Tamiya TB-01 Resource Thread!
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Ill post some pic tonight LB[8D]
Ill post some pic tonight LB[8D]
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Is the red Subie a TB-01 as well?!
Is the red Subie a TB-01 as well?!
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I haven't ordered any hop-ups for the TB-01 yet.. ha!! Will probably do a few, maybe the aluminum motor mount first....
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I want that motor mount to but for $32.00 that is outrageous. I may just suttle for the motor heatsink. Im not going to run fast motors only the stock motor. Since this is a vintage rc car im going to take it easy when driving and drive it to scale.
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I don't know if it does or not, but I think it has slightly more ground clearance! You take a look at the shocks on this thing, it looks like it uses longer connector at the end, but I don't think the shock itself is any longer.
But in regular touring car, you don't really compress the shocks all the way anyway even when you push the car down. So I'd guess that it also has slightly more travel.
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The center driveshaft is made of steel -> HEAVY.. [&:]
Compare to TB-02, which comes w/ lightweight aluminum unit, no hop-up required!
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Tamiya makes a carbon version.. but is $$$! ($30+ shipped from eBay, and $48 + shipping from TamiyaUSA! [X(] ) [:@]
http://www.tamiyausa.com/product/ite...oduct-id=53402
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Did I say heavy?! Check out those metal gears... [X(]
TB-02 uses plastic gears...
Tamiya plastic gears are super tough anyway.. I'd definitely prefer the TB-02 setup here.. especially gears are rotational weight..