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This was on my front porch when I got home today. It is my first on-road rig that is going to be used for parking lot racing.

tc4.webp


Picked the whole package up on ebay. I think I got a pretty good deal on it.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...MEWA:IT&viewitem=&item=280110189156&rd=1&rd=1

I am going to be putting a Novak 4.5R Brushless Motor with a Novak GTB Spread Spectrum Brushless ESC.
 
Congrats on the new rig Rob. You'll have a blast with it at the races.
 
You have a week and a half to to get it race ready.
Its an east build compared to the MTs your used to just a bit more precise. Keep an eye out for play and make sure everything moves freely. You may need to file a tad here and there to make sure everything is nice and smooth. Shimming may be needed as well. Pay attention to the shimming of the dif and the drive train.

Build it to the factory pre-sets, its a nice neutral setup. Micrometer will get you super close on the rod end lengths for the toe etc.. 12.5 block in the rear and A block in the front. Ill bring my setup board to the race. Ride height and droop may be a bit confusing at first but you will get it figured out. just read the book till it makes sense.

Watch out for the Monster Truck torque your used to using on the screws. Just put the screws in till they touch and a "little" more. Dont go striping them out especially on the dif covers. Its more like watch making then being a diesel mechanic.

Have fun.
 
LMAO

After reading through the instructions, it is clear that this is going to take a lot more precision than I am used to. Eyeballing the camber and toe just isn't going to cut it I suppose. At least I am used to proper shimming for gear mesh. Otherwise I would have destroyed the helical ring gears in my ST-R by now.
 
Nice haul! I hope I am able to find a steal like that when I get to my project in late August.

Tom
 
Project is completed and it even had its maiden race this past weekend.

I really like the way it seemed to be on rails scooting around the track. The 4.5R brushless motor is more than enough for what I need it for. I don’t think I ever went beyond 2/3 throttle at any time this weekend. I never had to. Next time I am going to push it a little more. Just need to gain the confidence to do so. It was definitely a blast to drive. Now I wish I had gotten an on-road rig a long time ago.

I will take some pics of the completed rig and post them.
 
Sounds like a blast my friend! I am looking at a TC4 on Ebay now and I think I am going to pull the trigger. I have started a couple of threads in General Electric that I was looking for answers on before I bought it though. Hopefully I can get an answer soon. Reading this post is making me anxious as hell to buy it! LOL Glad to hear things went well.

Tom
 
Here are the completed pics. These are after it's first race this past weekend.

tc4_1.webp


tc4_2.webp


tc4_3.webp


Here is a pic of my other body I just finished painting on Sunday.

body_2.webp
 
Rob, that is looking super sweet! You really did a great job getting it built and ready to go. Did you have to much filing and shimming? I can't wait to have mine built and ready to go!

Tom
 
I filed all the edges of the CF prior to sealing with CA. I also filed and sanded all the arms at the hinge points until I had zero binding. I didn't have to shim the diffs any more than what the instructions stated. I did have to pick a few more shims for the wheel hubs to get rid of all the side to side play in the CVD's.

There really aren't a lot of parts to the kit. You just need to take your time and be patient. You don't want any binding anywhere. I must have had each arm on and off a half a dozen times until I was satisfied.
 
I filed all the edges of the CF prior to sealing with CA. I also filed and sanded all the arms at the hinge points until I had zero binding. I didn't have to shim the diffs any more than what the instructions stated. I did have to pick a few more shims for the wheel hubs to get rid of all the side to side play in the CVD's.

There really aren't a lot of parts to the kit. You just need to take your time and be patient. You don't want any binding anywhere. I must have had each arm on and off a half a dozen times until I was satisfied.

Being patient is sometimes hard, and maybe with an 1/8 scale you can be a bit impatient.. LOL, but with this kit it sounds as if patience will pay off in the long run. I think FastEddy said building this car would be like watch making. LOL What size shims did you need to pick up for the wheel hubs? Did you put them before or after the bearing? Thanks

Tom
 
The shims go between the hub bearing and the pin that holds the wheel hex.

The kit comes with 4 shims which equates to 1 at each wheel. I ended up having to use 2 at each wheel to eliminate all the play.

Here is the size. http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/WTI0001P?&I=LX2976
 
Thanks for the info my friend I am going to order a set. Thanks again.

Tom
 
Hey Robmob, and Ed,

What servo are you guys using for steering? Thanks

Tom
 

Wow.... that is a nice servo! I was thinking of using a Z590.... Would you recomend something different? That Futaba is nice... but a bit out of my price range at the moment. I blew all my money on the motor and spedo. Thanks guys.

Tom
 
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