TRF 201 GTO PICTURES
 

Hi guys
Thought i'd show you a few pictures of my new built Tamiya TRF 201 GTO
As you can see its still waiting for the chassis brace coming from the States.
I have to say the car looks awsome & I cant wait to hit the track with it :thumbsup:
Thanks again JC

http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/r...g?t=1294562503

http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/r...g?t=1294562615

http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/r...g?t=1294562654

http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/r...g?t=1294562693

http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/r...g?t=1294562732

Sorry about the quality of the pictures, there taken from my i phone.
:cry:

:drool:

Hi Pedros,


You car is Beautiful

Strongly than mine finally arrives!
French Post thank you...

Must resist :bored:

TRF 201 GTO
 

Thanks for the kind words guys.
I have to say all complements must go to Jonathan & his creation.
Really does feel like something special.
Let's hope the brace comes soon!

Guys, remind me, what do I do to the rear wishbones to make them fit again?

Building mine this week!!:thumbsup:

GTO wishbones
 

Hi Dave
All you have to do is put the left wishbone on the right hand & right wishbone on the left hand side, & file off 3 to 4 mm off the rear of the wishbone.
Sounds a bit scary but when you build it, it all makes sence.
When it's all built up the drive shafts will run parallel with the wishbone.

Dave if your at the Petit on Saturday i can show you :)

If not as Pedros says swap the wishbones around so they sweep forwards, then remove 3mm off the wishbone which is at the rear of the car, and add the 4mm space onto the hinge pin between the front hinge pin mount and wishbone mount.

If your drive shafts are straight when looking down on the car, then you got it right :thumbsup:

@ Pedros, car looks spot on, lets hope the brace arrives asap. Btw i noticed on the photos you have a spacer on the inside of the front camber links, might be better to have the spacer on the outside so the links have less of a angles ?.

See what you mean Jonathan, I put the spacer on the inside to make sure it clears the spring, but your right, think it does need spacing out on the outside.
Cheers Jonathan, I'll get straight on it. :thumbsup:

Hi,

How much weight did you put under the servo?

Thanks!

Guys, I assume the 3 brass spacers space out the motor plate from the gearbox?

Have you used the plastic spacer that goes inside the gearbox on the slipper shaft of the 201 on the outside of the gto gearbox?

Under servo weight
 

I think it's about 70g.
It's the heavy one from Rude bits.
Hope this helps

Cheers

Hmm, my slipper plates rub the motor mount, how does that assembly go together?

Sorry Dave, can't help myself, but for everyone else....

Watch out for some exciting news about this car very soon ;)

G

Oooohhhhh????? Am I meant to already know!?

For anyone who's built it, just want to check I haven't wrecked elgearboxo!! Can't use the plastic slipper shaft spacer as the gearbox is thinner, so I shunned about 0.6mm at the far end the move the whole assembly out, then used a 0.5mm spacer to stop the float in the shaft, does that sound about right??

How can you resist :drool: :drool: :drool:

Gearbox shimming
 

Hi Dave
Yes, what you've done sounds about right.
I put the shim behind the layshaft bearing to move the whole thing out.
Mine seems fine.

News
 

What news, what new?
At least give us a clue G! Lol

When i built the proto i used no spacers at all on the layshaft, a tiny bit of movement is not a bad thing. Btw remember to threadlock the screws that go into the motorplate.

There was movement in and out on the layshaft on the proto car, but as JC says, it didnt harm one bit.
Sexy car there pedros:thumbsup: