain but he is 7, even marginally more challenging can be a huge hurdle. I expect him to break things, as he obliterated the front end of my basher tt02 running a castle 5700kv. He is the soul of Colin McRae. When in doubt go flat out.

There is very little between them. The 01 has stronger diffs but a weaker propshaft. The reverse is true of the 02. However neither are likely to be an issue on a silver can. The 01 has tougher uprights, but the 02 is a bit easier to work on as the lower suspension doesn't need to come off to access the diffs. Performance is virtually indistinguishable between the two. If a TC is what your nephew is interested in, I don't think he would be disappointed with either option. 

I think the deciding factor in your case would be the fact that you already have TT-02s and therefore presumably also TT-02 spares, so maintaining your nephew's car would be easier if it were also a TT-02 as you would be more likely to have the spares to hand. 

 

[XJman]

Yeah, that's a good point. This will be a him thing though. They live a good way away from me so he won't specifically be able to use my stash but they would be free.

[alvinlwh]

3 hours ago, Willy iine said:

Honestly for a 7 year old, unless he has fascination with touring cars, I would get him a GrassHopper and run 380.. but that is just me.  

GL with your decision!   

I believe the TT02 can take a 380 as well. If you put a 380ST in, it is far hotter than a standard silver can.

[alvinlwh]

3 hours ago, XJman said:

I'm torn between building a tt02 and tt01 for my nephew. He has interest in my rc stuff and they are both good beginner kits.

I've got numerous tt02 variants and I'm partial to them but I want to make sure before I get one the tt01 isn't the better option. If I recall the diffs are stronger and the kingpins are more stout so if he has an accident it'll be less likely to snap one.

I don't know that the diffs will be an issue at silver can power.

It's been a while since I've had a tt01 in front of me but I'm really mostly interested in ease of maintenance and repair on them in comparison to the tt02. I don't recall it being a pain but he is 7, even marginally more challenging can be a huge hurdle. I expect him to break things, as he obliterated the front end of my basher tt02 running a castle 5700kv. He is the soul of Colin McRae. When in doubt go flat out.

I hope you are not planning to put a 5700kv in for a 7yo (although I had heard people saying how great their kids are born with a controller in their hands and winning national races on 10000kv by the time they started to walk). If you pick the TT02, it can also take a 380 motor, and if you put it in with a 16T pinion, it will cause less "surge" if he just "floor it" due to less torque from a motor of that size. If you put in a 380 Sports Tuned, it can go faster than a silver can on the same pinion but less acceleration, so it doesn't "charge forwards suddenly". Just a suggestion... 

Whatever you choose, a suggestion is to get the aftermarket/additional bumpers to put on the rear. Extra protection wouldn't hurt right? 

[XJman]

No. I was planning on one of the kit motors, I didn't think about using a smaller can honestly.

He gets mad at my crawlers because he doesn't have fine control and they roll pretty easily when you goose it, so that's a brilliant idea.

I think I'm going to go with the tt02. I've got enough crap floating around for them and I can basically supply multiple full suspension sets when we are done building. I think I've got spare steel cvs as well so it should be pretty reliable.

 

[alvinlwh]

One one advantage for using smaller (and therefore lower torque) motors that I forgot to add is they are kinder on the tyres. So they will wear out slower and you might even get away with not gluing them (YMMY) leading to easier replacement when the time comes. 

[SupraChrgd82]

Since you have TT-02’s, you likely have spare parts.  That will help keep the boy’s car in running condition.  I suggest a NiMH battery and 30-ish turn motor for him.

[XJman]

On 4/19/2022 at 1:35 PM, alvinlwh said:

One one advantage for using smaller (and therefore lower torque) motors that I forgot to add is they are kinder on the tyres. So they will wear out slower and you might even get away with not gluing them (YMMY) leading to easier replacement when the time comes. 

I'd probably just buy him some Amazon cheapies for replacements anyway. At least until he can control it.

On 4/19/2022 at 2:39 PM, SupraChrgd82 said:

Since you have TT-02’s, you likely have spare parts.  That will help keep the boy’s car in running condition.  I suggest a NiMH battery and 30-ish turn motor for him.

I was thinking nimh, but also a 6v life. However I haven't researched the safety of them deeply. I've got some 35 turn crawler motors but I think the stock silver can should be fine.

I'm going to head to the hobby shop this weekend and look at their stock.