Tamiya TB-Evolution III
07-03-2003, 10:45 PM
#2791
If you can stomach the cost, the alloy ones from Square are very nice.
Originally posted by defMondo
The diff cases in my EVO3S were worse then the ones I got with my original EVO3. Going to have to get the dremel onto them tonight.
Maybe I was just lucky the first time or unlucky this time.
It's very tempting to go the aftermarket red alloy ones though.
Tony
The diff cases in my EVO3S were worse then the ones I got with my original EVO3. Going to have to get the dremel onto them tonight.
Maybe I was just lucky the first time or unlucky this time.
It's very tempting to go the aftermarket red alloy ones though.
Tony
07-03-2003, 10:57 PM
#2793
It is just time to move on and was a personal decision. Sorry I don't want to discuss these matters on a public board for people to read or not read into the change and misunderstand words.
Tamiya was a great company to drive for and I made alot of friends both in and outside of Tamiya.
Tom it was Troy C's car (tamiyracer) he got it for working at Reedy and was going to let me run it until I got my order from Tamiya. Due to the change I had not rec'd mine yet so I gave his back he got a free build out of it, but as we all know building is half the fun.
Tamiya was a great company to drive for and I made alot of friends both in and outside of Tamiya.
Tom it was Troy C's car (tamiyracer) he got it for working at Reedy and was going to let me run it until I got my order from Tamiya. Due to the change I had not rec'd mine yet so I gave his back he got a free build out of it, but as we all know building is half the fun.
07-03-2003, 11:48 PM
#2794
Originally posted by Difuser
It is just time to move on and was a personal decision.
It is just time to move on and was a personal decision.
Oh well... good luck in your new venture Dan and Peter! So does this mean you guys will have a few hand-down Tamiya cars now? E-mail me... hahaha, just kidding!
07-04-2003, 12:42 AM
#2795
Originally posted by KiwiKid
If you can stomach the cost, the alloy ones from Square are very nice.
If you can stomach the cost, the alloy ones from Square are very nice.
I was thinking about the ones from Square. Specially now that they are red.
Might wait until after the local TCS round here and see what happens then.
Thanks,
Tony
07-04-2003, 06:53 AM
#2796
Good job Dan and Peter (DP? haha yuck) Good luck with your future ventures with Brokomo (sorry Yoke, i couldn't help it) lol! I'm just being sarcastic. Have fun with your new toys!
07-04-2003, 11:48 AM
#2797
Regional Moderator
peter_robinson / Difuser
good job fellas, congrats and good luck.
Thanks for all the insight on the Tamiya kits, it's been very helpful
Thanks for all the insight on the Tamiya kits, it's been very helpful
07-04-2003, 01:35 PM
#2798
Tech Regular
EVO 3 / TRF ??
Just a quick one. Why is the Evo 3 not a TRF kit? does this mean the Tamiya Racing Factory team have had nothing to do with the kits development unlike the TA04 TRF, TRF414 series and F103 TRF etc etc?
On this subject, does anyone know where there's a list of all Tamiya's TRF kits?
On this subject, does anyone know where there's a list of all Tamiya's TRF kits?
07-04-2003, 04:27 PM
#2799
Scoopitup, lower price on EVO 3 S
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07-05-2003, 12:15 AM
#2800
TRF or not!
As I understood it's like this.
Japan and Asia both independantley are responcible for the development of products.
As rumor goes.
The EVO is a Japan product.
The 414 project, is US.
Mostly when it is US it gets branded TRF.
This keeps an healthy competition, insde the Tamiya Comp.
As I understood it's like this.
Japan and Asia both independantley are responcible for the development of products.
As rumor goes.
The EVO is a Japan product.
The 414 project, is US.
Mostly when it is US it gets branded TRF.
This keeps an healthy competition, insde the Tamiya Comp.
07-05-2003, 08:12 AM
#2801
Pizzadude,
it would seem like that, but actually all the designing is all done in Japan. In one of Tamiya's buildings in Japan there is a floor that is all design, whether it be the box art or actual chassis design. I am not sure but I think TRF designs every chassis, and plans for expansion off of the chassis, for example the Evo 3 to the Surikarn Evo 3.
So in fact the Evo 3 is in a way a TRF kit, think of it like the TC3 and the factory team TC3.
it would seem like that, but actually all the designing is all done in Japan. In one of Tamiya's buildings in Japan there is a floor that is all design, whether it be the box art or actual chassis design. I am not sure but I think TRF designs every chassis, and plans for expansion off of the chassis, for example the Evo 3 to the Surikarn Evo 3.
So in fact the Evo 3 is in a way a TRF kit, think of it like the TC3 and the factory team TC3.
07-05-2003, 06:07 PM
#2802
Originally posted by davioh
a blue evo3s would be so much better than red...when you guys say Ti color u mean titanium? that would look nice...or the heat sink in the original evo3...blueish black mmmmmmmmmmmmm
a blue evo3s would be so much better than red...when you guys say Ti color u mean titanium? that would look nice...or the heat sink in the original evo3...blueish black mmmmmmmmmmmmm
Btw...how many of you guys are going to attend next weekend's race at the Silver bowl?
07-06-2003, 05:30 PM
#2803
Hey all,
How do you like your evo 3? I've been thinking abotu getting one for a long time and now I think I'm going to get the surikarn evo 3 very soon. And if anyone wants to help me get it faster they can buy my xxx-s
Thanks for the info ahead of time.
-Sushi Boy
How do you like your evo 3? I've been thinking abotu getting one for a long time and now I think I'm going to get the surikarn evo 3 very soon. And if anyone wants to help me get it faster they can buy my xxx-s
Thanks for the info ahead of time.-Sushi Boy
07-06-2003, 07:42 PM
#2804
Re: EVO 3 / TRF ??
Originally posted by keithander
...Why is the Evo 3 not a TRF kit?
...Why is the Evo 3 not a TRF kit?
TRF items however, are usually only offered via some select distributors, not necessarily all. They also never appear in Tamiya's annual catalogs unless they bear 58xxx numbers... eg
58227: TA03R TRF
58243: TA03RS TRF
58258: F103LM TRF
These don't appear in Tamiya catalogs...
49175: TRF414M
49219: TRF414MII
49255: TRF414M World Champ Replica
49278: TA04TRF
49283: TB Evolution III Surikarn Edition
07-06-2003, 09:10 PM
#2805
Peter,
Shimming the gearbox? Please share again (I must have missed an earlier post). Just built an EVO III using the Square gearboxes but didn't do any shimming.
Cheers.
Shimming the gearbox? Please share again (I must have missed an earlier post). Just built an EVO III using the Square gearboxes but didn't do any shimming.
Cheers.
Originally posted by peter_robinson
the boxes from square are very much worth the cost, i loved them, and they make shimming the gear box easier.
they now even come in red to match the S EVO!
the boxes from square are very much worth the cost, i loved them, and they make shimming the gear box easier.
they now even come in red to match the S EVO!