Will27

You can see it here, the photo angles aren't perfect though
http://ets.redrc.net/2013/06/chassis-focus-andy-moore/

2nd photo

John Wallace2

I checked the Petit RC database and didin't find an Andy Moore setup similar to this (WRT the center drive pully).

FMI what is the point of the floating top plate? From my way of thinking the F to R flexibilty only inhibits weight transfer to the front under deceleration (like pushing on a rope), thus taking away steering going into a corner (however, the write up says Andy is doing other mods to get more steering). Under power the floating top plate as shown would have little affect as the weight transfer to the rear since it would be like pulling on a rope - very little give.

I wait to be enlightened

Advil

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As I remember it, this mod allowed more torsional flex at the back of the car. Win the screws in, the rear of the chassis is much stiffer.

John Wallace2

That makes sense. Back in the day people were putting rubber grumlets between the top-deck and the bulk head to get more torsional flex in the chassis. However, Airwave specifically mentioned front to back flex, which upon rethinking the problem; with no screws in the center pully holes and the top plate shimmed up from the bulk head, the F/R weight transfer should be dampened both on and off power by allowing the top plate to flex as the weight transfers in either direction - sort of like a softer center spring in a pan car.

John Wallace2

I remember these photo but never could find the setup sheet that went with them. However, I do remember that Andy had added a bulk head along the CL of the chassis just ahead of the center pully bearings, drilled a hole in the top plate and secured the top plate to the new bulk head with one screw instead of the 4 around the center drive pully. If you look closely you can see the extra button head screw ahead of the drive pully. In the second photo it is near the negative battery wire. I don't recall discussion about raising the top deck, but it certainly could be there.

Airwave

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Hello everybody, I'm looking for thick anti-roll bars. Thicker than the HB ones (1.6, 1.8 and 2.0). Has anybody already found and used such compatible anti-roll bars on a TCXX?

John Wallace2

Well the new weight limits nearly killed my TCXX based cars - but not quite!!!

I removed the Arrowmax chassis from both the VTA and USGT cars, swapped VTA components with my USGT car, changed some connectors, went to a different lighter body (no more Camaro ) and I'm down to 1452 without body clips (including front diff and 6000 MAH battery). Completely ROAR and USVTA legal. Except for the ROAR regional here they are running VTA at 1350 so after the Regionals I may have a VTA car for sale! BTW it is mostly ChrisGT's setup.

Without the Arrowmax chassis, my USGT car started off at 1392 but with the change to 1350 I bought a 5000 mah shorty pack and added some weight to rebalance the car F/R and L/R and it now comes in at 1352 ready to race. Hope my scale is correct!

I must say I was concerned about using the shorty in USGT or 17.5 but after watching Cristian Tabush nearly beat Chris Adams (nat'l champ) in 1/10th modified this weekend at Austin using a 5000mah shorty pack, I no longer have those concerns - you just have to manage your motor timing and gearing.

Let's see $80 for a shorty battery or $500 to $800 for a new car. hmmm - My TCXXs still work pretty good!

John Wallace2

I ran the cars yesterday. My 25.5 TC car with a good driver (not me) ran a 17.6 lap after just a few laps with the car and he said he could have gone faster but for some of the transmitter settings. For comparison his 17.5 TC car, one of the better one in the area, with comparable tires was in the low 16s/high 15s - Not bad for a VTA legal motor and an old chassis!

I only ran against one other VTA car yesterday (test and tune day) but after some tweaking I got the lap times in my VTA car even faster than the 25.5TC despite hulling around an extra 100 grams. I have a few changes to make that should make the VTA car even faster. Now I'll go back and tweak the 25.5 some more and see what I can do to get it even better. Next I'll have to work on being a better driver!

nova2015

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I've just picked up a TCXX to use in GT, where it's 17.5 fixed timing, outdoor medium grip ashphalt, control tyre Much More 36X.

Any recommendations as a starting point for diff and shock oils? I have not run a HB car before, and there's lots of different suggestions regarding which way to go.

Currently has 2K diff oil, 450cst shock oil with kit springs and pistons.

Marcos.J

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Hot Bodies TCXX Setup Sheets

Airwave

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The most important thing you have to know with this chassis is that FR block and RF block have originally the same width. That's why you have FR block called "+1". Ensure that you are using it, because using 0 will make the the front so sharp you won't be able to have a usable rear.

Start with 1.5mm under the arms everywhere, 2mm under the turnbuckes diff-side. 1.3mm antiroll bars, 3000 in the rear diff

About shocks, 450, three holes 1.1mm, 0 rebound, 1mm hole in the top plastic part, HPI silver springs everywhere.

The rest is depending on the chassis and the upper deck you are using...

John Wallace2

Do a search for ChrisGT2. He posted the TCXX setups he use for Cleveland seveal years ago where he was in the Amain in VTA, USGT, and 17.5. Though that is an indoor carpet track I noticed his setup was very close to what I was using outdoors, so I switched to his setup in my TCXX outdoors on asphalt with only minor tweaks. For USGT, I was using HPI Blue springs and eventually went to silvers in the rear. Great starting place! That car turned a hell of a lot better than my T4-16 does, it just weighs too much with the new weight limits.

Nuno Gancho

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Hello is below shock tower the Pro5 short shock tower thanks
part 114467

ShaunMac

I always thought those option towers were for use with the short B-type arms on the Pro5. I don't recall seeing short shocks for the car.

Daniel Zero

Hi,

I'm looking for a spur & pinion combination that fit (!) in the TCXX (incl. the upgrade motor holder from 2014) to reach ca. 5.00 (48dp) and 4.50 (64dp). I tried a lot but I'm a bit tired sending stuff back to the RC shop...

Any ideas?