Eat. Sleep. RC. January 2016 Tamiya Giveaway Car Update – Yeah Racing Aluminum Conversion Kit

Tony Phalen January 18, 2016 Eat. Sleep. RC. 446 Views

I was a little unsure of how I wanted to customize the January 2016 Tamiya Giveaway chassis, so I did a little research and found a complete alloy conversion kit from Yeah Racing. This kit is pretty substantial and includes all kinds of blue aluminum bits that really stand out on the TT-02 chassis.

The box is wonderfully heavy; it FEELS like you’re getting a lot even before you open it up. Multiple bags of parts are inside as is a nice, Tamiya-style supplement that explains how to install the parts. Since I was building this kit from the ground up, it was super easy to just place both manuals next to each other and swap out the parts as I went along.

The parts themselves are awesome – CNC-machined aluminum that are of excellent quality – even the blue anodizing matches throughout the entire kit. Everything shown is included; shock towers, shocks, front and rear adjustable upper a-arms with solid lower arms and motor mount. There’s even a full aluminum steering rack, steering blocks and rear hubs. Heavy duty outdrives are includes as are a full set of CVD’s and center input shafts. There’s even an alumium center driveshaft.

Seems like a healthy kit, but you also get a full set of bearings (to replace the plastic and oilite bushings) and an aluminum fan mount and high-output YR fan. Finally, a solid axle is included to replace the front gear diff.

All of these parts are included in the Eat. Sleep. RC. Tamiya, installed and ready to go! It’s a beautiful kit that adds durability and just the right amount of bling!

Here’s a full list of all the parts included in this kit:

• Yeah Racing Aluminum Front Lower Arm Set For Tamiya TT02 #TT02-001BU X1
• Yeah Racing Aluminum Rear Lower Arm Set For Tamiya TT02 #TT02-002BU X1
• Yeah Racing Aluminum Adjustable Front Upper Arm Set For Tamiya TT02 #TT02-003BU X1
• Yeah Racing Aluminum Adjustable Rear Upper Arm Set For Tamiya TT02 #TT02-004BU X1
• Yeah Racing Aluminum Front Knuckle Arm Set For Tamiya TT02 #TT02-006BU X1
• Yeah Racing Aluminum Rear Hub/Knuckle Arm 2 Degree For Tamiya TT02 #TT02-007-2BU X1
• Yeah Racing Aluminum Front / Rear Damper Stay For Tamiya TT02 #TT02-008BU X2
• Yeah Racing Aluminum Upper Suspension Mount For Tamiya TT02 #TT02-010BU X1
• Yeah Racing Aluminum Lower Suspension Mount For Tamiya TT02 #TT02-011BU X1
• Yeah Racing Adjustable Steering Tie-Rod Set For Tamiya TT02 #TT02-012 X1
• Yeah Racing Aluminum Adjustable Motor Mount For Tamiya TT02 #TT02-013BU X1
• Yeah Racing Aluminum Main Drive Shaft For Tamiya TT02 #TT02-014BU X1
• Yeah Racing Steel Universal Shaft For Tamiya TT02 #TT02-015 X2
• Yeah Racing Aluminum Main Drive Shaft Joint For Tamiya TT02 #TT02-016BU X1
• Yeah Racing Steel Front / Rear Gear Box Joint For Tamiya TT02 #TT02-017 X2
• Yeah Racing Aluminum Battery Post For Tamiya TT02 #TT02-021BU X1
• Yeah Racing Aluminum Battery Plate For Tamiya TT02 #TT02-022BU X1
• Yeah Racing Aluminum Bumper Plate For Tamiya TT02 #TT02-040BU X1
• Yeah Racing Aluminum Ball Bearing Steering Set For Tamiya TT02 #TT02-042BU X1
• Yeah Racing Aluminum Solid Axle For Tamiya TT02 #TT02-069BU X1
• Yeah Racing Shock-Gear 55mm Damper Set #DSG-0055BU X1
• Yeah Racing Ball Bearing Set with Bearing Oil For Tamiya TT02 #YB0274MX X1
• Yeah Racing Tornado High Speed Cooling Fan 30x30mm #YA-0180X1
• Yeah Racing Aluminun Wheel Adapter Set #WA-017BUX1
• Yeah Racing 4mm Aluminium Serrated Lock Nut X4
• Yeah Racing Super Light Heat Sink Type A X1
• Manual X1