My Adventures in RC Drifting

John W. Miami, FL, United States: 3mcgr5w1c371s; Share

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Aliases:: hero, dorifto kingu

Chassis:: Tamiya/TN Racing TA05

Radio Tx:: Futaba 3PM-2.4G

Radio Rx:: Futaba R603FF

Servo:: Futaba S9550

Motor:: Tamiya Super Stock TZ

ESC:: Futaba MC230CR

Tires:: HPI T-Drift Toyo Radials

Website:: http://myrcdrift.blogspot.com

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Square TA05 Hop-ups

Yesterday, I installed some hop-ups on my Square TA05. I switched out the bushings in the steering arms for a nice set of ball bearings and also added some 5mm shims to eliminate play on the posts. While I had the upper deck removed I sealed it with CA glue. Bearings installed: … Continue

Posted on June 13th, 2008 at 10:30am — 1 Comment (Add)

Square TA05 - Initial Impressions

I haven't spent too much time behind the wheel of this conversion yet, but it already (with very little tuning) feels as good as, if not better than, my main TA05 drifter. Here are some of my first impressions:

The chassis has plenty of steering without feeling like it's oversteering (I'm not really sure if that makes sense). It doesn't need a lot of steering input to initiate drifts, and once you set your angle it's happy to stay pointing where you want it.
I've tested it with

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Posted on June 10th, 2008 at 9:30am — 2 Comments (Add)

Soarer Coming Along

I've had the body trimmed for some time now, and I was finally able to mount it yesterday having completed the kit. I originally wanted to paint it black, but now I'm considering red...

Posted on February 23rd, 2008 at 12:30am — 2 Comments (Add)

Tech Racing Torque Rod Set

I installed one more hop-up for the IFS today. It's a set of front and rear chassis torque rods from Tech Racing. Because this chassis is set up for drifting, I only used the rear torque rods. There is still a tiny bit of flex that comes from the center of the chassis, but the rear is now significantly stiffer than before.

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Posted on February 21st, 2008 at 2:00pm — 1 Comment (Add)

TA05-IFS Build - Part 3

I finished the chassis last night. To complete it I installed a Tamiya Sport Tuned motor, Tamiya TEU-101BK ESC, Futaba R153F receiver, Futaba S3004 servo, and Speedway PAL D9 wheels (7mm offset) with ABS. All there's left to do is finish up the body...

The completed chassis:

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Posted on February 20th, 2008 at 8:30pm — 1 Comment (Add)

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GroovyDrift Drift of the Month Submission - Feb. 2008 Added by John W.

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At 10:12pm on June 13th, 2008, John W. said…: You don't have to think about it for long, it's for ten year-olds.

At 8:36pm on June 13th, 2008, SDF said…: Like I said, I never thought about Pokemon for too long.

Seeing how you have that Square conversion driving good, I think it needs a proper body. How about letting me revamp the Soarer.

At 2:16pm on June 13th, 2008, John W. said…: Ketchum? It took you that long??

At 12:40pm on June 13th, 2008, SDF said…: I realized recently that Ash's last name is a pun. Wow that took awhile. I guess I never really analyzed the importance and deeper meanings of Pokemon.