Tamiya TRF801Xt-e

[steveo]

What is the spur gear tooth count is it 48 or 52 for stock

[steveo]

also curious why there is more suspersion droop in rear than front i think my kyosho was the same way, is there a reason for this

[nastety92]

Originally Posted by steveo

also curious why there is more suspersion droop in rear than front i think my kyosho was the same way, is there a reason for this

I think most truggies are this way. Most RC vehicle that I have owned all have had more drop in the rear and longer rear shocks.

Nick

[nitrostarter]

Very nice as always! Love Mikes conversions

[nastety92]

Here are a few more pictures from last night. The truck showed up and looks even better in person. I really like the Monster figure on the servo mount plate.







I started working on it a bit last night and I'm hoping to be done by Friday when we leave for vacation.

Nick

[nastety92]

Got the truggy finished today. I really like the layout of the electronics and all of the pieces that Mike made.

The only thing I would like to redo is the wiring from the esc to the motor. Is was already done from when this combo was in my D8T so I left it for now.

I'm calling this my "wifes" truck so I let her pick the colors. The blue/purplish color is more purple in person that what shows up on my screen.











Nick

[d3lap]

I really love my badlands on my truggy! They are some great all terrain performing tires. Digging the look, Tamiya did an awesome job, and mike really kept that clean organized layout flowing. Kudos. Know that you mention it, You should check out the braided wire Hobbyking sells. Some great stuff really makes the wires look cool. Here Is what im yapping about. Some great stuff, just make sure to heat shrink both ends to prevent fraying.

[_paralyzed_]

I was going to give you a hard time for girly purple lid the car is sitting on in the first pics, then I continued on to read that the ride itself, has a purple lid

Wife's ride.....

[magman]

Nice clean and simple layout. As for the wire coverings...I have used them. Ended up ditching them as the ends fray and look like crap unless u wrap them with shrink tubing. I wrap all my wiring in black shrink tubing to make them less noticeable and add another layer of protection....even motor and battery wires...

like pic here of my daughter's TEN T...



Like the TBR bumpers as well....added those to all my trucks. Well worth the money

[d3lap]

When is the first bash day coming!?

[magman]

Originally Posted by d3lap

When is the first bash day coming!?

I know...spent all my time lately working on mine & friends rigs and no time running.

I so wish I had a track near me....would be my second home

[nastety92]

The truggy has been running great. We have it with us while we are on vacation.

Thanks for the comiments.

Nick

[steveo]

almost complete with mine but what pinion do i start with, i have a tacon 4074- 2150kv on 4s lipo or castle 1518 on 4/6s not racing 45 mph would be a nice pace

[nastety92]

Originally Posted by steveo

almost complete with mine but what pinion do i start with, i have a tacon 4074- 2150kv on 4s lipo or castle 1518 on 4/6s not racing 45 mph would be a nice pace

I would use this speed calculator here,

http://www.scriptasylum.com/rc_speed/index.html

Try to gear for roughly 40mph and 30k rpm's. My 801xT is geared 16/48 if I remember correctly.

Post up some pictures as well.


Good luck,
Nick

[nastety92]

Just wanted to update this thread a little bit and add to the action lately.

I haven't had much time to spend with any of my RC vehicles lately, but over the last week I started getting this one up and running again.

This truggy has very little run time so far. I put a old battery in it and it fired right up the first time and it was all going good until one of the pins that holds the rear hub into place came loose. I have been having a problem getting these pins to stay in place since it was built.

Here is a picture. Please let me know if I'm referring to any of these parts by the wrong name.



I thought I could find a metal spring clip to go around this and hold the pin into place. I ended up using a rubber gasket / seal that I had laying around the house.

One of these,

http://www.nbr-o-rings.com/sale-3142...chine-too.html

Has anyone else had a problem like this before?

Thanks,
Nick