Tamiya Wild Willy Forum

[RCtinkerman]

Ok, let's see how many of us own and play with the Wild Willy 1 or 2:D

[RCtinkerman]

Here's mine!:eek: :cool: :D

[RCtinkerman]

What! Am I talkin' to myself here:confused: This is a great car folks, it does wheelies all day long:D

[Mason Copeland]

I am thinking about gettting one of these soon. Does the stock motor have a lot of torque? Is there any way to slow the Wild Willy 2 down? Yes, you heard me right, make it even slower than it's stock 10 mph speed... Can the gearing be changed? I want to drive it indoors, but I also want to have a lot of torque to climb over things... Any suggestions? Any needed hop-ups (I all ready know to get bearings and oil shocks and an esc)? Sorry for all the questions.

[Mason Copeland]

Does anyone know how to widen the Willy 2? I read somewhere that it was on Tamiyas site, but I couldn't find it. I e-mailed them about it, so when I get more info I'll post it...

[Mason Copeland]

Tamiya's Wild Willy Page (http://www.tamiya.com/english/products/58242wild/wild_willy.htm)

[Mason Copeland]

Sorry, I answered my own question!!!

How to widen the Willy (http://www.tamiya.com/english/products/58242wild/wild8/wild8.htm)

[Mason Copeland]

What! Am I talkin' to myself here This is a great car folks, it does wheelies all day long
You're not talkin' at all!

[newracer]

I have 2 WW2's, well technically one is my 3 year old sons but I maintain it. Both have oil shocks, esc's, full bearings, and stock motors. Mine also has foam tire inserts, they are a blast to drive!:D

[Mason Copeland]

Anyone?

[RCtinkerman]

Yes they are. I never thought about making it slower though. The stock motors seem to have plenty of torgue as is. I just love playing with the thing and making it unique as you can see. :p

[Mason Copeland]

Thanks.
Yes they are.
What are?

[Mason Copeland]

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[RCtinkerman]

Come to think of it, putting in a faster motor and extending the suspension arms with a stronger servo and bigger wheels might be fun. Wait! Would that make it a Monster truck??? LOL only kidding:p :D :confused:

[Usagi]

wow tink, it even has a chrome dome driver wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[RCtinkerman]

FINALLY! Usagi has come to the Wild Willy Forum:eek: :D

[Usagi]

Hi Tinker! how much did you pay for the WWII? I payed with full bearsing less then 9000 yen new from the shop.

[RCtinkerman]

I paid 10,500 Yen for mine with full bearings. Then I got the oil shocks.:D

[Usagi]

thats not bad.........

Hey bluesy is really being a $%&'() these days.......what up his ())?

[RCtinkerman]

I have no idea. I'm considering moding the WW2 and getting parts this weekend. The driver is me, so it has to be chrome dome:D ;)

[Usagi]

well you can get the arms, c brace rear hub universal driv shafts.........

[RCtinkerman]

Check this out, I have a Baja Champ so I'll just strip it. I can use the ESC and servo too:D :p

[Usagi]

hey thats great tinker!

[Mason Copeland]

Hey guys!!! Just got back from tjhe shop. Guess what I got... A Tamiya Wild Willy 2! It will be equiped with a Blazer Sport radio system and an XTM reversing esc. Now I just have to build it... just opened the box... Oooooo, aaaaaahhhhhh.

Pics soon...

[RCtinkerman]

Great Mason, you'll enjoy it. Can't wait to see your pics:D

[whyochi]

I'll post some picks of my 4x4 4 link conversion when i get my dad gum camra working ^_^

[Mason Copeland]

4x4 4 link conersion!?! Can't wait to see it...

Just finished step B8...

[newracer]

Originally posted by whyochi
I'll post some picks of my 4x4 4 link conversion when i get my dad gum camra working ^_^

I really want to see that!

[Usagi]

hey tiinker we forgot to look for options for the ww2 yesterday?

[Mason Copeland]

Before...

[Mason Copeland]

After...

[Poolboy51]

After looks even worse!:D ;)

[Mason Copeland]

Neatness wise, yes. But the point was the car... But you knew that.

[Poolboy51]

I knew it.:D But what's that huge tangle of wires?:confused: :eek:

[Mason Copeland]

It's like 11 pm where I live so I only got to drive it in the house. This thing even wheelies onto its roof even with the wheelie bar! This is a blast...

Just one question. Is there supposed to be a bunch of left-over screws and parts..? BTW: I still have not done the body yet.

[Mason Copeland]

One more... When I drive it around for a bit it locks up. Then I fiddle with the throttle for a bit and ot works again. I'm almost sur it's just my esc's set-up... But, what do you think?

[RCtinkerman]

What ESC are you using?:confused:

[Usagi]

manual speed control?

[Mason Copeland]

I think I stated it before, it's an XTM Sportsman ESC. I think it goes into full brake when it's supposed to go into neutral. As I said before I think it is just the way I set the ESC up. I think I did it wrong.
Here what the manual says...
8. Then move the trigger to the full throttle position. Hold until the light turns green.
9. Then immediately move the trigger to the full reverse position until the LED turns red.
10. Immediately release the trigger (back to neutral position.
I'm color blind so the light colors didn't change for me. I know they do though because someone else standing next to me said they did.

Is it the way my ESC is set-up, or is it something else?


BTW: I just drove this thing outside for the first time... Fun, fun, fun, fun, fun, fun, fun, fun, fun, fun, fun, fun, fun, fun, fun, fun, fun, fun, fun, fun, fun, fun, fun, fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Mason Copeland]

I knew it. But what's that huge tangle of wires?
I was too excited to worry about that:D

[Mason Copeland]

Just one question. Is there supposed to be a bunch of left-over screws and parts..? BTW: I still have not done the body yet.

Gues what I was doing until my camera batts ran out..?

[Mason Copeland]

A few more...:D

[whyochi]

just got done attaching the linls to the gear boxs but the thing doesn't really have anogh suspinsion travel for rock crawling (hay isn't that what jeeps were made for:) )

[Mason Copeland]

:D

[Mason Copeland]

just got done attaching the linls to the gear boxs but the thing doesn't really have anogh suspinsion travel for rock crawling (hay isn't that what jeeps were made for )
How did you make the car 4 wheel drive?
BTW: Actually jeeps were made for getting you from place to place...

[whyochi]

my kit had bunch of left over junk to so don't wrry about it

[whyochi]

i used two gear boxs custom front hubs and hub carriers so basicly ist's kind of like an esp clod with wild willie gear boxes

Note i custom built my chassie esp was used as an example

[whyochi]

Also make sure you paint the body right the first time i really over did it with my first coat and had to buy a new body.

[Mason Copeland]

O.k.

[Mason Copeland]

Heres a vid of my Wild Willy 2. Keep in mind, it is stock.
http://www.geocities.com /masonhobbies/MVC-139V.MPG

*edit*- oops, just copy and paste it, with no space between .com/etc. etc.

[tadium54]

Yep. Im about to get my replacement parts this week. Mine has Full ball bearings, Trinity Speed Gems 16x3 motor, Novak Rooster ESC, titanium tunbucbles(for adjustment and durability really), gs servo saver(i stripped my stock one), petagon tc shocks with trinity 60 wt oil and hpi springs. It is a completely different car now.

[Usagi]

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[Usagi]

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[Usagi]

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[Usagi]

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[Usagi]

last one:)

[RCtinkerman]

Mason, I had a lot of left over parts too, it's typical Tamiya. It's probably the ESC setup as you stated, I haven't experienced any problems like that. Not to worry, re-adjust it;)

[RCtinkerman]

Hey Usagi, where'd you get those purple hubs?:p

[RS4rally1124]

can you actually modify this thing to go really fast. they look like they are extremely fun keep enjoying them, by the way how much do the cost in america

JT

[Usagi]

they are from a old tamiya tinker:)

[Usagi]

they are fun!...you can have a real blast with these guys!

[tadium54]

usagi- nice. where did you get the hybs and the arms for it, they look amazing

i would post pics of the willy wasn't in many pieces at the moment

[Usagi]

Susp arms are from TG-10/TL-01 front integy and back/front
http://secure400.automatedshops.com/~wfp16353/1110.GIF
http://secure400.automatedshops.com/~wfp16353/1108.GIF


rear hubs are integy TG-10/TL01 http://secure400.automatedshops.com/~wfp16353/1248.GIF

front c`s are integy made TG-10/ TL01
http://secure400.automatedshops.com/~wfp16353/1107.GIF

Adjustable tie-rods are tamiya maded

[Usagi]

All the gearbox bearsing are now installed.....out with the bushings.

[RS4rally1124]

so how much are they? i want one if they are under $100

JT

[Usagi]

in the usa, they are around 120.00 to 129.99

http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p.pgm?Q=1&I=LXPM82&P=0

Japan they are 8900 yen or $71.00 us

[whyochi]

Wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwoooooooozer that thing is way tricker than my willy even with the 4 link coversion. My old willy had a brushless system of unknown origen (my cusin races rc airplanes and gave it to me when he entered the navy) but i cracked the entire front end when jumpin of a brick house(this basically means i ran into it at a farly good rate of speed) thuse progect really wild willy witch uses two gear boxes and no cracked front frame.


P.s. Usagi don't ever come wit in 4 million miles of me because i will steal that car!

[Usagi]

Originally posted by whyochi
Wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwoooooooozer that thing is way tricker than my willy even with the 4 link coversion. My old willy had a brushless system of unknown origen (my cusin races rc airplanes and gave it to me when he entered the navy) but i cracked the entire front end when jumpin of a brick house(this basically means i ran into it at a farly good rate of speed) thuse progect really wild willy witch uses two gear boxes and no cracked front frame.


P.s. Usagi don't ever come wit in 4 million miles of me because i will steal that car! AHHAHAHHAHAH:D
ok well do.........I had alot of fun building the WillyW2.NowI need to complete the body and it will be all set:) Thanks Again

[whyochi]

I was wondering why you didn't show a body on that thing! Make sure the body is sweet looking so it'll mach the car!

[whyochi]

O ya thaks for posting all the links! I'm also building a car for my dad so they'll proble come in handy one way or another............;)

[Usagi]

Great:) Have as much fun building it as as I did :)

[tadium54]

bump

[RS4rally1124]

why did you put the smaller shocks on the front? i thought this would be a fun off road toy.


JT

[RCtinkerman]

You know, I never really ran mine off road. I use it more for around the yard, street and I even took it to work once and ran it there:D

[newracer]

I don't think those shocks are smaller, the WW2 uses standard touring car size shocks

I'll post picts of my two WW2's later today

[Usagi]

They are the same as touring, but I am using longer ball end holders.

[tadium54]

These are very old pics, but you get the idea

[tadium54]

ok they didn't work. i think this should work

[tadium54]

another

[Mason Copeland]

So the Wild Willy is in the electric monster truck vehicle forum..?

When I turn my car my servo goes back side to side like it is not screwed in well.. Is this normal. What can I do to fix it?

[Mason Copeland]

Also, what bearings do you guys use? Is there a set you can buy? What bearings will I need? Part numbers?

[tadium54]

i use duratrax. they have been quite good so far you will need 5x11 bearings(2 packs with 2 bearings iun each) and 1 pack that says: bearing set s blackfoot/s blitzer/hawk/ n hawk


here is the numbers
DTXC1553(2 bearing pack)
DTXC1113(full set)

[Mason Copeland]

Thanks. Does that include both hub and tranny bearings?

[tadium54]

the bearings are all the same size, so they will fit everything

[Mason Copeland]

Is there enough bearings for tranny and hubs in the bearing kit though?

When I turn my car my servo goes back side to side like it is not screwed in well.. Is this normal. What can I do to fix it?

[tadium54]

no. the kit needs 4 extra bearings to make the car complete with bearings. as for the servo, check for glitches and switch the channel leads to see if the channels are bad. of and check the trims.

[Mason Copeland]

Its not twitching. It's just as if it is not connected. The torque is moving it side to side, thus putting less strength into turning the wheels.

[tadium54]

all you need for the willy is a standard servo. what are you using?

[Mason Copeland]

It is very hard to explain what is going on. I will post a vid later. I'm using an airtronics standard servo. Thanks for your help.

[RCtinkerman]

I never experienced any servo problems with Wild Willy. Are you sure it's bolted down tight enough? The unit itself shouldn't move.

[Mason Copeland]

Yeah, I think it's not bolted well, I don't want to have to take apart the whole chassis to check if it doesn't effect my driving drasticly.

[tadium54]

same here tinkerman. ive never had anyproblems with the steering(except when the tv and radio were on)

[Mason Copeland]

Does anybody know where I can find some 2.2 rims that will fit the Willy 2 withought having to hack up anything? Lol.

[RCtinkerman]

Mason, the problem is the movement will put undue stress on the servo saver transferring to the servo itself, which may cause one or the other to break:(

[tadium54]

i think the rpm wheels will fit.(i have yet to find a set that has the hex, but just take the rear hex off and put the wheel with the crosspin on)

[Mason Copeland]

I have yet to find one without hexes.. Hmmmmmmm. Whatr about the front end?

[tadium54]

hmm the fron end just need bearings. i don't know the size though. i havent checked yet

[whyochi]

You can use any wheel that fits traxxas trucks in the rear but i onestly have no clueabout the front.

[PCC]

The rear uses standard 12mm hexes while the fronts us a non-standard metric size.

[tadium54]

Yes i finally got the chassis and batter holders from my lhs a week ago. no all i need to do is to put the rx in to have a blast:p
usagi, if you ever come to canada, we gotta take the wild willys to a park and start a storm

[CJ-5]

Ha ha I finally made it to the WW2 forum. I think I have been here before but I just came back now (shame on me). Anyway I also have a wild willy. No real mods to speak of other than a Trinity GT-2 15T motor and some traxxas big bore sedan shocks. I have done some mods to the body, I chopped out the hood and places a parma Small Block Chevy kit under the hood. I think I have a pic that I will post if you want it. I am looking for some other mods to make to the truck got any suggestions?

Oh and the HPI 5-star/Talonz and other truck wheels will fir the Wild Willy. I have used them before and they fit fantastically. All you need to worry about is the height os the tires in the rear. A set of pro line mashers rubs in the rear on the plastoc frame rails. I think you would need to go to a set of road tires or low profile truck tires to make it work. At least without widening the truck anyway.

[tadium54]

ball bearings, and for some strange reason, i stripped the hoes in my sevo saver, so i snached a gs one. esc is another biggie. also, in light of an rcca article, i bolted in 2 lunsford ti turnbuckles. i love it so far. i may go out now and use it

[CJ-5]

Just got done running my willy, almost forgot how much fun it is. I love it. I think I have it just about where I want it. The only mod I could forsee getting or making is a nitro conversion. Don't tell me how hard this is to do I know and I know I would spend more money on the conversion than the truck is worth but oh the fun. Endless wheelies!!!!

[Mason Copeland]

CJ5: Another hop-up would be ball bearings.

[Burnout]

Hello guys. Well finally I had took a pic of my original wild willy. Condition is excellent. Bought for 20 bucks at a swapmeet years ago and I only ran it twice. Seems like the previous owner did not ran it very much. Everything on the willy is there, except one missing rear bodypost, front winch, stickers, and some little cracks on the grill itself. Toobad these pics suck though. Let me know what ya think!

[Burnout]

Here is the front!

[CJ-5]

Sorry about that guys but I built the willy with the ball bearings. I never used the bushings. Kind of a necessity for me these days to have bb's. Any more suggestions? Nice truck burnout in better condition than my truck is!

[Burnout]

Thanks! I took some more pics of it. It should be better now but I still don't know how to work the digi cam that well.

[Burnout]

another one.

[Burnout]

And the front, where you can see the cracked grill and no winch.

[tadium54]

nice willy.clean it up a little bit, and put it in storage because parts are hard to find, then cha ching on ebay(unless you love it)

[Mason Copeland]

You can prolly find those broken/missing parts on ebay. I see brand new parts trees for the original willy quite often

[tadium54]

ttt, for no apparent reason

[ihaveabruiser]

http://pstr-m05.ygpweb.aol.com/data/004/4F/46/2F/F5/tPGNbT118XPaTa+6Of1Px0F3RL1hlQ0C0140.jpg

here is my orig willy, i bought him 2 yrs ago...the body is pretty abused but i made it look my best and i added a bikini top to it and stuff, i used to run it till i blew the rear in it but then my friend chris gave me a whole new rear with ball bearings for FREE =) so now he is a shelfer and waites sum new rims tires WW2 body and a unviersal...ill get around to geting them parts soon.
sorry bout the bad quality o and here is 2 more pics of sum wheelies when i used to run it

http://pstr-m05.ygpweb.aol.com/data2/007/75/00/3C/F9/wf5j41jT3z2BVRz9J1xOGiHP-+q7ru9C0169.jpg


http://pstr-m04.ygpweb.aol.com/data2/007/6C/A4/79/AA/wtH+AAdY3Fl+qcF1NTy8duvyzV9mhMsl0180.jpg

[Dongskie Pinoy]

I have a Wild Dagger, but I'm getting a Wild Willy soon.

I noticed that both trucks uses the same Gear Box.

Wild Willy Gearbox:
http://www.tamiya.com/english/products/58242wild/wild2/wild2_4.jpg

Wild Dagger Gear Box:
http://www.tamiya.com/english/products/wild_dagger/giya.jpeg

[Allen T]

I'm thinking about getting a Wild Willy to mess around with. Here are some questions:

1) What's a good, inexpensive ESC to use? Are they hard to convert to ESC from mechanical? (soldering, etc?)

2) Does the WW2 take 6 cell stick packs? If so, how are they mounted?

3) What type of paint do you use? (Tamiya acrylic?)

I'm sure I'll have more questions later

Thanks is advance!

Allen T

[tadium54]

Like i said, i don't have my WW2 anymore, but I do remeber a few things.

Allen, do you mean packs like

B B
B B
B B

B stands for battery cell

or like

B
B
B
B
B
B

?

If its the first one, yes, the batteries will be fine.


Little soldering is needed, if any(unless you are changing the motor)(which always makes things more fun) a good ESC ia anything like a Novak explorer II or any of the escs from duratrax. they should be relativly cheap to buy and work nice.

use standard rc paint, and youll be fine.

[Allen T]

After I sent that post, I saw the chassis pics on Tamiya's site. I have regular stick packs.


I was thinking about getting a Futaba PHKA am radio that comes with the MC230CR speed control. Would that be a good choice?

Thanks again,

Allen T

[newracer]

that radio esc combo would be fine for the WW2

standard model paint is used for the body, not lexan paint.

[Allen T]

Thanks for the reply!

Allen T

[tadium54]

Allen, that should be fine.
I have sent you a few e mails about the 3 RC's you have for sale, but haven't gotten anything back from you yet. Please let me know if you are interested in my very sweet E maxx.

Thanks

tadium54

[yuckydog]

http://www.yuckydog.com/~james/public/wildwilly1.jpg
http://www.yuckydog.com/~james/public/wildwilly2.jpg
http://www.yuckydog.com/~james/public/wildwilly3.jpg
http://www.yuckydog.com/~james/public/wildwilly4.jpg
http://www.yuckydog.com/~james/public/wildwilly5.jpg

Best part is, Willy's head moves when the wheels turn. I installed a micro servo inside his body... :p

[Cychalen]

That's so cool.:cool:

[minijosh]

wanna see a wild willy race? go to this website.
It was held over here in England at a local gathering called Spring Drive. If you need parts for any tamiya, go to www.tamiyaclub.com .
Posted - 21 Apr 2003 : 13:33:20
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Have fun and let me know what you think...!

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[tl01_staniland]

i wanna get a wild willy 2 but am scared that it will be too slow and i wont be able to put a good motor in cos of the gears..
how is it for hopping up?

[HKjai]

i recent find willy's wheeler Honda city turbo racing body set.
but i didn't find the chassis .
i would like to know if the body will fit the wild willy2 chassis? do i need to mod to fit?
if it won't fit , i will sell it.

Honda city (http://www.radiocontrolzone.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=138826)

[jwrape]

Here is my Original Wild Willy
http://www.******.net/media/MVC-004F---rcp3.jpg
I just sold the orginal body on Ebay, it needed help. I have the orginal front wheels but the rear ones were stolen from me. It's missing the radio box cover and I also sold the aluminum Servo Mount, but the rest of it is there and in decent condition. I think I'm gonna engineer a new longer chassis and see what I can do with it.
For you purist out there, I am planning on keeping it where It can be put back to its original form.

I also have this jeep that kinda resembles a Willy
http://www.******.net/media/MVC-012F---rcp2.jpg
It now has a modified chassis (home engineered)
No electronics and I don't even know if the motor works, but I got it mainly to just make it look cool. I might fix it up later. i think the Wild Willy will be the first jeep I restore or modify.

[jwrape]

Hey guys check this out.
It's a Wild Willy(original) with a extended chassis. This is my next prject. To extend my old Wild Willy frame to make a monster truck w/ Clod wheels and puller tires.
http://www.******.net/media/Wild_Willy_Mod1.jpg
http://www.******.net/media/Wild_Willy_Mod2.jpg
http://www.******.net/media/Wild_Willy_3.jpg
http://www.******.net/media/Wild_Willy_mod4.jpg


Looks just like a Tamiya Hilux. AWESOME!

[RCtinkerman]

HKjai, I'm not sure but don't think the new body will fit the old Willy. I have a friend in Japan who has both, I'll ask him and get back to you.

[jchung]

hi, i have seen this little car and it looks really fun
so maybe i will be getting one
is $90usd a good price for one?
and what servo do you recommend i put on it? does it need high torque/speed??
and what oil shocks will work on it?
thanks

[cretin]

well, consider me in the club. the savage is just too loud and too fast to play with all the time, so i ordered a wild willy 2 today from tower. one question: what wheel hub does it use? at first, i assumed it was running midnight pumpkin/lunchbox wheels and tires. but if it's based on a touring car, it has the standard hexes, right? i went ahead and got bearings and a couple of new battery packs while i was at it. i've got a pair of pro line paddles and some generic ribs, and a 9 turn speedgem 2 (ok, maybe an 11) just waiting for me to return to electrics

[cretin]

man, what a fun truck. i'm so glad i got it. the epic 3000 nimh packs are great, especially for $18.99 apiece. i got killer run time, even with a 13 turn, just farting around the parking lot. i think i'll be going for a lexan body, the stocker takes too much abuse.

[MAXX2.5]

why do i need paint for the wild willy 2?
tower says it`s molded
which shocks shoul i get?
i`m about to order a wild willy 2,some ball bearings, red therd locker and a Futaba 2PL AM Computer Radio system with two S3003 Servos.
any thing else?
are those radio and servos good?

[Lt. Dan]

Took me a liitle searching, but I finally found this thread.

WW2 Fan here........Just bought my 1st RC in almost 20 years, since I owned the Frog! I finally own the WW2.......and I love it! It was all I expected and more. Here are a few pics............Everyone should own one of these!

[Lt. Dan]

What a RIOT these jeeps are!

[tamiya4x4dryver]

I thought this might interest you guys.... forgive me if it's been posted here before...

http://www.dahms-intl.com/dww.html

[tadium54]

Don't think thats been posted, but pretty cool none-the-less.

[jocktheglide165]

i bought a WW2 chrome edition I dont want to run it im scared to scratch it up. its really cool though I just bought a tamiya blitzer buggy chrome edition also. man what a blast to build and look at it.

[tadium54]

yeah it was pretty cool to build. dirt simple but pretty fun. buy a stock(not chrome edition) body and run it.

[PCC]

Buying just the body will cost you almost as much as a new kit.

[minijosh]

I just got myself an original WW1 and it needs tons of help. It's missing the front grill for starters and the driver. Nothing too big, just cosmetic I think. N E 1 have spares? I got 3 shells but 2 are cracked but I think you can hide them.

[adrcracing]

Here's my Wild Willy. It's actually a Wild Dagger kit, transformed into a Willy 4x4 rock crawler. I wanted to make my willy 4x4, but then I saw the Dagger kit had everything I needed, two gear boxes, longer suspension arms ect... I bought some Revo rocker arms and T-maxx shocks and the rest I made from carbon fiber and aluminum stock, polished it all up. It's almost done, I still have another body to paint for it and I have to figure out where the ESC, reciver and batterys will go. Hope to have some action pics for you guys soon!

[adrcracing]

pic 2

[cretin]

i have considered doing something radical with my ww2 for some time now. one idea is to make it 4x4. my plan is a little different. i was thinking of using the ww2 gearbox (with twin det suspension arms and dogbones) on the front of the truck so that it will steer, and building a custom frame to mount a midnight pumpkin axle at the rear on a simple 4 link. this is also part of a plan to build it into a swamp buggy.

[adrcracing]

That sounds like a good idea, but with the twin det suspension in front and pumpkin axal in back you'll have something like 8 1/2 inch wheel base in front and 6 1/2 in back. Not only that, the gearing may be different from front to back too. Just some stuff for you to think about. I hope you make something cool and post us a PIC!

[jocktheglide165]

i hate wild willy because he well willies too much its kinda like playing a video game you keep losing, but yet you keep playing with willie I hate it when he willies so dang much, but yet I keep playing to try to not willie.

[sportwin]

Does anyone know if the body of the new willy will fit my old willies? I have a great rolling chassie and no body, right now i have an old cox dune buggy on it and it looks great, but I would really like to get it stock looking again.
thanks
mitch

[adrcracing]

Yes, it will fit. It's almost the same body.

[sportwin]

thanks

[chevyman007]

I just recently acquired a original Wild Willy and looking to sell it. I do not have pics at the moment but it is in good shape and includes the original box and decals. Some decals have been removed from the decal sheet and it has been run before but is still in good shape. Make me an offer because I do not know what this truck is worth. Thank you

[sportwin]

I just recently acquired a original Wild Willy and looking to sell it. I do not have pics at the moment but it is in good shape and includes the original box and decals. Some decals have been removed from the decal sheet and it has been run before but is still in good shape. Make me an offer because I do not know what this truck is worth. Thank you

If i where you, i'd sell it on ebay, you'll do a lot better then i could afford and i am not in the business of ripping people off. i have seen them go for over a hundred, now that is one without box and in poor shape. i have seen rolling chassies for the 45-60 range and up. of course selling it there is not always the best, but if you do a search, you'll get a feel for what it's worth.

post some pictures though, it's always good to see them, and possibly someone else will be able to give you what i'ts worth.
mc

[jchung]

Here are some pics of my WW2 Metallic Edition, "Willy Enjoying the Sunset" ;)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v409/jchung321/Willy-Sunset-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v409/jchung321/Willy2s.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v409/jchung321/Willy3s.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v409/jchung321/Willy4s.jpg

[Tobey]

does anyone have a specific part number or brand of shock they are using for the wild willy2? i am guessing that a lot of different shocks would work with a little effort. i'm just wondering if something out there is a bolt-on affair to skip the "trial and error" method. :)

[CmBaLaGtAs]

I'm probably going to buy a Wild Willy 2000 kit. Would this be a good rock crawler?

[CmBaLaGtAs]

Is it also possible to build the rear of the WW2 without the wheelie bar?

[Jeckler]

Not a good rock crawler. It's only 2wd and most of the weight is in the back.
The wheelie bar is held on with 4 screws. You can leave it off, but it looks like it also supports the back of the trans cases, to keep them from spreading under load. It'd probably be a good idea to fashion some sort of flat plate if you are going to run it without the wheelie bar.

[CmBaLaGtAs]

oh ok, thanks for the tips Jeckler

[CmBaLaGtAs]

My friend has the original Wild Willy and it has a water resistant chassis. Does the WW2 also have a water resistant chassis?

[CmBaLaGtAs]

what kind of battery does the WW2 use? What is its run time? Could you use a lower grade battery? sorry for the many questions.

[carwasher]

the ww2 uses twin stick type 6 cell packs. with the stock motor you can use 1200mah and up and have enough time to have fun. I have gotten 10-15 min on a 1500 mah battery. also th chassis is not water resistant like the ww1. the electronics sit out exposed to the elements .

[CmBaLaGtAs]

do you have to put the bumper on the WW2?

[CmBaLaGtAs]

How many turns does the stock motor have in it?

[carwasher]

the kit comes with 2 bumpers, a wide one and a narrow one the wide one really protects the front tires well , it's good for novice drivers as the ww2 can be a handful, tends to "push" under power even when the wheels are down. you can always swap or remove the bumper later.

[PCC]

How many turns does the stock motor have in it?
I've always heard that the stock Tamiya silver can motor is 28 turns. I can't verify this, though.

[CmBaLaGtAs]

if you use a regular forward and reverse speed control, could you still pop wheelies?

[cowboydfk]

Hey guys,I was thinking about getting a wild willy 2 to run at the local off road track just for fun but have a few questions.
? 1 how well does it jump
? 2 how well does the tires hook up on R/C tracks,the track is packed clay
? 3 does it come with the manual speed control or electronic
Thanks

[CmBaLaGtAs]

I finally got my wild willy 2! it has a blazer sport system, an AI couantom reverse speed control, and a fast ass motor! i will post pics soon

[CmBaLaGtAs]

it would'nt be that good for jumping because, it wheelies and would flip off the jump.

[TopKatz]

My freshly restored origonal WW M38. Fairly close to box art. The guy I got it from had added some lights to the hood :( and its missing the windshield, and gass tank. I think the ww2 gass tank is the same, but the windsheild is changed. Besides that the car is in excelent shape. The tires do show some rot sighns, but for its age it is sharp.

http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/7427/dsc003383yw.th.jpg (http://img258.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc003383yw.jpg)

http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/1792/dsc003392tz.th.jpg (http://img258.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc003392tz.jpg)

http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/39/dsc003402wf.th.jpg (http://img258.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc003402wf.jpg)

[tadium54]

CmBaLaGtAs - 36 turns, and yes. it will still wheelie
cowboydfk- comes with a manual speed control, it jumps decently, and the stok tires are decent for everyday play.

[cowboydfk]

Well I ordered a WW2 today from Tower, only a $138.00 with bearings and S/H. Will the kit have oil shocks or will that be a hop-up for later?

[MacGeek]

With the exception of Willy himself, my Wild Willy 2's now finished! Looks great (used a flat lacquer on top of the olive drab 2 and decals). But it looks too good to run. I flipped it once and damaged the passenger rear corner of the body, and while that's now been fixed, I don't want to ruin it again.

SO, I think I'd like to get another body for it. Anyone know of a good source for a body kit? Or am I looking at close to the cost of another WW2?

[tadium54]

cowboy- upgrade to oil shocks. youll be glad you did.
mac-good luck... the willy body is abs plastic(styrene) and is very easy to damage. other than e-bay, your olny real decent option for a good body is to pick up an old tyco or nikko rc at a garage sale, modify it to fit on the willy, and youll be good. i did that with mine when i had it and it looked awesome.

[MacGeek]

Ok, may have to do that.

Does anyone else have trouble with Willy getting a bit too wild and flipping himself over (wheelie bar doesn't cut it)? Obviously, I've gotten easier on the throttle since I noticed this tendency, but if I'm going to try to keep it looking good, I gotta keep the shiny (well, flat) side up. I am using the smaller of the two sets of spring clips on the rear shocks, and the larger up front now, as having the larger in the back prevented Willy from squatting, making him more likely to flip. The smaller ones allow for the squat, taking some of the force. Not that wheelies aren't fun and all, but I want him to look his best, not all road rashed. ;)

[tadium54]

stock i never had that problem. when i put in a hotter motor and better batteries, it was a little harder. if you drive it, its not going to stay pretty- thats the nature of this hobby(and even more with the wild willy due to its high cg). you could invert the wheelie bar, decreasing the height it would wheelie, making it a little more stable. oil shocks would also help a bit too- much more control. but seriously, get a cheap nikko or tyco and mod it to fit. thats your best bet

[MacGeek]

I'm actually really surprised at how torquey it is. I've been weighing my hop-up options, thinking I'd like more top end, but given how squirrely it is, I'm not sure that's a good idea. So what I may do is go to a 20T pinion to give more top end/less torque, and that might help. I've got the rear shocks using just those small clips, which has lowered the rear/increased squat, so that helps too. Definitely going to have to look into either a second Willy as a shelf queen, or an alternative body.

I'm just getting back into R/C. Got my *original* RC-10 up and running, and yeah, it handles just a bit differently. Now if Tamiya would only re-release the Wild One, I'd be able to completely relive childhood. ;)

[tadium54]

its a light chassis with a relativley simple transmission, so it would torquey and easy to shoot off the line. unless you can get a stock body very cheap, i would go with what i originally suggested. it will be much cheaper overall

[Saito]

Funny you mention the Wild one. I had my old Fast Attack Vehicle out the other day (the Wild One's predessor) and boy was it a blast! I remember back when the Wild One, The Frog and The Fox represented the best 2wd buggies Tamiya had to offer.

[MacGeek]

My first competitive race (indoor dirt off-road track) was with my Wild One. This had to be back in '86 or '87. Competing at the time with other "stock" buggies - RC-10s as I remember. Not sure what else, maybe a Fox. Took 1st place in my heats and main. The funny thing was the talk I got from my dad who tried to set me up for certain disappointment, as this was not a "competition" car. The look on his face when I won was priceless. Addiction was formed then. :-) Lucky for me my wife is understanding of my newfound love of R/C (though I'll certainly never get competitive again)

Keeping this on-topic, I'm getting some parts for Willy. I'm going to just have to be very careful until I get another body (off of a Nikko or whatever). Since the spare tire is most likely to get damaged, I'm going to get a couple of extra decal sheets in case I have to fix it. Other than that, a spare set of 4 tires and a 20T pinion (as mentioned above). The super-low friction shocks will have to wait (hey, Christmas is coming, after all).

The question is now this - I'd like to put a better motor in it and save the original 540 for when Willy gets relegated to shelf status. Nothing outrageous, just a little more top end. I'm considering just the RS540 Sport Tuned motor. Again, just want some more top end, not gear-stripping torque. In fact, less torque would be preferred, given my itchy trigger finger. Is this a reasonable (heck, it's $20) upgrade, or is there a better choice to get some more top end cheaply, not necessarily more torque, and maybe even something serviceable? Inexpensive is key here.

[tadium54]

speed gems 2 ruby

16 turn triple, will give it much more top end.

get bearings, oil shocks and an esc while your at it. thats all you should ever need for it.

[MacGeek]

16 turn? Wow - that's a lotta top end. Got bearings and esc already, so good there.

[MacGeek]

Alright. Went ahead with the 540 Sport Tuned. Willy's to squirrely to get much faster than that I'd think, at least on pavement. Also got an extra decal sheet (so I can fix the spare tire cover when I inevitably rash it), extra set of tires, and that 20T pinion.

And it looks like those shocks are in order too. Messing around with Willy this afternoon I nearly rolled it just turning on the street! I can't believe how unstable Willy is. Added some clips to the stock shocks to stiffen things up (reduce roll), and it got better, but I did end up on two weels a couple of times. Time to find some dirt, that's for sure!

Pics of Willy nearing completion:

http://homepage.mac.com/dale_carlson/willy/1.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/dale_carlson/willy/2.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/dale_carlson/willy/3.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/dale_carlson/willy/4.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/dale_carlson/willy/5.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/dale_carlson/willy/6.jpg

[tadium54]

yea. i had one in mine and it was amazing. if you don;t want something to so radical, put a p2k2 or core stock in it

[MacGeek]

Got the new 540 Sport Tuned and 20T pinion in it and it's just stupid quick now. :D

Gonna have to hit Radio Shack now to find another body to use.

[tadium54]

radioshack wont sell ya just the body. ebay, flea market or garage sale. those are good places to start. oil shocks, and an esc will help the handling. yeah, it would be stupid fast with that setup. did you invert the wheelie bar to help with control?

[MacGeek]

Radio Shack won't sell just the body, I was planning on getting the Jeep they've got and just using the body off of it. :)

Still need to add oil shocks. Got the ESC. I haven't inverted the wheelie bar yet, but I may have to. Though with the current setup, it doesn't seem as wheelie-prone as before, most likely due to the 20T pinion. According to the specs on the motor, the torque is essentially the same as the stock 540, but top end is much better. Talk about a blast!

[tadium54]

its the tamiya tuned rs540 right? not bad until youre wanting more tho-it'll happen lol. a high grade stock motor or even a spec one(should be able to get one at your local track.). i already said you can't buy just the body at a radio shack lol. ebay, garage sale or flea market are your best bets. adding the oil shocks will also make it less tippy, thanks to the delay and sag. invert the bar and combined, it should be much more stable now

[u4ia]

Have a look this web site..
Very creative indeed by the Japanese.

http://tuyosi.ath.cx/nic/goblin/goblin.html



Rgds,

[tadium54]

that website is pretty cool. that hybrid is really inovative

[MacGeek]

For those of you running non-Willy bodies on your Willy, what are you running? I picked up a Nikko Wrangler on eBay, but apparently Nikko's idea of 1/10th scale is a bit different than Tamiya's. At least with respect to the Willy. I've seen a few folks running different Jeep bodies out there, but what brand/model are you running?

[tadium54]

I ran a tyco super scorcher body. it needed modification to make it fit, but ti was well worth it afterwards

[tamiYEAH]

Hello. I just purchased a Wild Willy 2 about a month ago and just got around to building it last night. After reading through your posts, I'm worried about tearing the body up. I found an old Dahm's link somewhere in the postings here and the link no longer works. I did discover VansInvent (http://www.vansinvent.com) which has a couple different Wild Willy 2 lexan Dahms bodies! :)

One question. Does the Wild Willy 2 require only 16 bearings? I purchased a bearing kit for it and it had 18 bearings. I have two left over and am wondering if I missed something in the gearbox.

Thanks!

[tadium54]

4 for the front wheel, 4 for the hubs(if memory serves), and i think 8 for the inner tranny

[Ilikemytc3]

Any suggestion on a good scale-looking basher body and aftermarket wheels for a WW2? I have a metallic special WW2 that I'd like to run but don't want to scuff up the chrome finish. A lexan shell would be great, something I can order in the US for cheap, ~$20. :D

[tadium54]

aftermarket wheels- front any 2wd truck ones should fit. the rears are a bit harder, but tke the hex hub off it and use a truck rear wheel
body- also tricky. check out proline and parma for their stadium truck bodies. you might find something you like

[cfjan]

Finished painting it this weekend...

It is built w/ full ballbearings, Futaba high torque servo (124 in-oz!), Futaba MC330CR ESC, all the Tamiya hop-ups (adjustable links / aluminum shocks / kingpins, motor heat sink, etc.)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v513/cfjan/WW23-26-06001.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v513/cfjan/WW23-26-06004.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v513/cfjan/WW23-26-06005.jpg

Here with its brother Lunchbox before it was painted..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v513/cfjan/WW2Build014.jpg

[tadium54]

very nice

[cfjan]

Took my WW2 to a construction site where there's sand and small rocks.. perfect place to let loose the Wild Willy.. on pavement, it would always tip over but not on this kind of lesser traction condition.. perfect...

Anyway, always enjoy looking at other people's pics of their R/Cs, so hopefully you will enjoy these too.. (hard to take pic while driving at the same time, though...!)

Getting ready..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v513/cfjan/WW24-1-06012.jpg

Got to do some wheelies!!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v513/cfjan/WW24-1-06024.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v513/cfjan/WW24-1-06016.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v513/cfjan/WW24-1-06001.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v513/cfjan/WW24-1-06025.jpg

How about only 1 wheel on the ground?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v513/cfjan/WW24-1-06008.jpg

How about NO wheel on the ground? (it is on the wheelie bar)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v513/cfjan/WW24-1-06009.jpg

If you try hard, you can still flip it!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v513/cfjan/WW24-1-06026.jpg

Hope you enoyed them!

[tadium54]

very nice!!

[crepitus1]

does anyone know if the long suspension upgrade kit for the TL-01 will work with the willy?

[cfjan]

does anyone know if the long suspension upgrade kit for the TL-01 will work with the willy?


This might help you....

http://tamiya.com/english/products/58242wild/wild8/wild8.htm

[adrcracing]

This is my custom one off 4x4 Wild willy. :)

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/adrcracing/3e26be86.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/adrcracing/fd7080b0.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/adrcracing/5515fc3a.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/adrcracing/4x4willyhood.jpg

[cfjan]

That is SO WILD!! AWESOME!! :)

[adrcracing]

Thanks!

[cfjan]

It is like independent suspension AND solid axle at the same time! :)

Maybe you can show some more detailed pictures of how the 2 transmission are connected together. Look like you used 2 bars to link them together, and on top, you use 2 big shocks as a way to connect them? But then, your body is mounted on both transmission? Hmm... just wonder how it works... !!

[adrcracing]

I haven't drove it yet, so I cant tell you how well it works, but I think it should do just fine. The tall body post help the body flex as the front and rear move independently. I left 4 holes spacing in-between the top and bottom clips holding the body on. Gives the body some play. If pressure is applied upward to the front tire, pressure it transferred downward to the rear to provide more traction. At least that's my theory.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/adrcracing/crawlerlarge0003.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/adrcracing/crawlerlarge0001.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/adrcracing/crawlerlarge0002.jpg

[Ilikemytc3]

Hi Guys,

I just finished building my WW-2 kit, got full bearings installed. My rear wheels seem to have quite a bit of play. The wheel nuts are both tight. It's not the rear suspension components. The play seems to be the axles in the rear hubs. I know that some Tamiya kits have the hex wheel adapters that have more protrusions where it meets the bearing.

Is this normal?

[cfjan]

Put on aluminum suspension arms and rear uprights tonight...

[cfjan]

I am sure it won't improve the performance or anything... But... looks nice, no?!

[cfjan]

It actually extend the rear track a little bit.. (by a few mm) Make it slightly (very slightly) wider...

[bigwalton]

Looking to make my version of the ultimate WW2... I just love this little truck. Had it for a few years now and it's time to make it all it can be.

I see mention of a 4x4 conversion on here (I'm thinking less rockcrawler than the wild tall flamed one, more along the lines of that Japanese M02/03) anyone have a working link to a thread (in english) or some parts to use as a starting point.

I don't have a good Tamiya shop around to go play with different combos...

I don't suppose there's any arms that fall somewhere between stock length and and this from that Club WW2 site:

http://tamiya.com/english/products/58242wild/wild8/wild8.jpg

[cfjan]

Don't think I ever seen something in between.. I guess this is not ideal, but you can use a wheel extender kit.. (so the suspension arm stays the same, but you just push out the wheel more).. like a longer aluminum hex.. it would only work for the rear, though.. not sure about what to do with the front.. might need to do some custom stuff.. (get an aluminum arm, cut in half, and then re-weld it back..)

Sorry, not much help...

[cfjan]

Put a pair of these aluminum C-hub on my WW2 tonight.. totally useless.. but looks good.. (bling only, doh!?!)

[cfjan]

Installed on the WW2... looking good! :)

[bigwalton]

CJfan, thanks for the posts... since my last post, I've been ALL OVER eBay and I have the gears spinning in my head to the point where I can't go to sleep :D

As it stands now, mine has a Paradox Spec Stock motor (a PERFECT motor to match the WW2 IMHO, not too fast, but a major upgrade and still gives great runtime and keeps it totally drivable once you learn how to drive it/control wheelies) a full set of bearings, Tamiya oil shocks, Futaba radio and ESC and a toy Hummer body from an old POS that I had in a box... just happened to have the perfect wheel spacing for the wheelwells :) My pretty Willys body is on display on the shelf.

I got this thing right after they came out initially, modded it immediately (as in during the initial build), played with it a bunch and just loved it for the silly fun and then life made me put all the R/C aside. This week I was on vacation at the beach with my 2 & 5 y.o. neice and nephew and thought to grab the WW2 and gear... we had a BLAST!!! Sand is a great place to run the WW2... enough traction to have fun while allowing enough slip to not roll over in tight turns and go nuts on the wheelies. It got ALL KINDS of stares and comments on the beach.

Anyway... I digress.

In my last run before leaving today one of the @#$@#$ suspension arm screws came out and is lost to the sand forever. I've constantly battled keeping these in, always tightening them after finding them half backed out and I'm about ready to glue them all in permanently...

That got me thinking about arm upgrades and e-clip shafts, that got me thinking about going wider, that got me thinking about 4wd... you know how it goes.

I like the idea of aluminum arms, but I think that just moves the weak link to the ears on the gearbox/chassis. I think I'd rather break arms. I do like that yours has the e-clips though... hmmm.

I do like aluminum upright/Cs (like yours... where'd you get those?) and knuckles... aren't there some nice knuckles to match those sweet Cs? Post up some companies/part numbers to help a brother out.

I'm thinking I want to go with the wider arms on my current WW2 with AL parts as I see fit... you have adjustable upper links on yours, how do they attach at the gearbox? I was going to try to scavenge some nice titanum ones off of one of the Losi/Associated buggies I have collecting dust to do that with the new arms (yes, scavenging a high end offroad buggy for the WW2 :cool: )

Now, for the ultimate WW2, my thought is this... I like that it wheelies, that's GOT to stay. I like that Japanese one from earlier in this thread:

http://tuyosi.ath.cx/nic/goblin/gl%20(21).jpg

That's using nothing more than the WW2 wheels and wheelie bar, the gearboxes are from an M03/4 and it's a custom chassis (cool little ride though).

If you want to stick to the WW2 as much as possible, I see that you have to go longer with the chassis to fit another gearbox up front, but in looking at my WW2, all of the mounting points for the gearbox are in the same plane (on either side obviously). It looks like it would be REAL simple to cut/drill two matching pieces of aluminum plate to make a new chassis that would eliminate that battery hole and shorten the wheebase. It would still be longer than stock, but I bet if you mounted all the gear and battery up high, you'd still get wheelies :cool: Measuring by eye on my chassis, it looks like it would be about 1.5"-2" longer.

The only things actaully attached to the chassis are the steering servo and the front shock mount/suspension arms... but the front suspension would be mounted on the new front gearbox, so you're back to just fabing a mount for the servo (and the battery/radio gear obviously, and body mounts can go anywhere). Hmmmm....

Now I'm on a mission to find a cheap Wild Dagger/Twin Detonator/Double Blaze... anyone got one they want to get rid of? ;) Maybe just a couple of the gearboxes complete?

PS. Does "CJfan" mean real CJs or just R/C? I have a CJ-8 that is my REAL playtoy :D ;)

[cfjan]

Post some pics of your Hummer-bodied WW-2 man!! :)

Yeah, you can run e-clip shafts w/ stock plastic arms.. actually, it is an Tamiya hop-ups... I had that before I even got the aluminum arms.. if you need the exact part #, I can look it up.. let me know.. (although the aluminum arms come with the shaft and e-clip again.. as they require different length)

All those aluminum parts on the suspension are from www.rcmart.com (they also sell stuff on eBay) They are great to deal with.. based in Hong Kong.. they use registered air mail, so usually get to you within a week (after it was shipped)...

The adjustable upper arms are also official Tamiya hop-ups.. they are attached to the chassis via a ball connector that screw into the mounting point that was for the upper suspension arm...

Oh, it is "cfjan -> CFJAN", not CJfan... :)

[bigwalton]

It seemed the only new Tamiya parts on eBay come through those outfits in Hong Kong or Singapore. Good to hear first hand that they're reputable.

Oh, it is "cfjan -> CFJAN", not CJfan... :)

HAH, that's too dang funny... a case of seeing what you want to see I suppose. Sorry, I'm dyslexic.

[bigwalton]

It seemed the only new Tamiya parts on eBay come through those outfits in Hong Kong or Singapore. Good to hear first hand that they're reputable.

Oh, it is "cfjan -> CFJAN", not CJfan... :)

HAH, that's too dang funny... a case of seeing what you want to see I suppose. Sorry, I'm dyslexic.

My wife is still at the beach with our camera, I can try some crappy phone pics when I get home. It's not much to see... don't get your hopes up.

Oh, wanted to ask... do the AL bits in the rear suspension get rid of all that play that's in the stock setup? I don't particularly care, I was just curious if that was a benefit.

[bigwalton]

pics... the aluminum you see replaces the stock chassis rails to form a place to mount velcro so I don't have visible body mounts.

http://forums.radiocontrolzone.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=65372&stc=1

[bigwalton]

another.

http://forums.radiocontrolzone.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=65373&stc=1

[bigwalton]

last

[cfjan]

Looks good man!! Are you running any oil shocks on it yet?!

Yeah, those asian sellers are reputable.. some have thousands and thousands of feedback on eBay.. good to deal with...

[bigwalton]

Looks good man!! Are you running any oil shocks on it yet?!


Most definitely, the stock things never came out of their bags. I got the oil shocks when I picked up the kit. Nothing fancy, just the Tamiya oil units but they seem to be set up pretty well.

I like the proportion of this body to the tires, the wheelwells are in the right place, but the short height gives it a mean look without having to go to bigger tires. :cool:

[cfjan]

Nice!! Just checking.. I run those Tamiya super low friction aluminum shocks.. they are really smooth... I like them.. but think they are too $$$.. oh well.. darn hobby! :P

[CmBaLaGtAs]

whenever i drive my WW2, my batteries seem to drain very quickly even though i use new fully charged batteries, what does this mean?

[cfjan]

Maybe the batteries are not good anymore.. (old batteries?)

It is unlikely that it is geared incorrectly as Wild Willy 2 only has 2 gearing..

Or the motor is going bad..

I assume you are running ESC, right? Not MSC?

[bigwalton]

Nice!! Just checking.. I run those Tamiya super low friction aluminum shocks.. they are really smooth... I like them.. but think they are too $$$.. oh well.. darn hobby! :P

Exactly why I didn't bother with those, the shop had both. I went with the simple plastic units and they seem to be working great.

[bigwalton]

whenever i drive my WW2, my batteries seem to drain very quickly even though i use new fully charged batteries, what does this mean?

Pull the motor and spin both rear tires in the same direction... do they keep spinning for a good while? (Do you have bearings or are you using the bushings that came in the kit?)

Spin both front tires, do they turn easily and keep spinning for a while?

If everything spins freely, you have bad batteries or a bad speed control, is yours mechanical or elecronic? Can you try a friend's batteries and radio for a run?

How do you charge your batteries?

I have a high-end stock replacement motor and all bearings and I'd guess mine runs for a good 7-8 minutes.

Edit: Just saw CFjan's post... good point there... how old is your motor? have you ever cleaned it?

[CmBaLaGtAs]

I charge my batteries with a 420 Tower Hobbies AC/DC 6-7 cell charger. the Batteries i use are not old, i use the shark 1500 stick type, and my speed control is a Associated AI quantum runner reverse, my tires spin fine they do not stick, i think it might be my remote cause i used my friends remote and it seemmed to work fine, and my motor was a gift from my cousin, its a duratrax photon speed motor

[Tamiya4ever]

Just was courious. What lexan bodies fit on the WW2 platform? And what aftermarket rims and tires can I use? Thanks

[cfjan]

Took this pic this past weekend... I thought it is a good pic.. (very clear..)

[cfjan]

Pretty good too...

[cfjan]

One wheel wheelie! :D

[bigwalton]

Love the black rims... remonds me that I need to order up those replacement parts to get mine back running.

[cfjan]

Thanks! Yeah, I thought black looks pretty aggressive! Good for a jeep!! :D

[Presuminged]

Loving the pics i've seen so far...especially the action shots. I bought the wild willy 2 kit from Ebay about a week ago, and am working on a custom paint job...It is the first Tamiya RC I have attempted to paint, so might not be amazing, but i will post some pics when its done. Might have to find out a bit more about some of these Hop-up options as well. Cheers Ed

[cfjan]

Great! Welcome to the club!! Please do post the pics once you have it painted up! I am sure it will look great! (Willy always look cool! :D)

[Presuminged]

Thanks for the Welcome. I have completed the spray job on my Custom willy, so thought I would post a picture. it has turned out reasonably well. although I have not added the decals I had put the redbull logo on the bonnet to give an idea how it should look when finished. regarding decals, can anyone give me any tips on how best to apply them, and how long i should wait after spraying before adding them. Cheers Ed :)

[cfjan]

Cool! Looks great!! But sorry can't help you with painting tips.. you are looking for something more advanced than what I typically do.. I don't ever use clear coat.. just spray paint them, put the stickers on, that's it... ha ha!!

I am more into the mechanical aspect of the R/C... (although a good looking body never hurt!)

[Presuminged]

Hi, No worries thanks anyway, and cheers for your comments..not too bad for a first attempt. the main reason i asked about stickers was that i heard that if you apply them too soon,the gases from the curing spary can cause them to lift, so wanted to avoid this. to be honest though as i'm only going to be using a few, it shouldn't be a problem. I think i will wait a week then apply the transfers. I will put some more pics up when i have the body on the chassis and all the parts attached. ed :)

[cfjan]

Just some random pics sharing.. 2 Wild Willy met up for some fun time!! :D

[cfjan]

Some more!!

[toonz]

hi guys,
cool pics you all have there!
i just bought a xb rtr wild willy 2 and i've some questions....

1. do i need to grease up the diff gear before i start running the car?
2. how many metal bearings must i get to replace the plastic ones?
3. what oil tamiya oil shocks is suitable for this car?

thanks :) :)

[cfjan]

Ah, congrats!! You will love it, no doubt!

The gears should have grease on them already, but since you are going to take the transmission apart to put in new bearings, you can check and put some more grease on it if you want..

You need 16 5x11 bearings.. (according to Tower.. I put mine together awhile ago, so I don't really remember..)

The ones I have (see pics above, the one w/ gold aluminum shocks + blue springs) are really nice shocks.. they are Tamiya's shocks... here's the link:

http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXGJ29&P=7

You can get them for less from eBay, I am sure...


hi guys,
cool pics you all have there!
i just bought a xb rtr wild willy 2 and i've some questions....

1. do i need to grease up the diff gear before i start running the car?
2. how many metal bearings must i get to replace the plastic ones?
3. what oil tamiya oil shocks is suitable for this car?

thanks :) :)

[toonz]

thanks cfjan
yes i love every single inch of it and it was very well built from the factory. especially the body. :)

[cfjan]

Remember to post some pics!! :D

[toonz]

here, the WW2.
oil shocks, full ball bearings, golden suit driver :D and red antenna tube :D
the rest are stock including the silver can.
http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/9775/willygu8.jpg

just a question here. i realised that the rear wheels stop moving after i fix the motor back up onto the gear box and it will move only when i loosen up the screws that are attached to the motor. how loose or how tight should these motor screws be? :eek:

[XXWoodmanXX]

Are you sure you have the pinion set on the motor's armature correctly? Is the pinion you are using too big, or are you using stock gearing?

[toonz]

the gears are stock, the pinion is stock as well, 18T at 18T position on the gear box.

[cfjan]

That's strange.. you should be able to tighten the motor very tightly as it should....

Nice shocks.. those are the same ones I have on my WW-2.. ha ha!