Best drift chassis option

[JatoTheRipper]

I have the Sakura D4 AWD.  It's a great starting drift platform and there are tons of upgrades available from 3Racing.

[Wooders28]

1 hour ago, Supercoolnothing said:

The best advice I can give you is to take a wee pop down to ARCC and have a talk to the drift boys down there. 

Completely forgot about those boys!

I was meant to get a shot of one of theirs at ignition , but ran out of time.

Keep meaning to get down for race night too!!

[Dojo Dave]

How about a tt01e drift spec?

[Jason1145]

7 hours ago, Prescient said:

Tamico do a great price on all the 3 Racing Sakura D3 & D4 cars for EU borne purchases. https://tamico.de/Drift-RC-Cars_1 plus the spares and hopups.

But@Jason1145 have you cracked open the TT02D Type S yet as that is a brilliant drift car. Just set the diffs, drop the suspension and pop the Tamiya drift tyres on. 

Not yet... I know it's Drift spec but does that just mean it comes with the drift tyres, I'm planning on using it as a regular touring/rally car when I get round to it.

[Jason1145]

7 hours ago, Prescient said:

Tamico do a great price on all the 3 Racing Sakura D3 & D4 cars for EU borne purchases. https://tamico.de/Drift-RC-Cars_1 plus the spares and hopups.

But@Jason1145 have you cracked open the TT02D Type S yet as that is a brilliant drift car. Just set the diffs, drop the suspension and pop the Tamiya drift tyres on. 

Double posty

[Wooders28]

59 minutes ago, Dojo Dave said:

How about a tt01e drift spec?

What's the difference between a TT01 and the drift spec? 

Is this something similar? (I know it's not tamiya, but looks a close copy?) 

https://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/rc-drift-car-brisca/263234582484?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649

[JatoTheRipper]

A 50/50 drift car like a TT01 or TT02 quickly gets boring.  If you choose to get a 50/50 car just put drift tires on any touring car you have and be done with it.  Drifting isn't fun until you get into the countersteer chassis.

[Prescient]

44 minutes ago, Jason1145 said:

Not yet... I know it's Drift spec but does that just mean it comes with the drift tyres, I'm planning on using it as a regular touring/rally car when I get round to it.

It has full adjustability with the composite shock towers and turnbuckle set. It also has the upgraded arms and rear toe in. Diffs are fully adjustable depending on amount of AW grease used. Instructions have key drift settings. The drift wheels and tyres are good plus I never opened them.

http://www.thercracer.com/2015/09/tamiya-47301-tt-02d-type-s-build-and.html?m=0

Due to shaft drive it's very efficient and easy to bias. Currently it was built with diff bias to support the rally build but you can rejig it. 

Tamiya's finest drift chassis on paper imo but it died a death along with the drift scene.

[berman]

23 minutes ago, JatoTheRipper said:

A 50/50 drift car like a TT01 or TT02 quickly gets boring.  If you choose to get a 50/50 car just put drift tires on any touring car you have and be done with it.  Drifting isn't fun until you get into the countersteer chassis.

This. Although same could be said for rwd vs c/s.

16 minutes ago, Prescient said:

Tamiya's finest drift chassis on paper imo but it died a death along with the drift scene.

hilarious. The VDF must've been rubbish then. Drift scene isn't dead lol.

[Prescient]

20 minutes ago, berman said:

hilarious. The VDF must've been rubbish then. Drift scene isn't dead lol.

May just be me but I don't recall the VDF being available in the UK and import was silly money. I probably should have put the value for money and UK caveat in there lol.

I would say it's pretty dead in the UK, I don't just mean at RC level either but 1:1. 

Then to be fair track based RC is not faring well at all here in general, neither are the model shops. 

[speedy_w_beans]

10 hours ago, Jason1145 said:

Looks killer that second one, saves building it too... can someone confirm this D4 can be made into a normal touring car, as in, non drifter, so the 4 wheels spin at the same speed if you don't like drifting?

Yes, it's possible, but you have to pick up a second gear diff (another $20 USD), Sakura D3 rear belt (another $5 USD), and another 16T pulley (plastic sprue or aluminum pulley - either).  Then both ends will be driven with the same pulley/gear diff ratios.  At that point you have what looks like a modern TA04.

You will also want to adjust the front and rear shock positions and change the rear springs from 31 mm length springs to 25 mm length springs to get some usable droop in the rear.

The front king pin inclination, which works well for drifting, is aggressive for a regular touring car.  I mounted the ball connector at the outside position instead of the inside position, and found some longer turnbuckles in my scrap box.

It can be done, but it takes a few changes.

[Wooders28]

1 hour ago, Prescient said:

I would say it's pretty dead in the UK, I don't just mean at RC level either but 1:1. 

Guess I'm late to the party, I'm just finding venues with RC drift tracks!!(and has an F1 and carpet off road track too though) and the 1:1 drift seemed to go down well at a few race venues I've been too.

1 hour ago, Prescient said:

Then to be fair track based RC is not faring well at all here in general, neither are the model shops. 

Glasgow RC club managed to get another 10+ members after the demo at the Ignition festival, not massive numbers i know, but interest is still there, just alot of kids didnt know these types of RC exist! and Otley Modelsport have just moved to a larger premises.

[Supercoolnothing]

5 hours ago, Wooders28 said:

Completely forgot about those boys!

I was meant to get a shot of one of theirs at ignition , but ran out of time.

Keep meaning to get down for race night too!!

I was toying with going down this Wednesday evening, you're welcome to come along if you can make it. 

[Dojo Dave]

4 hours ago, Wooders28 said:

What's the difference between a TT01 and the drift spec? 

Is this something similar? (I know it's not tamiya, but looks a close copy?) 

https://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/rc-drift-car-brisca/263234582484?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649

Don't know really. But if I want to play around drifting I stick a set of slicks on my tt01 with the one way front diff and when I get bored switch again. Lol.. nothing fancy 

Edited October 2, 2017 by Dojo Dave

[Wooders28]

2 hours ago, Supercoolnothing said:

I was toying with going down this Wednesday evening, you're welcome to come along if you can make it. 

I'll be at the Glasgow club this Wednesday, fingers crossed! They double booked us last week (well, someone offered more cash) but there was a muscle car meet at the pub near by, still a good night for me! 😁

[Supercoolnothing]

13 hours ago, Wooders28 said:

I'll be at the Glasgow club this Wednesday, fingers crossed! They double booked us last week (well, someone offered more cash) but there was a muscle car meet at the pub near by, still a good night for me! 😁

No worries mate, the Ayr club runs pretty much every class you can think of TC's, buggies/off road, minis, f1 and drift. They're also talking about building a crawler course. The good thing is they run pretty much every night with the main night being on a Monday. I tend to go down Monday and Wednesday, it's a bit of a trek from Paisley but it's worth it. 

The muscle car meet sounds awesome, I hope you got loads of pictures. 

[Wooders28]

3 hours ago, Supercoolnothing said:

They're also talking about building a crawler course.

They were saying something about that a Ignition, travelling down to Carlisle for an event?

3 hours ago, Supercoolnothing said:

 I tend to go down Monday and Wednesday,

I thought it was open for a long weekend, Fri - Mon! They said they would have opened up for us to run when we got double booked last wed, if they'd had more notice.

3 hours ago, Supercoolnothing said:

The muscle car meet sounds awesome, I hope you got loads of pictures. 

One of my mates came over with his camera to take photos for the website, some pics on his Facebook photography page.

https://m.facebook.com/DrakiesPhotography/?locale2=en_GB

[Wooders28]

On 01/10/2017 at 9:44 PM, Jason1145 said:

Or get the ARR version for just under £70 just add a radio.. bearings through your and oil filled shocks with its 4WD

Even I'm tempted now!!!

https://hobbyking.com/en_us/1-10-hobbykingr-mission-d-4wd-gtr-drift-car-arr.html

Check out the price today, £53! 

I did, one on its way , £60 inc delivery (or free if you collect from the warehouse) 

[Jason1145]

9 minutes ago, Wooders28 said:

Check out the price today, £53! 

I did, one on its way , £60 inc delivery (or free if you collect from the warehouse) 

There are some real bargains to be had lately, great score hope you enjoy it... even the bodyshell looks decent !

[Wooders28]

1 hour ago, Jason1145 said:

even the bodyshell looks decent !

Dont need the body shell, as the TransAm body will be going on. 

Just see if I get hit with any charges!

[Prescient]

35 minutes ago, Wooders28 said:

Dont need the body shell, as the TransAm body will be going on. 

Just see if I get hit with any charges!

Depends if Hobbyking are using their shipping agent so anything from £11 Duty and anywhere from £12-35 in admin charges

[Wooders28]

2 hours ago, Prescient said:

Depends if Hobbyking are using their shipping agent so anything from £11 Duty and anywhere from £12-35 in admin charges

With £6 postage or an option to pick up from a UK warehouse, I'm kind of hoping I won't get hit! Although it is with parcelfarce, who, with past experience, the fees have been more expensive than the duty and vat! 

[Wooders28]

On 06/10/2017 at 10:07 AM, Prescient said:

Depends if Hobbyking are using their shipping agent so anything from £11 Duty and anywhere from £12-35 in admin charges

Zero! Nothing, not a bean! 

£60 delivered to my door! 

Tbh, it's not worth a load more money, but happy for only 60 whole pounds! 

[Prescient]

1 hour ago, Wooders28 said:

Zero! Nothing, not a bean! 

£60 delivered to my door! 

Tbh, it's not worth a load more money, but happy for only 60 whole pounds! 

 

As you can imagine I'm not happy to be proven wrong.........

So have just gone and bought a TA06 and TB04...

Looks good, that was quick as well, surely that came from the UK or EU warehouse.

[Kingfisher]

1 hour ago, Wooders28 said:

Zero! Nothing, not a bean! 

£60 delivered to my door! 

Tbh, it's not worth a load more money, but happy for only 60 whole pounds! 

 

What are you waiting for? Go drive it. Then come back with action pics, and pics of it without the shell. 

 

Edit: Just noticed it says NSSMO SKYLLIN. 

Edit2: NIASSN on the roof. 

I want one now, just for that alone.