Yep, it's a bit costly but the handling difference is really noticeable.

The steel conversion parts allow you to add the down stop parts which the actual TT02-S kit parts do not.

I have a few questions about the TT02 (sorry if they are answered in the 50+ pages of posts).

I race cars w/ a club and have for years. I realized I don't own a car that I can enjoy on regular pavement. All my cars are super low to the ground, and have open gearing (F1 and TC 17.5 are two of my racers) -not exactly parking lot friendly. I have been looking for something that is inexpensive that I can just have some fun w/ in the driveway and at the local park. I want it to be closed gearing as I don't want rocks chewing up the gears. I have been looking at the TB04, -but at $200 for the kit I just don't care to spend that money. Don't get me wrong I've spent thousands on my race/club cars ...but for parking lot fun I don't care about precise split second control and honed in torque and rpm. In fact I don't plan to race this at all ...just something to play around with. So I keep going back and forth w/ the TB04, but then saw the TT02S. I can get the TT02S for like $120 w/ coupons and shipped.

How do you like the TT02 ? I get that there will be some things i'll want to upgrade and I have several extra motors laying around and electronics ..i'll probably put a 21.5 brushless in this. How is the TT02's steering -does it handle well? I do own a few M05s which I race ..I get that I may have to put aluminum steering in and some good cv joints ...but will it stay planted in a straight line once you get it all sorted out?

Anything I should know about the TT02s? Is it a decent car for parking lot fun?

I have had my tt-02 for about 3 months now and I think it would be the perfect car for what you wish to do with it.

I have been racing for over 20 years and I recently raced it in a Tamiya TCS race and was easily running mid pack with it in the GT-2 (17.5 motor) class. I suggest buying the tt-02D type S kit. This drift kit comes with a few aluminum goodies in the kit, including the aluminum prop shaft which is a must have if you want to put a motor with any power in it. You will need to buy some tires suitable for parking lot driving unless you want to use the drift tires. The only thing I upgraded from this kit is CVD's for the front which I think is a must have. The dog bones are fine to use on the rear of the car.

Thank you!

Yes, I was planning on the TT02 "s",
you say the drift kit, -I have no desire to drift, ...so the tires would not be used, but I have a ton of spare tires from other cars. So w/ the drift kit, is there any difference w/ the setup that I should be aware of? Or is basically the same as the "s" kit (minus the extra aluminum goodies you mentioned)?

Yes, I too have been racing,, since about 2008. I have expensive cars, this one would just be to have fun building and some parking lot driving.

It should be a pretty great car for what you want. It's cheap. It's tough. Most importantly, it's fun! It's got some nice upgrades available for it too. I have only used mine for drifting but I run (and drift) in some pretty rough spots. There isn't a street or parking lot in Tennessee that doesn't have small rocks, gravel, dirt and other crud ground into it and I need a car that can deal with that and not get jammed up by said rocks and gravel when the tires kick them into the chassis tub. So far so good with my TT-02D Type S.

My aluminum motor mount, shocks and CVDs should be here tomorrow. I also ordered the LaFerrari body to use with regular tires. We're gonna see just how fast she'll go on 3S very soon. I don't mind mangling a Ferrari, not that I intend to but stuff happens at 60 mph and I can get more Ferraris. Lambo bodies are a bit harder to come by these days.

If you build it per instructions, you will be fine for parking lot bashing except for the shocks. I would build the shocks with the 1 hole pistons and maybe use something like a 50 wt rear and 70 wt in the front for the shock oil. Just ditch the tires, but the rims are fine and will work with standard 24mm touring car tires. For the front diff, use the thick anti-wear grease that comes with the kit, but I would use some thinner silicone grease for the rear diff.

I have many cars too as I really enjoy racing. However, I don't have big money to spend on RC so this car fits my needs perfectly.

The tt-02s Drift just comes with the aluminium prop parts that the basic type S does not. You could sell the drift wheels and tyres if only racing or just keep them and have a slide every now and again.

I like the yeah racing motor mount and the speed gear set as then you can gear the TT02 with 64dp or 48dp gears and get lower fdr's

It's a cracking car, despite having a slew of race cars I still enjoy taking the TT02S to the track, it handles well.

If running on a car park I would personally go for 3 holes and full rebound with 350 or 400 oil

Thanks guys,
okay, will get the tt02d type s, -its only like $100. Yeah, I may sell the tires as drifting doesn't really interest me. Once I get the kit i'll let you all know!

The thing I like best about my tt02's that I have is I don't worry about any of my kids or friends if they want to try a RC car out I just hand over the remote. Handles great outdoors on asphalt with cheap kit tires. Only parts I've had break is the steering rack parts.

-Ha, I was thinking the same thing!

I just ordered the TT02D type s
...looks like its the same as the TT02s minus the ESC, but comes w/ extra aluminum bits. I have at least 3 esc's that I am not using ...I may even keep the silvercan in it. I really don't care about making this a super fast car.

..deciding if I want to build this as an old school Porsche 930 or a modern Porsche GT. -looking at the Tamiya 934 body and the HPI Porsche GT3 bodies ..will keep you posted on the build!

http://tamiya.com/english/products/4...e934/index.htm

http://hpiracing.world/assets/images...MG_0462_et.jpg

Those old school Porsches look really cool IMO, but the HPI body will handle better.

The torque tuned motor is fairly quick for a silver can motor. You will likely be happy with it for parking lot bashing, unless you are a real speed demon.

The high speed gear set that was mentioned earlier is a good upgrade. You can run 64p gears and get many more gear options that way.

The drift kit doesnt include the alum motor mount and fast gear set so u need to buy them separately. I'll suggest to buy the diff. lock and put it in the front gear diff. The front universal shaft is 42mm. It is different from the traditional tt01/02. The silver spring come with the kit is not suitable for TC since it is to long and soft. You have to replace them with some touring short spring. As the standard suspension mount cannot install with the drop limiters. It is better to add some collars in the damper shaft to shorten the damper length in order to limit the drop.

It actually does include the aluminum motor mount, but not the high speed gear set which is a good upgrade.

The TT-02D Type-S that I recently built did not include the aluminum motor mount. I just installed one last night though along with aluminum shocks, CVDs and a new Futaba servo so my crawler can have 4 wheel steering again.