Building a winning TT01 tamiya rc car

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Жыл бұрын

Close competitive racing is what everyone is wanting and is often what we get when racing out Tamiya cars. Tamiya racing is one of the best forms of beginner racing but there are some issues. Mark and Carl both running the TT01e with core 21 motor at most tracks.
The super tight track at MKRCCC is great for GT12 and MTC but a little tight and technical for the bigger 1/10 car such as the TT01's
sticking with the 58spur gear is ideal for indoor racing. on the big tracks like the iconic cup events a 55 spur gear is what you need and when it comes to truck racing the 61 tooth spur gear is often made compulsory.
So what is the problem with these cars... changing the spur gear is such a big job when it should really be so much easier.
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@SpeccyMan Жыл бұрын

One tip: When removing the wires from the motor, be sure to clean the connections of old solder and then re-tin the connections before soldering the ESC wires to it. This will avoid the possibility of a dry joint.

@PopalongRC Жыл бұрын

Cheers buddy great advice …

@enricomiceli5517 4 ай бұрын

For people who do not realize yet (and there are), tt01 are supposed to compete against... tt01/tt02 chassis. No matter how good of a driver u are or how many upgrade get, tt01 are not competitive chassis outsode tamiya cups. They are very well made and fun starter and u may get VERY good at driving and modifuing it but u will reach a cap and eventually need to move on something else. Get them stock, add some essential upgrades and run against other tt chassis or just to have fun, do not spend hundreds , it is not worth it.

@PopalongRC 4 ай бұрын

Still one of our favorite race classes …

@badcredentials4230 Жыл бұрын

Geez man excellent work on the painting, the car looks awesome!

@PopalongRC Жыл бұрын

Cheers buddy

@barrycheesemore2928 Жыл бұрын

That bodyshell looks really good, nice job! And the 1080 ESC is an excellent choice, I had one a while ago, with the programming card it made life a lot easier!!

@PopalongRC Жыл бұрын

Coool looking forward to running it

@scottblowers9592 Жыл бұрын

Looking good mate, that’s got to be a concourse winner now! See you at iconic west London 👍🏻

@PopalongRC Жыл бұрын

Fingers crossed 🤞🏻 see you there

@davrynbotha4795 Жыл бұрын

Shell looks awesome

@PopalongRC Жыл бұрын

Cheers Dav

@Luke-en2tk Жыл бұрын

Looks great, good luck

@PopalongRC Жыл бұрын

Fingers crossed for the win

@craigbailey7096 Жыл бұрын

Looking forward to seeing you boys on Sunday at iconic

@PopalongRC Жыл бұрын

Can’t wait

@michaeldorich4485 Жыл бұрын

I enjoyed the video and found it helpful. The interior you painted up looks great and the rusty body should definitely be unique and give you a good chance of winning.

@PopalongRC Жыл бұрын

Let’s hope I don’t smash it up in practice …

@michaeldorich4485 Жыл бұрын

@@PopalongRC May be a dent or two would add to the theme you're going for.

@SB-hi3oy Жыл бұрын

Looking good ,might be best to save shell for sunday ,wouldnt want any extra wear marks on it

@PopalongRC Жыл бұрын

It might improve the look ahahahaha

@lo2713 Жыл бұрын

That body shell looks awsome 👌 im going the 1080 route with my iconic entry for next year. Not sure i fancy buying another 2 to avoid the spur swap 😂 but im looking forward to popping my iconic cherry next year 😎

@PopalongRC Жыл бұрын

Awesome hope to see you there

@markieh04 Жыл бұрын

To keep the weathered look on the shell you need to do something to the wheels to match. The nice, clean white wheels are in stark contrast to the body. The weathered theme has to carry throughout 😊.

@PopalongRC Жыл бұрын

I’ll see what I can do

@davetrcracing Жыл бұрын

There's some good looking photographer's at the iconic cup 😉

@PopalongRC Жыл бұрын

See you there next week

@davetrcracing Жыл бұрын

@@PopalongRC no afraid not, it's a round we've had to cut back on this year Good luck for the racing and concourse 🤞

@davetrcracing Жыл бұрын

@@totaltamiyarc you're too kind 😂 All good thanks, Lewis enjoyed his first Iconic at Carlisle and is racing at the second Broxtowe meeting with us and both boys, are racing on the Saturday club meeting with our buggies. There might still be some spaces left of you fancy it?

@PopalongRC Жыл бұрын

It’s already we will cover this one for you… Have been enjoying your coverage

@davetrcracing Жыл бұрын

@@totaltamiyarc and you, hopefullywe will get to the same event next year 👍

@dub_rider Жыл бұрын

i really love what you did with the body, i can tell you like your warhammer painting on the side ;) what paints did you use to do this, were they oil based?

@PopalongRC Жыл бұрын

Actually used mostly citidael paints

@tm5123 Жыл бұрын

You can "fudge" the spurgear+axle assembly into the TT01, example here kzfaq.info/get/bejne/r8lkp5V3y9a4hYE.html Tho granted, its a bit of a faff, but for my part, I've taken out the spur like 2 times in a year, so its not something I'd consider a big deal. If you'd have to change gear ratios at every track, I'd probably throw the TT01 into a woodchipper. Carson Dragster ESC is a rebranded HW 1060. Cars looking good mate, hope the races go great :D One suggestion, if allowed by the rules, is the metal motor mount, as if your engine gets hot, the plastic motor mount can flex a bit more, and then you end up possibly chewing up your Spur gear. With a metal motor mount, and a steel pinion, your spur will last pretty much forever. Cheers for the great content! :D

@PopalongRC Жыл бұрын

Might take it out of the indoor car . As I have one not being used

@chrispreddy4082 Жыл бұрын

I love these videos. I'm addicted. I use to race in Southampton in the early 2000s with my Tamiya TL01. Question. I use to race with a 21 turn LRP motor. Is 21T the ground standard for this type of racing? I understood that the step up was then 17T 14T and then 12T. Or is it different for each club?

@PopalongRC Жыл бұрын

Most clubs run core21 which is a cheap motor but also torque tuned motor which I believe is a 23 turn At iconic last year there was a 17 turn team powers motor as the stock motor. With the faster touring cars they are now using brushless tech.

@chrispreddy4082 Жыл бұрын

@PopalongRC thanks for taking the time to reply. Looking forward to more summer 2023 race coverage and features on your Tamiya cars.

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@aut0bahn Жыл бұрын

I have one for you….my biggest complaint or issue with the TT01 (other than what you identified re the spur gear change) is the GB2 part (spur gear stopper). I have 3 TT01s that get driven occasionally but all have seen the GB2 melt and fuse to the spur gear. I’ve seen this happen with brushless, super stock motors, and the Torque Tuned. It’s frustrating!

@PopalongRC Жыл бұрын

Not had that happen as yet

@Im_Bloody_Close_to_Being_a_God Жыл бұрын

How did you do the weathering? It looks so awesome

@PopalongRC Жыл бұрын

Well what can I say … I’m not a painting god but I’m close

@JS-vh4yq 11 ай бұрын

Awesome! What body is that? part number? cheers.

@PopalongRC 11 ай бұрын

51150

@James-bristol Жыл бұрын

Was told there’s a heating issue with the 1080 when used racing

@PopalongRC Жыл бұрын

Let’s hope they are ok

@michumichu3339 8 ай бұрын

Hola que llevas en los diferenciales??

@PopalongRC 8 ай бұрын

Tamiya AW grease, only in the front, nothing in the rear.

@michumichu3339 8 ай бұрын

@@PopalongRC seco atrás??muchas gracias x la respuesta

@atomart_rc Жыл бұрын

You need a spreadsheet

@PopalongRC Жыл бұрын

Hmmmmm that is a mission

@scaleworksRC 2 ай бұрын

Send that thing to 100mph with us

@bradkalman2353 Жыл бұрын

Where is your buddy?

@PopalongRC Жыл бұрын

Building my buggy I hope

@bradkalman2353 Жыл бұрын

@@PopalongRC better be. 😂

@seavee2000 Жыл бұрын

Sorry mate,but that soldering is so bad it made my eyes water. At least heat the wire and then apply solder to it when it's hot, so that the solder flows into it . Twisting the wire first so that it doesn't resemble a mangled paint brush helps too... but hey, it's your car...

@PopalongRC Жыл бұрын

That’s why Mark builds the nice cars