TM2

[Smartalec]

Originally Posted by JezT

Mines very quiet...... sitting here on the table

Can't wait for tomorrow at 'ton.

I felt the drive train was smooth but quite tight so I've replaced the rubber sealed 10x15x4 bearings for the Diff and Slipper assemblies with metal sealed... feels a bit looser, Maybe a bad move...thoughts?

Also, were anyone elses front axles really sloppy? - ie sliding in and out by at least a mil.... gonna try and find some shims to take out the play.

BTW Alec were'nt you going to post your setup? Pretty please!

Hi Jez,
I've been trying to post the setup sheet for 3 days lol ...... It will be up on here later this evening, fingers crossed

[Smartalec]

Indoor Setup coming soon ;0)

[Gonky]

Originally Posted by Smartalec

Indoor Setup

Team Binoculars needed!

[JezT]

Sorry Alec - any chance of something bigger than a thumbnail

[Smartalec]

Originally Posted by JezT

Sorry Alec - any chance of something bigger than a thumbnail

Sorry Jez it's a real pain trying to upload a file this size, I've a man working on it

[Smartalec]

Finally still bit small but readable

[mr_g]

How are you guys getting the tco2c rear hubs to work?

I thought the 4wd hubs were 2 mm wider so there would be a lot of shimming to the hex. Am I missing something?

Trying to work this out as I have built a home brew tm2 from a tc02c chassis as the tm2 is not yet available in AUS.

Cheers

[marcel]

Wow compleet diferent setup from wat i drive.
Wat.sort of track is that for.
And was this your starting setup or dith you try the basic carpet start setup?
Just asking. Want to learn how the tm2 reacts to diferent driving and tracks

[Smartalec]

Originally Posted by marcel

Wow compleet diferent setup from wat i drive.
Wat.sort of track is that for.
And was this your starting setup or dith you try the basic carpet start setup?
Just asking. Want to learn how the tm2 reacts to diferent driving and tracks

Hi that was my start set up with the car. The track was a mixture of grippy carpet and a slicker carpet with some vinyl and hardboard jumps. Overall grip level is medium I'd say and the car was very good with this set up.

The second meeting was on a high grip indoor astro track with wooden jumps and one section of vinyl. The start set up was identical to the one above and the car was again superb. This shows that the car is really easy to set up and very versatile.

I did try the 2wd rear wishbones on the car and this shortens the wheelbase
and makes the car a little more twitchy which will suit some drivers.

Will be making more changes to the set up and racing again tomorrow so will report back after that

[JezT]

Stats wise I probabely had my worst nights racing ever on Tuesday night at Silverstone with my TM2:

Practice - Succeeded in doing possibly 4 laps in total - couldn't steer, glitching etc - thanks Simon East for soldering an extra length in my ESC speedo signal lead - My fault using an extension connector.
Heat 1 - 6 laps running really happy then no power - Alec happened to be marshalling at that spot - him and me couldn't see anything wrong - later discovered the motor wire connections had worked free - My fault hadn't had time to solder
Heat 2 - broke ballstud on first jump - My fault - when building, I hadn't put the retaining screw in the rear hub pivot - so that that had worked free and jammed up the wheel.
Heat 3 - 7 laps in... a front tyre came completely off the rim and rolled down the track - yep, my fault - I hadn't glued it.
Final - Started last on the grid - within a couple of laps I was in 2nd chasing down a 4wd until I started glitching again so to avoid damage I pulled it off.

Car wise and potential - I HAD THE BEST NIGHT SO FAR -
This car is brilliant - so stable it would be rude not to drive it fast

Just gonna spend some time preparing the car better - electrics, threadlock, glueing,etc.

Disappointed we're not at West Bridgeford this weekend, but roll on Tuesday at the 'tone.

[StevenBest]

Originally Posted by JezT

Stats wise I probabely had my worst nights racing ever on Tuesday night at Silverstone with my TM2:

Practice - Succeeded in doing possibly 4 laps in total - couldn't steer, glitching etc - thanks Simon East for soldering an extra length in my ESC speedo signal lead - My fault using an extension connector.
Heat 1 - 6 laps running really happy then no power - Alec happened to be marshalling at that spot - him and me couldn't see anything wrong - later discovered the motor wire connections had worked free - My fault hadn't had time to solder
Heat 2 - broke ballstud on first jump - My fault - when building, I hadn't put the retaining screw in the rear hub pivot - so that that had worked free and jammed up the wheel.
Heat 3 - 7 laps in... a front tyre came completely off the rim and rolled down the track - yep, my fault - I hadn't glued it.
Final - Started last on the grid - within a couple of laps I was in 2nd chasing down a 4wd until I started glitching again so to avoid damage I pulled it off.

Car wise and potential - I HAD THE BEST NIGHT SO FAR -
This car is brilliant - so stable it would be rude not to drive it fast

Just gonna spend some time preparing the car better - electrics, threadlock, glueing,etc.

Disappointed we're not at West Bridgeford this weekend, but roll on Tuesday at the 'tone.

Should of gone to specsavers Jez

[IntegraMark]

While I'm waiting for my TM2 to show up, Marcel posted his video on shimming the diff. does anyone know the part number for the shims? does anyone know where I can buy the shims (TeamC or any other brand) from and what sizes I need?

[Smartalec]

Hi i'm pretty sure the shims you need are TR4057 (team C), the size is 10x12x0.2

Alec

[IntegraMark]

Originally Posted by Smartalec

Hi i'm pretty sure the shims you need are TR4057 (team C), the size is 10x12x0.2

Alec

those are the larger ones, any idea on the smaller ones that went on the prop shaft?

Marcel said it's Absima part number 86000 and the only place that has it in stock is SMD and they don't ship to Canada.

[mr_g]

You can use the Losi Shim set
Losi 5mm/6mm Metric Shim Set [LOSA6356]

obviously you want to use only the 5mm.

[jaywestwood]

Has anyone done a meeting outdoors in the wet yet? How did you find the grip compared to other cars?

[IntegraMark]

Originally Posted by mr_g

You can use the Losi Shim set
Losi 5mm/6mm Metric Shim Set [LOSA6356]

obviously you want to use only the 5mm.

perfect! Thank you! I can get these at my local hobby shop.

Originally Posted by jaywestwood

Has anyone done a meeting outdoors in the wet yet? How did you find the grip compared to other cars?

What's the surface you're running on?

[goos]

We ran the buggy at the DHI cup:



our average Joe raced it to his personal best ever in a big race.

[Kusal]

Originally Posted by IntegraMark

While I'm waiting for my TM2 to show up, Marcel posted his video on shimming the diff. does anyone know the part number for the shims? does anyone know where I can buy the shims (TeamC or any other brand) from and what sizes I need?

Hi Mark,
Where is the vid of Marcel?
Cannot find it back?
Thanks.

[john333]

Originally Posted by goos

We ran the buggy at the DHI cup:

our average Joe raced it to his personal best ever in a big race.

Does he mind being called "average joe"?