I've been piecing this together the last couple of months. Just picking up parts from the splitters on eBay. Didn't want to drop all the cash in one fell swoop.... Anyway, I always wanted one of these once I became aware of them because they predate my involvement with RC. But... as I was assembling I feel like something is wrong. The rear suspension will not even fall under its own weight. I have tried loosening screws, making sure that the metal bits for the suspension arm mounts are not tweaked... but nothing I do seems to free up the suspension... is running it going o break it in? As it stands, I'm not sure whether to pass it on, start hacking on it, or look into some redesign with some 3d printed pieces... Were these always tight?
I had one back in the day and the rear suspension was free , could you have a mix of ReRe bits and original ? That could be a problem .
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Nice project. I've considered one myself, but sofar resisted the temptation remebering how not-so-fantastic the plastic was on my first RC car: Tamiya Boomerang.
Have you tried greasing it up a bit?
Well I heard that there were some issues between were parts on vintage cars. I wasn't aware they were occurring on these. I do have old stock arms and suspension mounts, gearbox and such... E-parts basically. So maybe I'll order up the rere version and see if that helps out.
I bought a Fast Attack Vehicle reissue a few years ago and I can confirm that yes, the rear end is a bit tight. I haven't looked at it since I built it, though.
It's a cool scale-ish design but it certainly is no performer.
I'm fairly new to this forum and I have two original FAVs (one for myself) and two 2011 RTR kits for my kids. I did aluminum upgrades on every part I could and installed Tamiya's oil damper kit. I replaced the motor and ESC with a Tamiya brushless combo. The last additions were pine car weights in front of the steering servo to eliminate wheelies, a problem that arose after the motor upgrade. Handling was so much better both on and off road afterwards. If I can find my small scale I'll weigh the RTRs and mine to show the weight differences. I'm not a fan of jumping plastic bodies like that on the Fast Attack Vehicle. I broke it a few times so I'd know where to add aluminum and it turned out well in the end. I was going to include a few pictures but I can't get them attached.
Has anyone tried these on the jellybean wheels...The original one came out in 1984 and as i sit here looking at an ad of the re release they look like they might actually work...I went on Tamiyas website and they don't have them in stock...May be a...
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That is what i thought...Just gotta get on Tamiya to get some in stock...This kit was re released in 2011 and i can't find replacement tires anywhere...Or start a petition to Pro Line to make a retro series of tires...
Here's a custom project I've been working on using a B2 short chassis roller as a base. It involved removing the center portion of the Tamiya Fast Attack Vehicle chassis and narrowing the B2 chassis, and mating them together in two locations. This...
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Great Job! I really like it! Please put some chassis pics up!
Well I really want to build a Knight Beach Buggy like SHO's but I had 1/2 of the money saved and the wife said she needed it for bill's. isnt that the way it always happends :lol: but cant complain I have the best wife in the World. Since I dont...
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well themore I look at this car the less I like the color. I bought this as just a shell to test out a few paint colors on. but found the rest of the parts so cheap I couldnt resist putting it together. i think its coming back apart and getting...
A few years back i was blessed whilst trawling through ebays vintage section when I came across a MINT condition FAV. At $250usd I was stoked to finaly have a flawless example.
Unfortunately I needed some money in a hurry a while back and it was...
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Thats cool. Where are the pictures of the stripped down car?
I started a new Tamiya project. I've started with a Holiday Buggy. My intent is to narrow the front and rear, to use Fast Attack wheels and tires, and to paint the Holiday Buggy in an Army vehicle theme.
I narrowed the rear end using Wild Willy...
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I think you can make it look even better by trimming those huge fenders.