Following the ban of the Tamiya TA03f from the UK D1RC Competition Series this is my chosen weapon of choice, a well hopped Tamiya TA05, (a bit dirty as it has been out today), only a couple more bling bits left to get for the chassis, spent a lot of time on the set-up, its now pretty good, almost as good as an 03f



As its so wide with the 37r's on a 200mm shell was needed, heres the first one ready for the start of the season









All comments/questions welcome.

Dang that is nice! How much did it all cost you? if you don't mind me asking.

Aslo is the TA-05 a good canidate for a drift and race car with just the switching of tires, such as the sprint 2?

NICE RIDE BRO IM LOVING IT!!!!

are thoes weights in the front?

Bought the chassis with no elecs for bout $190 with most of the alloy and carbon already on it, spent about another $80 getting it to look how it does now, HPI RX-8 shell is cheap as are decals and lightbuckets.

Yeah, its got a bit of weight thrown out the front, I ran a TA03f last year, almost certainly the best drift car ever produced, the weight is there to help it handle a bit more like an 03f, try it, it works

The TA05 is a reasonable drift car out the box, just needs rear spool, soft springs and a bit of weight to make it better.

C9vev..

was it you who was making an allu chassis tt01...lol, i remeber someone on here with a project like that, p.s that car rocks, looks great dude, and all the best on the track with it, should kick some arse!!...

p.s put deans on it please..lol...

Not me with the TT mate, was stevedago off DRC, cant be bothered with the Deans, its only driftin so the power drop on Tamiya plugs doesn't really matter, might do one day

When you comin to D1RC anyways mate, we got a meet goin on in High Wycombe this Sunday

hi dude...

im trying to open my own track here in kent...

my g/f grandad run's the comunity hall, i have per mission to use it as long as a little money goes into the tin at the end..lol

as we speak im trying to buy some equipment, comp to keep times and track speeds avalible, i have full power there and new wooden smooth floors!!...

i have also got myself some pipe's to lay down aswell as a friend with a burger van turning up when its all set...

hopfully in april will be sorted but im applying for brca aswell!!!!!....

is there a link for where you race, i read about it in racer mag...

HI!NICE BODYSHELL,THE BACK LIGHTS LEXAN PIECES WERE INCLUDED?

No mate, the rear lightbuckets are from a totally different car, I'll let you have a guess

WOW!!

Nice job mate!!

I am going to guess...s15? Shoot I don't know.

OMG... Best looking RX8 ever!!! Sweet, Sweet...

Hey c9vev, I`m about to purchase a 03F pro kit, but you say: [ TA05, (a bit dirty as it has been out today), only a couple more bling bits left to get for the chassis, spent a lot of time on the set-up, its now pretty good, almost as good as an 03f ] Well, I`m confused now...

HEy c9vev Ok, well i recently destroyed one of the out drives on my diff, and becuase i glued it, these are the new parts i need to buy:
Diff out drive (parts bag S #1,2)
Little plastic piece that diff nut fits into (Part bag A #10)
5x8mm bearings (the ones that go inside the diff Part #53030)
Diff Plate (Part #50880)
36T ball diff pulley (Part #51212)

So, heres the thing, i realized the glu method works, but i plan on upgrading the out drives any way, and i noticed the spool linked to above is all alum, so it isnt gonna break. The only thing I wanna know is. Does that spool kit come with everything i need, do i need to get any of the partsabove or does that spool kit come with EVERYTHING i need?

[link=http://www.rcmart.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=595_744_720&products_id=176 29]Spool Kit[/link]

I look at those pics every time that I get on and I love your car. I makes me consider something other then what I was planning.

hey c9vev, why do you not run a front bumper?

The spool has everything you need mate, its fairly cheap as well, I took the bumper out so I could put the weights in the front, it works mate trust me!

Uhh, Couldn't you have cut out a little bit from the top of the foam bumper and glued the wieghts flush with the top edge of the bumper? Then it's safer if you crash D:

HMM!!!!HMM!!!HMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!The RX-8 is sweet.... i would eat it if i was crazy

dude,,where'd you get the dragon paint mask? and btw...your ride is sweeeet!!

How mch wieght are uou running in the front?