Sweet Daughter Of Tbe5... Tb03 Build Chronicals In Pictures

[WillyChang]

once upon a time, there was a nice unmolested chassis...

which weighed surprisingly much, but no matter...

time for ball skills... how much grease? just squish them around in a little baggy

and squirt them out into the diff gear... what's stuck on is more than enough!

2 diffs, DONE!

Bevel gears are off TBe5 but the outdrives are unique/new.

Very similar dimensions to TB02 but uses larger TA04-size diff rings instead.

Layshaft for spurgear... it takes standard spurs yippee! (not like TB02)

Diff & layshaft @ home in their casing... check 1.

Check 2.

this molded metal motor mount is a WORK OF ART!

warm & fuzzies just looking at the legendary Tamiya design

in it goes, with the gearbox

hmm, shaft... looks like a TBeIV one... maybe not!! its much shorter

motor & spurgear cover is now in 2pcs, so don't need to

take off whole lot to change motor or pinion.

rear arms using reversible suspension + new/unique hubs (not TRF416 items)

front arms using reversible suspension + new/unique hubs (not TRF416 items)

IFS rockers in

add shocks

power UP!

and the ancilliaries...

and some family arrives to welcome the newcomer!

[ryanbored]

Nice idea on greasing diff balls. I'll use that method from now on, cos I'm always losing the little blighters, and can't believe you don't get spare ones in alot of kits.

[Backlash]

Nice idea on greasing diff balls. I'll use that method from now on, cos I'm always losing the little blighters.

Yeh, I second that one..

Such a simple idea, but something I would never have thought to do..

I like the TB03 kit as well, especially the spur and motor mount (48dp gears here we come).. Do you know if Tamiya make a version of it with conventional "stand up" shocks on the front??

Cheers

[WillyChang]

haha, was halfway to seeing if a conventional tower would work ... probably would

but the IFS works great too, Tamiya engineers thought about everything as-is

[HunterZero]

So... How does it run?

- J

[WillyChang]

for sliding... about 85% as good as TBe5 (which has a spool in front)?

heaps more lively and can change tack faster than TA05R (not quite stock)