Tamiya

The Avante steering/handling comments intrigue me.

I haven’t driven one, but the front end looks to be very stiff/solid/no slop and very adjustable into something which should handle well enough?

I haven’t driven one, but the front end looks to be very stiff/solid/no slop and very adjustable into something which should handle well enough?

If you wanted to design something that was purposefully terrible for off road racing of the time, you'd struggle to do 'better' than the Avante. It's too heavy, its wheelbase too short, the suspension geo is all wrong - zero caster? sure! - and can't be adjusted right, there's terrible bump steer, there's not enough travel, and the damping and progressiveness of the shocks is all wrong... honestly, it boggles the mind, but then it was 1988 or something.

It's basically the RC equivalent of the 2021-22 Mercedes F1 car

I didn’t realise there wasn’t sufficient adjustment in the geo.

And that it is heavy.

It looks cool though!

...and unfortunately that is paramount in today's insta ai cult world.

I didn’t realise there wasn’t sufficient adjustment in the geo.

All the adjustment in the world doesn't help you if your starting position is fundamentally wrong.

zero caster? sure!

Black Edition is 10 degrees and I'm pretty sure previous versions are the same.

Dunno if that's less than usual but it's definitely not zero.

Depends how much adjustment.

decision made, I am building a TT-02R
Chassis order is in, oil diffs on route, Volvo 850 shell waiting to be painted.

Still debating ESC + Motor, hobbywing MAX10 esc and 4250kV motor are front runners.
2s lipo battery pack (maybe 3s? we shall see, might upgrade in the future)

maybe 3s

If you'd like a RUD of you TT-02R

Apparently the reinforced drivetrain is capable of holding up to 3s, but I think it will be too much for me and 2s is perfectly adequate for shelf life and occasional car park blasts

Apparently the reinforced drivetrain is capable of holding up to 3s

But the chassis isn't capable of standing up to an impact with a lamppost at 65mph ;)

but I think it will be too much for me

oh yeah that too ;)

impact with a lamppost at 65mph

But then I have an excuse to buy the carbon fibre chassis (that costs as much again as the rest of the kit)

Paint job?

TBD.

Have stickers with the shell for Rydell BTCC livery, but not sure I want to do it.

Might just go navy blue and homage the 740 estate my dad drove when I was a lad

Looking forward to seeing the end result, whatever you go with!

I have fond (retrospectively frightening?) memories of taking my mate’s dad’s T5 Turbo on the M62 and dropping an Escort Cosworth like a hot piece of basalt.

Sense check on this combo please:
https://www.modelsport.co.uk/product/hobbywing-justock-combo-g3-esc-plus-justock-g2.1-10.5t-motor-1339936

For a TT-02 on road for solo bashing and maybe drifting.
Alright for the money? or is there better in the £100-130 range?

I'd get the deans connectors and will be on 2s LiPo

Need to look at stronger pinion/spur (not 100% sure what came with the chassis kit)

Should be fine. Limitations would be non-adjustable timing on the motor and the ESC is rated at 60amp constant but it won't make too much difference to your use. Even the cheapy brushless / sensorless set ups from eBay will go like a rocket on 2s.

New build.

This looks so good.

^ Thanks! That's kind!

More progress.

Class as always. I couldn't work out what it was in the first pics, I thought it was a Honda (I am shit with cars!). I can see the badge now though!

Bloody hell. So good.

Such neat cut lines is my main observation!

Fin.

That is absolutely gorgeous. Beautiful work.