cubnpede82
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Score: 100 Joined: 9/27/2007 Last Login: 6/15/2012 From: Yakima,
WA, USA Status: offline
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Hey guys, totally new to on-road. Been doing 1/10 2wd for a while, even racing a little. Also, we have a Mini-Revo VXL for my son, what a kick in the pants that thing is. LOL Anyways, I'm finally going to get a road car. I will just be driving it a little, trying to drift some and maybe a race someday, but I live miles from the nearest pavement, and hours from any tracks... I mainly want a TC for making scale bodies, with lights etc... I am looking into getting the Tamiya TT-01E Drift Spec kit, the Datsun Z car. I will likey be using some brushed setups I have around, Reedy motors, or possibly others if I can ever find some more brushed motors available. If I do go BL it will be 2S, something like 17.5-10.5... On tower, they list bearing in drivetrain, and bushings in the hubs.. I want to have all the "bits and bobs" ready to build the kit, so I'm putting together a list of parts. What bearing will I need to make EVERY spot in the whole kit have the needed bearings? Also, I'm looking to get the alum. prop. shaft with the drive cup pieces, and probably the motor mount. The kit is listed as having the oil filled coilovers, so I think they'll be OK to start, but will I want differen't springs than the included kit bits? Also, will I want any steering upgrades, no need for bling, just function. I've read that there's a spot in the steering rack for bearings, or a need for adjustable toe links, I'm game for that. Also, what gears do I want? I'm thinking of getting spur and pinion upgrades to start, the black/grey spurs and a hardened pinion, or steel... Also, as I will be driving this car in both Grip and Drift "modes", I think I'll be wanting un-locked diffs, but I will want some resistance to just "diffing out"... can the gear diffs be filled with fluid as on a 1/8th buggy, or just grease? What's the thickest grease I can get safe for RC cars? The 240Z datsun kit also states that it's "short wheelbaase", something like 251mm? can anyone tell me more about that, or what the WB of a regular tt01 is? Or it the WB adjustable on this chassis? I have also looked into part # 51000 Hi-torque servo saver, should I get this or run a normal arm on the servo. I'm thinking a MG type servo? Possibly the 120oz./in. waterproof traxxas digital, or a hitec... any suggestions? How much torque is needed in a car like this. I have a JR ST126MG in my Pede, will that work. I won't need the 333oz./in. Hitec like my crawler has, in a TC will I? (the crawler probably doesn't need it either, just went spend happy one spring..LOL) Which pinion gear set to get? or should I just get one of the metric .6? pinions on Tower, the Robinson ones? I will be making an order around New Years, and I'm going to get a TT-01 or another car, but I live in a very rural spot and don't have a FLHS really, so I want to get all the stuff in one shot. I am looking at the tt-01 cars, the Datsun kit, or maybe a TT-01R E-chassis for racing, so I will have both setups without swaping back and forth...? Other than the TT-01 platform, I have wanted an HPI Cup Racer since I first saw them a couple years ago, they are now supposed to be getting discontinued, so I'm in a pinch. I'd like to get one before they're all gone, but I'm worried about not having parts available. Would you guys consider getting one? Anyone have a Cup Racer and can give me input? If I did get the Cup Racer, I'd get the Datsun Z, and the Toyota Levin Drift Version, and some parts... Just to make sure I had my bases covered.. and because that's all they have on Tower anymore, or anywhere else I've seen. The kit is down to $169 now, so they'll probably go fast, the Z-Car says limited quantities now... Thanks for any input, Happy holidays, Isaiah
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