My RC drifter..

[markeese180sx]

does electric tape slide better than duct? and does it hold up? i just bought some a few 5 hours ago at the px but didnt wanna take my duct tape off until i found an answer...4WD for life...anyone know anything about the TT-01 chassis? like upgrades or whatever? i heard that i need to buy a seperate ecu from the receiver or whatever to increase the speed...im lookin to go nitro after i cough up 25,000 yen..or maybe..OFFROAD..thatd be sweet as hell...im gonna go buy a new body just in case i slam the nsx in a wall...do the body kits come with a new ecu and such? i dont have any stores near me..but ive seen a "little garage" on route 16 but i dont know anything else besides that...

edit: ok when i say ecu i mean C.P.R speed controller lol...sorry...a little too much bad beef at outback

[Drift For Food]

The ecu is just a set of batteries to purely run the steering. This gives motor full power from the battery pack. You get a small increase in runtime due to more batteries, but you gain a little weight as well. Tradeoffs...

Upgrades? Haven't looked. You have the basic suspesion work, springs, shocks, etc. Wheels and tires are universal. TT-01 specific upgrades? I'd have to look. I'm sure there's some annodized aluminum stuff you can get for it and maybe one way diffs, little things. The design is very similar to my TC3, center driveshft, battery tray on one side, motor parallel with driveshaft. I'm just not sure about durability. I can tell you from experience that that TC3 is one tough touring car. I've crashed it and rolled it many times. I have yet to break anything on it. I'm even running brushless(about 1hp) and the drivetrain is suprisingly strong for something with no slipper clutch. For the TT-01, you'll probably want to get bearings all around. It looks like it comes with bushings stock, don't quote me though.

The bodies last a while. Slamming it into a wall(or parked car, hehe) at 30mph won't do much. I've had good experience with Pro-line and HPI bodies durability wise. I like the Tamiya bodies for realism and detail, but I have yet to buy one. Once my Porsche body wears out, I'll get myself a rally body from Tamiya, just not sure which car I want.

Oh, if you have a hankering for off-road, there is a rally kit for the TC3. It'll raise the suspention up a bit and has a raised front bumper and even has rally tires. I've even done some custom work to get a full inch of ground clearance underneith. Now if you're thinking bigger, stadium truck, monster truck, what do you have in mind?

[Drift For Food]

Had to get a new web host. Now let's see if they hotlink.





Oddly, I don't have any pics of my TC3 unmodified... I had a vid clip of some playing around on some day old snow. Most of it melted Too bad my web host has like a 7 day waiting period before I can upload large files.

Oh, here's my first love, a Traxxas Stampede:







I've got a bit of footage of my Pede(short for stampede).

[Drift For Food]

Hmm, hotlinking not so hot. Anyways, right click->properties will get you the link.

[markeese180sx]

yeah thats the kind i want, drift for food...big a$$ tires...monster truck style...it stopped raining but the ground is still wet...i dont want to screw up my insides..i dont wanna order crap online but i dont wanna go to yokota....does electric tape slide that good? or shouldi just go to the self help and borrow a drop saw for my pvc?

[Drift For Food]

The nice thing about RC's is that they don't mind the rain too much. You just need to waterproof the esc and you're good. The battery, motor, reciever, and servo doesn't care about water. Unless you turn your RC into a submarine in a water puddle, you won't have a problem. You can go Nitro as well.

Have you looked into RCs much? Know which ones/kinds you're looking at? All the RC companies have jumped on the monster truck bandwagon after Traxxas' Maxx became hughly popular(same brand as my Stampede). There's tons of choices now.

By the way, did the pics show for you? The web host is suppost to support hotlinking, but I've got nothing. I might have to search for another.

[markeese180sx]

oh yeah i was wondering about camber settings...do i have to buy a kit to change it? or is there something like a pillow ball mount that im not seeing at all? and where can i get the camber kits if there is one for the tt-01

[Drift For Food]

It varies by car, but for my TC3 is just as a turnbuckle as the upper suspension link. you can turn that to extend/shrink the length of the turbuckle and adjust camber. As far as the TT-01, it looks like a bouble wishbone setup. It seems fixed, but I assume there is a way of adjusting it, maybe different mounting locations for the upper arm, not sure. Tamiya does a great job with realism, but I don't look at them as race level cars. If you want a race level car with an almost identical layout, I'd go with the TC3. Buy a Tamiya body and their tires if you like them.

[markeese180sx]

what does the adjustment thing look like? is it a screw or what? can u give me a pic of it?

[general ganja]

Originally posted by markeese180sx
what does the adjustment thing look like? is it a screw or what? can u give me a pic of it?

To adjust camber and toe, there are these threaded titanium rods with ball cups at the end of each. The rod connects the steering assembly of hubs of each side to the shock towers. To adjust these particular settings, simply shorten or extend the length of these rods with the ball cups (turnbuckles). You can also buy measuring gauges to attain accurate settings when adjusting allignment.

You can clearly see the adjustable turnbuckles that adjust camber(purple titanium rods shown).


On the right side of this picture, you can see a set of 4 turnbuckles that adjust camber and toe. Just look at the purple rods with the ball cups.


Hope this helps...

[markeese180sx]

damn dude i read the tt-01 didnt come with camber adjusment things...damnit...is there another way!?!?!?! nooooooooooooo

[Drift For Food]

The way it looked(TT-01, not picture above), there isn't an adjustment. Did you already buy it?

That's some pretty purple

[general ganja]

Originally posted by markeese180sx
damn dude i read the tt-01 didnt come with camber adjusment things...damnit...is there another way!?!?!?! nooooooooooooo

Oh...yeah, the TT01 doesn't come with adjustable turnbuckles. They are a solid piece. However, you can buy the adjustable turnbuckles for them. As far as I know, the TL01 or TA03 hop-up adjustable turnbuckles should work. Parts should be available to you given that you're in Japan.

[markeese180sx]

k i read something on rcuniverse about turn buckles for tt-01s

[Drift For Food]

Yep, it's an upgrade part for it. You get 2 and they should replace the top dogbones...I think.

http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXFSE3&P=7

You should be able to get 2 sets for all 4 corners, not sure. You may want to find a TT-01 forum or a Tamiya forum and ask. You could even e-mail Tamiya and ask.

[general ganja]

I don't think there is a need to change the dogbones/cvd's if he wants to add the adjustable tie-rods. In fact, I don't think there is even an association. That kit you posted is all that is needed to adjust camber for the front. You'll need another set to adjust camber for the rear. Also, if you want to adjust the toe for the front, you'll need a third set. I think you might have gotten "dogbones", relatively known as the axles, confused with "ball-ends" which is where the tie-rod's ball cups snap into place.

There are a few TT01 owners and a plethera of tamiya enthusiasts in the rcdrift.com forum. Go register and post a question regarding any further inquiries.

[MrodDrft]

Some new shots of my baby celsior

[MrodDrft]

Kyosho Pureten alpha 1. DOnt need tape either I do alot of my drifting in the rain.

My mods include

-p2k2 pro motor
-duratrax 12t esc w/abs
-Kyosho spider adjustable tie and camber rods
-Hot bodies purp. alum. shocks
-Hpi purple springs (rear)
-Hpi neon yellow springs (front)
-30wt shock oil (front)
-80wt shock oil (rear)
-hpi purple aluminum screws
-hpi purple aluminum spring perches
-Duratrax 7 dollar slicks all around
-hpi 7 spoke rims (front) they are wider than 26mm so the tires are stretched. I really like the control
-hpi mesh rims (black) (rear)
-proline Celsior (Ls430) body (red)
-Futaba normal servo
-Kyosho perfex radio (futaba transmitter broke)
-Unknown neg camber in front
-0 camber in rear
-Alot of other stuff i cant rember just ask