Good to see you, my friend!!! :-) Great video. Straight to the point. Upgrades look good. Now you got a black GH2 Super G or a Super Hornet in disguise. Very cool. Those shocks changes everything. Just about to build my stock shocks, kind of a bummer after watching this, he he :-) Well, at least I got a Super Hornet with those shocks ... hrmm ,,, and an ancient and well used 1990s stock 540 27T. Probably just as fast now as a new 380. Looking forward watching your run video with this. It looks very good and very very mean now! Thumbs up!
Thank you very much. Yeah it's basically a mixture of the old iconic Tamiya's. I can remember that I mounted a lexan body on my Grasshopper 2 (in 1992). I think it was a blalck Pontiac Trans-Am with different tires. I'm very surprised that the Tamiya ESC's that came with the actual kits do not even get warm, when running on 3S. I will try to run the Grasshopper 2 with the new suspension this week. Cheers buddy!
Nice. Yeah, I think Tamiya is very conservative with their specs. I'm running a 10.5T TBLM-02S brushless with a TBLE-02S standard ESC. No heat at all, even though I'm at the maximum Tamiya-recommended gearing. Definitly gonna try a higher gearing then :-)
Yeah I know. Even the DT-02 and DT-03 is restricted to either a 17T or a 19T, so not many options, but at least one option more than the Hoppers. But I think your GHII and GH is more than fast enough for a rigid rear axle that looses traction 50% of the time ;-)
Moin, nicht schlecht! Habe gerade meinen Original Grasshopper 2 komplett zerlegt und restauriert... Die alten Dämpfer sind durch, weshalb ich mir auch Oildämpfer geholt habe. Werde die gleichen Längen wählen wie Du. Aber wie hast Du die vorderen Dämpfer befestigt? Im Video an man es nur erahnen...
Danke! Vorne würde ich die Dämpfer eine Spur kürzer machen, sonst steht er schief. Im Kit gibt es zwei Dämpferhalterungen für vorne (Tamiya Schrauben-Beutel D #58643). Das sind so U-Halterungen. Damit kannst du die schön befestigen.
@@Remoteaddicted Danke für deine schnelle Antwort. Habe die U-Halterungen bestellt... Also, nach Deinen Erfahrungen jetzt hinten 86mm und vorne 67mm, richtig? Werde es mal testen... Danke
Ja, ich würde die vorderen mal kürzer machen. Eventuell hast du noch irgendwo etwas weichere Federn, denn mit den Federn, die bei den Dämpfern dabei sind, bewegt sich nicht viel :)
Great first suspension upgrade! You should really look into the double wishbone suspension kits now available..... THESE bits will definitely make your Hopper 3S ready! Cheers Murph
Absolutely! It's the coolest thing!! Check out AmPro Engineering's RUclips channel. From there, each video is a complete guide how to install each item. Also, each video has a direct link to buy each item in his Shapeways Store. AND, they're surprisingly affordable!! ....... His latest project - he's the first to make a double wishbone REAR suspension kit for Grasshopper 1/Hornet!!! 😲😲😲 Next will be for G2 and Rising Fighter! This guy is a mad genius! Murph
Nice. I just checked it out. I like the idea of the double wishbone but I guess I want to keep it as original as possible. It's not my everyday rc car :)
Danke. Ja aber ich fühl mich dabei noch etwas unwohl. Und englisch zu sprechen ist normalerweise kein Problem, aber sobald die Kamera läuft, wirds ein wenig chaotisch :)
Thanks a lot, Mike. When I was 12 I had one too. That's why I had to get the rerelease of the Grasshopper I. The length of the shocks is 70mm in the front and 87mm in the rear.
Hey..thinking of picking up gh2 re re..got the bug again its been a while!..want to uprate those rear shocks what ones did u get im not sure wich oil dampers fit the gh2?
The dampers are Tamiya 50519 (front) and 50520 (rear). I used the oil which came with the shocks. I'm not sure whats the exact viscosity but I would use 30wt.
nice! I like that you painted it black and not the box art it looks great!
Thanks a lot :) Yeah I like it black. I'm glad that I didn't paint it yellow :D
Good to see you, my friend!!! :-) Great video. Straight to the point. Upgrades look good. Now you got a black GH2 Super G or a Super Hornet in disguise. Very cool. Those shocks changes everything. Just about to build my stock shocks, kind of a bummer after watching this, he he :-) Well, at least I got a Super Hornet with those shocks ... hrmm ,,, and an ancient and well used 1990s stock 540 27T. Probably just as fast now as a new 380. Looking forward watching your run video with this. It looks very good and very very mean now! Thumbs up!
Thank you very much. Yeah it's basically a mixture of the old iconic Tamiya's. I can remember that I mounted a lexan body on my Grasshopper 2 (in 1992). I think it was a blalck Pontiac Trans-Am with different tires. I'm very surprised that the Tamiya ESC's that came with the actual kits do not even get warm, when running on 3S. I will try to run the Grasshopper 2 with the new suspension this week. Cheers buddy!
Nice. Yeah, I think Tamiya is very conservative with their specs. I'm running a 10.5T TBLM-02S brushless with a TBLE-02S standard ESC. No heat at all, even though I'm at the maximum Tamiya-recommended gearing. Definitly gonna try a higher gearing then :-)
Well I'm very restricted regarding the gearing in the Grasshopper 2.
Yeah I know. Even the DT-02 and DT-03 is restricted to either a 17T or a 19T, so not many options, but at least one option more than the Hoppers. But I think your GHII and GH is more than fast enough for a rigid rear axle that looses traction 50% of the time ;-)
Absolutely :)
Very nice man. Nice upgrade 👍
Thanks a lot :)
Could you give the tamiya size of the front and back shocks. I want to make sure i order the right ones. Thank you.
Great upgrade , nice job !! Excellent video !!
Thanks a lot my friend! 👌
Moin,
nicht schlecht! Habe gerade meinen Original Grasshopper 2 komplett zerlegt und restauriert...
Die alten Dämpfer sind durch, weshalb ich mir auch Oildämpfer geholt habe. Werde die gleichen Längen wählen wie Du.
Aber wie hast Du die vorderen Dämpfer befestigt? Im Video an man es nur erahnen...
Danke! Vorne würde ich die Dämpfer eine Spur kürzer machen, sonst steht er schief. Im Kit gibt es zwei Dämpferhalterungen für vorne (Tamiya Schrauben-Beutel D #58643). Das sind so U-Halterungen. Damit kannst du die schön befestigen.
@@Remoteaddicted Danke für deine schnelle Antwort. Habe die U-Halterungen bestellt... Also, nach Deinen Erfahrungen jetzt hinten 86mm und vorne 67mm, richtig? Werde es mal testen... Danke
Ja, ich würde die vorderen mal kürzer machen. Eventuell hast du noch irgendwo etwas weichere Federn, denn mit den Federn, die bei den Dämpfern dabei sind, bewegt sich nicht viel :)
I'd like to see grasshopper running.
Thanks for watching. Didn't run it with the new suspension yet. But a vid will follow soon :)
Great first suspension upgrade! You should really look into the double wishbone suspension kits now available.....
THESE bits will definitely make your Hopper 3S ready!
Cheers Murph
Thanks a lot. There's a double wishbone upgrade? I definitely have to check it out. Thanks a lot for the hint, Murph!
Absolutely! It's the coolest thing!! Check out AmPro Engineering's RUclips channel. From there, each video is a complete guide how to install each item. Also, each video has a direct link to buy each item in his Shapeways Store.
AND, they're surprisingly affordable!!
....... His latest project - he's the first to make a double wishbone REAR suspension kit for Grasshopper 1/Hornet!!! 😲😲😲
Next will be for G2 and Rising Fighter! This guy is a mad genius!
Murph
Nice. I just checked it out. I like the idea of the double wishbone but I guess I want to keep it as original as possible. It's not my everyday rc car :)
Finds auch cool, dass man dich mal sehen kann. Ich glaub das steht mir auch noch bevor :) Gibt dem ganzen eine persönlichere Note. Sehr fein!
Danke. Ja aber ich fühl mich dabei noch etwas unwohl. Und englisch zu sprechen ist normalerweise kein Problem, aber sobald die Kamera läuft, wirds ein wenig chaotisch :)
Das kann ich echt nachvollziehen. Vielleicht bleib ich bei deutsch mit Untertiteln.
Got one too. And had one when I was a boy :-) Great video!! What length of shocks did you use, front and back?
Thanks a lot, Mike. When I was 12 I had one too. That's why I had to get the rerelease of the Grasshopper I. The length of the shocks is 70mm in the front and 87mm in the rear.
Awesome. Where do i buy the upgrades please?
Thank you. Search Tamiya #50519 (front cva shocks) and Tamiya #50520 (rear cva shocks). You might find those online or ar your local hobby shop.
@@Remoteaddicted Cheers mate.
@@Remoteaddicted Sorry to be a pest. Do the shocks come with the adaptors ?
I think those came with the kit, not with the shocks.
Nice mod, but where did you get the Hornet shock kit from ?
Thanks. You can find the shocks almost everywhere. www.rcmart.com/tamiya-50519-55mm64mm67mm70mm-mini-shock-unit-p-16274.html?cPath=389_390
looks wicked very simmler to a old vintage Rc Buggy from the 1980"s cool dude
Thanks. It's the re-release from the Grasshopper II from 1988
Wow So i'm correct my mermory is not failing yet Cool Dude
I'm going to try to restore my childhood Vintage Rc Cars too
Haha :) Well I wanted to restore my vintage Grasshopper 2 but my little brother stold it without my knowledge.
hahaha sounds very familiar
I got one older and one younger brother and know how that go's lol
nice video! Grasshopper2 should be upgraded oil damper!
Thank you. The Tamiya CVA shocks are oil filled 😊
Great vídeo I like
Thanks you very much! 👍
Hey quick question how much paint did you need 2 spray your hopper?
I used 2 cans of black and one can of gloss.
Thanks my friend👍
You're welcome :)
cooles upgrade
Dankeschön :)
Hey..thinking of picking up gh2 re re..got the bug again its been a while!..want to uprate those rear shocks what ones did u get im not sure wich oil dampers fit the gh2?
The dampers are Tamiya 50519 (front) and 50520 (rear). I used the oil which came with the shocks. I'm not sure whats the exact viscosity but I would use 30wt.
Thanx for the reply..yeah will go with that..have you got a 540 motor in that? It just bolts right on yeah with 18 th pinion?
Yes. 18t pinion works. I installed the 540 15T dynamite brushed motor from the twin hammers. Not too bad on 3S :)
FINALLY - a face to a name :) :)
Indeed, but I can remember a vid where I jumped into the cam :D
Must have been one I missed or one before my time!!! Link?
I have no idea when I did it. I guess it's already years old :D
Ja Dämpfer machen den Unterschied. Nice
Danke. Auf jeden Fall, bin auf die erste Ausfahrt gespannt. :)