Springs are to firm. Looking good but... I did a nice 3D rear shock,body and wing all in one mount . Print in TPU the mount and wing protects it so much.
It'd be sweet to see the front tires get an upgrade too. I really feel that the smoothies are a miss when it comes to trying to hook into corners and hang into it. I'm excited as heck to see the 380 being tossed in this ol girl! Thanks for the conrent
Great idea bud. Looking forward to seeing the 380 Sport Tuned going in there and seeing the difference. The fact it is a fast as a frog now is impressive
great idea for a series.. i have a soft spot for the hornet as thats what i had way back when.. looking forward to further installments .. just 1 thing tho, please only test 1 change at a time.. you changed the springs and shocks in this video as well as the 4 link and this makes it tricky to see where the improvement came from..
That was pretty cool. I like the modified rear end. If you happen to have a TRF off road buggy around, borrow a set of front shocks off it and put them on the rear of the Hornet. I did that once, made quite a difference.
My first kit was a 1/10 Panda buggy. It had a captured ball where the diff connected to the frame. It had lots of articulation like this setup. Nice to see hop ups for the old hornet. Great vids. Keep 'em coming!
This is really interesting, I think the Hopper chassis has a better balance than the ORV with modern electrics in them. I shall watch your progress with great interest!
So good to see you again! Watching 1:28 now. You went into the first corner hot, and it hung in there. That's awesome. Maybe a little softer suspention in the rear but let's see what those tires do! Foams in there would be sweet.
Rear was absolutely too stiff (noticed the same after I had time to watch it). We will get it sorted for sure. Man a nice set it tires with foams is going to be huge!
Nice piece of engineering for sure, and great vid'! Be sure I do love and appreciate all the work on the channel, and I hope I won't be too much controversial, but a solid "motor-on-axle" with shocks behind the axle just can't work suspension-wise. When the torque from the motor is ON and the tires grip, under the counter-torque, the axle can't do anything else but blocking onto the suspension upper stops, extending the shocks, and... That's it! You've got your fully rigid rear-end. The only way to have it working I think is to mimick Kyosho's design on the Rampage, having the shocks INSIDE a very large four-links system. On a Grasshopper/Hornet/DT-01, no matter how you upgrade the linkage to the chassis, the rear suspension "works" only when the car is not running. But I repeat: great vid', as usual, so thank you for sharing! :)
Not controversial at all brother. It's a flawed design from the get go (why the cars were so fun from the get go...haha). The buggy is both fighting the motor weight, crap tires and mentioned suspension geometry issues. The 5 link absolutely helped on the off power sections and landings though hence the faster lap. Appreciate the great comment!
@@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC Didn't think of the off power sections! Agreed, it must help quite a bit, there. The 380 will also help I'm sure, as it should be less punchy & torquey. Can't wait for what is to come, thanks again, & enjoy :)
So glad that you come back with (as usual) an another awesome video ! Honestly i love the Hornet because is so hard to correctly handle it and that makes a lot of fun. I'm looking for the run with 380 motor 'impatiently' (not sure if i can put in this way in English). Big thanks for sharing ! 🙂
I think you might have to go lighter on the rear springs. From the slow mo' clips it doesn't look like the rear suspension is moving much and is causing the rear to bounce. The tires contribute a little bit to that but the dampers should be damping that more.
So was this TT done with the 540 or 380 ST? I think if you played about with different springs and shock oil for the rear it would be to stiff, could hear that familiar hornet rear end skip. Great to see you back BTW, I really enjoy your videos 👌
@@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC will the 370 ST motor fit the adapter plate that comes for the 380 motor in the kit? I did look at one for mine but got told they run very hot? I stuck on a 540 ST... So much fun 🤣🤣
Had a little bit of a home emergency today. We appreciate the support and will chat back with you this week.
All the Tamiya lovers love an upgrade series! I loved the opening too, freakin awesome! haha
I LOVE my Tamiya cars for sure as well. Really appreciate the support.
Good to have you guys back, I do love a good Tamiya hornet, maybe as a finale to this series you could put a hobby wing brushless system and send it!
Oh man...That would fly!
Wow curse the algorithm once again. How did i miss you guys posting this year! Hopefully everyone is doing well and still love this channel
@rcguy1087 We are still here. Live stuff in the way again...but have content to be processed when I get some time. Appreciate it very much!
Nice project with good results! Such beautiful quality images!👍😊
Thanks my friend. Working on getting the video quality up. Appreciate the notice.
Springs are to firm. Looking good but... I did a nice 3D rear shock,body and wing all in one mount . Print in TPU the mount and wing protects it so much.
Nice run, the 380 sport tuned is a great motor and it will be perfect for the Hornet.
Think it's going to rip! Appreciate it as always.
It'd be sweet to see the front tires get an upgrade too. I really feel that the smoothies are a miss when it comes to trying to hook into corners and hang into it. I'm excited as heck to see the 380 being tossed in this ol girl! Thanks for the conrent
Tire upgrades are a MUST! Agree you you 100% Thanks for the support.
Great idea bud. Looking forward to seeing the 380 Sport Tuned going in there and seeing the difference. The fact it is a fast as a frog now is impressive
Thanks my friend. I think it's going to be huge If I can get enough gear in it.
Yep getting some weight off of the rear axle should help some. Eager to see the difference!
great idea for a series.. i have a soft spot for the hornet as thats what i had way back when..
looking forward to further installments ..
just 1 thing tho, please only test 1 change at a time.. you changed the springs and shocks in this video as well as the 4 link and this makes it tricky to see where the improvement came from..
That was pretty cool. I like the modified rear end. If you happen to have a TRF off road buggy around, borrow a set of front shocks off it and put them on the rear of the Hornet. I did that once, made quite a difference.
Nice! Would be cool to fit some TRF bits!
My first kit was a 1/10 Panda buggy. It had a captured ball where the diff connected to the frame. It had lots of articulation like this setup. Nice to see hop ups for the old hornet. Great vids. Keep 'em coming!
Need to get me a Panda at some point. Really appreciate it!
Brilliant i love this Do more upgrade an comparisons 👏👏👏☘️
Thank you so much!
Brilliant! I'm doing similar suspension upgrades to a Hornet at the moment. Great fun, keep the videos coming.
Thanks bud! Was super fun to put together.
Tracks looking great love the Horent classis for sure.. Like the suspension addons..
Thanks so much brother!
That looked like it ran very well, can’t wait to see how it is improved through the series
Thanks so much. Needs some shock tweaks in the back..but overall was for sure a better Hornet.
Good stuff man! Hope everything is ok with your home emergency!
Thanks brother.
One step at a time...
I appreciate it!
Very cool suspension and great run with it. That is not bad at all for time considering the 380 motor in it! Thanks for all the hard work!
Thanks brother. Always appreciate the support. Time has been slim...but we are doing our best.
This is really interesting, I think the Hopper chassis has a better balance than the ORV with modern electrics in them. I shall watch your progress with great interest!
I think the weight balance (sans the 540 weight ) with the fore/aft battery is better as well. Appreciate it!
Looks good. I feel like the rear suspension was still bound up somehow watching the slow motion and hearing it bounce down the long straight away.
Too stiff for sure and need those tire off of it. Noticed as well after I got some time with the footage. Appreciate it.
Great job those 3d printed parts work a treat 👌
Was surprised on how well it went together. Thanks so much for the support.
Doesnt look half bad. Well done.
Not too shabby! Appreciate it.
So good to see you again! Watching 1:28 now. You went into the first corner hot, and it hung in there. That's awesome. Maybe a little softer suspention in the rear but let's see what those tires do! Foams in there would be sweet.
Rear was absolutely too stiff (noticed the same after I had time to watch it). We will get it sorted for sure. Man a nice set it tires with foams is going to be huge!
Great upgrade!
Thank you!
Happy to see you back making videos. I might have to copy thar Kenny Robert's body scheme on my grasshopper
Haha...go for it! One of the best! Appreciate it.
I’m pretty sure this kit was originally designed by ampro
Thanks brother. Appreciate it!
Still bounces around like a hornet to me just not as bad.
On power still has it for sure...just nowhere near as bad. Check out the comment form Mouc-RC (I agree with him)
First time attack, lets go!
Haha...LETS GO! Appreciate it.
Nice piece of engineering for sure, and great vid'!
Be sure I do love and appreciate all the work on the channel, and I hope I won't be too much controversial, but a solid "motor-on-axle" with shocks behind the axle just can't work suspension-wise.
When the torque from the motor is ON and the tires grip, under the counter-torque, the axle can't do anything else but blocking onto the suspension upper stops, extending the shocks, and... That's it! You've got your fully rigid rear-end.
The only way to have it working I think is to mimick Kyosho's design on the Rampage, having the shocks INSIDE a very large four-links system.
On a Grasshopper/Hornet/DT-01, no matter how you upgrade the linkage to the chassis, the rear suspension "works" only when the car is not running.
But I repeat: great vid', as usual, so thank you for sharing! :)
Not controversial at all brother. It's a flawed design from the get go (why the cars were so fun from the get go...haha). The buggy is both fighting the motor weight, crap tires and mentioned suspension geometry issues. The 5 link absolutely helped on the off power sections and landings though hence the faster lap. Appreciate the great comment!
@@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC Didn't think of the off power sections! Agreed, it must help quite a bit, there. The 380 will also help I'm sure, as it should be less punchy & torquey. Can't wait for what is to come, thanks again, & enjoy :)
Just needs softer rear springs and foam in the tyres.
On the list for sure!
Looking forward to seeing the 380 and how that goes
This will be the big deal I think. Appreciate it!
Kyosho made a really nice 380. Would be a cool comparison video to the sport tuned.
Hmm...will check it out!
@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC sorry that was Xray. 370 size with the exposed pcb. "Supersize Micro Motor"
So glad that you come back with (as usual) an another awesome video ! Honestly i love the Hornet because is so hard to correctly handle it and that makes a lot of fun. I'm looking for the run with 380 motor 'impatiently' (not sure if i can put in this way in English). Big thanks for sharing ! 🙂
It's such a imperfect (perfect) car! The flaws make it fun. Trying to un-flaw it will be fun as well. Thanks so much.
Yes thanks for posting love your videos
Man...thanks so much!
Good to have you guys back! I love a good hornet!
My first "real" RC. Much love. Thank you!
Great stuff mate.!! 👍 👍 👍
Stay safe out there & the very best wishes from Scotland 🏴 🙏 ❤️ 📻 🕹️ 🔋 🚗 🚖 🚕 🚔 🚚 🚙 🚘 🚓 🚒 🚑 🚐 🚎 🚤 🚁 🛩️ 👍 👍 👍
Thanks my friend. Always appreciate the support.
I think you might have to go lighter on the rear springs. From the slow mo' clips it doesn't look like the rear suspension is moving much and is causing the rear to bounce. The tires contribute a little bit to that but the dampers should be damping that more.
Needs a change in the rear spring/oil for sure. Appreciate it!
Awesome video, great to see some track action again! And the track is looking excellent bro! Looking forward to phase two of the hornet upgrades!!🤘👍👍
Thanks brother! Should be a fun series for sure.
Im looking forward to the Hornet EVO. Are you getting one? It would be interesting time attack video.
@@torredchc1768 Could happen at some point for sure.
So was this TT done with the 540 or 380 ST? I think if you played about with different springs and shock oil for the rear it would be to stiff, could hear that familiar hornet rear end skip. Great to see you back BTW, I really enjoy your videos 👌
540 for this one. Rear shocks were off a bit for sure...but we will get her dialed in. Really appreciate it.
@@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC will the 370 ST motor fit the adapter plate that comes for the 380 motor in the kit? I did look at one for mine but got told they run very hot? I stuck on a 540 ST... So much fun 🤣🤣
@alanjones804 Hmmm...I am not sure. I plan on making an adjustable plate for the 380 to custom gear the buggy.
oh hell yea z new vid
Thanks so much!
Did I tell you I put a GT tuned in mine that's all I did to it?
Nice!