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Tamiya FF02 Alfa Romeo 156 Racing
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Tamiya FF02 Alfa Romeo 156 Racing
A few weeks ago we bought a cheap second hand TT-01 because LANE Boys Snr. wanted to have a 10th scale touring car for relaxing in the local park.
Along with the TT-01 came another box: A semi-vintage FF02 Alfa Romeo 156. The body shell had been used quite a bit and was heavily damaged. The chassis was incomplete, but in excellent condition. The front uprights were stripped where the king pin screws go in; turn buckles, servo mounts and a drive shaft were missing, but the rest of the vehicle looked like the car was never run before.
So we've set out to rebuild the car to its former glory.
According to what we could find on the Internet, the FF02 chassis was not very popular. The chassis is not a stand-alone design, but the frame and gears come straight from the M-03 and the suspension and other parts are reused from the TL-01.
There are only a few pieces that are FF02 specific: the extension piece that makes the wheelbase 257 mm, and the rear body mount support.
Being based on two very popular Tamiya chassis means that it is still easy to find parts for the car in the various Tamiya specialist online shops. And the plastic sprues are very cheap too. Along the way we replaced the
bushings with ball bearings.
The build of the chassis couldn't be any simpler. Almost all screws are 3 x 10 mm self tappers. Moving parts are fastened with 3 x 14 step screws, and the arms are held with screw pins. If you are looking for a first kit to build for your child, those semi-vintage Tamiya kits like the M-03, TL-01 or this FF02 are certainly worth a look.
The car came with the original 3-speed Manual Speed Controller (MSC) but was missing the connection rod to the servo. We got a brand new MSC off eBay, which turned out cheaper than if we would have bought the Z-bend tool to make our own rod. And now we have a brand new spare MSC, along with a new tube of the special switch grease that is needed to maintain it.
The resistor of the speed controller has a special mounting place in the side of the chassis. Very tidy!
The Alfa Romeo 156 body is no longer produced. There are a few appearing on eBay, but the sellers ask a lot of money for them. Our local Tamiya dealer in Singapore however had two body sets still in stock, for the normal price one pays for a shell here in Singapore.
Being old stock means that the glue of the stickers is not very strong anymore. If anyone has a tip of what type of glue to use to re-glue stickers that are pealing off please let us know!
Staying true to the vintage, we are using an Acoms 27 MHz radio set, proudly made in Malaysia, that we received with our Hummer. It came with two servos and is in excellent working condition.
When you are used to driving modern RC cars, the experience of driving such an old chassis with a mechanical speed controller is quite a treat. One needs to adapt the driving style as there is no fine control of power. Using the MSC also means that you give up brakes, which in turn forces you to a smooth driving style through corners, and having the motor pull you out.
The car tracks well and the front wheel drive pulls it nicely through corners and chicanes. But take the throttle off while the car is turning and it immediately swings the back around.
All in all, a fun addition to our ever-growing garage!
PS: the car seems to have come with a dangerous virus, because shortly after LANE Boys Snr. had to purchase a TL-01 kit new in box... Watch out!
Along with the TT-01 came another box: A semi-vintage FF02 Alfa Romeo 156. The body shell had been used quite a bit and was heavily damaged. The chassis was incomplete, but in excellent condition. The front uprights were stripped where the king pin screws go in; turn buckles, servo mounts and a drive shaft were missing, but the rest of the vehicle looked like the car was never run before.
So we've set out to rebuild the car to its former glory.
According to what we could find on the Internet, the FF02 chassis was not very popular. The chassis is not a stand-alone design, but the frame and gears come straight from the M-03 and the suspension and other parts are reused from the TL-01.
There are only a few pieces that are FF02 specific: the extension piece that makes the wheelbase 257 mm, and the rear body mount support.
Being based on two very popular Tamiya chassis means that it is still easy to find parts for the car in the various Tamiya specialist online shops. And the plastic sprues are very cheap too. Along the way we replaced the
bushings with ball bearings.
The build of the chassis couldn't be any simpler. Almost all screws are 3 x 10 mm self tappers. Moving parts are fastened with 3 x 14 step screws, and the arms are held with screw pins. If you are looking for a first kit to build for your child, those semi-vintage Tamiya kits like the M-03, TL-01 or this FF02 are certainly worth a look.
The car came with the original 3-speed Manual Speed Controller (MSC) but was missing the connection rod to the servo. We got a brand new MSC off eBay, which turned out cheaper than if we would have bought the Z-bend tool to make our own rod. And now we have a brand new spare MSC, along with a new tube of the special switch grease that is needed to maintain it.
The resistor of the speed controller has a special mounting place in the side of the chassis. Very tidy!
The Alfa Romeo 156 body is no longer produced. There are a few appearing on eBay, but the sellers ask a lot of money for them. Our local Tamiya dealer in Singapore however had two body sets still in stock, for the normal price one pays for a shell here in Singapore.
Being old stock means that the glue of the stickers is not very strong anymore. If anyone has a tip of what type of glue to use to re-glue stickers that are pealing off please let us know!
Staying true to the vintage, we are using an Acoms 27 MHz radio set, proudly made in Malaysia, that we received with our Hummer. It came with two servos and is in excellent working condition.
When you are used to driving modern RC cars, the experience of driving such an old chassis with a mechanical speed controller is quite a treat. One needs to adapt the driving style as there is no fine control of power. Using the MSC also means that you give up brakes, which in turn forces you to a smooth driving style through corners, and having the motor pull you out.
The car tracks well and the front wheel drive pulls it nicely through corners and chicanes. But take the throttle off while the car is turning and it immediately swings the back around.
All in all, a fun addition to our ever-growing garage!
PS: the car seems to have come with a dangerous virus, because shortly after LANE Boys Snr. had to purchase a TL-01 kit new in box... Watch out!
Re: Tamiya FF02 Alfa Romeo 156 Racing
Cool looking vintage. I miss the MSC cos it is waterproof !
Where did you order the switch grease? I have been searching high , low ,up and down for it. Haha..
Where did you order the switch grease? I have been searching high , low ,up and down for it. Haha..
RTECH- Crawler
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Re: Tamiya FF02 Alfa Romeo 156 Racing
The switch grease came with the MSC I ordered. No separate item.
Would actually be interesting to know what this grease actually is. Hmmm. Need to do research...
Would actually be interesting to know what this grease actually is. Hmmm. Need to do research...
Re: Tamiya FF02 Alfa Romeo 156 Racing
Nice body.
Alfa 155 body also nice
Alfa 155 body also nice
Liew- Crawler
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Re: Tamiya FF02 Alfa Romeo 156 Racing
as usual detailed write up!
Wrigleys- Moderator
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Re: Tamiya FF02 Alfa Romeo 156 Racing
Liew wrote:Alfa 155 body also nice
Indeed! Stargek also has one of those in stock
B B B
Re: Tamiya FF02 Alfa Romeo 156 Racing
Something about laneboysrc.... when he post a build.... it makes you want to get one too....
Very nice!
Very nice!
babyboy- Crawler
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Re: Tamiya FF02 Alfa Romeo 156 Racing
babyboy wrote:Something about laneboysrc.... when he post a build.... it makes you want to get one too....
Very nice!
totally agreed....
another poison injector....
Re: Tamiya FF02 Alfa Romeo 156 Racing
boolean21 wrote:babyboy wrote:Something about laneboysrc.... when he post a build.... it makes you want to get one too....
Very nice!
totally agreed....
another poison injector....
Agree X2. I bought my M05 is all laneboyrc fault, haha.
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