sparxx

just bought this car off of CL, and cant figure out what kind it is. dont want to break it and not know what parts to get for it.

Ican take more pictures if needed.

thanks!
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13BT

looks like a Tamiya TT01

TIGER76

yep Tamiya tt-01 with a few hopupsie alloy prop and steering arms set

13BT

BTW, parts are VERY easy to get.

sparxx

thanks a billion guys!

paid 30$ for this an a controller for it, minus charger and wheels.

ThEoNeS911

You got a VERY good deal. Charger= $20
Wheels= $30

nitrosportsandrunner

good deal! you could get $80-$100 on ebay for that pretty easy.
it has upgraded steering and prop shaft.
the motor is also an upgraded one.
you can get either drift tires-rally tires-street tires. any of the 3 will run you about $30 a set.

sparxx

thanks again for the help, and I need a little more. and instead of starting a new thread I will ask here.

well, I got charger and tires/wheels, and it runs ok, but does not want to start rolling by itself , but I push it and it goes after that.

 it turns fine, but the motor i guess is shot.?

so it's brushed, is there an easy way to change this? should I just get a newer brushed motor?

if I can change it to brushless, do I need to change anything else on it?

am I jumping to complusions on this setup too soon? should I clean the motor? get new battery?

I'm just not sure what the deal is.

I'm really a newb at this, but am trying to learn.

so any advise on what I should do with this chasis is greatly appreciated!

thanks in advance</p>

nitroade

This is a good on road chassis and as mentioned you could run grip or drift with it. If it were up to me, I'd dismantle the entire car and rebuild it to ensure that everything works and to learn how to work on the car. If you find any plastic bushings during the rebuild, it's a perfect time to change to bearings. Tamiyas are easy to work on, the TT01 in particular. Could be something as simple as a small rock in the gear box causing the binding. As for the motor, it is rebuildable so even if it's worn out, it can be brought back to life.

sparxx

I took the motor out, and have it hooked up.

I pull the triger and it doesnt go, but if I move it by hand a little it goes. like its stuck or something.

any sugestions?

13BT

Try taking out the brushes and cleaning them. Clean the commutator too. Check for wear on those. Brushes could be worn very short. Then give the insides a good spray with motor cleaner.
If that doesnt work, you can always buy another motor. They're not expensive.

TIGER76

Motor should be stiff to turn by hand thats normal sparxx,but like 13bt says check the brushes if you can open the motor can if there burnt/black they will need replacing etc

also do the wheels spin freely while the motors out/ if not its prob the diffs could be front or back so remove the prop and see which diff is blown[]

hopefully it will be a cheap fix it usually is with the TT ive owned 2 now for 2years hardly even lets me down ones converted to drift the other runs a no limit esc and 8t motor hauls ass!!!
And they can take a beating ive flew mine over 6ft spine ramps and ran then at 45mph into curbs and they always survive lol
enjoy[8D]

ThEoNeS911

If you find out your current motor is shot, Iwould get one of these:
www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p

and if you find you need a new battery/charger, Iwould get these:
www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p
www.promatchracing.com/proddetail.php

sparxx

so, I've looked into things a little more, and have another question.

If I went and bought a nice new setup, like new esc, and motor(brushless), will it work with everything else I have? not including the battery.

and would I be able to put it into a truggy or offroad car older or new, if I decide to. alos what would be a good setup, to be able to change it and make it work


it is probably a very newb question,, but I think it will enlighten me alot.

Thanks again!

FahrtAutoRC

Im no pro on the subject but I believe it should all work out ok, at least from what Ive been told. I say this because I had the exact same question regarding switching my fisncee's HPI Blitz over to a BL setup.

FahrtAutoRC

And no worries about being a noob or soundin like one, many of us are and honestly if you get to a point in ANYHTING in your life when you know all the answers or know everything about anything, then its prolly time to pick up a new hobby lol Theres always time for learning and pretty much, ta hell with anyone who wanna flame ya for askin about something you dont know

sparxx

I went and bought a velineon 3500 system.


I had to dremel the chasis a little for the drive shaft to fit, it was a little too long.

thanks for your help you guys!

TIGER76

good choice sparxx you wont be dissapionted with the vxl in there

Smiff 24

Yea, nice set up sparxx,
is that a trinity 3600 battery Im seein in there ?
Charge and run it (cycle)a few times and I bet it will come back to life.