Fibrelyte Or Tamiya Graphite (for Top Force)?

[GTodd]

Well I have a top deck TF EVO graphite piece for my TF, I now need the bottom. Should I go with the Fibre or Tamiya. The car is going to be ran once in a while but not alot. The prices are similar, so what are ur views?

PS The rest of the cars equipment minus the fr shock tower (fibre) is Tamiya EVO spec, so should I keep it stock or go fibre? Sorry redundant I know.

[Live Steam Mad]

Watch out that Top Force has many design faults, one of which occured when I bought the carbon graphite lower deck (main chassis plate) of the TF Evo. What happens is that the receiver aerial is in a platic tube which has to be pushed into a metal aerial mount. This part has an outlet for the aerial at the bottom. However, push the aerial tube in a bit too hard and the metal aerial mount's tube wall will slice into the aerial lead, making the cable bare (stripping back some of the insulation) and of course the metal aerial mount is conductive, and SO IS THE CHASSIS because GRAPHITE CONDUCTS ELECTRICITY.

This turned the whole car into an aerial, which upset the RF reception and caused my TF (which was on PCM with failsafe, it doesn't make any difference) to go out of control momentarily and crash head first into a kerb which broke the lower front gearbox .

My solution was simply to fit the stock fibreglass (GRP / FRP) lower deck from the TF kit (non-Evo) but keep the upper deck from the TF Evo (graphite). Therefore if the car's aerial mount bites into my aerial cable, it matters not that much (I hope) as the FRP chassis does not conduct electricity.

Also I bought 3 alloy lower front gearbox mounts so they won't be breaking again any time soon. In fact at Kidd. 2007 it had several hefty head on collisions and there were no damages .

Just something to be aware of.

Also bare in mind that after you have used the large ramp at Kidd. several times, the landings will tear the badword out of the REAR of the graphite chassis where there is no protection (where the undertray stops short of fully protecting the car). Ho hum, more "experience". LOL.

Cheers,

Alistair G.