DB01 Tamiya screw set

[wongy008]

hey guys

ive just come back from hong kong and brought back a Durga with the titanium screw set. whilst in the shop i saw a tamiya lunch box for $370 HKD. this equated to about £25

now i have just finished building the lunch box and im about to start on the durga

ive seperated all the screews and little bits into seperat boxes for easier location

now what i wanna know is does the official tamyia db01 screw set replace all the screws or is it only a select few.

if its not the whole lot then which ones are they?? is there a specific area

dnt wanna be putting screws where they dont belong

[sim]

They replace almost all the screws except the odd ones that have a very shallow screw head. If I remember correctly, there are the two small ones that mount the spur to the spur holder, and one of the long ones that come from the bottom of the chassis into one of the servo mounts. Oh ya, also the motor mount screws which are cap head steel screws (black). Oh, and the four 2.5mm X (I think) 10mm screws that go in the middle of the gear cover (middle belt cover). These screws are not replaced. There might be others but this is all I remember. Basically, the titanium screw set replaces all the ordinary shaped phillips head M3 (aka 3mm) screws with titanium button head and flat head (aka countersunk) M3 screws, and nothing else. If you find any screws with a fancy head, you use the original one.

[wongy008]

thanks for that

just wanted to be sure

for some reason building the db01 seems a bit daunting.
Its far more complex that other tamkiya kits ive built

[ruf]

The Tamiya titanium screws are a bit soft. Try using a 5/64" driver instead of a 2mm driver for a better fit. Also try using a hex-head steel screw to pre-tap some of the tougher holes such as those in the shock tower.

[Spoolio]

Originally Posted by sim

If I remember correctly, there are the two small ones that mount the spur to the spur holder...

Wassat then

Originally Posted by sim

...and one of the long ones that come from the bottom of the chassis into one of the servo mounts.

Isn't it the short black one that isn't replaced? Then again I could be wrong, I built mine 6 weeks ago and I done forgotted most of it.

For what its worth (and I can't remember if the Screw Kit comes with any) when I first built my Durga I did not replace screws that mount the shocks, as I've found in the past that titanium ones can bend here. I used some good old fashioned M3 deep cap head machine screws from a local tool factors, cost me about 5p for 20, which should see me through to 2028 at least!

When I rebuilt my Durga into a carbon reinforced chassis I removed most of the Tamiya Ti screws as I kept getting the willies that they were going to round out (so that was money well spent. NOT) and replaced them with a set from Tonys Screws. As recommended by Jimmy oOple. Should have done that in the first place, they are ace. Still, we live and learn.

[sim]

Oops, you're right. The two short black ones for the spur are on the TA-05. The Durga is different coz the spur is clamped between two fake slippers. And it's the short one that goes into the servo mount that is the strange flat one, so you're right on both accounts.

Sorry for the wrong info.

[wongy008]

cheers for the info guess

been away building the durga

its now done. took a bit longer and had to retrace certain steps. actually step. tamiya really should illustrate the diff section better.

i obviously put the black plastic that holds the nut in the wrong end !!!!

seems quite well thought out and cant wait to run it.
anyone run a durga with a novak gtb 6.5R !!!!

what am i to expect. its my first brushless car. ive alway been into nitros

[Spoolio]

Originally Posted by wongy008

cheers for the info guess

been away building the durga

its now done. took a bit longer and had to retrace certain steps. actually step. tamiya really should illustrate the diff section better.

i obviously put the black plastic that holds the nut in the wrong end !!!!

seems quite well thought out and cant wait to run it.
anyone run a durga with a novak gtb 6.5R !!!!

what am i to expect. its my first brushless car. ive alway been into nitros

A-ha, yes Tamiya really should make that "flip-over" arrow much bigger!!! You're about the 900th person to get caught out by that one. When I went to my Durga after a nitro, I noticed loads more steering and instant accelaration. I run mine with a Novak 6.5L and its lovely. I still crash it too much mind .