Tamiya DT-01/02/03 Project #10: Finishing the Tamiya Racing Fighter (DT-03) Body, Wheels, Tires!

Welcome to a special episode of the Tamiya DT-01, DT-02 and DT-03 Project: Final steps and final result of the upgraded Tamiya DT-03 Racing Fighter
1/10 2WD Buggy 2016 (Tamiya 58628)!
In this series we will be building the Tamiya Mad Bull 58205 (DT-01 Chassis), the Tamiya Sand Viper 58374 (DT-02 Chassis) and the Tamiya Racing Fighter 58628 (DT-03 Chassis) and do comparisons and a number of upgrades along the way. We might even have a look at some of the Grasshoppers, Hornets and a few other DT Buggies along the way.
Whenever I have a video for this series, it will be available Sunday.
None of the buggies will be build stock and this video series is no intended for instructional purposes. Every detail of all three buggies have already been carefully planned and all optional parts and electronics have already been selected and purchased.
There will be none of the usual guiding and explanatory texts in the videos, no color optimization and no time lapse. Videos are only targeted at fellow Tamiya fans. Sometimes it's time to let the raw images speak for themselves and just enjoy the RC car. The world is hurting and spinning faster and faster. People are suffering. But a little hobby time can allow us a short welcomed break from it all. Some peace. Sit back and relax. Pure RC building ... with a little music added (feel free to turn down the volume of the video and put on your own favorite music while you are watching).
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You can find more information, a list if the DT-01/02/03 family and the stock specifications of each individual model from this build series in the first three parts of this series:
Part 1: Tamiya DT-01 Mad Bull • Tamiya DT-01/02/03 Pro...
Part 2: Tamiya DT-02 Sand Viper • Tamiya DT-01/02/03 Pro...
Part 3: Tamiya DT-03 Racing Fighter • Tamiya DT-01/02/03 Pro...
Optional Parts & Upgrades (this particular unit):
Tamiya Anaerobic Gel Thread Lock 54032 (Hop-Up Option OP-1032)
Tamiya Ceramic Grease 87099
Tamiya PS-16 Metallic Blue Polycarbonate Paint
Tamiya 19T 0.8 Mod Steel Pinion Gear 54629 (Hop-Up Option OP-1629)
Tamiya Hard Turnbuckle Shafts 53942 (Hop-Up Option OP-942)
Tamiya DF-02 Universal Shafts Hop-Up Option 53791 (Hop-Up Option OP-791)
Tamiya DT-02 Limited Slip Ball Differential Set 53863
Tamiya DT-02 Aluminum Motor Mount 53831
Tamiya DT-02 5x45 mm Light Weight Tubes (for Gears)
Tamiya DT-02 MS Full Ball Bearings
Tamiya DF-03 Aluminium Shocks w/ DT-02 MS white springs
Tamiya DT-03 Carbon Damper Stay Front 54562 (Hop-Up Option OP-1562)
Tamiya DT-03 Carbon Damper Stay Rear 54563 (Hop-Up Option OP-1563)
Tamiya 2WD Astral Dish Front Wheels 60/19 51205
Tamiya 2WD Wide Grooved Front Tires 60/19 51207
Tamiya Large Dish Rear Wheels 62/35 53881
Tamiya High Density Spike Rear Tires K 62/35 51241
Tamiya TBLM-01 Sensorless Brushless Motor 16T 7435098
Tamiya TBLE-01 Sensorless Brushless ESC 100A
Sanwa/Airtronics RX-371W 2.4G Receiver
Amewi/AM Racing 6208MG 8.2Kg 0.07sec Digital Servo 28916
GPM Racing DT-02/03 Aluminium Rear Knuckle Arms Set DT3022
GPM Racing DT-02/03 Aluminium Front Knuckle Arms Set DT3021-B
GPM Racing DT-02/03 Aluminium Front C-Hubs Set DT3019
GPM Racing DT-02/03 Aluminium Rear Wheel Hex Adaptor Set DT3010R-B
Note:
The car here still needs some final adjustments off camera, like camber, toe-in/out, differential adjustment, and a few new parts some day too, like a driver, steering turn buckles, other sets of tires and wheels etc. But it's alright for now. My DT-02 MS/Sand Viper got a good matching DT-03 'MS'/Racing Fighter friend at last which was the plan from the beginning.
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Music (KZbin Audio Library):
'The Hardest Part' by Jeremy Blake
'Unrest' by ELPHNT
'Touch Tone' by The Mini Vandals
'Memory Rain' by Yung Logos
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#NordicRCVisions Statement:
This video features homemade footage of my own #Tamiya #RcCar, #TamiyaDT02MS #TamiyaDT02 #TamiyaRacingFighter #TamiyaNeoFighter #TamiyaDT03 from my personal RC collection. All rights reserved.

[@wallacedouglas2840]

Your visual presentation and music borders on the poetic. Well done.

[@NordicRC]

Thanks you so much, Wallace. He he, Tamiya-poems on video. I like that ☺️

[@vigilante351]

Sensational video. Very relaxing, no talking, just doing the job!

[@NordicRC]

Thanks a lot for the feedback, Vigilante! Appreciate that you appreciated the idea of this video 🙂

[@rcalltypes8230]

Looks nice, good choice of options. One of the best DT-03s I’ve seen.

[@NordicRC]

Thank you so much for watching! Love the DT-03

[@duemilaventuno]

Complimenti, bella postazione di lavoro, bel modello.

[@NordicRC]

Thank you, Demar!

[@camrowdrone6497]

That blue is amazing, very good choice,still watching 👍🏻

[@NordicRC]

Thanks a lot for watching, my friend! Yeah I like it too. And it matches my old Viper/MS DT-02 🙂

[@razif6916]

Nice room..feels calm.

[@NordicRC]

Thanks, bro!

[@fencenaoghen3569]

Merci Mikael, what a wonderful work. You've made a superb buggy, congrats !🏆 I think it will be a real pleasure to run it. Nice choice for the blue body and the white wheels 💎 . Don't know why the rear tires have lightened..🔄. they did not appreciate being mistreated... My friend, it’s becoming a habit to start my Sundays with you and i like that ! 'Hope everything is ok for you and your family, thanks again for this nice moment you gave🎦 , have a great sunday mon ami, take care. 🤝

[@NordicRC]

Thanks, Alex! Yeah, I like the white wheels together with the white in the decals. And then it matches my old Sand Viper 🙂 Gonna have to find some other wheels and tires some day, the white is good but design and thread is awful. Yeah, seen it before, and been told it is leftovers from the manufacturing process, so thet don’t stick, but this time even soap and water couldn’t get it off ☹️ Have a great Sunday too, my Southern Friend 🙂

[@notbenithecow5920]

dude, your workshop is amazing!

[@NordicRC]

Thanks a lot, Fafa. It’s just a little room inside the house but I am enjoying it 😊

[@Chunky246]

I just got a DT-03. It's just a fantastic little chassis! I haven't even been down the hop up route... yet :)

[@NordicRC]

Nice, Matt! Love the DT-03. So Tamiya’ish ☺️ No great need to go down the hop up path. My Neo Fighter DT-03 only has the essentials: ball bearings, steel pinion. Runs great and still a lot of fun 🙂

[@TAMIYALegends]

Excellent video I really enjoyed watching that 🤩 It looks fantastic my friend, great job 😊👊🏻

[@NordicRC]

Thank you, my good friend! Nothing beats getting a Tamiya all done! 😊

[@ShenRC]

very nice! I like the white wheels on this one better.

[@NordicRC]

Thanks Steve! Yeah, the blue and white wheels + the white on the decals go well together I think 🙂

[@hollyhillrc]

Bravo Mikael. This is awesome. The editing and audio is sublime. I feel like I've been taken on a journey, and thoroughly enjoyed it. One of your best videos to date in my opinion.

[@NordicRC]

Thank you so much, Derek! Means a lot to me coming from you!

[@hollyhillrc]

@@NordicRC You're welcome my good friend. Happy christmas to you and your family 🎅🎄😊👍👍

[@MarkBryanRC]

A beautiful presentation of a very beautiful Racing Fighter, Mikael! Love that Tamiya blue and the contrasting white wheels - good to see a different take on the colour scheme and a fitting stablemate to your blue DT02. A very relaxing and enjoyable Sunday viewing - thanks my friend! :-) PS Try spraying some WD40 on the rear square spikes - it may get rid of the white releasing agent!

[@NordicRC]

Thank you, Mark! Means a lot to me coming from you. You got a beautiful Racing Fighter too. Yeah, I like the white, but you probably know what I think of the wheel and tire design. Would love to be able to change all my DT buggies to the Star Dish white wheels, square spiked rear tires and then the narrow ribbed off road wheels. But so expensive, if buying them new, and I need at least four complete sets. But yeah, the ‘stablemate’ (love that word) mission is complete 🙂 Thanks again, Mark, hope you are having a good relaxing Sunday too.

[@MarkBryanRC]

@@NordicRC Thanks, Mate, our two Racing Fighters would look fantastic running together! Yes, I knew you would think that about the wheels and tyres, I feel exactly the same, but money is always an issue, so it is good to use and re-use what we already have. My Sunday is very relaxed, than you, hope yours is too.

[@MarkBryanRC]

PS - Just read your reply to the "box art" comment - HAHA! Priceless!!! :P

[@NordicRC]

;-)

[@NordicRC]

Yeah, they would look fantastic together and it would be a blast :-) Problem now is that I feel it's too pretty and clean to go out in the rain and mud. So will wait a little while :-) I forgot to thank you for the tip about the WD-40! Will try it out. Yeah, that stuff can de-grease almost everything. I didn't think about that. Thanks, Mark!

[@GeckoRC]

Yeah! Chill Time! Really pretty Racing Fighter Mikael.

[@NordicRC]

Yeah. RC Chill Time 🤗 Thank you very much, bro.

[@RCHobbyShed]

Just awesome, Mikael! Your RC room is looking magnificent and the Racing Fighter build is top notch. TBLM motor too, nice! Will be waiting to see this one running. Great video once again. 👌🙂

[@NordicRC]

Thanks, my brother. Will have to sort out some lighting for the shelves some day. Maybe I need some tips from you at that time 🙂 Yeah, sensorless and designed 10 years ago (it’s the TBLM-01) but works good 😊

[@RCHobbyShed]

@@NordicRCNo problems mate, I'm no expert on LED's but if you have questions at the time feel free to ask. I know Ikea sells shelf lighting 😉. Wow the TBLM's are 10 years old already, how times flies! I've still not owned one yet.

[@NordicRC]

I must make another trip to Ikea soon then, he he. Still got unused stuff from them the last time. Good cheap stuff :-)

[@aviano72]

Awesome ! Beautiful presented Mikael :)

[@NordicRC]

Thank you so much, my friend!

[@christophercoconis2575]

Wow it came out beautiful bro!! Great job Mikael ☺️

[@NordicRC]

Thank you Chris! It matches my Viper/MS so I am glad 🙂

[@BasBoyRC]

Does look sweet, the buggy bodies are hard to cut out in places. The rear wings I have always struggled to get the paint right up inside at times. A good choice changing the wheels, the white rims look so much better so MS

[@NordicRC]

Thanks my good friend. Yeah, need some filing in the narrow round corners. I always mess up the sides on the wings. Always too little paint or too much, trying to get it right. Messed up my new Sand Viper wing (coming up) totally, running out of paint. Yeah, I like the white, though I would have preffered other wheels/tires, but I got so many of these, and they match the DT-02 MS.

[@brianfig79]

That thing looks fantastic in blue. I just ordered one. What shocks are you using?

[@NordicRC]

These are the TRF shocks for the 1/10 buggies from Tamiya. Just a little extra bling. But the included CVA’s are good too.

[@HaydadRC]

That looks marvelous Mikael! The paint scheme is fantastic, well done my friend!👍😊

[@NordicRC]

Thank you Jeremy! Very pleased with this one. It has been sitting in a box with me for almost three years, so it’s amazing for me to see it finally build and painted and ready to run ☺️

[@richb326]

NIce build, I’ve been trying to find one these recently

[@Lukas-zj7ds]

Which Motor and esc do you use ? Is it Brushless? Great Video

[@NordicRC]

L K Thank you. Yes. It’s a Tamiya brushless. See the description box 😉

[@lr2a841]

Super video Mike, a pleasure always...thanks☃️🎄❄️🇫🇷⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@NordicRC]

Thanks a lot, my friend!

[@PeteWylieRC]

Love the music mix on this Mikael. Makes a video of a bloke building an RC car into an epic movie! Anyway, it looks smashing. That Tamiya metallic blue is always a winner. My TT-02B tyres which are the same as that on the rear did exactly the same thing. They looked ok and then when I stretched them around to get them on the wheels they went all peculiar with the white stuff. Hopefully it will come off when I run it which I haven't yet due to the moist conditions outside. It's big wheel trucks only at the mo! Your rear suspension looks a bit soft to me so maybe thicker oil or a piston with fewer holes would be good. Anyway top work all round matey. You have pimped this up to the max! Look forward to seeing it out and about :-)

[@NordicRC]

Thank you Pete! Somehow your wonderful comment escaped me, my friend! Better late than never. Ha ha, yeah, I hope Hollywood would pick up this genre. I bet there are billions to be had in ticket sales at the theater ;-) Yeah, the PS-16 has never disappointed me. Always a winner. A bit boring with this one color, but looks smashing anyway in my opinion. It's hard to paint in the winter I think. Yeah, strane with these. Just fitted the exact same new tires on the Sand Viper and they where fine. Mark gave me a tip, and I applied some WD-40, and washed it off. They are fine now :-) Yeah, I do not run any of my buggies outside at the moment. Only trucks. Well, also the little ones (non-Tamiya). Ahh, you noticed the rear dampening too. I was very surprised when filming and testing that. But no writing allowed in these videos (my own little rule). Well, I still need to sort out the diff, the camber/toe-in-out and gonna try to re-oil the rear dampers with some thicker oil too. I think I added the same oil (yellow #400) as in my DT-02 MS so surprised. But maybe the pistons are wrong. It's a second hand. Will need to check. Got all winter :-) Yes, pimping it up to match the DT-02 MS. Brothers :-)

[@solo.80s]

WOOOOOOW wonderful video and amazing room 😍 ❤

[@NordicRC]

Glad you liked it!! Thanks for watching, mate!

[@Diamondbac]

Hi Nordic, could you tell me if 1/10 touring wheels would fit? I've got a bunch lying around and I want to run the buggy on road because I've got a track near me.

[@NordicRC]

Not sure. Depends on the pff set and if the hubs will fit inside those small tires. The DT front wheels are without hex. But try it out 🙂 Gonna be very low geared and slow with small tires/wheels though.

[@SuperBigdanno]

Beautiful! Man I want one of those buggies bit can seem to find any in stock in Canada. Thats how a buggy should look... peroid.

[@NordicRC]

Yeah, I love the looks of the Racing Fighter. Real Tamiya-Beauty ☺️ Hope you will find one. Lots of them here in Europe but I know that doesn’t help much. Maybe eBay.

[@whimsicalcellbooster]

Nice blue and silver :-)

[@NordicRC]

Works well together 🙂

[@allyliddiard7320]

Nice. I was thinking of getting the Neo Fighter but the more I see of the blocky lines of the Racing Fighter, especially in non box art colours, the more I prefer the latter. I reckon it will look good in British Racing Green with a white roof and spoiler.

[@NordicRC]

Hi Ally. Yeah, I think both of them are great designs. Very different though (round vs blocky, yes). Will look great in your color scheme I think!

[@rccraft5900]

I wanted to do a tamiya buggy so i ordered this 1.is this a decent buggy?there is so many tamiya buggies i did not know what 1 to get.lol

[@NordicRC]

It’s one of the cheapest entry level buggies Tamiya has, but compared to the price I love it. And love the body. Very Tamiya’ish 😅 Hope you will have fun with it.

[@TEAMCHONMAGE]

I love DT-03too!!!😎👍

[@NordicRC]

Me too 🙂 Thanks a lot for watching!

[@theNSXman]

Very nice!

[@NordicRC]

Thank you bro, and thank you very much for all the comments.

[@henrygrau8024]

hello Nordic RC Visions. I would like to know the reference of the white springs of the MS that you use in the shock absorbers of the DT-03. thank you and great videos for Tamiya fans !!! keep it up!!!

[@NordicRC]

The whole damper set comes stock with the DT-02 MS. I don’t think the springs have been released individually. I know I got a 3-piece set of white DF-03 springs somewhere though. Maybe the softest set in that pack is actually the ones they included in the MS.

[@NordicRC]

And thank you!

[@GTMatukka]

Looking gooooood! 😊

[@NordicRC]

Thank you! I'm so pleased to see it finished at last :-) I've had the box for almost three years I think :-)

[@GTMatukka]

@@NordicRC Three years..it's a long time 😐 I'm giving a second hand DT-03 Neo Fighter Buggy to my god son as a Christmas present. It's a former Fighter cupper one 🙂 Got myself a brushless 😎 I like the metallic blue 👌🏻 I might try the metallic red on my Astute look-a-like DT-02. Few coats it needs it think.

[@NordicRC]

Nice! I bet your god son will be pleased. Cleaning up a second hand for my son too, right as I speak :-) Yeah, the PS-16 is one of my favorites. It needs a lot of coats though (if one is not backing it up with white or another color) At least one whole can for one body.

[@rctrailcats3492]

Nice. Like the color.

[@NordicRC]

Me too. It’s my favorite 🙂 Thanks a lot for watching, bro.

[@camrowdrone6497]

Now She’s too good to drive 👍🏻

[@NordicRC]

Yeah! All rain and mud outside so no Tamiyas outside at the moment though ... 😐 Will leave the mud for my bashers ☺️

[@GTMatukka]

Hey! You have a Weller? That's The Solder! Fiskars scissors?

[@NordicRC]

It’s a Weller? Didn’t know. It’s a little one. But it does the job if one doesn’t need a lot of constant heat.

[@sylcarl6602]

Still great work👍

[@NordicRC]

Thanks and thank you for watching, Syl Carl!

[@BuddyFromTheWoods]

I love your content. :)

[@NordicRC]

Thank you very much! I enjoy making it 🙂

[@davidturner2365]

Well cool 👍

[@NordicRC]

Thank you, David

[@TheBod76]

How to triple (at least!) the costs of an RC car in 17 minutes! :D

[@NordicRC]

Ha ha, yeah. It’s fun upgrading these entry-levels ☺️

[@MKHITARIANVahram]

Супер 👍😀

[@NordicRC]

Hope that’s a good thing ☺️

[@alessandropezzella4891]

Complimenti

[@NordicRC]

Thank you, Alessandro!

[@alessandropezzella4891]

Continua così 👍

[@RCACTIONAUSTRALIA]

As always beautiful work 😎👍🏻🇦🇺Rcactionaustralia 🇦🇺

[@NordicRC]

Thank you, my Australien friend!

[@alessandropezzella4891]

Wow

[@NordicRC]

🙂

[@bradkalman2353]

I wanted to see it painted in box art.

[@NordicRC]

Paint your own 😅😉