Build Walkthru

Tamiya TA05 v2 (Part 4, the build)

by the wind on Jul.06, 2009, under Build Walkthru

Features:

# This is a 1/10 R/C assembly kit of the Cusco Dunlop Subaru Impreza.
# The new TA05 ver.II chassis features 5 newly designed parts: L Parts (Lower deck), KParts (Stiffener), M Parts (Suspension Mount), Body and H Parts (Wing, Mirror), DC Parts(Motor mount).
# Overall chassis width is narrower which improves road clearance in rolls.
# The battery position is moved forward for improved driving characteristics.
# The separated suspension mounts enable easy maintenance of the drive train.
# The belt-driven 4-wheel drive chassis features isometric drive belts, front and rear 37T ball diff. and a horizontally mounted motor.
# Features inboard front suspension and short reversible suspension arms as well as up-rights with 1050 ball bearings.
# Aluminum one-piece integrated motor mount.

the build process continues…

shaving off the excess that may disturb movement

drill thru hinge locking grub screw using 2.5mm bit

deburring and slight chamfering (dsc)

another method for dsc

tapping droop (halfway thru)

A. cleaned excess

B. need dsc

C. dsc

bit dab of anti wear grease at the tip of hinge ball

make sure arm can freely move up..

…and down

arms mounted, axles, dogbones fitted

now working on the front side, more work than the rear..

tiny bit of thread lock for the kingpin

carefully screw it in, not tight, just enough to allow knuckle to freely move.

after finishing front arms, put up the steering cranks.

taking a break before moving on the rest of the stuff..

Which one is v2? take a guess..

rocker arms and funny screw heads,

sounds like a song title

rockers ready to roll.. where are the dampers?

here you go..super mini CVA

mount the dampers up..

finale of front dampers and drifsenza drift shoes

can’t be more sexier than this, memories of all new built flashes by..

virgin stock, screaming for hops.. not so soon.

even the center pulleys get the dust ventilation treatment.

dog bone FTW!

nah…

debuting the shell that never went online, was built for the original TA05, 2 years back.

will get to that at a later part.

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end of day two, end of built.

hope you enjoy

Tamiya TA05 v2 (Part 3 – the build)

by the wind on Jun.30, 2009, under Build Walkthru

took a snapshot of the label from the artbox..

parts parts parts…

more parts (minus the plastic trees) ..

70T spur AV05 equal to 78T 48p in diameter…

how the motor mount/center layshaft looks like..

Instead of dual pivot block, v2 is using 2.1 twin pivot block. Inwards are the twin independent block and outward is single block. Having twin block have several benefits, one being able to provide open clearance for the belt way and second, each of the twin are secured with 2 screws making an independent pivot point which has better reliability compare to a single block with 2 screws. Upon unfortunate impact, unlike the single block, the independent twin block will not affect the other side.

yeap it’s plastic… we’ll build this stock first.

how the motor mount sits on the bottom deck that is slightly narrower than the older version.

degreasing the differential rings… why? because the ring has to be secured by CA to the outdrives. Unlike the older version, this one has bigger radius and doesn’t have engaging notch in the inner diameter.

cleaned and polished..

IFS-R / 416 style differential pulley using massive 12pcs of 3mm balls.

caution when snipping off the locknut holder for the differential. Notice the ear?

place the locknut aligned with the holder and press gently with a 3mm hex driver.

finish assembling the diff, very smooth…

tension adjuster, need marking for easy visibility.

same goes with the retainer.

one belt one diff up.

diff opening at the bottom deck.

end of day one.

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more soon

Tamiya DF03 Ra Project

by the wind on May.06, 2009, under Build Walkthru

let’s do this….

get ready the usual stuff:

tools

manual book
the instruction manual

containers for small metal parts
parts container

separate the parts from the bodyshell and stuff

parts parts parts…
spares

shell etc. aside…

start with diffs build
differential assembly process

when in doubt, just check with 1:1 ref drawing in the manual
the instruction manual

rear diff adapter, need to chop off the tree
the adapterl

diffs done
the differential

tapping for screws
tapping

deburr
deburring

diff enclosure, check out how tight the space between diff teeth and enclosure
the differential enclosure

idle gears, tight placement but smooth engagement
the gearsl

rear gearbox done
gearbox left

gearbox right

mounted spur, shock tower, posts and motor mounting plate
rear gear box spur

the gearbox assy

time for a break
the break

front bulkhead
the front bulkhead

front bulkhead with its skid adapter
the front

mounted
bulkhead mounted

bulkheads connected with drive shaft mockup
the bulkhead shaft

imperial shuttle….. (front arms)

front shocks, able to be lowered as shown with TRF dampers (original dampers were ultra mini CVA)
front arm are tilted up 10 degrees.

rear shocks, same as above.
it came with 2 pairs of rear arms, one for 257mm and another for 251mm/short wheelbase.
the rear shock

remember to threadlock these spots…
thread lock spots

not designed for side by side, seemingly more to cater the LiPo with banana females or stickpacks. Battery cable however does not have convenient route to reach the ESC power plug.
battery wires