Tamiya DT-02 Thread - Page 30

Metla · #**726** 02-14-2007, 04:26 AM

wow....Stargek is Tamiya's Official Exclusive Distributor for Singapore,Malaysia and Indonesia.

The Tamiya destributer in the world capitol of RC....and they cant get you basic supplies?

Ken4 · #**727** 02-14-2007, 04:29 AM

That's why there's no point keeping the gator alive if I have to special order every part.

Metla · #**728** 02-14-2007, 04:34 AM

alrighty, are these the parts your after?

if so, then I would suggest you switch to something like this

Metla · #**729** 02-14-2007, 04:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ken4

That's why there's no point keeping the gator alive if I have to special order every part.

whoa, Fair enough.

Heck, I have a month wait to get parts for my Dark Impact through official tamiya destributer, 99 percent of the time I get it sent from RCMart (who I think are in Singapore) and its here in New Zealand within 4 days.

If I were you I would just switch hobby shops, Aren't there quite a lot in that part of the world?

Ken4 · #**730** 02-14-2007, 05:42 AM

There are many hobby shops in singapore but they all get their tamiya spares from stargek. If stargek dont have it, then it's unlikely anyone else will. Fortunately the gator is a cheap kit, easy to retire without much pain, I now have to decide which new kit to transfer my esc + radio + battery & motor to. In the meantime Im still bashing my gator until it dies, hammering the dogbones straight if they get bent, I did notice the diff cups and axle cups are pretty worn, maybe bcos I dont bother to regrease them after every run.

Metla · #**731** 02-14-2007, 06:25 AM

The assumption was that one of the other Hobby stores may have a bunch of items in stock, Though if you find it easier to retire the car then I'm certainly not going to argue with you.

Many people recommend never greasing those parts, as It attracts grit and increases wear.

Metla · #**732** 02-17-2007, 05:25 AM

Alrighty, Threads gone a bit quiet.

Heres a short vid (22 seconds) of my gator around the local track, Shes running a 19T motor and some $30 ESC, everything else is standard, No heat issues (in fact the ESC is cool to the touch after 30 minutes of driving) and shes plenty fast.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znviQyCzVQA

Royal Male · #**733** 02-17-2007, 03:27 PM

Metla, I'm impressed with the speed of you Gator but can I ask what pinion yo u are using??

PS....guys have just won a NIB mini cooper on the bay for £50....good price I must confess I'm V excited about getting this little on roader....or is it an off roader, have you seen GRAHOO'S 'mini rally' videos on Tamiya Club...inspiring stuff.

RM

Metla · #**734** 02-17-2007, 03:41 PM

17t.

toonz · #**735** 02-17-2007, 06:54 PM

just finish building my DI....

TamiyaRacer69 · #**736** 02-18-2007, 12:07 AM

all

Well haven't done much R/Cing lately, been too crook. Self inflicted though. Got a phone call from my mate yesterday, my Tam Tech Gator has arrived and should be racing `round my lounge in the next 2/3 days.

Can't wait. Same guy is selling 1/10th Gator for $198 ($40 cheaper than my LHS), tempting oh so very tempting.

Metla, goes sweet mate. Love that track too, wish Harewood was like that.

Instead it's rutted and basically ruined, no thanks to the stupid 1/8th nitro buggies. Looks like I'm going to have to buy a new 17tooth, mines stuffed and been binned. If you're running a 19 turn and 17tooth, I should have no problems with a 23 turn and 17tooth. Where/who did you get the ESC from, was it on Trade Me???? Also, is everything standard with your Gator. EG: gearbox, shocks.

Del

Metla · #**737** 02-18-2007, 02:29 AM

The ESC's I got sent over from Rcmart.com, I bought 4 TP-M8 units, which amounts to $43 NZ dollars each, and 10 bucks for postage, They turned up within 5 days. The motor is a Chameleon 2 Pro 19T.

Everything else on the Gator is standard, Though she is starting to rattle apart, Must be time for a strip,lube and rebuild. Might replace the dog bones with universals while I'm at it.

And I also replaced the springs with the ones from the Dark Impact kit when I serviced the shockies last weekend.

TamiyaRacer69 · #**738** 02-19-2007, 02:33 AM

all

Got my new 17tooth today. Now the gearbox sounds better, funny how a worn pinion can make you think that your car's life is neally over.

Thanx for the info Metla. I'll keep it in mind.

Only two more sleeps `till my "Baby Gator" is hatched

toonz · #**739** 02-19-2007, 05:19 AM

two weeks ago i wore out my 19 pinion too and the sound that came out of the gears was really sharp! i've replaced a new one and clean up all the gears and rebuild the ball dif...

Royal Male · #**740** 02-19-2007, 04:17 PM

Evening DT-02 boys,

Hope your all well? I have a quick queston for you all>>>>>>whats the proper term for the hex hubs (on parts B tree)that the rear wheels fit onto????? 'cause I have split one of mine

I think I over tightend the wheel nut!!! do you think that would have done it?

I need a replacement...maybe an ally version....any tamiya codes are helpfull or even an alternative brand??

Cheers Guys

toonz · #**741** 02-19-2007, 11:22 PM

hi rm, here...this is what i use

nice and strong!

Wheel Adapter

TamiyaRacer69 · #**742** 02-20-2007, 02:37 AM

fellow DT-02'ers

RM, yeah mate I use the same thing on all my toys. I get them off my local trading site, and they're strong like toonz says.

Well yesterday I had two sleeps to go until my TamTech Desert Gator arrived. Now I've got none. It arrived today, what a surprize

Looks just like the big one we all love so much, only things are shock towers, shocks, and wheels. Tamiya should have done the same to the Big Gator. I'm thinking of getting another 1/10th Gator, and doing it in box art colours to go with the Baby gator
Here's a couple of pics

toonz · #**743** 02-20-2007, 01:13 PM

nice little gator!

hop-ups begins

toonz · #**744** 02-20-2007, 02:03 PM

i see your big gator is running the sport tuned. how is it like?

TamiyaRacer69 · #**745** 02-21-2007, 02:01 AM

The Sport Tuned is okay. Not as fast as an RZ or BZ, but that goes with out saying. A little faster that stock 540, but run time is longer.
Saving the RZ for my new M04L Beetle. Gt Tuned will stay in my 'Blitzgrieg Bug"
Hop-ups for the Baby 'G' start in a couple of weeks.

Ken4 · #**746** 02-21-2007, 06:49 AM

Toonz caught in action today.

toonz · #**747** 02-26-2007, 03:02 PM

this thread must go up....

a little update on my DT02viper

guys, still remember the pics that i posted sometime ago that showed the front arms built the reverse way?

here, i did it and also added another rod on top of the front tower to strengthen the front shocks and this little mod came from the same japanese rc mag as well. i've also remove the df02 springs and replace with the df03 medium spring for the rear and soft for the front. i like the df03 spring rate because it's in between the dt02 and df02 hop up set. not too hard and not too soft and it allows me to use a medium oil of 500.

as for the front mod, the first reaction of the car is the steering. much sharper! but you got to increase the steering rod measurement to 1mm more otherwise its way too much toe-out. i'm more careful with the driving cos i don't want to hit the arms hehehehe

worth a try!

oh my DI

Royal Male · #**748** 02-26-2007, 06:09 PM

Hi Toonz,

Your DI looks mean....and fast!! I love that dusty shot Ken4 took of it too...so I guess you guys have met up at your track?

I'm still after a 19t pinion for my Gator. I ran it on Saturday with the DF02 shocks but with the (softer) stock DT02 springs and I was happy with the results, I realise now that because I'm not launching the car into orbit I can go for a softer and better handling set up.

Check out my new project......

cheers RM

toonz · #**749** 02-26-2007, 08:43 PM

hi rm,
yes ken and i met at our track and have some bashing time.

oh and about the 19t pinion, i'm not sure if this is a good thing or not....

last time when i ran the GT tuned with 19t, everything seemed fine but after changing to Dirt tuned, it STRIPED off my 19 pinion after a few run. not just 1 piece of 19 but 2! 2 pinion19 gone! i wonder why..... and so i changed to 18pinion last night (tips thanks to del and mike) and i hope that it will last longer this time...

toonz · #**750** 02-26-2007, 08:45 PM

i saw that same cooper in my shop recently and was tempted...not until the m04 volkswagen arrived after that and i'm even more tempted...hehehehehe....

build it soon man!