Guys, I need your opinion on a F103 car I bought today.
Never have seen such car but I´m far from being a F103 expert.
I just knew this is not the typical F103 car.
Beside the t-bar it´s full graphite with the battery located inline. So a different...
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I´m not an expert at all for the Tamiya Formula cars.
But I got the message it looks like a F104W which it does. Beside all of the option parts.
The seller also told me he exchanged many of the parts for graphite. So it looks like this way.
Here are great tips I have learned along the way to get the most out of your stock grasshopper!
1. Ball bearings .
2. Secure the battery cover with a plastic servo saver horn . (Simple way to prevent your battery from flying out)
3. Use very fine...
Put this together recently, thought some of you might like it.
I love the grasshopper, but it needs a little help.
A friend developed some conversion parts for grasshopper 2. I decided to adapt them for the original.
Via a direct link from a member of this forum (Thanks Dadio!), I ended up in possession of an Extratoy Holiday Buggy. This is known to be a clone of the Tamiya Holiday Buggy, and sure, that is probably true, but at the same time, I wasn't there, so...
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I think the appeal to the copy would be very similar to the appear of the Tamiya Holiday Buggy , what the kid really wanted was a Rough Rider but that's mucho expensive so the parent gets the Holiday buggy , if the kid accepts the Rough Rider is off...
This will be a buggy, built mostly with Blitzer Beetle parts. More or less, a Bear Hawk.
For this car, I'm using as many new parts as possible. So far, the only used parts are the red carriers and servo mounts (already had them). The electronics...
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Looking good! Man I had forgotten all about the SPIKE esc. Installed of of those in a friend's car before, I think it was a super blackfoot.
Looks a lot like a Holiday Buggy but with toy grade RTR electronics ? Never knew it existed , pretty cheap , shame the chassis is not identical as it's not broken :cry:
back in 1986 when i was a young teen, i picked up a Blackfoot and proceeded to bash the heck out of it. i had a great time running and working on it, but in 1991 i put my rc cars in a box and there they sat for the next 30 years. i've decided to get...
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sorry for the long delay in posting more, i've been busy with some other projects, including building a Kyosho Turbo Scorpion re-re.
in addition to having a box of rc cars in my parent's basement for 30 years, i also had my tackle box of rc car...
This is my shelf display Hornet using the AMPRO adaptors for using Kyosho rims and Good Year branded tires.
My next project is to transfer the tires to an old school RC10 (I think the fronts and rears are a direct fit).
This is my 4WD iteration of the Grasshopper II in Black Special edition.
The aftermarket shocks which I had laying around were a nice fit, with a level ride height, and plenty of travel.
I little bit more heavy shock oil (currently 45 wt) in the...
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Thank you! The body off shows a fairly standard Thundershot chassis. Tamiya sealed ball bearings and an on-road receiver case to keep the dirt out and the ESC in front of the airflow.
What is the hierarchy of Tamiya chassis? I am interested in the road/rally cars. I noticed on Amain that prices are all over the place, with some as low as $110 with motor and ESC. The TT02 is sometimes listed as a road car and sometimes as a rally....
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To expand on @ GoMachV's pretty thorough details, including what @ Frankentruck has mentioned.... mind you, this is all off the top of my head.
Basic 4WD touring chassis list and history :
TA Series touring cars: Original onroad / light rally 4WD...
Today I present to you my Tamiya 1966 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia. I got two of these kits sometime September of last year and i finally got one done :lol:
The kit was straight forward and easy to build. I purchased an additional clear body kit just...
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Here is one of mine.
It has Spaz Stix color change, backed in gunmetal (normally backed in black).
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The Spaz Stix has a somewhat metallic finish on its own but the metallic gunmetal amplifies it.
Got this literally thrown in with a banana box of RC I bought off a local guy, was going to throw it out but noticed it had bearings and never tinkered with one before.
Stumbled across a locally produced bodyshell in a rc shop clearance bin for...
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That's a great little car , you just have to love em for what they are :D , even my more extreme conversion does not make it a racer .
The Tamiya VW New Beetle FWD FF01. I never expected this one to put a big smile on my face. Item number is 58217 and originates back from 1998. I finally fixed a broken steering block that kept me running the Beetle for a decade.
This one is fun!...
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I have a New Beetle too that I purchased back in 2000. I recently made a few upgrades including adding the Castrol Civic body which I think looks great.
Gotta love the authentic Tamiya bodies. Nice work there!
I got a Rough Rider back when I was a kid. Not really sure what age I was though. I would have to say maybe early 80’s. Did they make a reproduction of this model? If so how can you tell which one you have? Thanks for any help!!
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That's pretty complete from a restoration point of view , looks like your guess of early 80s is good , it's not the very earliest production parts from what I can see but it looks like you only really short of wheels ,tires and a body .
Was driving my Lunchbox last night and noticed noise coming from the gearbox .Not a grinding sound but growling , it happens in both forward and reverse . I thought it was just the tires on the floor but I picked it up and spun the rear wheels and...
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Sorry one more thing added new bearings. :mrgreen:
I am turning my mf-01x into a porsche 959. i have a masking set that will allow me to use the tamiya ps-4 blue , ps-1 white, ps-5 black AND to do the striping. For the striping would the ps-2 red and ps-52 champagne gold aluminum be the correct...
Thought I would share a quick fix that turned out better than I expected for my Boomerang. I got this car a while ago used and it has always been missing the plastic pin for the battery door. I haven't felt right paying current prices for a new E...
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Great idea! I thought I was the only one to keep that piece of metal from old wipers! :)
This car has started its life as my TA01 Lancia Delta Hf Integrale resto-mod project. Using a custom made TA02's chassis strechted to reach TA01 wheelbase and a twin gear diff set up I was planning to (quick) build a robust car, easy to maintain,...
So my daughter is playing in the street with her friend and and the friend's dad I and start talking. Turns out he used to be way into RC until he graduated to real cars. He tells me about his Fox and Astute and such... I tell him I always wanted to...
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Your description was more than forthcoming with all of the info and I’m sure you had detailed pics showing everything too. Simply, the buyer is being a punk !
Can anyone explain the impact of the rerelease Egress's lack of the lower BF8/9 lower shock mounts has on the newer version's handling vs the original? It seems to dramatically lower the front of the car as well as set the shock angle more like that...
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Great info. I always found my Super Shot to be pretty rugged but never got quite the same feel from my Vanquish back in the day. Out of curiousity, did the Thundershot series ever see track duty? They seem like a slightly more modern/streamlined...
I have to be honest here; I never saw a Holiday Buggy until about 6 months ago. Back in the day, the only Tamiyas I paid attention to were trucks, and I was out of RC when the Re-Res came out, so yea, just never knew they existed. Then I saw one,...
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The Golden Arrow body is awesome on there! The holiday buggy body reminds me of a stretched VW Manx buggy, kinda like Speed Buggy.
I noticed a hairline crack forming on the front shock tower (in the place they always crack). I've seen 3D towers that might be better, but thought of a different approach.
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The OD of the top shock mounts is exactly 7mm, so I...
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Those are nice looking shocks on there. Are those Tamiya?
Thanks, and yep, 53926 DF-03 Aluminum Damper Set, they fit perfectly, I'm using the stock Blitzer springs though for proper handling.
For the mono-shock Thunder Dragon or Thundershot, what are the best adjustments and modifications when building and running the car? I just got one (and want to keep the mono-shock design). I would like to get the best handling out of this buggy if...
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Sorry, that's about all I can remember, but my Therapist is confident that after a few more sessions I'll be able to remember a little more...
I look forward to your super deep PhD level analysis and review of the car in the future lol...no...
Problem: Egress, Avante, Vanquish models have no front caster.
Question: Can someone give these classic 4WD buggies caster...using an updated easy to install 3D design?
Why? Jamie Booth, won a championship with the modified font caster Egress,...
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I still have the car in the loft, I'll dig it out at some point and photo it for you. It was a long long time ago and set up details are now hazy but I used to run without the sway bars usually I think and with associated shocks. I generally ran...
I picked up this Stadium Blitzer on Ebay recently. Due to me not paying close enough attention to the pictures, I didn't notice just how many new parts it would need. So it goes without saying that I definitely overpaid for it....
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Nice build…should be a nice truck…you’ve sure put in a lot of work on it
What is the cheapest way to install Tamiya hex wheels (the narrow 4wd front buggy rims and tires from the Egress, Vanquish, etc.) on a grasshopper or hornet?
I have a lot of spare front tires from my 4WD buggies that I would like to install as...
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Imo it’s a super cheesy way to do it, but there are these on eBay
That is what I had in mind :). Thanks for attaching the clear-cut-out image.
Because I'm an idiot and refuse to admit defeat, I'm making my Supershot Re-Re go AS FAST AS POSSIBLE. This does also involve handling better than stock, I.E. like a brick on ketamine. To that end, I've already done some mods to it:
65mm front...
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Alright, spent a day at the local track and realized I was going about the suspension COMPLETELY wrong. In the above pictures, the suspension is shown at uncompressed height. Basically, I had the shocks at full extension at all times during normal...
I have a trf102 and enjoy it. Was thinking about getting an older Collectable f1 car. Any thoughts on f201 vs. road wizard other than the 2wd vs 4wd difference? Or is there another f1 to considered. Might use it for light use but mostly a shelf queen
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I have a trf102 and enjoy it. Was thinking about getting an older Collectable f1 car. Any thoughts on f201 vs. road wizard other than the 2wd vs 4wd difference? Or is there another f1 to considered. Might use it for light use but mostly a shelf...
Hello . I am getting ready to assemble a sand scorcher kit. Any comments on is it worth installing the ball diff upgrade #54897. Thanks.
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as above , it works on hard surfaces but they tend to come loose as the adjustment is not on a nylock nut as usual but has a screw with dry locktight , you need additional locktight on the screw or it works loose and you loose drive .
Hi,
I am looking for the front damper mounts from the 1989 Tamiya Egress :
BF8 (4305247), BF9 (4305246) and BF4 (2x).
Original or reproduction.
Thanks in advance !
Cheers,
Luc
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Hey Jerome, thanks for the suggestions above. Looks like he is situated in France. The parts look pretty good.
This stupid idea popped into my head and everyone loves an FF right ?
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Are you going to be able to install a motor? It looks partially obstructed.
Not at present without removing the suspension, its only two screws to remove it but it will fit a motor and cover in the space , I'm toying with the idea of doing a...
Just received this Hot Trick Red Prince/Blackfoot chassis. I have another one that I am building up with Imex dual wheels and 8 tires.. but just couldn’t pass this one up. Wow..whatta mess! Front end isn’t bad, msc & rats nest wiring, Losi motor,...
Exotic materials and specialty bearings aside, are the metal-shielded bearings that Tamiya includes in their kits of any higher/better quality than what you can get from Avid/Acer/Boca/etc? (I realize that 'better' is highly...
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I’ve bought some cheap bulk bearings from China and can say 100% that is not what Tamiya is doing haha. The quality of the Tamiya bearings is inline with Avid, Acer, etc which are also cheap Chinese bearings but higher in quality for certain. As...
Yep as the title says :roll: but now I have got a problem, I broke the left side steering axle. :( Also found out that the rear wheel adapters are cracked. I have been trying to find replacements but up here in Canada for some reason it is hard to...
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Well finally got my parts I ordered and installed and boy what a difference , I sure missed driving this truck. I must take pictures. :D
I needed a track tool, and wanted it to be 2WD, rear driven, and Tamiya to be able to participate to Tamiya TETC as one of the club is organizing an event. And body wise, It would be either an Alpine or an Alfa. The first one was no longer...
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Lovely build!!! The body is a beauty.
I'm not a Tamiya guy but i had to get two Tamiya Volkswagen Karmann Ghia kits last summer with intention of finishing the two towards end of 2021.
So far, I've only managed to partially build one with ball...
I have 2 lunchboxes. One is modded with Tamiya oil filled shocks, 5th shock mod, Tamiya sport tuned (black can) motor, fast eddy bearings, and a HD metal geared ball bearing servo and I like it a lot. The other I picked up used and had to give her...
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I have 2 lunchboxes. One is modded with Tamiya oil filled shocks, 5th shock mod, Tamiya sport tuned (black can) motor, fast eddy bearings, and a HD metal geared ball bearing servo and I like it a lot. The other I picked up used and had to give her...
Hi all, I appreciate I'm late to the party but I have a Sand Viper on the way as a fun build during Christmas. It looks okay-ish from the box but it seems like there's very limited Hop-Ups available these days to even address the most common of...
besides the sport tuned motor, does anyone have an upgraded motor recommendation? just looking to do some backyard usage with the hornet but want some more speed.
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The drivetrain should take that kind of abuse from a low turn motor, the rest of the car may not like it as much
The KC was my first hobby grade RC car and I've been recently trying to find one that wouldn't kill my wallet, I managed to score this one locally for a good price. Overall its looks pretty good, guy told me its been in storage for a couple decades,...
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Ive also been busy with the bathroom , back to the brick after removing tiles :shock:
But i have been busy sourcing parts for the transmission upgrade , scouring the net at work .
Ive got the 3 gear stealth tranny , and i also kindly asked...
Randomly ran across this thing on ebay a couple of months ago, and it kinda floored me. I had not idea Tamiya made cool things! :D Through research, up until the mid-80s, they made loads of cool stuff. But I digress. I must have hit this car at the...
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Love the build and especially the motor choice...well done!
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