Lunchboxer

Confirmed from TamiyaClub that Tamiya did make a front anti-roll bar set:

50272 Tamiya Fox Front Stabiliser Set

Time for me to hit eBay!

Lunchboxer

NICE!!

Lunchboxer

Pretty cool.. FOX w/ metal shocks, wings, and roll cage / rear cage!

Phelansa

Ok, I would take a guess and say that the middle sized one is a 1/12th Tamtech? But what is the little guy??

Phelansa

That rear cage looks gorgeous with the metal shocks!!

Lunchboxer

I think the TamTech is 1/16th?

The little one is the 1/32th.. also made by Tamiya... but not a RC... !

Phelansa

What ever they are.... I personally think it is a really good family portrait

Dante77

Wow, LB! Getting really hard to follow all your projects!

That's a nice purchase, do you know yet what to do with it? Brushless??

Subscribed!

Lunchboxer

Hmm.. I am thinking for the vintages, I should just use TEU-101 w/ Sport Tune...

Not sure if BL is the way to go here.. (I do have a few spare BL setup lying around... [&:])

But at least this one will be a runner!! It is used already, make the decision that much easier compare to my Wild One!! LOL!!

Phelansa

I agree, 101 with a Dirt Tuned for the Fox. If you really want to go faster, then maybe the 302 with a TZ? Anything more than that might just ruin that gorgeous car!!

Lunchboxer

Dirt Tune spec:

R.P.M. at best efficiency: 17,000rpm (7.2V)
Torque at best efficiency: 37.24mN-m(7.2V)



Sport Tune:

18,300 rpm at best efficiency
350 g-cm torque at 18,300 rpm
peak rpm: 21,000


Tower still does not have the "Lightly Tuned" motor yet.. that would be an interesting one too...

Most likely, I will stick w/ Sport Tune?!

ElectricGuy007

Nice![8D]
Good to see someone buy one for a change. Ebay would be better if all the auctions were not paypal only. I prefer paying with a money order or check.[:-]

Phelansa

You don't think the DirtTuned extra torque would help with the off road nature of the car? Admittedly, it is not a huge difference... Very similar in fact to the TZ/RZ difference?


Edit: Lol, don't mind me... I living out my dreams through you're vintage threads

Lunchboxer

It is also a good 60% more expensive than the Sport Tune, ha!!

I guess it is okay as I doubt that I will ever run it enough to change brushes, etc.

Sport Tune probably is a little bit faster..

We will see.. depends on the pinion that I will be using..

FOX uses an interesting system to allow pinion of 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18T to work w/ the tranny...

Phelansa

Show some pics?

Lunchboxer

I will when I get the car!! So far I have only been studying the manual at TamiyaClub!

Phelansa

LOLOL.

ty2000

man... that fox brings back some good memories dude!

Lunchboxer

Yeah, that's why I keep on buying them, ha ha ha!! Stuff that I couldn't afford when I was a kid!

ty2000

i find myself doing the same,either im buying the cars i could not afford or the ones i had and let get away i just bought a sweet marui big bear i loved that thing when i was a kid,

Lunchboxer

Very nice.. maybe you can take the Big Bear and tear it down.. and do a reverse build thread on it.. so it can educate people what the Big Bear is like (I remember it, although I was a Tamiya person, so never built any Marui.. ha!) and take some action pics of it!!

Lunchboxer

Okay, got the Tamiya front anti-roll bar kit coming in.. will post pics when things start to come in!!

I am pretty excited about this one as it will be a runner! No excuse for not running it now, ha!

ElectricGuy007

How much was your Fox LB? I dont want one just wanted to know if you got a good deal or not.
I have too many buggies already. The Tamiya 501x will be my last buggy...[&o]
Might as well finish my Tamiya buggy collection off so I can get a Brushless Plane and maybe a Brushless Boat or something...

Lunchboxer

Interesting aftermarket part that allows you to run larger shock up front..

Not sure if I should get that... ha! Probably just keep it all Tamiya for now then..

Dante77

I love all those sweet vintage aftermarket hop up parts. [sm=greedy.gif]
Can't wait to see them on your Fox!