Tamiya Hornet Aluminum Chassis and Wheels Upgrade!
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- čas přidán 18. 11. 2022
- Ever seen a fully-aluminized (yeah, that's a word now) Tamiya Hornet/Grasshopper? Well now you have!
This beautiful chassis was found on ebay: www.ebay.com/itm/234637047683
And the wheels were also an ebay find:
www.ebay.com/itm/354165734060
If you have any questions, drop them in the comments section below. And to get your hands on your very own Tamiya Hornet or Grasshopper, be sure to check out www.e-rc.ca and use coupon code Poorboysrc to knock $15 off the price tag! - Zábava
Awesome build. This chassis opens a lot of possibilities for making a rocket out of it. The highlight are the wheels for sure, no finger-breaking or screwing, just put on the tires😁
Yes sir! Removing the old wheels reminded me of how much I hated putting them together, lol! 👊
Yeah this is something that will REALLY improve the rig for sure. Great looking new chassis. Thanks for sharing it. :)
Absolutely! I'm hoping the added weight and rigidity helps control some of the Wild bouncy-ness this buggy is prone to. 👊
Looks cool. Maybe ‘bend’ will be a problem rather than ‘break’ now? Anyways. Looks cool. Would love to give it a shot too.
It's very strong, I would think you could bend it, but you'd have to be doing some Talbot style jumps to do so, lol! 🤣
Bought a Grasshopper as my 1st rc car. Ran the Gh around the street then a neighbor came out and ran his Hornet. "Mannnnn! I should've bought that" I said, it is much faster than the Gh. Eh, later bought the Frog.
Excellent vid and chassis Fil keep up the great work bud.
Awww that feeling when your 380 GH motor gets punished by a Hornet 540, must've been heart breaking! Haha! Glad you got the Frog after to fill your need for speed! 🤣👊
On the list! Moving into the new place now Fil already made the entire garage off limits. Making the whole thing Hobby Town.
Oh man, I'm excited for you buddy, your new place is gonna be sweet! Send me pics when it's all set up! 🍻
If only I could do the same thing at home😭 my family don't understand my hobby.and I had a vintage Tamiya Fox as a kid still got it plus lots of other cars from Tamiya and a couple from Kyosho and 1 from Traxxas. My mum three away the original box packaging from my Fox. I'm not the type of guy that spent my money on shelf queen's, well I am now but as a 14 year old kid back in 1987 I drove my Fox a lot. Anyway fast forward 35-36 years now original vintage Tamiya is worth a lot of money. And the box with artwork was a critical integral part of the Tamiya experience. But try telling that to my parents. It's gone , I still have the car which could do with some respect/restoration and the instruction manual plus the original acoms techniplus radio in great condition and my nickle metal cadmium battery charger also in great condition. But these days in 2023 nickle metal cadmium batteries are no longer available. I'm currently expanding my collection even further when I get my Tamiya Hornet today .love your work at poorboys RC.👍👌
Hey Fil, another awesome chassis build pal. It looks great quality and I appreciate you showing us all.
However, I was more impressed with you bag opening skills dude. You are a ninja! 🥷
Thanks OAG! Maybe next time I unbox something I'll get my Kitano out and really out on a show!?!? 🥷 🐢
Nice job! Can’t wait to see what you do with the body
Thanks pal, nothing too crazy planned, just a little different. Got some special decals on the way! 👊
Tamiya Hornet Speed Challenge😃
What an awesome upgrade, I think you might have the best hornet out there👌.
Thanks for sharing another great video and detailed mod 👍🍻🦘🇦🇺
You read my mind.... Could you imagine a bunch of us Hornet lovers getting these things going 60+ MPH??? 🤔🤣🍻
@@poorboysrc
For sure!!!
I think it's a top challenge and you'd get a lot of entries too😁👍
@@outbackrcaustralia4895 I think so too pal, another great example of an inexpensive kit that was never intended to goo too fast, but sure would look cool doing 60mph! 😀
just found your channel and thanks for the advice and how to's! chassis is a bit expensive now, but we will see what happens. just bought a grasshopper candy green edition so maybe i'll upgrade it later on. cheers on the honesty! greatly appreciated as most viewers would like to hear.
and yes..i did give it a thumbs up and i scubscribed to your channel.
Welcome aboard, Gary! Glad you're here, and you're enjoying the content. Have fun with the Grasshopper, it's such a fun chassis! 👍🏻
@@garykee1 thanks pal! 👊🏼
wow great hornet, that chassis is a briliant find!
Yeah man, I'm really excited to get it out for a rip! 👊
I've been eyeballing this chassis for some time. I got a couple of Hornets to put one on. So glad u did the video, it looked bad in the picture of the adds. Great job on the video and explaining what it all come with.
Thanks for watching, Mike. Hopefully this video answered all of your questions. 👍🏻
All except, where can u buy one. I only seen it on ebay. Where else can people buy these items.
@@mikejohnson-vl6nv ebay is the only spot I know of. 👊
Great vid brother. Keep up the good work
Thanks Bruce! Hope you're doing well, my friend! 🤙
Sure is a fancy looking Hornet chassis! Very cool！👍😊
A fancy chassis is just what this old Hornet needed! 🤣🍻
New SUb great vid. Just rehabbed a Road Runner Hornet is on my list.
Thanks for subbing, amigo! 👊
This one intrigued me , must admit I’m not useually one for alloy chassis replacements as slot of the time using kits it excessive amounts of it can ruin a rcs handling , but I thought this looked cool and I’d like to build my own and compare it on track against my standard hornet I race and compare them. So cheers for showing us the chassis build. Cheers fella
Right on Andy, glad you enjoyed the vid. And cheers to you for still racing a Hornet! 🍻
Yeah bud that looks awesome. I gotta get one of those chassis kits. Thanks
Thanks for commenting, Luke. Yeah you won't regret it man. They're not cheap, but they're so nice, worth every penny IMO! 🤙
These are good and cheap for shipping as Im in Malaysia. Though Im going to America for work in August might get some shocks and orange bead lock alloy wheels save on some shipping.
Beadlocks on a Hornet would look cool!
Love all your videos and hope in the future you will make one for sand scorcher and wild one.
Thanks foe commenting, Jerome. And good news, just scroll back through my vids and you'll find what you're looking for! I've got Wild One, Sand Scorcher and Wild One BHM vids that I made in the last year or two! 👊
I bought it too, I'm looking forward to it.
It's really nice! You're gonna love it. 👊
@@poorboysrc I also bought an aluminum gearbox.
@@yukihetfield3325 oh wicked! That's gonna be one blinged out Hopper! 🍻
I recently watched a video where you installed a Gool rc on your girls old buggy. Those Gool rc setups bind to your transmitter properly only if you have the ESC powered on first THEN turn on the transmitter I know ass backwards but that's the only way to turn mine on and have it work.
Thanks Robert. We did manage to get the esc working properly. 👌
Great video 👍 you’ve got a new subscriber!
Thanks for coming on board, Robert. 👊
Great video-I’ve been thinking of this with my re release Hornet -looks like a pain but-thanks for sharing this video-I subscribed as well 👍
Thanks for the comment and the sub! You'll love this chassis! The rear upper shock mounts are a little tricky, but other than that, it's easy-peasy. Plus, the added weight helps the Hopper/Hornet stay planted to the ground a little better.
@@poorboysrc thanks great upgrade 👍
Looks great!!!!
Thanks Jon! 🍻
This is super cool. Not sure it’s worth the 128 doll hairs but still neat. Talk about the ultimate hornet
Yeah the chassis costs as much as a NIB Hornet does! Lol! But my Hornet was just sitting on the shelf about to become a parts donor, so I figured, why not!? 🤣👊
Nice review on the chassis! I’ve been wondering how the RCAidong aluminum chassis is like. The spring loaded rear mount is a great feature.
These chassis' are top notch! I'm really happy with them👊
Nice looking chassis 😊
Thanks mate! 🍻
Cool Video, thanks.
Cheers! 🍻
Ah, but you should leave in the swearing, I would love to hear that in Canadian! Do you then swear in French? And then you can rightfully say Pardon my French afterwards...
Well, joking aside, it does look cool with all that extra aluminium! I have seen those option chassis' a couple times when searching to but the actual Tamiya version, maybe someday I'll pull the trigger and get me one!
It's cool, I am looking forward to seeing what you do with the body, and generally seeing it put together and put to its paces. Buggies belong out in the dirt!
Have a great rest of the weekend there, buddy!
Just for you, Mads, I'll leave in all the swearing next time, lol! When I'm really mad it comes out in French, occasionally Croatian, lol! 🤬🤬🤬
These chassis' are simply amazing! They're gorgeous to look at, brilliantly designed and very strong. I hope you get your hands on one soon! 👊🍻
I want that too! I just had the idea to completely rebuild a Hornet with this chassis. My wallet is already crying.
Haha yeah it'll sting the wallet, but dazzle the eyes. Decision made! 😎
LOL AT THIS POINT I REALLY DONT KNOW WHAT I'M DOING 😂 NICE ONE MATE GREAT VIDEO...
Hahaha, gotta call 'em as I see 'em! 😂
Nice. These metal chassis are nice, just expensive. I got one for my DT-02 Sand Viper. Heavy, but different from all the plastic chassis out there.
You're bang-on there, they're both heavy and expensive. But man, do they look nice! And at this point I'm just happy I can drive my Hornet again! 👍🏻
andys or rpm should have released upgrade chassis back in 85. the aluminum is nice, but heavy for tamiya. interesting video.
Very heavy indeed, but I find it actually helps keep the rear end somewhat planted. 🍻
Deckle? What is a Deckle? lol.. It is cool seeing you try out these chassis' and find their issues. I really want to get the CW-01 version from your speed run.
Deckle...lol. I thought it was just a mistake when he said it the first time, but then he said it again later on. Dee-kal.
Deckle, it's like a dee-cal, but not. Lol!
You're gonna love the chassis, dude! Grab one while you can! 👊
Haha, not a mistake. Seems like here in western Canada we call 'em deckel's, not dee-cals. Potato, potatto, I suppose. 😎
Nice frame! Definitely getting one of these... thanks for sharing. Quick question, where did you get those shelves in the background for the RC cars?
Thanks for watching! I got the shelves at Home Depot. 👊🏼
Would you be able to do a parts list for your hornet build please? I have just bought one and it has no transmitter or receiver and all stock parts. I would like to upgrade to a lipo setup with brushless motor but would like a bit of guidance as to where to start. Many thanks in advance. Love the channel!
The Hornet is a ton of fun! For an inexpensive but good radio, check out the Flysky gt3b, or the Dumbo rc radio.
As for a lipo, the biggest challenge with this chassis is fitment. Hard case lipos will always be a tough to impossible fit. I'd look for a 2S lipo soft case, something under 5000mah.
If you're planning on going brushless, the kit supplied Tamiya esc can handle brushless motors. If your kit didn't come with an esc, I'd suggest the Hobbywing 10bl120. It's gonna be a tight fit, but I'm sure you can make it work.
Hopefully that helps get you started. If you need any more guidance, shoot me an email at poorboysrc78@gmail.com, or come join the Poor Boys RC Facebook group to meet the rest of the crew! 🍻
Bringing it up to the modern age 🤙🏼😆
Oooh yeah, you betcha! Now if only I could figure out independent rear suspension... 🤣🤣🤣
It does look really nice! Where did you mount the ESC? With battery in there there does not seem to be a ton of room in there to mount that.
You're bang-on there pal, very limited space for an esc. A TBLE-02S will likely not fit. A HW1060 can drop right in, sitting on its side along the upper deck of the chassis next to the battery. 👊
That supplied rod that goes through the gearbox to mount it to the chassis would be for the grasshopper, as it didn’t pivot like the hornet. This chassis would work with the super hornet/grasshopper 2 hey?
Ah, that makes sense! Thanks for the heads up. As for the GH2, I think it would work, but I don't own one so I don't want to say for sure. 👊
This i need. Broke mine in two 😅
Then this is the chassis for you! Haha! 🤣
Where did you mount the ESC and receiver. I’m having trouble finding a suitable location that lets the battery (hard pack 2s) go in and out freely.
Hey Ralph, shoot me an email at poorboysrcchristmas@gmail.com and I'll send you some pics of how I mounted it all up! 🍻
I have a GT tuned in mine you should put a hot motor in it hotter than that since it's aluminum. Oh and don't forget you can get a medal counter gear that attaches to the pinion to run a hotter motor member Adam did that in his speed run with the lunch box chassis.
I might go brushless down the line, we'll see how the Sport Tuned goes for now. 👊
Aren’t you able to change those 3M hex head bolts out for a color anodized and really make those rims pop? Please tell me that you can because that’s what I want to do with them and if you were to change and paint your purple hornet once again purple you’re a purple Superfly hornet, purple anodized hex head bolts would look awesome on those rims.
Yeah absolutely you can! I never thought of doing it, to be honest. But you're right, it'd really make the wheels pop! 🤙
With this chassis does it still have that a rolling ability you know where it does up and down side to side you know like it normally did? Because those springs are really stiff in there I don't know if it'll allow that.
Not very much, the rear axle is pretty well locked in place. 👊
Dad is an Overkill servo for that. I can get a 12 kg perfect for it.
I like the more powerful servos since I run in sand a lot, it gets everywhere and can bind things up.
Great video! Nice chassis especially if you need a replacement. Do you think it would work on the “Grasshopper II Black SP”? Oil shocks on that
Good question. I don't own a GH2, but I do know the chassis is different than the GH1. They're similar, but different. You could probably make this work, might just need to get creative in a few areas. 🍻
You just need the rear body mounts from a hornet. Otherwise it works.
hi P B RC...
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i put some traxxas parts on the tamiya models...
still good running and already video in my channel
Thanks for watching and commenting. 👊
You could put oil filled dampers up front with those braces for the front shocks.
For sure, just gonna stick with the stock springs for now. 👊
Would that also fit the lunchbox? They’re similar
No, this chassis is Grasshopper / Hornet only. There is an aluminum chassis for the Lunch Box / Midnight Pumpkin though and I did make a video series on it recently! Just scroll back through NY videos and you'll see it there. 👊
Change the screws in the wheel to something colored. Blue, red, black, gold,3mm x 5mm, 4, 5mm, 6mm, 7mm depth. cap screws would look great.
Agreed! I need to order some cored wheel nuts for a few of my kits. 👊
@@poorboysrc , and thank you so much for spending the money to buy those aluminum chassis, but you've got my mind totally rotten now. They are perfect they're like the finishing touch is there more adjustability with the aluminum chassis the problem I just saw one for the ORV and when you own as many such as yourself you see the problem! The aluminum chassis some would say something are like the final gilding of the lily. But in the case of the grasshopper, the fox, the ORV, especially the cloud buster, The hornet, lunch box family, and any other aluminum chassis out there I saw one for the wild one in two different colors, if they afford in inkling of customization and even a bit of tunability then it justifies the price. At this point can you please for the rest of us that don't have $600 lying around purchase the rest of the aluminum chassis and put together some wonderful content with the addition of aluminum chassis to the kits aforementioned?
@@UlisesBatalla well the good news is that I've been in touch with the manufacturer of the chassis', and I'll be doing a lot more reviews of them this year. 😉
@@poorboysrc BOOM! Thank you that is going to be awesome I can't wait excellent stuff I love watching those videos where you work on the chassis. Please, get the one for the ORV! Hell I hope you worked it out that you're getting them all!
@@UlisesBatalla thanks for watching, Ulises! I'm quite sure we'll see an ORV chassis review in the near future! 😉
How much are those rims in US dollars?
Hay bro what's that wall hanger s called your rc are on bro
I jist get them at Home Depot or Lowes, look in the closet/organizer area and you'll find everything there. 👊
Very nice! Can you post the link for the servo you used? Thanks in advance!
Thanks for watching and commenting! Here's the link to my "go to" servo:
Miuzei 20KG Servo Motor High Torque Digital Servo Metal Waterproof Servo for R/C Car Robot, DS3218 Control Angle 270° a.co/d/aVRs4wJ
@@poorboysrc thank you so much!!!
@@bradbrevelle6257 any time! Thanks again for supporting my channel. It means a ton! 👊🏼🍻
Get some 3D printed rear mounts.. they’re much stronger than the originals
Now that's a great idea! Never even thought of that, thanks for the tip! 🤙
I'd be tempted to buy a hornet and just build this chassis right from the start. A dynamite 2 in 1 brushless and oil shocks and full ball bearings. Does the chassis accept rectangular hard case lipos as opposed to stick batteries?
Duuude, the 2 in 1 would be perfect in this chassis! 👌
A 2S hard case is a tight fit, but doable. 2S soft, easy peasy! 👊
@@poorboysrc I ordered a Hornet, a chassis, and the wheels. I'm going to build it with the aluminum chassis from the get go. I'd like to go with oil shocks on the front but I'm not finding any options that seem high quality.
@@PsychoticBovine oh wow, that's awesome man! As for the oil shocks, I have seen some on ebay. I have no idea if they're any good, but I don't think there are a ton of options out there. Either way, have fun with the build! 👊
Just ordered one of these for a Grasshopper build. Does it come with any kind of battery hold down/strap? If not, what did you end up using?
Gotta watch the video, my friend! All the answers you seek are there. Haha! 😉
@@poorboysrc I have watched it. I probably didn't ask the question well enough. When I purchased the chassis this morning some of the listings showed the chassis with a specific battery hold down bar. I wondered if it came with that or if it was an option part. I only asked because no where seems to list it as an option for sale. So, I guess, like you did I'm gonna have to use the velcro.
@@toyolien1694 you're 100% right! The battery hold down plate is indeed an option part. The chassis itself doesn't come with that part, it comes with two velcro straps that work perfectly. That's what I'm using. Thanks for watching, my man! Happy new year! 🍻
I have this chassis for my grasshopper. The front shock mounts are a weak point. I broke one, and the company that made it offers no replacement. I'm in the process of making a new one.
The shock mounts are weak? That's crazy, they're 3mm aluminum! How hard are you running your Grasshopper? I'm impressed that you managed to break one! 🤣🍻
@@poorboysrc The mounts in my kit are 2.5mm. I flipped my hopper over in a small jump on its third run with the new chassis, and the shock mount broke on one side of that mount, where the triangular cutout is.
@@AtlantaBoxing wow that's really crazy, I figured those shock mounts would be bulletproof! Lol! Thanks for the heads up bro! 👊
@@poorboysrc I bought mine the first week they showed up on ebay. Hopefully for everyone else that is buying them, I just recieved a weak one. I just wish they would sell replacement parts for a chassis that costs over $100.
@@AtlantaBoxing yeah for sure man. Is the seller willing to work with you and just sell you the parts you need?
Suddenly you have a $300.00 Grasshopper. The BBX is $250.00.
Yeah dude! Nothing wrong with hopping up a classic! 😁
Sweet hornet!! What drill do you use?
Thanks dude! It's a Ryobi, I picked it up at Home Depot. It works awesome! 🍻
@@poorboysrc good deal man thanks!
@@mtgoat4434 any time, amigo! Cheers! 🍻
Running video!
You know I'll get one coming! 😎🍻
How much is the chassis in US dollars?
About $120. 👊
De-cals not deee-calls (I’m English FYI) 💪🏻👍🏻! Let’s start the stickers toss up on how do you pronounce it and do you call them anything else and what part of world are you from FRIENDLY BANTER ONLY BOYS AND GIRLS 🤘🏻🤘🏻
In my neck of the woods (Ontario, Canada) at birth, we all called them "deckles." When I moved west, it was a mix of "deckles and deecals" - Man, I was torn! Ultimately, I chose to stick to my roots and call them deckles.
Then I started a CZcams channel... hahaha. Boy, do I get beat up a lot for calling them deckles! 🤣🤣🤣
Potato, potatto I say! Doesn't bother me much either way. Imma start calling them decknellz or something just for more clicks! 🤣🤣🤣
Decknellz it is 🫡
Do I sense a grasshopper chassis speed run challenge coming up?
The RC senses are strong with this one! 🤣
Great video. Work on the deeeecals. Not deckels. Sorry that drove me nuts.
Hahaha the deeeecal deckle conundrum runs strong on this channel! 😆
@@poorboysrc it shouldn't. That's the way you say it. Ask any person that speaks English. 😅 so now I need to buy a grasshopper and metal chassis.
@@shaneworden1325 potato, potatto, right?!?! Haha! Have fun with the new chassis, you're gonna love it! 👊
Awsome 😬, ...but still crazy to invest an eye and an🥚 to turn a f** toy into a racer. Never will understand this 🤔 even after 35yrz of rc and lots of tuning and converting. 😬
Definitely a fair amount of dough to drop on an antiquated kit. But for Tamiya addicts like me, it's a cool hop-up that takes a classic and (somewhat) modernizes it. 👊
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No all they need to do is make aluminum chassis and parts for all Tamiya vintage cars
That would be sweet! 👍🏻
@@poorboysrc yes that would be
I hate to be that guy but dude, its not ' deck alls ' it's ' dee cals ', English 101
Up here in Canada, we call 'em deckles. It's a thing, give it a Google! 👊🏼
@@poorboysrc as well as ooot not out, I’m a scoucer (from Liverpool in England) I’ve only just found your channel and in the words of my employer- I’m loving it 😎!!!!!
@@josesphdobie2897 ah, a Mc Fan! Hahaha! Thanks for watching and commenting, amigo! 👍🏻
Jesus H Christ!!!! Are the plastic bushings! Shame!......Shame!....
We'll expect a full video on a bearing swap and running video. :) .. no pressure buddy. :p
Hahahaha I put bearings in the front wheels, I promise! 🤣🤣🤣
Where I come from you don't want anything to do with ai dong
Oh, and why is that?
you needa spend some youtube moneys on proper tools...
vice-grips on nuts is a NONO!
I just need to start making some of that CZcams money now... 🤣👊🏼
The adoption of UK/Aussie slang?? Bits and Bobs, Bobs your Uncle, Fiddly Bits 🤢🤮.
Is it really UK/Aussie slang? Bits and Bob's, sure, but Bob's your uncle is passed around in Canada more than a hockey puck on a Saturnday night! 🏒