I just had to do it, I can't stay away from the cheap touring cars! I just bought a Kyosho PureTen Alpha II EP RTR Ford Focus WRC off eb@y. I'm hoping I'll have it to tear up next Thursday.
Of course, better pics will follow.
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Last edited by ChattavegasSE; 2008.04.12 at 03:59 PM.
I've done some research; the PureTen Alpha 2 is shaft-driven; and laid out a lot like a TC3. For whatever reason, it's 200mm wide instead of 190mm. So that means no MazdaSpeed 6 body for me, I'll have to settle for a 200mm Mazda 6. Also, the PTA2's were availible as a rally or street car. I'm pretty sure the one I bought is in street mode. I found some 6-year-old forum archives that showed how-to's on what HPI shocks to use and where to cut the chassis to allow for a lot more ground clearance. This thing is gonna be fun.
I was searching around on eb@y for parts and stuff. Check out this Kyosho touring chassis: dual carbon fiber side plate chassis, single belt drive, battery down the middle, angled servo a la off-road trucks/buggies. VERY cool chassis.
It came Thursday while we were racing. Pics will follow, but here's the run down:
Gear diffs
Bushings throughout
200mm body/chassis
Body isn't pre-cut, but the wheel circles are cut - bonus!
Solid plate chassis - buggy style
Plastic shocks, no oil - bouncy
Kyosho X-Speed motor, looks like it has an internal fan like a 550 truck motor
1400mAH NiCD battery included
Crazy ground clearance; over an inch!
Rally blocked tires
All KO Propo electronics - in white in white cases
Fixed camber/toe, although a few shock mount choices
Dogbones front and rear; no CV's, although there are some availible I think
Inner dust cover not included
The chassis is solid as a rock, and the huge buggy-bumper in the front will hopefully protect the front arms/shocks from damage. I'm going to decal it up and run it as it sits. This isn't a competitive touring racer by any means. For $75, it's a perfect rally basher though.
Pics of the body will follow later. I hate Kyosho decals.
26mm touring wheel/tire for reference. That's about a 20mm ride height, compared to the 5-6mm height I ran on my FTTC4.
All touring cars need this much flex!
Nothing is adjustable. The steering links have such a huge downward angle, this thing is made for off-road.
That's the biggest pinion gear I've ever had. The car came with a 80T spur as a spare. I'm not sure what the pinion/spur installed is.
The blue plastic looks pretty cool in the pics, but it might as well be black in real life. The shocks are incredible bouncy. I might have to get some oil shocks to calm it down. I still haven't run it yet; gotta switch to Dean's plugs first. I'm going to use my Airtronics radio for it.
It turned out ok, despite the inflexible decals and bad factory paint job. The window trim covered the rough paint lines, but the rear is all wrong. The blue stripes are supposed to be at more of an angle, so the stripe decals are all messed up. I'm going to tint the windows and bolt on the spoiler tomorrow. Oh well, it's gonna get covered in dirt anyways.
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