mikes ta02 rally build thread

[mikef350]

Hi all

Just thought i would share my ta02 rally build with ya all.

Got this the other week and decided to turn it into a rally build so i totaly striped her down for a good grease down and shiatsu and rebuilt her.

Hop ups are all tamiya period hop ups and they are

Tamiya alloy motor mount
Tamiya ta03 rear ball diff with the hop up option lighter alloy plates and one piece heavy duty thrust bearing.
Tamiya hard prop shaft.
Tamiya front one way diff.
Tamiya rear universal driveshafts.
Tamiya alloy king pins.
Tamya rear anti roll bar.
Fully ball raced.
Tamiya front and rear frp shock mounts.

And the parts i have bought my self for it are

Nip tamiya front universal driveshafts
New blue (as the ones in the pics are red ta01 hubs) ta02 front steering hubs.
new 2001 subaru imprezza shell
Rally block wheels and tyres
Second hand tamiya alloy shocks.
Tamiya rally cockpit set

Electrics that i will be fitting are tamiya super stock bz,flysky gt-3b 2.4ghz radio and mtronics viper max esc

Next on my list are adjustable upper arms and some better suspension shafts.

Pics below are a few shots from when i receaved it





These are the cleaned up shots and waiting for my new alloy shocks and shell