Parts build no screw pins (tshot3)
Trying a few upgrades with this one.
Last christmas while sorting through my spares I established I had enough spares to build two tshot buggies.
So I started to slowly build up a set and have just recently finished.
This time around the whole car (except in one location) has steel shafts installed rather than the standard screw pins.
The one location that is a screw pin is unavoidable (maybe not!?) because the end of the pin has no visible end.
A TBG body was installed which raises another issue, they typically are not molded correctly around the front body mount which creates an issue where the front body mount is not tall enough for a snap pin.
However, over at shapeways.com at the Thundershot Pit stop run by badaboom49 he has created a slightly modified front body mount that addresses the issue, I have a picture of it installed!
Find it here.....
https://www.shapeways.com/product/28DUZMN45/thundershot-x2-extra-tall-front-body-mounts?optionId=93747538
I even remembered this time to add Tamiya 53980 sponge dust covers for the ball connectors.
Also built with 13t steel pinion, steel brace, Tamiya BZ motor and full ball bearings.
UPDATE 28/12/2019
The shafts used in this build came from the following parts....
Tamiya 53301 (needed for 48.5mm shaft)
Installed at lower inner left position
1x 1mm spacer required
2x Tamiya 54695 (needed for 3x 52mm shafts)
4x 1mm spacers required for front
2x 1mm spacer and 1x 2mm spacer for rear
2x Tamiya 53539 spacer sets (to reduce slop)
Tamiya 54395 (needed for 22mm shaft)
For upper arms, 0.5mm spacers used where required
UPDATE 08/08/2020
After trying different solutions with tshot5, the best solution for the front left upper screw pin is to get a 22mm shaft and cut off approx. 3mm, use two 3mm washers behind the front e clip and let the front shock tower keep the shaft captured to stop it falling out, perfect! (Part 54395)
Comments
MAD-BEE
Very nice mate you have done a real nice job with this!
JerseyRC
Very clean build - nice work!
Do you know a good source for the steel shafts? I can find the longer shafts to replace the BS3's but can't find anything for the BS4's
taffer
Tamiya 53301 shaft set contains the 46mm and 22mm replacements for the screw pins, the other sizes were trickier so as you can see i used Tamiya spacer set to reduce slack
Thanks for showing and explaining this. Broke many A5s owning my Thundershot since 1987.
Keep up the great work.
By the way. What is the chassis brace you mentioned?
taffer
The steel A5 brace from eBay, sold by model build £10
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