Colin McRae Focus

[DeweyCJ5]

so i did some trading and ended up with a tamiys tt01 bmw as part of the deal



cleaned it up, checked it over, drove it for the first time in years. did some more trading and got a HPI 7412 - FORD FOCUS WRC BODY and the paint for it, ordered tires from china and focus rally rims from ebay



tires shipped fast from china around a week



now i just hope i can get it to look this good

[DeweyCJ5]

got the rear body posts reamed out and did not like where the fronts would be so i ordered a set of TC3 front body posts, in hindsight i think now that they may not work for what i need...

[DeweyCJ5]

the problem with the tt01 is that it is a 190mm chassis and the hpi body is 200mm , the tamiya focus wheels are 0 offset so i need a way to move them out. After a little searching on the web i came across this

Vintage Tamiya Radio Control Cars through to Modern Tamiya R/C - Showroom Page

it explains the different axle shafts you can use to widen it out

[DeweyCJ5]

found a nice write up on a rally conversion

Vintage Tamiya Radio Control Cars through to Modern Tamiya R/C - Showroom Page

[kwkride]

Looks like a good project Dewey. I need to replace the servo in mine still.

[DeweyCJ5]

i know i am polishing a turd compared to a real rally chassis , but i had it and its not costing a lot of money and i really dont have anyone or any where to race it so it is what it is

[DeweyCJ5]

got the TC3 body mounts installed had to mod a little but works good and the rims showed up today as well





about time to trim the body the rest of the way and tape up for paint

[DeweyCJ5]

so i ordered the wider axles (tam 50808 ) and the traxxas hexs (tra3654 ) to widen it out , i was hoping to use the stock dogbones and outputs but they are to big so i must order tam 50883 and tam 58348

[pixelnate]

So what happened with this? Any updates?

Tappa who?

[alexchen86]

These 1/10 TC conversions are a dime a dozen back in the day. AE actually made a rally kit conversion for the TC3. Ebay may still have some. A good platform for tub TCs would be shaft driven and defiantly some sort of gear cover like the Tb-03 or tb-03r and just get slightly taller shocks and mess with oil and spring for ride height.

TL-01 or cc-01 are also easy conversions depending what you're after and won't break the bank! The tt-01 is terrible in terms of weight distribution, limited steering adjustments despite even running cvd's and modding the c hubs.

I don't know about the tt-02 but I'd imagine similar......or you could go for df-03ra or XV-01 or XV-01 pro....rally is the new thing after gymkhana took off. Doubt it will last too long. Look what happened to HPI's true scale Mini Trophy Desert Trucks. I'm building one as we speak snagged a chassis and some arms cheap off ebay and some bodies.

Rally is fun but 1/8 rally cars are a lot more durable. Even the junk hpi wr8 isn't that bad with the right suspension adjustments.

[jeepgeek2002]

TC3 Rally Conversion kit from Stormer

[fourxfunk]

Thats awesome, I've still got mine on an old chassis out in the garage.

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[pixelnate]

Originally Posted by alexchen86

These 1/10 TC conversions are a dime a dozen back in the day. AE actually made a rally kit conversion for the TC3. Ebay may still have some. A good platform for tub TCs would be shaft driven and defiantly some sort of gear cover like the Tb-03 or tb-03r and just get slightly taller shocks and mess with oil and spring for ride height.

TL-01 or cc-01 are also easy conversions depending what you're after and won't break the bank! The tt-01 is terrible in terms of weight distribution, limited steering adjustments despite even running cvd's and modding the c hubs.

I don't know about the tt-02 but I'd imagine similar......or you could go for df-03ra or XV-01 or XV-01 pro....rally is the new thing after gymkhana took off. Doubt it will last too long. Look what happened to HPI's true scale Mini Trophy Desert Trucks. I'm building one as we speak snagged a chassis and some arms cheap off ebay and some bodies.

Rally is fun but 1/8 rally cars are a lot more durable. Even the junk hpi wr8 isn't that bad with the right suspension adjustments.

Why did the conversation shift to talking about the TC3 when the OP was describing work done on a TT-01?

And the WR8 is quite a capable car. I should know, I own one.

[Starlite033]

Originally Posted by alexchen86

These 1/10 TC conversions are a dime a dozen back in the day. AE actually made a rally kit conversion for the TC3. Ebay may still have some. A good platform for tub TCs would be shaft driven and defiantly some sort of gear cover like the Tb-03 or tb-03r and just get slightly taller shocks and mess with oil and spring for ride height.

TL-01 or cc-01 are also easy conversions depending what you're after and won't break the bank! The tt-01 is terrible in terms of weight distribution, limited steering adjustments despite even running cvd's and modding the c hubs.

I don't know about the tt-02 but I'd imagine similar......or you could go for df-03ra or XV-01 or XV-01 pro....rally is the new thing after gymkhana took off. Doubt it will last too long. Look what happened to HPI's true scale Mini Trophy Desert Trucks. I'm building one as we speak snagged a chassis and some arms cheap off ebay and some bodies.

Rally is fun but 1/8 rally cars are a lot more durable. Even the junk hpi wr8 isn't that bad with the right suspension adjustments.

I wanted to say good for you Dewey.

I bought a TT-01 back in the day to do this same conversion with but it never happened because my wife got me a WR8. Even so keep up the good work, I enjoy the kits I worked the hardest on so fill your boots.

Star

[DeweyCJ5]

shes been on a shelf for a long while i am ordering the rest of the parts for it today , time to get it running

[kwkride]

C'mon Dewey, lets see this one.

(or you can just send me the shell and I'll mount it on my TT01 rally car)

[95yjsahara]

My focus rally car.

[kwkride]

Looks good!