Tamiya Durga DB01 EP Buggy (A cheaper 501X?)

[TRF_AK]

Durga bodyset:
1825507 - Body ($20.50)
9495524 - Stickers (9.50)
53984 - Wing (10.00)

There is no bodyset, but those are the Tamiya part numbers to make the body.

[peetbee]

Originally Posted by crewie

Kamtec do make them. I have one on mine.

They did but Tamiya seem to have flexed their mighty corporate weight to stop Kamtec from doing any Tamiya repros

[DaveG28]

Do saddle lipo's fit in the DB01 ok lengthwise or is it a bit tight?

[peetbee]

Should fit straight in Dave, as long as they are BRCA legal ones. Let me know if you want me to measure the battery tray

[DaveG28]

Originally Posted by peetbee

Should fit straight in Dave, as long as they are BRCA legal ones. Let me know if you want me to measure the battery tray

Yes please mate, if you could let me know the tray length?

How mch are the Atomic towers by the way?

Dave

[peetbee]

Measured roughly at 138mm
The front is £15 and the rear £18, but you don't need the front only the rear.

[DaveG28]

Originally Posted by peetbee

Measured roughly at 138mm
The front is £15 and the rear £18, but you don't need the front only the rear.

Ooh, my Lipo's are more like 138.8mm long, might not fit!!

Is anyone running one at King of the Dirt or Broxtowe? If so can I try my batteries!?

[DCM]

you can always just trim a slither of plastice off both front and rear posts.

[peetbee]

Originally Posted by DaveG28

Ooh, my Lipo's are more like 138.8mm long, might not fit!!

I'll double check it later for you - what saddles do you have?

[DaveG28]

Originally Posted by DCM

you can always just trim a slither of plastice off both front and rear posts.

Is it just posts? There's no chassis webbing which would affect the rigidity?

[DCM]

not really, as the chassis is pretty thick, the moulding in there is more to do with cell location rather than rigidity.

[peetbee]

Agreed, and the lipos just sit on top of the cell locators quite happily

[fastinfastout]

ive got intellect 4200 saddles which fit, with a spare 2mm to play!

[Spoolio]

Trakpower 4900 and LRP 5300 both fit OK in my Durga

[DaveG28]

Are the outdrives to get part number 51286?

[SimonBes]

What motor/esc combination would you recommend for an intermediate-level driver?
Was looking at these two:
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...3&I=LXVWB9&P=K
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...3&I=LXKSW0&P=K
Thanks!

[scotoap]

Originally Posted by SimonBes

What motor/esc combination would you recommend for an intermediate-level driver?
Was looking at these two:
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...3&I=LXVWB9&P=K
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...3&I=LXKSW0&P=K
Thanks!

Of the two Novaks , the GTB for club, regional and national as the other would probably not be on their approved list of motors.

They are good reliable motors but the sensor wire is permanently fitted to the ESC, whereas on the approved ones such as the Losi it is replaceable with different length ones to tidy up your installation in the body.

[Spoolio]

Originally Posted by DaveG28

Are the outdrives to get part number 51286?

Yes, they are the ones. If cash is tight I'd only upgrade the rear diff though.

[ScottyP]

Slowly progressing the build of my DB01-R, but have run into a snag.

I didn't really pay any mind to it, but now that I have come to assemble the suspension I notice that the diff screws seems to protrude too far out into the outdrive. About 5mm or so.

This provides no space for the drive shaft to sit properly inside the outdrive as it hits on the diff screw! In fact, if I insert the red foam piece into the outdrive as per the instructions, the drive shaft won't slide in at all!

I have the thrust race in, and the spring. What gives guys?

Cheers,
Scotty P.

[Fredrik Emilsson]

Maybe you put the screw into the wrong outdrive?
Put the screw into the short outdrive (BG6) and the spring and nut into the long one (BG5).