Tamiya Durga DB01 EP Buggy (A cheaper 501X?)

[gargadud]

Sorry for the silly question...

but what does UJ stand for?

a french speaking beginner

[cjm_2008]

pas de probleme

UJ = Universal Joint.

a cleverly engineered device which allows a turning force to be efficiently transmitted through a flexible joint. jump on wiki!

[gargadud]

Merci beaucoup

is it the same as the CVDs ?

[sparrow.2]

Originally Posted by gargadud

Merci beaucoup

is it the same as the CVDs ?

CVD stands for Constant Velocity Driveshaft and is technically different to a UJ. MIP driveshafts are the CVD type.

UJ


CVD


Si tu veux, je peut te l'expliquer en ortographie terrible en francais

[gargadud]

Merci mais comme disait Napoléon "un bon dessin vaut mieux qu'un long discours "

Thanks to you my technical english made a quantum leap

[Spoolio]

Originally Posted by stefke

Now the Lipo era has come, I wanted to try my Lipo'ed TRF501X against a Lipo'ed DB01. (started a thread about this here : http://www.oople.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11867).

So I went along and order a Durga with the following Hopups :

DB01 Slipper set
DB01 Front one way set
Eccentric belt tensioner - TRF501X
Suspension Ball 8pcs - Fluorine Coated
DB01 Carbon Reinforced - A-parts (Diff Cover)
DB01 Carbon Reinforced - D-parts (Caster Block)
DB01 Carbon Reinforced - L-parts (Steering Arm)
DB01 Carbon Reinforced - M-parts (Damper Stay)
DB01 Carbon Fiber Reinforce - Chassis
DB01 motor heat sink
DB01 Champ Ti screw set

I will also use spare TRF shocks, steel outdrives and ceramic diff balls i already had for my TRF501X

I choose not to order the new alu suspension mounts since carbon items are included in de carbon reinforced parts.

My question : have I missed something to make my future DB01 race-ready ?

I'd be very interested to know what you think of the carbon chassis. I am thinking of building up a new Durga to the same spec for the forthcoming Worksop indoor series starting in the autumn. I've kinda lost interest over the summer as I've had other things to do but I fancy throwing a new car together soon.

[stefke]

Originally Posted by Spoolio

I'd be very interested to know what you think of the carbon chassis. I am thinking of building up a new Durga to the same spec for the forthcoming Worksop indoor series starting in the autumn. I've kinda lost interest over the summer as I've had other things to do but I fancy throwing a new car together soon.

I'll let you know, but according to everything i've read here, I'm not going to have fun building it.

[B44&501xRacerEX]

Does the durga come with universals? Or the standard tamiya dob-bones.

[gargadud]

comes with standard dog-bones

[A.J. Gee]

Whats up with the prices on the Tamiya website. Everything has gone up in price by a considerable amount. They have the Durga/baldre listed for $339.00 This is crazy. I dont know if there is a price glitch on the site or what. Check it out if you have a minute.

[peetbee]

TamiyaUSA.com? If yes then I see them it as $339 too. How much were they before?

Also, question time for anyone that's run a set of AE B4 shocks on the DB01.

Can you suggest a suitable starting point for oil and springs, mainly grass and astro tracks?
Are the TRF shocks that different?
How did you fix the shocks to the standard towers?

Thanks

[Toonz]

question here....
what is a good esc for a sport tuned motor?

i have a budget so i don't want to spend too much....

any recommendation?

thanks guys

[DCM]

Originally Posted by peetbee

TamiyaUSA.com? If yes then I see them it as $339 too. How much were they before?

Also, question time for anyone that's run a set of AE B4 shocks on the DB01.

Can you suggest a suitable starting point for oil and springs, mainly grass and astro tracks?
Are the TRF shocks that different?
How did you fix the shocks to the standard towers?

Thanks

Pete, take them off the B4 (35wt front 30wt rear and the stock pistons) and go from there.... maybe go from the green to the silver front.

[peetbee]

Originally Posted by DCM

Pete, take them off the B4 (35wt front 30wt rear and the stock pistons) and go from there.... maybe go from the green to the silver front.

Thanks Steve, just use the bolts etc off the B4 too then?





erm, I may have a bodyshell that needs painting soon

[DCM]

better to use a metric screw and nut but use the AE stand-offs.

[TRF_AK]

Originally Posted by peetbee

TamiyaUSA.com? If yes then I see them it as $339 too. How much were they before?

Regarding the price increase, yes we did raise our prices last week by 15% due to the poor state of the economy in the U.S. more specifically the value of the U.S. Dollar, we really did not have a choice.

[DCM]

what a bummer, that means you could be losing more sales to Asia then? As for the UK support of cars, it is laughable.

[peetbee]

Originally Posted by DCM

what a bummer, that means you could be losing more sales to Asia then? As for the UK support of cars, it is laughable.

What support?

[DCM]

I can't even get a diff pulley in the UK at the moment grrrrr

[TRF_AK]

Originally Posted by DCM

what a bummer, that means you could be losing more sales to Asia then? As for the UK support of cars, it is laughable.

Unforunately we have nothing to do with the UK support or the Asian market either as each area is treated almost as its own entity. That means that a lot of what happens for parts ordering and support is dictated by what the people in charge of that region feel is needed.

The Asian market has always been the priority of Tamiya much the same as America is the priority of a company like Ford, and Germany is of a company like Audi. Sales in the Asian market will always be considerably higher than other areas.