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  2. Bumper delivery today, Modelsport for various paints, indoor racing wheels and tyres and receivers for a switch to Futaba Tx. Courtesy of Tamiya Club member @Grumpy pants received my first chassis for mini racing, an M-08 complete with phat bodies mini. I’ve also paired that with some martini decals. Still working on my XV-01 so the workbench (dining table) is getting busy 😂
  3. Thank you and thanks for all the positive comments. I took the plunge on Monday and ordered a battery and charger. Pleased to say that after almost 30 years buried in the attic, it started first time and runs very well considering! Luckily, the controller worked too, as it still had a set of 12 Duracell batteries inside and they hadn't corroded! (They still even showed power on the indicator) I've just ordered replacement parts for those I mentioned in my first post. Next job is to start stripping it down to clean it. My biggest worry is remembering where everything goes and which screw is which! The shell is a bit of a disgrace, any tips on stripping the paint and repainting it?
  4. Ah, I had a plan to use TT-02 carbon tower on front and Type S on rear, to have adjustability. Unfortunately, it will not work in that case 🤔 Steering limiter: I am aware that more angle is not better. Current setup seems to be fine. It is much better than in TT-02B which is like a tank
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  6. You are right. The carbon shock towers enable you to use regular length touring spring (like the ones you are using already). With the stock towers you are forced to use very short springs such as the one that come in the TT-02 super mini CVA's. All of this assuming you want a performance-oriented ride height of 5mm (indoor) to 6mm (outdoor asphalt), not just driving around with a car jacked up to 10mm 😅 Regarding the steering limiter, I use it for my on-road TT-02 but not for my rally one. It's in both the Porsche 911 and Subaru 99' manuals although that doesn't mean anything in itself. My opinion is that the limiter is very convenient to set your EPA's symmetrically even if you don't have a setup station. More importantly, any more travel and you are just scrubbing the tires around; it is a common misconception that more steering angle gives more steering The extra steering angle (without the limiter ) is however useful for AWD drifting during which you actually counter steer (or a gyro does it for you) and make use of the extra steering angle. The best opinion will be your own, after you do your own testing with and without, as usual.
  7. @Bwaaatch New Jersey you say?!? I have not heard of this and will need to check them out.
  8. ** NEW IN BOX ** The popular Lunchbox model from Tamiya's catalog makes a comeback in stylish black. This R/C assembly kit features the trademark boxy minivan body with metal-plated fenders, front grille and dampers, and includes a sticker set to add the finishing touches. All this is raised up over monster truck wheels cased in 115mm tires for a cool number that you can take for a spin any time, anywhere. BONUS ITEM INCLUDED: Oil Shocks Absorber / Damper For Tamiya CW-01 https://www.ebay.com/itm/204707324861
  9. I've been for years now looking for the blue-yellow liveried one. I believe this one is also the Kyosho body, with your own livery to make the 1999 car, right? looks gorg!
  10. Yep, I also think they are 0 degrees. I did buy some Hotshot alloy rear hubs, but didn't realise that the Boomerang hubs are offset to line up with the offset upper arms. Now, what I would like to find is a small bumper. Also found out that the Hotshot bumper won't fit too. I may end up trying to hack up the kit bumper to get rid of the wide profile of it. We'll see...
  11. Very curious on how it will perform ! im surprised you run so low, but i guess you know what you're doing ... are you taking part in TOC edc kinzigtal ? (I'm not, Just dreaming)
  12. Toll ein Hirobo! Davon habe ich auch noch 3 Stück. 😁
  13. Had to reorder some Black PETG as I finished a roll quite a few weeks ago to print some stuff for the Hilux bodyshell The front end is now fine, as well as the roll bar (original version, just modified for the interface between the main parts and the side bars, and the exhausts. The mirror are lijely to require some mods... Roll bar was printed splitted with adaptative layers, and the result is good. I need to rework the mirrors and make those files available both as cluster and for home printing...
  14. 3D printer are more and more frequent in the hobby apparently :-D On my side, finalising the files for the 44B Hilux bodyshell reproduction from my friend of Loisirs Creations RC here in France...
  15. Bumping this thread because I am excited about an upcoming trip to a new Mini 4wd racing venue in New Jersey, it's called Sidebite. I'm in the UK, but this is in fact my most accessible Mini 4wd experience, given that almost nothing happens over here, and that I don't speak Italian! Sidebite is brand new (opened in March) and very much modelled on DXN Provisions not he West coast: https://www.instagram.com/dxn_provisions/ Sidebite doesn't have an online shop yet, but seems pretty well stocked with kits and tune-up parts. I plan to go with my daughter, buy a kit, build on site and race in on their 5-lane wooden track! Will reports back when done. Very much looking forward to being in a room with fellow enthusiasts!
  16. Cracking. I look forward to pics. I'm keen to get into mine. I think at some point I'll also try to design for 3d printing some toed in rear uprights as a direct swap. I assume the stock ones are 0°? And maybe have a look at whether it's possible to introduce camber on the front.
  17. My loctite 243 is OK to break, although I have had the odd occasion where it's taken quite a lot of force to undo. I use it but I do think twice in spots where tool access isn't good. I suppose it's overkill for most RC applications really. Thinking about it, a weaker threadlock would be nice. Has anyone tried Loctite 222? I wonder how the tamiya stuff compares to the various loctites in strength.
  18. Started a 3D print for the TNX body this morning. I need to print 3 pieces. The computer said 13 hours print time for this piece, but the printer says 37 hours.
  19. Thanks @BuggyDad, I’d intended to just paint it red like a 1:1 I had but glad I didn’t in the end. MK1 Escort’s are one of my favourite cars.
  20. Very nice work on these changes. I had some doubts about the extra-wide suspension on the first build revision. It looks like you now have the best of performance, faithful design, and durability. I just wonder if the ride height needs to be slightly higher.
  21. ▪️Sensorless motors can be run in reverse by swapping the phase wires, but the timing also needs to be reversed (e.g. +15 to -15 degrees).Not quite correct. Sensorless motors can be run in reverse but they don't have any timing adjustment on the motor so its a simple plug swap to change direction. ▪️Sensored motors can't have their phases swapped, so can't be run in reverse like this; they have to be set as reverse running via ESC programming. Not all ESC's have this option, though, and I can't see how you tell which do, other than by reading their manuals. Broadly correct, you actually can run a sensored motor in reverse if you leave the sensor lead unplugged (IE sensorless) or if you swap the phases and re-pin the sensor lead, not really a suggestion for a beginner though. ▪️BL motors with fixed timing can still have their timing adjusted via the ESC...not sure about this one. Can the ESC adjust the timing of a reversed motor? What if the timing is fixed at non-zero? Sensorless brushless motor don't have a concept of fixed timing on the motor itself. An ESC can adjust timing on a reversed motor no problem. I have never seen an ESC with the timing fixed at not zero. ▪️Some ESC's dynamically adjust the timing, but is that just sensored ones? Do you only get that with non-budget ESC's? I've only seen even the option to _reverse_ the motor via programming on a FlySky 160A 150.00+ ESC... Correct as far as I'm aware, only high end sensored ESCs can adjust timing dynamically. If I was doing this mod I would probably buy something like 2x following. Aiming for waterproof and cheap. https://www.modelsport.co.uk/product/hobbywing-quicrun-wp-10bl60-bl-esc-382833 https://www.banggood.com/Surpass-Hobby-3650-3100-or-3600-or-4500-or-5200kv-2S-or-3S-1-or-10-Waterproof-RC-Car-Motor-p-1446810.html?cur_warehouse=CN&ID=516951&rmmds=search
  22. Funny. Looks like they generally changed their mind here. Unfortunately, I did not see any indication of a document version in the manuals.
  23. If I recall correctly I got it off amazon.
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