Maxxcrazy
10-04-2005, 04:53 PM
No, I have no news concerning a racing Tamiya, but I do have pictures of my homebuilt.
I call it the TT01B because it is based off of a TT01 chassis. I'll do a quick run down of the features.
The drivetrain features stock gear diffs (which I might seal and put some oil in), a Tamiya aluminum main shaft and custom dogbones. The dog bones were turned from 3/8" round delrin on my lathe. The pins are 01 tool steel. Metal bones aren't necesary, if you've ever seen a TT01, you'd agree that the stock bones and outdrives are huge, so the plastic will hold up. The entire drivetrain spins on bearings
The suspension is completly custom. On both ends it has carbon fiber shock towers, Evader ST shocks and extended arms milled from delrin. The arms are angled to give a longer wheelbase and roll on hard anodized aluminum hinge pins. Up front, I machined a delrin hinge pin mount that gives 10* kick up. Also, DF02 knuckles and hubs are used in place of the stock peices.
For grip, I have Pro-line M3 holeshot tires mounted on rear B4 wheels. The front wheels have been narrowed by cutting the inner bead off. The wing is also from a B4 while the body is from a BJ4.
http://tinypic.com/e8pqu0.jpg
I call it the TT01B because it is based off of a TT01 chassis. I'll do a quick run down of the features.
The drivetrain features stock gear diffs (which I might seal and put some oil in), a Tamiya aluminum main shaft and custom dogbones. The dog bones were turned from 3/8" round delrin on my lathe. The pins are 01 tool steel. Metal bones aren't necesary, if you've ever seen a TT01, you'd agree that the stock bones and outdrives are huge, so the plastic will hold up. The entire drivetrain spins on bearings
The suspension is completly custom. On both ends it has carbon fiber shock towers, Evader ST shocks and extended arms milled from delrin. The arms are angled to give a longer wheelbase and roll on hard anodized aluminum hinge pins. Up front, I machined a delrin hinge pin mount that gives 10* kick up. Also, DF02 knuckles and hubs are used in place of the stock peices.
For grip, I have Pro-line M3 holeshot tires mounted on rear B4 wheels. The front wheels have been narrowed by cutting the inner bead off. The wing is also from a B4 while the body is from a BJ4.
http://tinypic.com/e8pqu0.jpg