TwistedxSlayer 1290 Posted June 6, 2019 Pins, clips and screws have arrived. Need to order some button head hex screws for the gearbox covers. Think I'm going to go for 40wt shock oil and a varying amount of Tamiya AW grease in the diffs to control them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TwistedxSlayer 1290 Posted June 7, 2019 Button head hex screws have arrived. Now gotta wait until the next payday. Lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
svenb 3778 Posted July 6, 2019 20 hours ago, TwistedxSlayer said: They look fancy😉 Are you going to do 2 builds? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TwistedxSlayer 1290 Posted July 6, 2019 43 minutes ago, svenb said: They look fancy😉 Are you going to do 2 builds? Probably not to be honest. It just wasn’t worth the postage cost for a single set, so I decided to buy 2 sets instead. They were a lot cheaper than I thought they were going to be. Thanks to @ALEXKYRIAK for drawing them and send the CAD design to me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TwistedxSlayer 1290 Posted July 17, 2019 Bit of a spending spree last night. GPM cvds GPM carbon fibre and delving steering setup DF02 hard drive cups x2 Semi Slick tamiya tyres off @ThunderDragonCy 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TwistedxSlayer 1290 Posted July 21, 2019 Forgot I had also ordered GPM cvds which arrived a couple of days ago. Need to wait for payday then order the next few small items. Shim set. Diff grease. Unsure weather I want alloy servo mounts or to stick with the plastic ones. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
svenb 3778 Posted July 21, 2019 Come on mate this build is soooooo slow! Alloy servo stays obviously 😉 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TwistedxSlayer 1290 Posted July 21, 2019 Proper slooooow. Building on a very tight budget and wanna make sure I get everything right. And I've just found a Tamiya Carbon chassis frame for it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
svenb 3778 Posted July 21, 2019 22 minutes ago, TwistedxSlayer said: Proper slooooow. Building on a very tight budget and wanna make sure I get everything right. And I've just found a Tamiya Carbon chassis frame for it. I'm keen on seeing the carbon chassis good find 👍 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TwistedxSlayer 1290 Posted July 21, 2019 1 hour ago, svenb said: I'm keen on seeing the carbon chassis good find 👍 So I may have accidentally bought the carbon frame kit. It's got a few scratches on the underside but I can live with that. Naturally I'll now be using the Tamiya chassis rather than the GPM chassis. 2 reasons. 1 the Tamiya chassis should be lighter being carbon fibre. 2. It's a Tamiya carbon fibre chassis! I was going to use the GPM steering setup but I may have to see how it compares to the TG10 alloy steering setup weight wise. I've got the TG10 alloy steering on my Levant. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TwistedxSlayer 1290 Posted July 26, 2019 The Tamiya TB01 Carbon Frame Kit arrived and now I’ve got the decision to make of which chassis kit to use. I’ll see which one is lighter and go from there, or I may use it on the Shelf Queen TB01 that has early every other TB01/TG10 hop up. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
svenb 3778 Posted July 27, 2019 16 hours ago, TwistedxSlayer said: The Tamiya TB01 Carbon Frame Kit arrived and now I’ve got the decision to make of which chassis kit to use. I’ll see which one is lighter and go from there, or I may use it on the Shelf Queen TB01 that has early every other TB01/TG10 hop up. If it was me I'd put such a rare part on a shelf queen 👍 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TwistedxSlayer 1290 Posted July 30, 2019 On 7/27/2019 at 10:48 AM, svenb said: If it was me I'd put such a rare part on a shelf queen 👍 Which is exactly what I did mate just because you said so and thinking about it then made sense Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TwistedxSlayer 1290 Posted September 1, 2019 So I kinda made a start.... Not following the manual in the slightest, building it as I feel like. Lol. Mainly with the bits I have, I am still missing a couple of items. Everything has been selected for the weight of it, all items used are the lightest possible version. A full list of all items used and who helped me along the way will be listed at the end of the build. Most of the parts are here, off the top of my head I am missing:- 1x e clip I have 15 but need 16 6x alloy 5mm ball mounts 32mm alloy turnbuckles alloy servo mounts wheels 0.4 steel or Ti coated Pinion gear motor esc servo The selection of screws I will be using. So far, fairly normal build, TB Evo 2 hardened arms fitted to the gearbox casings with custom made fibrelyte shock towers, and Tamiya stainless steel hinge pins. TL01/M03 hopup rear uprights now this is where it gets a little more interesting. I’ve ditched the TB01 front hub carriers and hubs in favor of the TA04 Pro racing setup. I’ve opted for lightweight alloy suspension ball mounts over the steel ones. Black alloy, shiny steel The bottom screws and TA04 hubs were kindly donated by @svenb I am hoping I can get enough of a turning circle out of them. And this is were I left it for today. Arms fitted, front and rear hub carriers and hubs fitted and shock towers. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
svenb 3778 Posted September 1, 2019 Looking good 👍 When you 5mm ball mounts do you mean ball connectors or the ball nuts? Plus what pinion are you after? Teeth wise. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
svenb 3778 Posted September 1, 2019 Ball connectors😉 just read your wanted post. Are you using the 6mm ball connectors on the camber links? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TwistedxSlayer 1290 Posted September 1, 2019 5mm ball connectors everywhere. Lol. Easier for spares. Tooth wise on the pinion gear I am not too sure. Undecided which spur I will be running yet. I've got a selection to choose. Not worked out the FDR Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Honza 937 Posted September 3, 2019 On 9/1/2019 at 8:11 PM, TwistedxSlayer said: TL01/M03 hopup rear uprights now this is where it gets a little more interesting Maybe I missed something earoier in topic, but what's reason for TL01/M03 uprights? Won't they make rear axle about 1cm wider? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TwistedxSlayer 1290 Posted September 3, 2019 55 minutes ago, Honza said: Maybe I missed something earoier in topic, but what's reason for TL01/M03 uprights? Won't they make rear axle about 1cm wider? No they don't widen the axle. They change the Toe In angle to 2 degrees. Improving handling apparently. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Honza 937 Posted September 3, 2019 Arent Evo rear arms significiantly wider, than TB01 and about the same length as front arms? These hubs are designed for short span arms, in the last photo is visible, that hinge pin is about 5mm further from wheel, than on front axle. TB evo uprights are closer in look to 50965 TL-01LA uprights, maybe those would be better fit? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TwistedxSlayer 1290 Posted September 3, 2019 22 minutes ago, Honza said: Arent Evo rear arms significiantly wider, than TB01 and about the same length as front arms? These hubs are designed for short span arms, in the last photo is visible, that hinge pin is about 5mm further from wheel, than on front axle. TB evo uprights are closer in look to 50965 TL-01LA uprights, maybe those would be better fit? You may very well be right and I've not noticed that at all when I've assembled it. I will double check when I've got them out again. Well spotted. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TwistedxSlayer 1290 Posted September 3, 2019 Right having gone back and re-read some comments I have decided that I am going to use the TL01/M03 hop up uprights on my TB01 Rally Car and I am going to try and source some 2.5 / 3 degree rear uprights that will work better with these arms. I have a choice of plenty. I am leaning towards some off the TA04 or TA05 Pro. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TwistedxSlayer 1290 Posted October 6, 2019 Made a start on doing the diffs and assembly of the gearboxes last night. Gone for TT02 diffs due the lightness of them and they are fairly alright. I won’t be running massive power and I am happy that they can handle being in a TB01. I’ve filled the rear diff with some grease that I tend to use in all my diffs, as I am not racing it competitively I am not too concerned about it, the front diff is quite free with a good smearing of Tamiya AW grease. I’ve not swapped out the rear uprights just yet. Thread tool to precut some threads, mainly to be used on the turnbuckles. Added a couple of shims to take up that small gap that was left between the ‘e’ clip and the arm. Right this is were the 1st silly problem starts. These hardened drive cups have a central post which goes through the middle of the spider in the diff. For all those who have built TT02 diffs will know that the TT02 diff does NOT have a hole in the middle of the spider. I have remembered this after building both diffs and installing them in the gearboxes. Solution. i am going to have to strip them back down, open up the diffs and drill a small hole in the middle of them like I did for my Neo Scorcher build. This will be done later this week hopefully. So I was able to use the side without the post just to get part of it built for a photo of it. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lowspot 299 Posted October 6, 2019 Beautiful chassis these TB01. Never had one, only started with TB02. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
