ORIGINAL: SyCo_VeNoM
ORIGINAL: -JBLKING-
I just acquired a used TT01E with a Subaru Impreza body and lights which I just cleaned and rebuilt. It has the YEAH RACING kit partially installed with steel outdrives (unknown brand but has ''39'' marked on them), stock AM/FM reciever, LRP AI ESC (stock one went fritz), Venom 17d motor, and bearings all around. All these parts came in the package along with all the stock parts and other half of the unused kit. This being my FIRST 4x4/shaft driven/touring car, I am not sure what the game is about these. I cannot seem to find a good dealer for Tamiya parts or much support in general. This car is far from perfect but I am learning. I did some dremeling and shimming but basically the chassis came with the offroad rally mod where the skid plates are cut to allow for maximum suspension travel and a homemade center chassis skid plate has been installed. However, I would like advice and recommendations to point me in the right way to fix some things.
1. The AM/FM range could be better. Is there a cheap way to convert to 2.4gHz?
2. I have the extended body mounts but they are constantly loose and move. Is there a better way to mount them? (The phillips screws strip out the mount)
3. Is there a way to fit a 8.4v NiMh battery without buying a hump pack and changing the straight battery hold down? (Trying to use a straight 7 cell I have)
4. My transmission rattles and stutters at low RPM/throttle even though I have cleaned and greased everything. Does anyone know why?
5. Are there metal gears available? I could not find any and would like to have an all metal gear assembly.
6. Does anybody know of some decent cheap upgrade shocks?
7. Where can I get the ball screw joints for the steering links (3mm)? I can not seem to find any.
8. What are some good brushed motors when I need to replace the old Venom?
9. Is there anything I should do before going brushless? (if I were to)
10. Are there roll cages for touring cars? (may consider making my own)
Please comment or post pictures. I would love to see what you have done to yours. Thank you for looking!
as I haven't been oin on-road in a while I never saw this post but I will answer all I can
1) Buy a Flysky 2.4ghz radio for $20ish if t still has the stock 104BK ESC buy a cheap 6V 3A UBEC (usually like $7). For the 104BK disconnect the red wire on the servo plug, and plug the UBEC into the other 2 wire plug on the ESC, then plug the UBEC into the radio in the BATT port
2) Personally I modded my body mounts. In the front I use HPI RS4 EVO 3 body mounts(screwed into the bumper brace), and in the back the tamiya ones cut down. This allowed me to use HPI bodies with no mods
3)Don't think so Personally I run a 2S lipo which is about the same voltage as you get out of a 7cell hump pack.
4) hard to tell from description would almost need a video to tell if its normal, as the prop shaft does cause some rattling
5) yes I use slightly dremeled down DF-02 bevel gears in mine, with the crown gear. I had to grind the one part a tiny bit to get them to mesh properly on the bevel
6) Use HPI RS4 shocks I picked up for like $15 a set on ebay (just looked I see a few currently)
8) tamiya 27T silver can
9) Upgrade to the metal bevel, and crown gear in the diffs. I also use CVD's, and steel diff outdrives on mine running a 9t 35A HW setup on 2S
10) never seen any
also agree with phax after looking at the pics that things too high up, and the suspension was never made to be that high. I've done similar to a RC and trashed the dogbones
The stock tamiya ESC wouldnt recognize a signal anymore so I swapped it out. The 2.4ghz conversion sounds pretty good.
I think I got the body mounts figured out, just darn those phillips screws stripping out.
I'll go lipo after I go brushless.
I'll take a look at the rear tranny again because the rear left wheel would stutter and stop out of sync.
Can I get DF02s as an aftermarket part? The whole set?
Do RS4 shocks allow for extra arm travel? I dont use the Yeah Racing ones because they only allow horizontal.
Better get myself some tamiya cans if Im not going brushless.
My dog bones and outdrives are already metal. They have (39) marked on them.
I'll see If I can make nerf bars or something.
I lowered the ride height a little more. I'll play with it and see how my tranny runs.