Found a nice Timaya RC

[RC2024]

in the trash. Looks to be in good shape. I need help diagnosing and fixing it to get it going. Thanks

Hello everyone

 

[fstnd]

Welcome to RCT

 

[WickedFog]

That's in pretty good shape.

Welcome to RCT!

 

[Tunedfrog]

Welcome in, fun project for sure.

 

[WickedFog]

The first thing to do is try to find the manual. Is that a Frog? Grasshopper? Or Hornet? I can never tell them apart.

 

[RC2024]

I read the parts between a hornet and grasshopper are “interchangeable” but that could be wrong

 

[9x19]

Welcome to RCT

The Tamiya Hornet was my first RC

 

[Doom!]

Welcome, nice find, looks to be in really good shape.

 

[Chubaka]

Welcome aboard. Love the cat

 

[Littlemotor]

The first thing to do is try to find the manual. Is that a Frog? Grasshopper? Or Hornet? I can never tell them apart.

Frog rear shocks are horizontal, and the front uses torsion bars. Also the rear axle is an IRS trailing arm design.

That’s a Grasshopper judging by the ABS plastic body.

The Hornet rear axle also can rotate a few degrees, where as the Grasshopper has a fixed pivot setup.

 

[WickedFog]

Frog rear shocks are horizontal, and the front uses torsion bars. Also the rear axle is an IRS trailing arm design.

That’s a Grasshopper judging by the ABS plastic body.

The Hornet rear axle also can rotate a few degrees, where as the Grasshopper has a fixed pivot setup.

Good info. I was never much of a Tamiya guy.

The good thing is, there should still be plenty of parts for it.

 

[Littlemotor]

Good info. I was never much of a Tamiya guy.

The good thing is, there should still be plenty of parts for it.

I was in the mid ‘80’s. We had a HIGHLY modified Hornet that absolutely dominated everything in sight in the Tamiya class. LOTS of changes, and most of which nobody could see..

Yep-they’ll never stop making parts for that chassis as long as they’re in business.

 

[Greywolf74]

Its definitely not a Frog. Love the old school mechanical ESC. <3

 

[Panko75]

What you have there is a Hornet, but with a Grasshopper body (which is an upgrade, Hornet bodies break easy) and aftermarket rear tires.

AFAIK Its missing the front bumper and the three-screw part that holds the front a-arms in.
You can find the manual here

 

[WickedFog]

I actually have, or had a complete Hornet chassis here at one time (minus all the metal bits). Not sure what happened to that. Did I send that to @STONER RC?

 

[Greywolf74]

I actually have, or had a complete Hornet chassis here at one time (minus all the metal bits). Not sure what happened to that. Did I send that to @STONER RC?

If you did, hes done smoked it up...