Just trying to spread the word about the (hopefully) upcoming MIP diff set for the Tamiya Hot Shot series. It's in the pre-order stage and they need 250 pre-orders to start production. While I yearn for the old days when hop-ups for these cars were abundant (and Thorp made drivelines for everything), I'm impressed MIP is trying to make parts for them again. I'm pretty sure the quality and durability is probably better than the old stuff too. Folks seem happy with MIP's earlier ORV diff offering.
It will be interesting to see how many people step up since you have to hole saw out your transmission cases.
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Yeah, I noticed that. At least they give you the tool for it. I'd certainly be picking up re-release gear cases to bore out if I were installing these in an original.
Guys for nexy yr the Venom vintage festival has made a few changes to the Hot Shot class. All will be running the whizzy silver 540 motor :lol:
You have to run oval block tires (Hot Shot) . No Grip tires not Supper Grippers. :lol:
No modified...
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what really lets the Boomy/HS2 down is the front mono that is (i) not dimensioned properly (hence not enough droop) and (ii) not served by a proper swaybar mount (hence it rocks more than it absorbs bumps). Fit a dual (SS) shock setup to either,...
Ive recently purchased a pair of Tamiya old school uni's from dave but was wondering if there are any modern CVD's that are around for the above mentioned cars?
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I'm no expert on the HotShot by any means but I do know that RC Lohas are producing some cvds for the front. It might be worth checking with them to see whether they fit the standard HotShot as well as their red HotShot. See here:
Back in the days I had one Hot Trick car. My Tamiya Fox got a full Hot Trick conversion, resulting in a dramatic change of appearance, a debatable upgrade in driving characteristics - and confusion of threads in my screw box. Today I have several...
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The runner - made for vintage racing.
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Preliminary assembly to find the right shock set up. The relevant tracks require a ride height at +/- 20 mm. Ending up using 0.71 up front and 1.32 at the rear end.
Just picked this little beauty up at a local garage sale this morning. The guy who sold it to me said that it used to belong to his son and that it had not been used in many many years. You can see it still has bits of mud stuck to it from it's last...
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That looks sweeet! highwayracer.
I need to get on the ball regarding my RC10 Hot Trick build. It will probably get started in the fall or winter as I am very busy now.
anyone have any info on how to service an MIP SP1 transmission? picked up a used transmission and the diff doesnt feel right, i also dont know if the brushless motor im running is the cause 8)
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here is a pic of the insides( from the ebay auction i got it from)
This is my Vintage racer for an upcoming event in a couple of weeks, I don't think I could have picked a worse race car, lol. I only picked the Hotshot because it was cheap and I needed something to fill in a second class. I hate silver can racing...
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:lol: That's awesome, I'll definitely take them and add them to my 80's racer kit if you don't want them.
That's not a proper charge lead though is it? One of the wires should be a resistance wire.