glob356 36 Posted August 31, 2018 Hi, I'm new at the club. I bought about two year ago a Blitzer Stadium (a release maybe). Since then I have modified many things on it. Looking on Internet to find new thing to do on the truck. My fun is to find what is cool on recent RC cars and try to reproduce on mine. I have already: installed front and rear carbon fiber shock tower with homemade aluminium parts upgraded the shocks (aluminium) upgraded suspension arm shafts (basic) removed some plastic of the chassis. Lower now replaced most of the screws ... I have modified many parts. So if you are interested to know the parts that I used to upgrade the blitzer, fell free to comment. Hope you will enjoy my first pictures. I will list soon all the modifications on the truck. Glob356 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gasquatch 19 Posted August 31, 2018 Looks great! I'm especially envious of your carbon shock towers. I've been looking at other cars for a set to adapt to Blitzer Beetle. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Re-Bugged 3812 Posted August 31, 2018 There is always something deeply satisfying about putting your stamp on on something, keep up the good work mate. I'll be taking my Blitzer for a spin after work tomorrow. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
glob356 36 Posted August 31, 2018 11 hours ago, Gasquatch said: Looks great! I'm especially envious of your carbon shock towers. I've been looking at other cars for a set to adapt to Blitzer Beetle. Hi Gasquatch, It's easy and not expensive at all. I will comment tonight (canadian time zone) with all the parts and screws. I will post pictures. Have a great day! https://www.ebay.com/itm/RC-1-10th-Off-Road-Buggy-Carbon-Fibre-Front-Shock-Tower-For-HSP-107022/122875079292?hash=item1c9becea7c:g:mEEAAOSw4UtWRp3K https://www.ebay.com/itm/RC-HSP-103023-Carbon-Fibre-Rear-Shock-Tower-For-1-10-Electric-On-Road-Car/231751146929?hash=item35f571ddb1:g:HkEAAOSwiwVWRVbi Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
glob356 36 Posted August 31, 2018 6 hours ago, Re-Bugged said: There is always something deeply satisfying about putting your stamp on on something, keep up the good work mate. I'll be taking my Blitzer for a spin after work tomorrow. Have a great run! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Collin 891 Posted August 31, 2018 You made 90° aluminum mount for the carbon damper stays? Any more details about it? Another addon for the blitzer family are parts from Pintopower: https://www.tamiyaclub.com/forum/index.php?/topic/85233-stadium-blitzer-family-chassis-brace/ I made a brace for the gearbox: https://www.tamiyaclub.com/forum/index.php?/topic/85292-hits-me-like-a-blitzer-beetle/&do=findComment&comment=701261 Keep on man, I like mods. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
glob356 36 Posted August 31, 2018 7 minutes ago, Collin said: You made 90° aluminum mount for the carbon damper stays? Any more details about it? Another addon for the blitzer family are parts from Pintopower: https://www.tamiyaclub.com/forum/index.php?/topic/85233-stadium-blitzer-family-chassis-brace/ I made a brace for the gearbox: https://www.tamiyaclub.com/forum/index.php?/topic/85292-hits-me-like-a-blitzer-beetle/&do=findComment&comment=701261 Keep on man, I like mods. Hi Collin, You are right. It's a 90° aluminum mount. I will post detailed pictures later. By the way, it's really cool that you commented. I'm on this forum now because I was reading your posts and @schuultzie51 posts. Glob356 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kontemax 1401 Posted August 31, 2018 I got a break from the hobby but one of my last projects was a Blitzer Beetle. Very interesting work you done on this one. The carbon shock towers are a must needed for this model but I hadn't the time to do them. Max Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
glob356 36 Posted September 1, 2018 Hi Guys, Please find below the front shock tower details: 90° aluminum mount (20mm high) 4x M3 hex flat head screws 6mm (head included) 4x M3 thin nuts 2x M3 hex flat head self tapping screw 16mm (head included) 2x M3 hex button head screws (20mm) front shock tower from HSP You will notice on the picture that I drilled the plastic part. It's just to have space for the nuts at the bottom of the mount. I buy all my screws on ebay, most of the time from Hong Kong (it's faster than China) Don't hesitate to comment if you have any question. Glob356 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
glob356 36 Posted September 3, 2018 Hi Tamiyas, One of my goals with my Blizter is to "update" the car. It look's heavy. More like a toy than a racing car. A lot of bg platic parts like the receiver and esc mount. No carbon, no hex screw. So, I cut, I drilled, I used sand paper and here we go: 1. Removed the plastic part used for the receiver and esc. Cut in two to keed the battery fixation. Added hex screw. I use M3 × 20mm bit the are a bit too short. I have to buy longer ones. 2. Removed extra platic from the front body mount (just for the look) and put hex flat head screws (M3 × 12mm) 3. Drilled trough the chassis to attach the front suspension with a M3 × 45mm. Very common modification. On this picture, you can see that I have removed the top part of the chassis. It looks better without making the chassis weaker (according to me of course). 4. The same for the back (drill through). On the picture, I use M3 × 20mm (too long). I have just ordered M3 × 16mm hex button head screws. If you have any comment or advice, please comment. Have a great day where ever you are! Glob356 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
glob356 36 Posted September 3, 2018 Front body mount details. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
glob356 36 Posted September 3, 2018 My next mod on the Stadium: the steering. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
glob356 36 Posted January 31, 2019 Hi! Long time no see. Some news about my modified Blitzer Stadium TRF . I tried to keep it with a vintage look. That's why I'm using aluminium instead carbon for my custom-made parts. What has been done the last few months? So I have 1. replaced screws by shafts and e-clips (thanks schuultzie51). 2. made a aluminium mount for the receiver and ESC. The goal is to be able to remove all electronics without have to double taped every time (and it looks really nice) 3. added a aluminium part to reinforce the chassis (low profile now) (and it looks nice too) 4. added cool TRF stickers 5. put in screws of good lenght where need it 6. changed the rear shock absorbers (waiting for the front) My next steps will be: - put back the electronics and cut the wires short and sweet - buy a GoolRC motor (21T or 23T). Advices are welcome. - buy a new metal gear servo (low profile) - put a new and nice body. Larger than the original maybe. - modified the bumper maybe (too big). Will see... Finally, if you have a sense of observation, you will have noticed that the engine cover is mounted upside down on my picture. See the Tamiya's logo. :-) Don't hesitate to comment. See you! Glob356 from Montreal 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
glob356 36 Posted January 31, 2019 More pictures! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Saito2 2816 Posted January 31, 2019 This is awesome! It really downplays the plasticy nature of the original and brings the Blitzer chassis upscale. IMHO, this great bit of work deserves more attention. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Man1c M0nk3y 508 Posted January 31, 2019 Don’t know the chassis to truly appreciate how much you’ve done but from the obvious stuff it looks great. 👍 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Collin 891 Posted January 31, 2019 Those kinky Tamiya models could have been such a pro thing with some little extras. Love this mod, great you put the pentagrams upside down : ) ,-. ___,---.__ /'|`\ __,---,___ ,-' \` `-.____,-' | `-.____,-' // `-. ,' | ~'\ /`~ | `. / ___// `. ,' , , \___ \ | ,-' `-.__ _ | , __,-' `-. | | / /\_ ` . | , _/\ \ | \ | \ \`-.___ \ | / ___,-'/ / | / \ \ | `._ `\\ | //' _,' | / / `-.\ /' _ `---'' , . ``---' _ `\ /,-' `` / \ ,='/ \`=. / \ '' |__ /|\_,--.,-.--,--._/|\ __| / `./ \\`\ | | | /,//' \,' \ / / ||--+--|--+-/-| \ \ | | /'\_\_\ | /_/_/`\ | | \ \__, \_ `~' _/ .__/ / `-._,-' `-._______,-' `-._,-' 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hobgoblin 994 Posted January 31, 2019 I think this is utterly brilliant! Great craftsmanship! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
a.w.k. 663 Posted January 31, 2019 Hi, since you love aluminum and metal you should perhaps also consider this modification. In order to prevent the rear wishbone attachment points from breaking off, I connected them with a U-shaped steel wire and also supported it at the front with aluminum brackets on the gearbox to distribute the load evenly ( e.g. when cartwheeling ) on both sides of the gearbox. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
glob356 36 Posted February 2, 2019 Hi guys. Thank you for all your comments and advices. Will post more pictures soon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
glob356 36 Posted February 10, 2019 Hi, Wires have been shortened. Receiver and ESC set in the car. Also, I want buy a new motor for my Blitzer. So do I have to buy a 21T or a 23T? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
glob356 36 Posted December 30, 2019 Hi everyone! End of October, my Blitzer hit a rock pretty fast and the result was bad (see picture). It was the end for this year (and the first snow was forecasted in November in Montreal). So I decided after that to rebuilt from scratch my Tamiya. The goal is to always improve it. I already ordered : - Tamiya 53791 DF-02 Universal Shaft - Tamiya 53218 Touring Car Hard Joint Cup Set - Rubber sealed bearing (blue) - Some Hex screws. No more regular Tamiya screws now - New aluminium hex drive 6.0 (black) - 2mm and 3mm epoxy sheet to replace some aluminium parts and for the rear shock mount I also fixed the small part under the gear case needed to fix the rear bumper. It was a self-tapping screw. Now it's a screw with nut. For that, I enlarged the existing hole (3 mm now) and insert a nut in a new hole just smaller than the nut. I used a soldering iron to melt the plastic by heating the nut and fixed it in the part (I hope it's clear. English is not my first language). I started to think of a new rear shock mount. I will be with more setting options to lower the car. I won't put back the long aluminium part that was supposed to strengthen the tub. The tub is losing his flexibility and that's put stress on the rest of the car. Seemed like a good idea but not in fact. I will post pictures with the new parts and the evolution of my Tamiya Blitzer Stadium 2020. Have a great holiday season! Glob 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
