And just buying something in such a huge box with incredible art on the front. Especially when you were a kid! I still remember picking out my Grasshopper and Wild willy from the store back in the day. If i had more disposable income and a whole lot more time, then I'd definitely love to get back into Tamiya RC again. Ho-hum!!🤔
I am currently using an old Manta Ray chassis with brand new TOP FORCE wheels tyres, body shell and black shocks, can't wait to see more videos of this.
Great build Glen, theirs nothing like opening the box of a new of re re no matter our age my 1st Tamiya was in 79' I built a Clod and still have her on the shelf built a superclod with a hot racing all metal chassi that's my go to clod now, I own around 12 Tamiya rc's in my vast collection 😎👍
My first RC ever and im still loving it. Bought my son a new one 2 years ago and alot of memroies came back. Im glad you gonna run it and hop it up step by step. Thanks for the video
Really appreciate this video. Just bought my first ever Tamika RC kit which is the Manta Ray. This is a perfect video for a novice like myself. I plan on watching more of your videos to make sure my Manta is spot on! Thanks 🎉
I now have a Super Manta Ray, a standard Manta Ray, a VERY upgraded Manta Ray and an old original Topforce. I think I like this chassis too. Also the Manta Ray looks like a kids dream...futuristic in an 80s style of the future and also, quite shark-like. It doesn't look 100% serious, but it's a capable formula and tonnes of fun even on a silver can on a tight track.
You could remedy the slow front end rebound by either using a thinner oil or increasing the oil flow in the damper, additional holes in the plunger to lessen resistance, I think when it's excellerating it will actually work better by counteracting sharp front end lift! I remember back in the day suspension set up being opposite rake, front end high! Lol I always had full travel for off-road jumping!
Awesome vid, takes me way back to my original kit. The alloy gears were always a problem, the idler in particular used to wear badly as it ran between the spur and diff. Used to be able to buy aftermarket nylon sets, that what I did after I ran off two alloy idlers. The standard spur wasn’t that great either, I recall fitting a 19T to mine with a slightly up-rated motor and electronic speedo. A rear ball diff also helped reduce the tendency for the idler to wear if you tinkered with the pre-load a bit. The lower wishbones used to have 3 holes in so you could get it lower by using the outer position.
Now I see why this car was so important to Tamiya and Tamiya enthusiasts. The tub inspired the first series of Tamiya touring cars and a lot of the suspension geometry was carried over to future models because I see a lot of parts on this car that's used on my Gravel Hound
On the front and rear rebound of the shocks. Maybe the little internal disks with the holes in that sit on the pistons and let the oil back through the shocks. As you know mate there are a couple of choices for shock rebound. They must be different as are the front and rear springs. Just my humble opinion bud!! Great video once again my friend!!
I loved my MantaRay was my first ever tamiya kit. The poor thing about this kit is the weak front shock towers. They were a bit too bendy and mine split where the screws go through to attach it to the chassis. I also remember those red steering knuckles splitting where the ball joint goes. Apart from that I adored it.
Agree that DF 01 is fun to build. A maxed out mantaray is a really good idea. FRP tower and the parts from the top force build. Keep the yellow shocks and bathtub chassis they are a bit of mantaray's DNA. otherwise it will be." He ceased to be mantatay and became top force"
Manta Ray was always a favourite of the grass racers back "in the day" before other manufactures took off. I do like them..... would be interested to see it fully blinged without being a Top Force replica. But..... bit like Triggers Broom then. Lol! Great video as always...... sorry I'm late to these..... working my way through though. :) 👍
I love the DF01 but the Manta Ray is maybe my least favourite. The Terra Conqueror though is probably my favourite Tamiya buggy of all time. How about a non box art Blazing Star. I think you can remove the plastic gears without the speed gear set. You just need the ta02 gear set 50529. The speed gears are getting rare but these seem readily available. Youve inspired me again. I'm off to build something 👍
That's a good kit but ? please if you can afford it witch is rude try the tow truck .no my god that is a challenge ha ha .I am 3 mouths in and still building ?had kit
Have to be honest. In my excitement, I couldn't wait for the assembly on this one so I fast forwarded to the end of the video. One of my favorite kits. Looking forward to the mods and how you trim out the body. 😎👊
Very enjoyable. I enjoy the videos and the simple effective production in the videos. Would building a 2cv kit be enjoyable. I am currently building a modified version of the Charleston kit.
love the tires- look unique- reminds me of my Terra Scrorch- fav mid range AWD- that motor would be really nice- and this one has to see the buggy track
The original hopped up car: cpr unit, dyna tech motor, hi caps, light weight wheels and hybrid spikes. Looks great and keeps it manta ray with the tub chassis.
The re-re has the upgraded dog bones compared to the original! The original dogbones had white plastic balls on the ends of them and wore through really quickly!
Great video as always. Im really looking forward to seeing this, as this came out after I lost interest in Tamiya cars (dont judge me!). Anyway, cant wait to see the finished build and thanks for a very interesting video. Stay safe my friend. 🙂👍
im currently building my Manta now. its a mix of stock rere kit, aluminum upgrades, TA02 1 way gear, metal motor mount, TA03 ball diff on front, metal gears in rear diff and 15T brushed motor with 18Tpinion. that U hanger in 10:22 is weird that it doesnt secure to anything behind it.. the front gear box part is done and the aluminum dampers installed. i got the prop shaft upgrade and i see that you'd need to remove that tiny antenna thing on the top tray as the stock prop shaft and the aluminum one are not the same width. im building this up from parts and not from a kit/box, it s fun project.
Cool stuff, but those red front knuckles kinda spoil the look. You can get black Jazrider Hotshot ones they might be the same as the Manta Ray ones? If so that would be a nice addition.
Hay Glenn great vid as always thanks for sharing it. Having talk about motors what is your preferred system brushed or brushless ? And what is the best setup you use ?.. many thanks for the vid, take care and stay safe 👍🤙🤘
Hey Alex 👋🏻 Tbh I’m not sure I have a favourite 🤔. Brushless is easy and can be very quick at a low cost, but I do enjoy running brushed motors. Recently I’ve been running cars with the super stock BZ 23t motor on 2s, I find this set up pretty much perfect for what I want 🤩👊🏻
Big defect with the DF/TA-01 chassis is the thin rod on the steering rack. Over time that wears with use and can bend with impact. The TA-02 fixed that problem.
Hi Glen, actually, i really don’t think 💭 you mentioned wether or not if you actually really liked this chassis or not, to be honest, lol 😝 i actually, really, loved the TA02 chassis as well, to be honest, if I’m being really honest. lol 😆. Nice video, if I’m still being really really honest. 😖 😎👍👍👍🇬🇧😇
Eduardo, there are normally a few on the sales pages on Facebook and Ebay etc. Same chassis are 1. Dirt Thrasher 2. Blazing Star 3. Terra Conquerer (rare and actually highly upgraded) 4. Manta Ray. I think that's the whole family on this bath tub chassis, but the platform is also shared with the Topforce too. All good cars.
@@Jubular Oh absolutely. In fact, I owned a BS some 15 years ago. Very good car. I try to avoid Ebay when posible. I'd prefer to buy from a more established seller in the States.
One of my favourite runners, I have to done everything you said hop up wise. Except I kept the plastic chassis, don't you think you might be turning into a different car by doing to much ?
Yeah you’re absolutely spot on Marc, I’ve actually changed my mind since I made this video! The Manta Ray is a great car in its own right, as they say if it ain’t broke don’t fix it 🤓 Thanks for watching and leaving a comment my friend 🤩👊🏻
You can actually make the TF undershell fit with the Manta Ray body with velcro and some minor adjustments. It will be more sealed than the Manta Ray shell and chassis.
@@TAMIYALegends Unfortunately I don't have my Manta Ray anymore. But I have tried it on there with one set of Nick Walkers finest ;-) It's far off perfect, but it can be done and the inside won't collect as much gravel, dirt, etc....
I sat this one out when was still available. Is just reminds me of a TA02 with yellow shocks on a Ray body. The only one I should have got was the Astute. I hear tamiya is coming out with a modified version of wild one but reminds me of the Turbo Scorpion by kyosho.
Talking about gears, have any of you guys tried the 3-D printed gears that have become available for many RC cars? Do they work with moderate motors? The 3-D printed gears seems to have such a rough surface, compared to ordinary molded gears, which have a very smooth surface.
It was rere’d in 2005, had a run in 2015 and another in 2018. Will it get a fourth run? I hope so!!! I had an original in 1990 and now have a 2018 rere.
Aloygear on the Motor is trash, too. Better change to steel. The Terra Conquerror have all the minimum modifications to make this car durable. Screws on the dampers and the wishbones are loosing after a short time. Check all suspension screws after every drive.
@@TAMIYALegends I am a DF01/TA01/02 nerd. I use only Tamiya motors and NiCd´s. My favourite motors are the RX540VZ and VS. I buyed all brushes what i can find for this motors. But the BZ is a top motor, too.
My favorite car. I sold them all now. im after more modern chassis. Topforce is best one and i wish i didnt sold that one.. steering setup sucked on those chassis.
Dumb question but you keep talking about chassis protection and what not. Why don't you just buy the universal chassis protector from protec or aka or the millions of others and use them. They work great go on super easy and come off easy and are super cheap to buy.
@@TAMIYALegends you always have scrap lexan laying around . Just cut strips of that and either make L shape side guards an screw them into various open holes or bits and pieces or B just Ca glue the edges of the chassis and use a chassis protector and let it ride like we all did back in the day. What gets in will also get out . Bottom line here is and I say this as constructive help not to hurt but you make it seem that it's the end of the world and well cry a lot over absolutely nothing
Yeah I really need to get all the electrics in including the battery, to see how it’s all sitting before I change anything 🤓 Thanks for watching Matt 👊🏻
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I'm watching this (again) because they're bringing this out again, and I expect I'll be getting one.
Nothing like Glen.. it doesn’t matter how old we get... that moment you open a Tamiya box is still a great buzz.. Fantastic👍👍👍👍👍
Haha your not wrong my friend 🤩👊🏻
It's definitely a magical moment. And the smell... ahhh!
And just buying something in such a huge box with incredible art on the front. Especially when you were a kid! I still remember picking out my Grasshopper and Wild willy from the store back in the day. If i had more disposable income and a whole lot more time, then I'd definitely love to get back into Tamiya RC again. Ho-hum!!🤔
Well said. Only Tamiya gives you that feeling. You either get it or your dont
I am currently using an old Manta Ray chassis with brand new TOP FORCE wheels tyres, body shell and black shocks, can't wait to see more videos of this.
Thanks for watching buddy 😎👊🏻
This was my first Tamiya Car in 1993 😍😘👍😀
Excellent 🤩🤩🤩
I'm 2 minutes in and eyes glued!
Thanks Paul 😊😊😊
Great build Glen, theirs nothing like opening the box of a new of re re no matter our age my 1st Tamiya was in 79' I built a Clod and still have her on the shelf built a superclod with a hot racing all metal chassi that's my go to clod now, I own around 12 Tamiya rc's in my vast collection 😎👍
Excellent Tim thanks for watching and leaving a comment my friend 🤩👊🏻
The best looking Tamiya buggy!
Yeah it’s not one of my favourite body shells tbh, but as always once it’s in front of me, I like it 🤩👊🏻
Definitely not. That era gota b super astute
My first RC ever and im still loving it.
Bought my son a new one 2 years ago and alot of memroies came back.
Im glad you gonna run it and hop it up step by step.
Thanks for the video
Yeah this was such a popular car back in the day my friend 🤩👊🏻
Really appreciate this video. Just bought my first ever Tamika RC kit which is the Manta Ray. This is a perfect video for a novice like myself. I plan on watching more of your videos to make sure my Manta is spot on! Thanks 🎉
Good morning Glen!!! You hit it again out of the ball park!! This is going to be a really cool series. Thanks for making Saturday’s fun again!!
Thanks Chris 🤩🤩🤩
I now have a Super Manta Ray, a standard Manta Ray, a VERY upgraded Manta Ray and an old original Topforce. I think I like this chassis too. Also the Manta Ray looks like a kids dream...futuristic in an 80s style of the future and also, quite shark-like. It doesn't look 100% serious, but it's a capable formula and tonnes of fun even on a silver can on a tight track.
Hi Glenn stock shock tower are weak no jump , you got spare top force part left upgrade nice to see my favorite rc manta ray on your video.
Thanks for watching and leaving the feedback my friend 🤓👊🏻
You could remedy the slow front end rebound by either using a thinner oil or increasing the oil flow in the damper, additional holes in the plunger to lessen resistance, I think when it's excellerating it will actually work better by counteracting sharp front end lift! I remember back in the day suspension set up being opposite rake, front end high! Lol I always had full travel for off-road jumping!
Excellent thanks for the feedback James 🤩👊🏻
Awesome vid, takes me way back to my original kit.
The alloy gears were always a problem, the idler in particular used to wear badly as it ran between the spur and diff. Used to be able to buy aftermarket nylon sets, that what I did after I ran off two alloy idlers.
The standard spur wasn’t that great either, I recall fitting a 19T to mine with a slightly up-rated motor and electronic speedo. A rear ball diff also helped reduce the tendency for the idler to wear if you tinkered with the pre-load a bit.
The lower wishbones used to have 3 holes in so you could get it lower by using the outer position.
Excellent thanks for watching and commenting my friend 🤩👊🏻
Now I see why this car was so important to Tamiya and Tamiya enthusiasts. The tub inspired the first series of Tamiya touring cars and a lot of the suspension geometry was carried over to future models because I see a lot of parts on this car that's used on my Gravel Hound
Absolutely spot on David, this MR on the DF-01 was a massive part in the evolution of the future cars that followed 🤩👊🏻
On the front and rear rebound of the shocks. Maybe the little internal disks with the holes in that sit on the pistons and let the oil back through the shocks. As you know mate there are a couple of choices for shock rebound. They must be different as are the front and rear springs. Just my humble opinion bud!! Great video once again my friend!!
Thanks for the feedback my friend 😎👊🏻
I loved my MantaRay was my first ever tamiya kit. The poor thing about this kit is the weak front shock towers. They were a bit too bendy and mine split where the screws go through to attach it to the chassis. I also remember those red steering knuckles splitting where the ball joint goes. Apart from that I adored it.
Thanks for watching Neil 😊👊🏻
@@TAMIYALegends 👍Also true what you say about the motor mount. I had same problem. The plastic splits where the screws go.
Not sure Im going to build it yet so glad you are!
Thanks for watching and commenting my friend 🤩👊🏻
Nice build mate 👍
Thanks buddy 😊👊🏻
Nice Glenn, Ive never built one of these, I have built the Top force, but interesting to see this chassis. Cheers. Gauranga!
Thanks Matt, the Top Force is a lovely build 😊😊😊
Agree that DF 01 is fun to build. A maxed out mantaray is a really good idea. FRP tower and the parts from the top force build. Keep the yellow shocks and bathtub chassis they are a bit of mantaray's DNA. otherwise it will be." He ceased to be mantatay and became top force"
Excellent feedback my friend 🤩👊🏻
Manta Ray was always a favourite of the grass racers back "in the day" before other manufactures took off.
I do like them..... would be interested to see it fully blinged without being a Top Force replica. But..... bit like Triggers Broom then. Lol!
Great video as always...... sorry I'm late to these..... working my way through though. :)
👍
I bought a few tl-01 kits for "shelf queens" and by the time I got around to the third, I didn't need the manual any longer.
My first and favourite Tamiya buggy.
Looks nice, I like the ride height good for bashing on a normal unprepared off road surface.👍
Thanks buddy 😎👊🏻
Ahahahaha, "I don't need the instructions!", "It's a really nice chassis!"
Great show, choices are the best part to put in a model.
Awesome build thank for the video. Looking forward to the hop ups Glen. Keep safe.👊
Excellent thank you for watching buddy 😎👊🏻
I love the DF01 but the Manta Ray is maybe my least favourite. The Terra Conqueror though is probably my favourite Tamiya buggy of all time. How about a non box art Blazing Star.
I think you can remove the plastic gears without the speed gear set. You just need the ta02 gear set 50529. The speed gears are getting rare but these seem readily available.
Youve inspired me again. I'm off to build something 👍
Haha Tony 🤩
Enjoy whatever you build my friend 😎👊🏻
That was nice vidio !it was my first car I ever done .now I do 1/14 trucks would you not think of doing one well done keep up the good work
Oh I have a Truck my friend, it just arrived yesterday 😊😊😊
To say I’m excited about this one would be a massive understatement 🤩👊🏻
What truck did you get thanks
@@johnlane3030
Got the Ford Aeromax 😊😊😊
That's a good kit but ? please if you can afford it witch is rude try the tow truck .no my god that is a challenge ha ha .I am 3 mouths in and still building ?had kit
Have to be honest. In my excitement, I couldn't wait for the assembly on this one so I fast forwarded to the end of the video. One of my favorite kits. Looking forward to the mods and how you trim out the body. 😎👊
Thanks for watching whichever part my friend 😊👊🏻
Very enjoyable. I enjoy the videos and the simple effective production in the videos. Would building a 2cv kit be enjoyable. I am currently building a modified version of the Charleston kit.
Excellent thanks for the lovely comment David and enjoy your build my friend 🤩👊🏻
love the tires- look unique- reminds me of my Terra Scrorch- fav mid range AWD- that motor would be really nice- and this one has to see the buggy track
Yeah 100% we’ll get this on the track in the spring 🤩
The original hopped up car: cpr unit, dyna tech motor, hi caps, light weight wheels and hybrid spikes. Looks great and keeps it manta ray with the tub chassis.
Yeah that’s a great shout my friend 😎👊🏻
@@TAMIYALegends looking forward to seeing what way you take it.
Nice video Glen. Really interesting build!
I get this feeling that you like that chassis mate ;) Great video as always, look forward to seeing it up and running!!
Yeah it’s ok I guess 🤣👊🏻
The re-re has the upgraded dog bones compared to the original! The original dogbones had white plastic balls on the ends of them and wore through really quickly!
Sweet thanks for the feedback Philip 😎👊🏻
Great video as always. Im really looking forward to seeing this, as this came out after I lost interest in Tamiya cars (dont judge me!). Anyway, cant wait to see the finished build and thanks for a very interesting video. Stay safe my friend. 🙂👍
Haha I’ve spent years away from this hobby my friend, you are certainly not alone in that 😎👊🏻
Sure do love your build videos Glenn😍💯👌👍 Saturday is my tl shirt day😜
Haha excellent my friend 🤩👊🏻
@@TAMIYALegends I ordered a t6.2 today, thanks a lot Glenn😜
Memories ,built one front shock tower brakes easy. Traded in for a King Cab kit . Mine are all in a photo album now
im currently building my Manta now. its a mix of stock rere kit, aluminum upgrades, TA02 1 way gear, metal motor mount, TA03 ball diff on front, metal gears in rear diff and 15T brushed motor with 18Tpinion. that U hanger in 10:22 is weird that it doesnt secure to anything behind it.. the front gear box part is done and the aluminum dampers installed. i got the prop shaft upgrade and i see that you'd need to remove that tiny antenna thing on the top tray as the stock prop shaft and the aluminum one are not the same width. im building this up from parts and not from a kit/box, it s fun project.
Cool stuff, but those red front knuckles kinda spoil the look. You can get black Jazrider Hotshot ones they might be the same as the Manta Ray ones? If so that would be a nice addition.
Cheers Chris I’ll have a look 👀
Hay Glenn great vid as always thanks for sharing it. Having talk about motors what is your preferred system brushed or brushless ? And what is the best setup you use ?.. many thanks for the vid, take care and stay safe 👍🤙🤘
Hey Alex 👋🏻
Tbh I’m not sure I have a favourite 🤔. Brushless is easy and can be very quick at a low cost, but I do enjoy running brushed motors. Recently I’ve been running cars with the super stock BZ 23t motor on 2s, I find this set up pretty much perfect for what I want 🤩👊🏻
Big defect with the DF/TA-01 chassis is the thin rod on the steering rack. Over time that wears with use and can bend with impact. The TA-02 fixed that problem.
Thanks for the feedback my friend 😎👊🏻
Hi Glenn, another great build👍 , why are the front hubs red?
No idea tbh 🤷🏼♂️
Hi Glen, actually, i really don’t think 💭 you mentioned wether or not if you actually really liked this chassis or not, to be honest, lol 😝 i actually, really, loved the TA02 chassis as well, to be honest, if I’m being really honest. lol 😆. Nice video, if I’m still being really really honest. 😖 😎👍👍👍🇬🇧😇
Hahah 🤣🤣🤣
Love this build Video my friend all the way to the end just as awesome as all your efforts for the channel Mate, Cheers Glen :-)
Thanks Andrew 🤩👊🏻
Great build! Suddenly the Manta Ray is hard to get hold of. What would be the current equivalent from Tamiya? Neo Scorcher?
Hmmm I guess the DF-03, but in my opinion it’s not as good 😬😬😬
@@TAMIYALegends I have to agree. MR looks much nicer.
Eduardo, there are normally a few on the sales pages on Facebook and Ebay etc. Same chassis are 1. Dirt Thrasher 2. Blazing Star 3. Terra Conquerer (rare and actually highly upgraded) 4. Manta Ray. I think that's the whole family on this bath tub chassis, but the platform is also shared with the Topforce too. All good cars.
@@Jubular Oh absolutely. In fact, I owned a BS some 15 years ago. Very good car. I try to avoid Ebay when posible. I'd prefer to buy from a more established seller in the States.
Another great vid, Glenn. Big fan. Think you’ve got your springs reversed back to front which is why it’s acting a bit odd on the front end. Cheers!
Have you ever built or planing on building a wild willy 2 and review it.
I’ve actually never had a WW 😬
One of my favourite runners, I have to done everything you said hop up wise. Except I kept the plastic chassis, don't you think you might be turning into a different car by doing to much ?
Yeah you’re absolutely spot on Marc, I’ve actually changed my mind since I made this video! The Manta Ray is a great car in its own right, as they say if it ain’t broke don’t fix it 🤓
Thanks for watching and leaving a comment my friend 🤩👊🏻
Super Manta Ray would be cool to see
I'd keep it looking like a manta ray as much as possible because they are a good looking buggy in its own right?
Yeah I’ve actually changed my mind since making the video Phil, as you said it needs to stay as it was meant 🤩👊🏻
Nice 👍😀
Thanks Ian 😎👊🏻
Glenn you can also buy the hop up standard tooth plastic gear set
Oh I didn’t know that Lee, always thought you had to buy the speed gear set in order to swap it out!
Thanks as always for information my friend 🤩👊🏻
@@TAMIYALegends I think it's called the skyline plastic gear set
You can actually make the TF undershell fit with the Manta Ray body with velcro and some minor adjustments.
It will be more sealed than the Manta Ray shell and chassis.
Excellent thanks for sharing that I don’t think I’ve ever seen it done, so that’s fantastic news 😅👊🏻
@@TAMIYALegends Unfortunately I don't have my Manta Ray anymore. But I have tried it on there with one set of Nick Walkers finest ;-)
It's far off perfect, but it can be done and the inside won't collect as much gravel, dirt, etc....
I sat this one out when was still available. Is just reminds me of a TA02 with yellow shocks on a Ray body. The only one I should have got was the Astute. I hear tamiya is coming out with a modified version of wild one but reminds me of the Turbo Scorpion by kyosho.
Couldn’t tell by watching if you enjoyed the build or not 😄
Pmsl 🤣
Yeah I should of said that in the video 😂👊🏻
Really nice build, shame about the black bits on the yellow CVA shocks. Looking forward to seeing the next video
Thanks for watching buddy 😎👊🏻
Lovely kit Glenn, I guess the rear spring rate will be about right once you get a motor and battery in 🤔
Yeah great shout Rob 😎👊🏻
Change the pistons on the front to ones with more holes or use a lighter weight oil.
Talking about gears, have any of you guys tried the 3-D printed gears that have become available for many RC cars? Do they work with moderate motors? The 3-D printed gears seems to have such a rough surface, compared to ordinary molded gears, which have a very smooth surface.
Following 👊🏻
Enjoyed the video Glenn - interested in that motor but can’t find it anywhere - seems to be discontinued??
I like the way the Manta Ray looks, but I would paint the body different. Yes know you are not using the body for it.
Yeah I’ve seen some really cool paint jobs done on this shell 🤩
That is a really interesting V10 LRP motor Glenn. Would you recommend getting one? What kind of car would you recommend putting it in?
How large is your Tamiya collection, at this point?
Not that big, I’ve got around 20x cars at the moment that I’m keeping 😅👊🏻
@@TAMIYALegends That's _fiiine!_
Can you make more on the road models?
What do you mean my friend, saloon cars?
Hi Glenn, when you order parts from JazRider what colour blue do you specify? Light or Dark blue?
Pale blue my friend 👊🏻
Hi Glen , white shocks white body TRF decals 👺👺👺
Nice 😊😊😊
The re re Manta Ray is discontinued now I believe. Maybe back in a few years...who knows.
Yeah another strange one from Tamiya 🤷🏼♂️
Need to produce more 🤞🏻
It was rere’d in 2005, had a run in 2015 and another in 2018. Will it get a fourth run? I hope so!!! I had an original in 1990 and now have a 2018 rere.
@@mrdoofa9357 I had two in the box re-re's and sold them...lol...ahhh regrets. 😥
Aloygear on the Motor is trash, too. Better change to steel. The Terra Conquerror have all the minimum modifications to make this car durable. Screws on the dampers and the wishbones are loosing after a short time. Check all suspension screws after every drive.
Thanks as always for the feedback my friend 🤩👊🏻
@@TAMIYALegends I am a DF01/TA01/02 nerd. I use only Tamiya motors and NiCd´s. My favourite motors are the RX540VZ and VS. I buyed all brushes what i can find for this motors. But the BZ is a top motor, too.
Look how thin that drive shaft is ? Surely that won’t stand up to a lower turn motor ?
My favorite car. I sold them all now. im after more modern chassis. Topforce is best one and i wish i didnt sold that one.. steering setup sucked on those chassis.
Thanks for watching and commenting my friend 😎👊🏻
Dumb question but you keep talking about chassis protection and what not. Why don't you just buy the universal chassis protector from protec or aka or the millions of others and use them. They work great go on super easy and come off easy and are super cheap to buy.
Yeah that’s fine for the underneath but it’s the sides that I’m concerned about, frp chassis + MR shell leaves huge gaps 😬😬😬
@@TAMIYALegends you always have scrap lexan laying around . Just cut strips of that and either make L shape side guards an screw them into various open holes or bits and pieces or B just Ca glue the edges of the chassis and use a chassis protector and let it ride like we all did back in the day. What gets in will also get out . Bottom line here is and I say this as constructive help not to hurt but you make it seem that it's the end of the world and well cry a lot over absolutely nothing
Harder springs for the front?
Yeah I really need to get all the electrics in including the battery, to see how it’s all sitting before I change anything 🤓
Thanks for watching Matt 👊🏻
Keep the manta ray shell I reckon mate
I bet you're happy the top forces coming out.
I will be getting a hornet soon and I just got the gt tuned motor for it.
No one talks about Tamiya bear hawk
Are you painting the manta ray box art?
I bet you're going to get all the tamiya's for this year. Lol
I forgot wasn't the dirt thrasher on this chassis?
I remembered by heart back in the day how to take apart my super hornet by memory that I didn't need the directions.
You need that height for off-roading.
You're going to run it into the ground and that's awesome. Lol
I love the mankey grease. Lol
WD-40 or silicon spray will fix those tires.
Yeah a hot modified brushless. Lol
Tamiya looks so cheap and weak, I would never own one but I can’t stop watching your videos🤷♂️
You messed up you Muppet. Lol