cydog510

i would think just buying a TT-01e kit would be cheaper.... just a thought.

woody_294

Found a TT-01e kit for £53 but the parts are only gonna cost me £30 for the conversion, but you may have a valid point with the kit. It would certainly be easier to buy the kit because I would know I'm not going to be missing anything

RC-Rally

I would wait till the TT-01 E - R version is available.

Haddi Taha

tt01r e already out, its one the tamiya site, ebay, rcmart ect already. I think ts $125 for the kit (excluding postage) from rc mart

blando233

hey where is a place to get some nice decals like graphic decals or somthing. I keep finding like numbers or somtihng for traxxas. I am looking for a design decal some where along there

blando233

should i put diff oil in my tt-01 for racing? If so any suggestions?

Haddi Taha

rc mart have lots of tamiya decals

http://www.rcmart.com/catalog/body-d..._id=14&sort=1a

or other brands

http://www.rcmart.com/catalog/body-d...7.html?sort=1a

Moontan13

The hard slicks, (4406) or the treaded ones (4423) ? Both?

woody_294

Not TT-01 specific I guess, but as I'm getting one Ithought I'd ask here

What lubricants, oil and grease should I look to get for maintaining/building my car?

Moontan13

At the core of it, you don't want anything that attacks plastic. For liquid I like TriFlow, for grease I've been using Finish Line Extra Creamy Teflonbicycle grease.

Haddi Taha

yay 252 pages feel sorry for the guy who started the thread, must have 6000 replies in his email inbox

billdozer1983

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I just got done building my new tt01 just need to paint the body. now Here are some pics. I used full ballbearings and i used traxxas lube for diffs

woody_294

Thanks Moontan I'll check 'em out Just out of interest, if I use a non rc lithium grease on my plastic parts like the diff, is it likely to damage them? I don;t know about the different classifications like LM2 and EP2 yet.

billdozer1983

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Thanks ya i got a preety penny into it. It was 150 for the car then about180or so in alloy so farand about 200 inelectronics. There are still a few more parts on i want to put on it alloy front and rear diff covers and i want to put blue alloy cvd's on it.Still need to paint the body but it has been to cold outsoonthow

blando233

Question. I have the Mazda 6 body for racing and i want sure if i should get the Tamiya Bodies if they are worth getting for to race. What happened when i was racing with my friend at the track to practice he clipped my back end and i flipped noticed that the rear i guess the post body hole where the post comes through cracked and now there is a hole. So basically when it flipped guessing the body clip just went through it. Any ways i like my mazda body because it is a good body to race with but i heard that Tamiya bodies are stronger. Just want some Opinions if it is worth to buy the expensive body or just go with the mazda body again and just get thos white disc things you can put under the body clip.

blando233

anyone have any opinions?

Moontan13

I don't know what lithium grease has in it though I've pumped gobs of that stuff into machinery. I would avoid anything with a petroleum base.

Moontan13

I have two Tamiya bodies, a Mazda and a Porcshe. Neither impresses me as especially sturdy, and I want to find replacements for racing.
Even for aftermarket, it's criminal what they charge for essentially a sheet of blow molded plastic.

blando233

So really none of them really matters?

woody_294

I know the price of a body is bonkers, I get it that they gotta pay for the sculpt they made to mould it, and the guys who did it, plus the machinery to make it, etc. But for crying out loud they've been selling the shells for HOW LONG? Surely all that has been paid for already! Robbery

Moontan13

I try not to run my cars into stuff, and I haven't raced either, so I'm going purely on the apparent quality of materials.
It's probably wise to wait for the opinion of somebady that's raced.

Moontan13

Go into any dollar store and see all the blow molded party trays. I have a friend who used to manage a plastic molding company. I'll see what his take on it is.

cydog510

it has nothing to do with material, labor or shipping, it is 99% licencing fees. pricey business, creating legit fully licenced cars.

Moontan13

Didn't think of that.
Perhaps some enterprising Asian will create a custom line of $5 bodies. HK, ARE YOU LISTENING????

cydog510

already goin on, the logos are all just a wee bit off, like it says AMC rather than AMG same as a tamiya body pretty much, just not licenced.

http://cgi.ebay.com/1-10-AMC-Painted...item518f332ee6