Crash Cramer 617 Posted October 30, 2016 I had a hamburger in anticipation of the ball gameipa The heartburn was just about wearing off by the end of the game. Then I was fiddling around with some Hot Wheels to pay respect to Tamiya's Willy. I will build me a Wheeler sometime in the future, thanks in part to Tamiyamandan. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flerbizky 225 Posted October 30, 2016 I fixed my Monster Racer (: 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Effigy3 1267 Posted October 30, 2016 I deglued a dozen tires from their wheels. 2 sets from my sons XXX-SCT and 1 set from my TRF 201. Turns out the wheels for the 201 are spent so I just tossed them. The Tamiya wheels are getting rarer to find so I bought a couple sets of DE Racing "Borrego" wheels (Front and Rear) for the pin drive AE B4. They're also out of stock of the yellow so I got gray. By deglueing the tires off the XXX-SCT I can remount them onto the wheels for his Ten SCTE. This leaves us with 2 sets of spare wheels for the XXX-SCT that has been "retired" to be a basher. A quick scuff with a medium stiffness wire brush and the wheels look pretty tidy! The Pro-Line Street Fighters look nearly brand new. But two of the Pro-Line Electrons deformed. The other two Electrons are totally fine though. The difference? After I removed these tires off the wheels, there was excessive glue residue on them so I let them soak directly in the acetone for an hour or so. The other tires all came off cleanly so were only exposed to the vapors. At $20-ish a pair, I'm still going to mount these up but he'll only run them in the qualifying runs, not a main. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Effigy3 1267 Posted October 30, 2016 14 hours ago, iluvmud said: Got in my Donor TL01R..... it wil be donating it's long arm setup for my GF01 Dump Truck........ then the tl01 will go on ebay as an ARTR hopefully tonight as well. I've been looking for a car to use when my sons bashes his TT-02. How much do you want for the TL-01 chassis? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rb4276 803 Posted October 30, 2016 Added my futaba s3305 servo to my tt02b and installed the yeah racing front knuckles. My hpi firebolt is shot, so i added the reedy radon but if that runs to hot i will but my superstock bz in until i go brushless Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rb4276 803 Posted October 30, 2016 20 minutes ago, Effigy3 said: I deglued a dozen tires from their wheels. 2 sets from my sons XXX-SCT and 1 set from my TRF 201. Turns out the wheels for the 201 are spent so I just tossed them. The Tamiya wheels are getting rarer to find so I bought a couple sets of DE Racing "Borrego" wheels (Front and Rear) for the pin drive AE B4. They're also out of stock of the yellow so I got gray. By deglueing the tires off the XXX-SCT I can remount them onto the wheels for his Ten SCTE. This leaves us with 2 sets of spare wheels for the XXX-SCT that has been "retired" to be a basher. A quick scuff with a medium stiffness wire brush and the wheels look pretty tidy! The Pro-Line Street Fighters look nearly brand new. But two of the Pro-Line Electrons deformed. The other two Electrons are totally fine though. The difference? After I removed these tires off the wheels, there was excessive glue residue on them so I let them soak directly in the acetone for an hour or so. The other tires all came off cleanly so were only exposed to the vapors. At $20-ish a pair, I'm still going to mount these up but he'll only run them in the qualifying runs, not a main. I have 1 or 2 unopened sets of the 201 rear rims with pin. I went to the hex and have no need for them. I also have 2 or 3 sets with various tores on them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Badcrumble 4204 Posted October 30, 2016 Did some more organisation of the boxes in my garage. Made sure that my tools are together and easily accessible. Pulled out my winter project to assess what needs doing / buying. Not much needs buying yet but I can put together a parts list and start doing some research, stripping and cleaning. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iluvmud 812 Posted October 30, 2016 1 hour ago, Effigy3 said: I've been looking for a car to use when my sons bashes his TT-02. How much do you want for the TL-01 chassis? PM incoming.. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kirk13 129 Posted October 30, 2016 Bodged a mounting for spotlights on my Beemer Ratrod 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nitomor 2122 Posted October 30, 2016 My DT03T Monster Racer shell is cut out and mounted, ready to mask and spray now. It feels like this is going to be quite a competent rig, I'm really looking forward to running it. Still waiting for the universal drive shafts and other bits so I can finish it! 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nobbi1977 1793 Posted October 30, 2016 16 minutes ago, Nitomor said: My DT03T Monster Racer shell is cut out and mounted, ready to mask and spray now. It feels like this is going to be quite a competent rig, I'm really looking forward to running it. Still waiting for the universal drive shafts and other bits so I can finish it! Nice. Can I have a pic of the mounts you are using for the shell please? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rb4276 803 Posted October 30, 2016 24 minutes ago, Nitomor said: My DT03T Monster Racer shell is cut out and mounted, ready to mask and spray now. It feels like this is going to be quite a competent rig, I'm really looking forward to running it. Still waiting for the universal drive shafts and other bits so I can finish it! What body is that? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nitomor 2122 Posted October 30, 2016 Nobbi, all parts from a WT01 sprue... Hope that helps. The shell comes with no holes pre drilled. RB4276, it's a Hilux Monster Racer shell, (also used on the Desert Fielder), the plan is to recreate a modern day equivalent to this beast; There will be lots of similarities, rear mounted motor, mine will also have hop up anti roll bar, ball diff, turnbuckle top wishbones and I'll see what the scope is for longer dampers/hop up damper mounts at a later date, have uprated springs coming in the meantime. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Illogical 141 Posted October 30, 2016 I took the Rock Socker and the Unimog out with the family to a kite flying festival - there was zero wind so only big kites could fly, so it was good to have a plan B. With the only RCs at the whole event both cars got lots of attention - there will be kids getting RC for Xmas now for sure as many had a go and the parents wanted to know how much they cost etc. No dramas or breakages but the Unimogs rear LEDs weren't working due to a broken wire so I'll have to solder that back together next week. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
InsaneJim69 1584 Posted October 31, 2016 16 hours ago, Nitomor said: My DT03T Monster Racer shell is cut out and mounted, ready to mask and spray now. It feels like this is going to be quite a competent rig, I'm really looking forward to running it. Still waiting for the universal drive shafts and other bits so I can finish it! That looks awesome !! a 8.5T brushless and it should fly !! Looking up DT03T's as we speak now James 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nitomor 2122 Posted October 31, 2016 Thanks Jim, indeed 9T is the plan (4300kv), which should make this the fastest in my fleet with half a chance of actually getting the power down. My gearing calculator has this at 87.5mph on 3S or 58mph on 2S. It should be a whole load more planted than the WT I'm expecting but that is purely speculation at this point. I'll run it brushed to begin with before ripping the Brushless kit out of the Lunchbox on which it is currently wasted (after I've got a decent speed run out of it ). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jason1145 3986 Posted October 31, 2016 12 minutes ago, Nitomor said: Thanks Jim, indeed 9T is the plan (4300kv), which should make this the fastest in my fleet with half a chance of actually getting the power down. My gearing calculator has this at 87.5mph on 3S or 58mph on 2S. It should be a whole load more planted than the WT I'm expecting but that is purely speculation at this point. I'll run it brushed to begin with before ripping the Brushless kit out of the Lunchbox on which it is currently wasted (after I've got a decent speed run out of it ). Just looking at 87.5MPH on 3s.... no way jose!!!! It just seems unreal lol. So the only DT03 is the Aqroshot? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nitomor 2122 Posted October 31, 2016 The only DT03T is the Aqroshot, yes. The regular DT03 is a buggy of which there are a few. ps. that speed is based on 4300kv, 19T pinion and 130mm tyres. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rb4276 803 Posted October 31, 2016 1 hour ago, Jason1145 said: Just looking at 87.5MPH on 3s.... no way jose!!!! It just seems unreal lol. So the only DT03 is the Aqroshot? I can definitely see that speed, my aqroshot with a castle 4600kv 19t pinion 2s and dirt hawg tires hit 48 mph and i have a bunch of weight on the front end to prevent wheelies 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nobbi1977 1793 Posted October 31, 2016 20 hours ago, Nitomor said: Nobbi, all parts from a WT01 sprue... Hope that helps. The shell comes with no holes pre drilled. RB4276, it's a Hilux Monster Racer shell, (also used on the Desert Fielder), the plan is to recreate a modern day equivalent to this beast; There will be lots of similarities, rear mounted motor, mine will also have hop up anti roll bar, ball diff, turnbuckle top wishbones and I'll see what the scope is for longer dampers/hop up damper mounts at a later date, have uprated springs coming in the meantime. I have the stadium blitzer shell which looks like the same one. I will look again at mounting it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nobbi1977 1793 Posted October 31, 2016 4 hours ago, Nitomor said: The only DT03T is the Aqroshot, yes. The regular DT03 is a buggy of which there are a few. ps. that speed is based on 4300kv, 19T pinion and 130mm tyres. Loads have people have looked at putting a 15t on the DT03/2 gearboxes to keep temps down but I am tempted to look the other way and go 21t. Might kill a motor or 2 but we might hit 90mph 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mongoose1983 3335 Posted October 31, 2016 On 30/10/2016 at 0:30 AM, Crash Cramer said: I had a hamburger in anticipation of the ball gameipa Oh, I like your style Chris! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nitomor 2122 Posted October 31, 2016 1 hour ago, Nobbi1977 said: I have the stadium blitzer shell which looks like the same one. I will look again at mounting it. I believe it's a different shell though very similar, the rear bed area looks quite different but it'll look great regardless. 1 hour ago, Nobbi1977 said: Loads have people have looked at putting a 15t on the DT03/2 gearboxes to keep temps down but I am tempted to look the other way and go 21t. Might kill a motor or 2 but we might hit 90mph Go for it!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crash Cramer 617 Posted October 31, 2016 3 hours ago, Nobbi1977 said: I have the stadium blitzer shell which looks like the same one. I will look again at mounting it. You know what, with that tri color paint scheme we won't be bothered at all if it ain't exactly the right shell, they look nice and perhaps Tamiya is watching this space so they will RE RE the classis Hilux AND King Cab with a new chassis under it. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
