:thumbsup:Dremel mate

There should be one company coming out with a front bumper & rear brass skid plate that replaces the OEM items and already have had material removed in the areas where the pulleys would hit:drool::thumbsup:

can you just purchase an undertray alone for this car?

i believe the 511 body & under tray comes as a set.

i already have a body for the 503, just needing an undertray. :confused:

PM me... I have a few extra ones if your in need:)

confused lol lol ,whats up with the pulleys?lol:cry::confused:

:) LoL.. No it's just the brass items will already have the ground down areas on the rear skid plate for where the pulleys would rub..;) you know the areas where the manual tells you to remove material from....:bored:

Can anybody give me a driving impression on how it is compared to the let's. say 511? Does it have more steering? Is it more balanced?

Compared to my 511 with updated chassis kit and gear diffs... feels similar but carries better corner speed and is better in the rough sections of the track .... much more stable car overall and it's pretty damn light too compared to the 511.. almost 40grams lighter:)

Is Frederik's diff covers available for sale?

Soon I believe:eh?::confused:

Well placed my order on Friday so it should be here at some point next week :-), very exciting . So has anyone got any building tips that they would like to share :-), I have heard the diffs may need a few extra shims on the internals , and updated red tamiya orings to replace the stock black ones that leak.

Car went together very easy, i did use the red orings in the diffs and the Yokomo Blue ones in the dampers as the Original Tamiya red damper o rings are a joke.
I didn't use extra shims in the diffs, should i have done this??
Should i rebuild them before the first run?
Who used shims and who not?
Any answers welcome!

No extra shims required inside the diff's;).. but the red diff O-rings are a must :)

Funny you say that ... because it looks like Tamiya put all of the good blue 60* TRF O-Rings in with the TRF201XMW kit... vice the red one's that were with the 503:o... along with some other stuff that I wish they would have not been so cheap with on the 503:rolleyes:

You mean the weak ball studs (long and short) apart from the damper rings and gear diff rings and the lack of new bumpers that wouldn't require shaving?
Well from my last 18 years of Tamiya-experience i must say: that's Tamiya

Yep.... you nailed it.. ...:lol: that's what they cheeped out on;)

Hahah we know this company :)

Cool so the updated red orings Tamiya / Kyosho. Blue Yokomo orings for the shocks , I presume YS-7HG. Also what ball studs are you replacing them with ?

Tamiya Hard Ball studs;)

53969 ( 5x8mm )
53963 ( 5x5mm )

Thank you Dave :-) you don't happen to use Hobby Central in Poway do you ( think that's how it's spelt anyway)

Hobby central... only been there twice..:) I get most of my stuff from Amp Draw Hobbies in San Diego.. or Purchase it when I am back in Japan;)

Another Proline Phantom bodyshell for my 503, this time done by someone with much better painting skills and an airbrush (than me and a couple of spray cans)... :D

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w...psd5d6f4fd.jpg

Looks very nice !!:)

Cool only ask as I worked at Jules Dana Point shop for about two years when I was in high school.

Why not Tamiya USA? Do they have high shipping costs?
I recently ordered from Ampdraw because they were the only ones that had the steering Base in stock and found they have perfect Service but as you live in the US...

the #1 reason I refuse to purchase from Tamiya USA is ............ . . . . . Totally over priced!!:thumbdown: Why in the hell do they overcharge for everything... Tamiya Japan for a front 503 shock tower is about 14$ shipped to my house in Japan... not to get the same part from Tamiya USA it costs me about 26$ and I have to pay 9$ shipping and tax as well so I am looking at a 38$ part by the time I get it..:o That's why most of us guys in the US get our parts oversea's:wub

And by you getting your stuff at AMPDRAW.... there customer service is outstanding...!! the owner is a really good guy;)

Nice:)

Wow i didn't know about their high shipping costs!
I can understand why you buy in Japan. You have a House there?

Yes... I have a house in Japan and one in San Diego were I live now... we rent the one out in Japan:)

Have you ordered parts from the popular Tokyo hobby shops (like rc-champ, futaba)?
Their prices are very reasonable and shipping via EMS is very quick to any where around the world. They can pack and ship your order out within the same day.
- In the past, I've broken parts during a Sunday race meet.
- Order parts on Sunday night
- Parts shipped out on Monday
- arrive before the weekend
- ready for racing the following weekend

Note of caution - with TRF parts, what I've found is that they are ordered on-demand. the shops don't readily carry them (unlike kyosho & yok parts).

I use to shop at those places when I lived in Japan and they are all good but Champ seems to be hit or miss as of late... Futaba or Futaba Sangyo are both good shops but online order are the suck... Super Rajicon has been spot on as of late and they beat Champs prices on Tamiya by about 5% and there shipping is about 5% less too which is nice;)

Just Tracked my kit and its sat in Germany at the moment :thumbsup: not long now , really can`t wait :blush: need the Tamiya blue in my life ASAP :p

Aaah i just can´t bring myself torun this Beauty on my home dirt track. Jon Miller again did an amazing Job with this Body, and to think of all the Aluminium parts getting dirty makes me cry. BUT i want to know how it performs since it´s what it was made for!

Get it dirty! They clean up good. Gives you chance rebuild it! You might want to get another shell for running though! Will you be getting Fredericks rear diff covers? It looks quite exposed?

I love to get one of these 503s but there are three things holding me back. 1 budget 2. open belts 3. 502X is working well for this part time racer.

You might be right, i can´t seem to wait any longer...
Well the diffs are exposed as with all the other TRF501X and TRF511, but as they are gear diffs the only thing that can happen is that a Stone gets between pulley and belt and this not likely to happen as on my home dirt track there are absolutely no Stones, anyway i will be getting the diff cover as soon as they are available.
I think Fredrik hasn´t got them ready yet?!?

I have another shell for Display :thumbsup:

Hi guys,

Diff covers was ordered ~1 month ago.

But I´ve had bad luck with new supplier. When I ordered, in mid april, they were just about to move their office. My order was kind of lost and I´ve been there quite a few times to get them to hurry up. Even tried to find other companies to help me.

I will get first batch of covers on wednesday and after that it will take maximum 3 days for the to deliver each new batch.

Diff covers still 3D-printed, but with new stronger material. Still made in black.

Will get back to you with price, but it will cost almost the same as the old long diff cover.

Also been testing a floating lipo tray. So the lipos are attached to the center of the chassi and are floating above the chassi.
Also possible to add weight on inside and/or outside.
Have to try new ideas, right?

I have also made pre-cut chassi protection sheets for both TRF503 and TRF201 XMW. 0.3 mm thick.

The chassi protection sheets for the 201 XMW has lines to help you align them.

The sheets for the 503 is pretty easy to align without the lines.

Will get some pics up for you.

Great News Fredrik!!:thumbsup:
put me down for one of everything:woot::p:)

Yes, great news!!!
I want one of everything too. Please, say us the price and when we can buy it as soon as you can :thumbsup:
Will be a Fredrik versions of shock towers (for the 503 and 201xmw)??

Best regards!!

Looks like we will have a rear weighted brass skid plate soon that is designed to work properly with the 39T pulley :woot:
http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps46d2589e.jpg

Fredrik, please delete some private messages, your inbox is full.:(