The suspension on the Tamiya TRF419XR has always been one of the best in the industry. Precision-molded arms, aluminum arm mounts and the super-slick TRF shocks all compliment this ride’s amazing drive quality. It even …
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Tamiya TRF419XR Touring Car Build – Part 4 – Steering | CompetitionX
The Tamiya TRF419XR uses a standard dual-bellcrank steering system. It is ball-raced and has aluminum turnbuckles reaching out to the wheels. Toe and Ackermann are adjustable. That was quick and easy. Moving on to Step …
Read More »Tamiya TRF419XR Touring Car Build – Part 3 – Driveline | CompetitionX
Time for the driveline. The Tamiya TRF419XR is a 4WD Touring Car, using a dual-belt setup to drive all 4 wheels. The center bulkhead houses a Tamiya-pitch spur gear – that’s fine and all, however …
Read More »Tamiya TRF419XR Touring Car Build – Part 2 – Rear Differential | CompetitionX
Like most current touring cars, the Tamiya TRF419XR comes with a front spool and rear gear differential setup. The rear is a sealed unit that accepts any diff fluids; we’ll be building ours with 3K …
Read More »Tamiya TRF419XR Touring Car Build – Part 1 – Chassis Bulkheads | CompetitionX
The Tamiya TRF419XR comes with a 2.25mm lower and 2mm upper deck as standard equipment. Both are machined from high-quality carbon fiber with blue-anodized aluminum parts bolted to it. In this step, we’re going to …
Read More »XRay T4F 1:10 Front Drive Touring Car | CompetitionX
Team XRay, known for their lineup of extremely competitive RC rides, has announced a somewhat surprise product for them – the T4F. This is going to be a FWD (Front Wheel Drive) Touring Car that …
Read More »Pro-Line 1956 Ford F-100 Pro-Touring Street Truck Body | CompetitionX
WOW! Check out this killer new 1956 Ford F-100 Pro-Touring Street Truck body from Pro-Line Racing! This body is designed to fit the Slash 2WD and Slash 4×4, turning your ride into one sick looking, …
Read More »PROTOform D9 190mm Touring Car Body | CompetitionX
New from PROTOform is this sexy new 190mm Touring Car body – the D9. This body is modeled after the Type-S, with some revisions to smooth out the aggressiveness. Ridges along the front fenders, door …
Read More »Project: Tamiya TA-07 Pro – My Road to the TCS (Tamiya Championship Series)
A long time ago, I competed in the TCS (Tamiya Championship Series) event – it was so long ago that I don’t even remember what car it was! I got the idea, though, to take …
Read More »PROTOforms’s Two New TC Bodies – MS7 and Type-S
PROTOform has released 2 new 190mm TC bodies – the Type-S and MS7. The Type-S is designed for instances where grip extreme grip is required. It features a sloped nose and aero ridges on the …
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