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Just figured Id start one since there was not one already. Lets post setups etc...that is unless Im the only one here..(cricket, cricket)
My TA04 started life as an ebay pickup it was the ta04ss with the carbon fibre body.
I called Tamiyausa and they helped me make it a normal wheelbased 04 by switching the ss arms to the graphite regular sized ones (direct replacement)
I then switched the top plastic chassis with the optional graphite one piece chassis. This really helped stiffen up the chassis, it also lets you add torque rods which I chose not too.
Also added the aluminum threaded shocks 70 wt oil all around with yellow springs.
Next I replaced the standard motor plate with the "aluminum finned" motorplate to hopefully aid in cooling, not that tis seemed to be a problem but better to be safe right?
Also made the switch to 64pp gears to eliminate the tamiya pitch delimma
Finally I just ordered and hope to soon recieve the plastic outdrives/ball diffs and graphite towers.
Anyhow the car is by far the easiest I have ever driven! It is super easy to dial almost thoughtless! I guess with my other onroad cars I may have been a bit overwealmed by all the adjustments or is this car just this easy!?
The drawbaks to the car seem to be the ability of little pebbles getting into the rear of the drivetrain...this can be a showstopper if they get lodged int the rear belt I actually sheared a rear belt because of it once!
So needless to say I shake the car out and inspect this area much more than I have ever done b4. Perhaps Ill make a lexan guard to help this. Anyway lets see if anyone else wants to chat about this seemingly overlooked car! :jest:
My TA04 started life as an ebay pickup it was the ta04ss with the carbon fibre body.
I called Tamiyausa and they helped me make it a normal wheelbased 04 by switching the ss arms to the graphite regular sized ones (direct replacement)
I then switched the top plastic chassis with the optional graphite one piece chassis. This really helped stiffen up the chassis, it also lets you add torque rods which I chose not too.
Also added the aluminum threaded shocks 70 wt oil all around with yellow springs.
Next I replaced the standard motor plate with the "aluminum finned" motorplate to hopefully aid in cooling, not that tis seemed to be a problem but better to be safe right?
Also made the switch to 64pp gears to eliminate the tamiya pitch delimma
Finally I just ordered and hope to soon recieve the plastic outdrives/ball diffs and graphite towers.
Anyhow the car is by far the easiest I have ever driven! It is super easy to dial almost thoughtless! I guess with my other onroad cars I may have been a bit overwealmed by all the adjustments or is this car just this easy!?
The drawbaks to the car seem to be the ability of little pebbles getting into the rear of the drivetrain...this can be a showstopper if they get lodged int the rear belt I actually sheared a rear belt because of it once!
So needless to say I shake the car out and inspect this area much more than I have ever done b4. Perhaps Ill make a lexan guard to help this. Anyway lets see if anyone else wants to chat about this seemingly overlooked car! :jest: