This 2 month, every two days i will do my treasure hunting for my small daicast car in JJJ in seremban. JJJ is a shop sale all use and new japan product in Malaysia from toys, household, sport, cloth, ect, that people in Japan don't want anymore. So this company will buy cheap from all over Japan and sale it in Malaysia. prices some is cheaper example Power ranger toy is original prices from Rm20 to 100.
Me for sure hunting down RC car. Saw this RC Jeep wrangler 1/12 scale, nice and i turn the front wheels opppsss it very soft like the steering using servo. Normal RC toy grade when u turn the wheel it will go back center. I check the product name couldn't found. It course Rm80 plus with remote. For me too expensive. After few weeks again another same Jeep wrangler is been display prices RM80 no remort. I still waiting for the price drop. On 9/8/2012 morning went treasure hunt my small daicast car again i check this two RC with remote still RM80 then take a look at another units the prices drop RM30. OK this time i will buy it, but before buying i check againt the company of this product from top to bottom waaala finaly see the Tamiya logo and the words QD. Just grab this one without remote, when do checking under the battery compartment saw the AM receiver chip yes this is a hobby grad RC and with AM freaquency 27.
Then do some research found the brand name. TAMIYA 1/12 QUICK DRIVE JEEP WRANGLER 46017, I thing this from 1994 model, l check the 1993 Tamiya booklet this Jeep is in blue colour started 1994 red. Happy get another good RC product from Japan. Another units with price tag RM80, i will wait till the prices drop. Do research, they say this is a toy grad RC no modified parts, but after i remove all the parts, all 4 whell plastic bushing can change to ball bearing. If really want to modified we can remove the ori circute board and change using ESC, 2.4 receiver and remote. The motor seat can't do much, small still can move.
Today 11/8/2018 again to JJJ Some one buy the Tamiya QD with price tag Rm80 with remote. But that remote not the ori type. But anyway i happy for that person buy a good product. On eye at all the RC car in JJJ, if found good RC i will grab it.
Start bloog = 9/8/2018
Last update bloog = 4/1/2023
Spending spareparts = Rm12
1994 - 2023 = 29 Years
Made in Japan 🇯🇵
Faulty found
1. Rear tyre wall crack
2. No Remort
3. No battery case
4. Dirty with dust look like it play outside on dusty road.
5. Rear gear box full of grease leak out.
6. Front tyre wall crack.
7. All wheels no ballbearing using plastic bushing.
8. The gear box not much grease
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| Not my, Just to show the ori image with box. May be my is from early bage. |
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| The back of the box using 8 Pcs 1.2V battery. |
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| Another side of the box. |
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| Out from box |
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| This is 1993 Instruction Manual. Manage to get in net. |
This my Tamiya QD. Before total remove for cleaning, service and upgrade.
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| From top Jeep Wrangler |
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| Top view |
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| Back view |
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| Lhs view |
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| Close view front |
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| Side view |
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| RHS View |
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| Back view with hight low gear. |
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| With USA Flag. RM 30 |
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| The roll cage one pcs |
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| Empty on the back can put additional parts like Dummy jerry tank, Collman ect. |
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| Spare wheel but no tyre inside a dummy cover |
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| Driver side add a dummy driver |
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| The crome plastic as light and bumper. |
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| Front bumper roll bar and all tarent rubber tyre |
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| All the rim can be remove just turn the nylon tread nut |
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| The grip tyre and crome rim |
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| The on off switch |
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| Under carrage. The battery location, Whare the Tamiya and QD Logo on the battery cover |
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| Because the Tamiya logo is thare, that why i buy this RC. Tamiya Good Quality RC Product |
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| The battery compartment ori missing the battery case, need to modified D plug and using AM frequency. |
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| Using AM27.195. This unit not yet try the function if the circute is damage i can modified using ESC . |
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| Front steering using servo not the return spring type. |
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| Damage rear tyre can be repair from inside. using dumlop glue and cut bycycle tube rubber glue inside |
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| The steering view from back. with bucket seat |
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| The rear axle and motor location. |
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| All 4 pcs shock using toy grad spring |
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| The windshield can be remove |
Next i will show all the parts dismental completly for cleaning.
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| Remove the body |
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| Under the body |
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| The circute cover with Tamiya Logo |
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| The battery cover with one lock pin, must tight the screw to prevent loose. |
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| The is no battery case |
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| The negative and positive post need to change D plug |
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| The circute AM board not yet check. But if faulty i will use my extra ESC that i bought . |
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| Almost same as the cheap RC made in china. |
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| Remove the front wheel, use nylon trade nut and plastic bushing can change to ball bearing. |
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| Only front wheels using two plastic bushing |
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| Using a soft tyre All Traction Ultility |
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| All wheels using bushing then ball bearing. To make it smooth i will change 8 pcs ballbearing |
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| Steering linkage |
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| The servo and servo arm with non adjustable linkage |
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| Front Wheel axle |
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| Steering servo with 5 wire. |
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| All front suspention parts |
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| Rear wheel carrier using a coper bracket to turn the wheel. No bushing on wheel but inside the axle. |
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| The rear axle |
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| The low and high gear knob. Full of oil. |
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| The gear inside |
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| Motor gear bracket and still with ori greese |
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| The low and high gear |
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| Rear transfer box |
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| Using bushing . Need to change ball bearing |
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| All the dismental parts |
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| All the parts |
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| The jambo wheels |
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| The rubber tyre. |
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| The rim crome still ok |
Next after cleaning and repair photo.
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| Fully clean parts in and out |
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| Body full clean, the shock absober can't remove |
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| The chassis full clean |
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| Side view clean body and trim parts |
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| Other clean parts |
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| Other parts |
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| All 8 bushing for wheel change to seal ball bearing |
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| Ball bearing for rear gear case |
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| Plastics bushing to ball bearing in and out side. |
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| Inside |
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| In the shaft |
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| Ball bearing for rear transfer gear. |
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| Remove the old white greese |
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| Add new greese |
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| Fully service rear gear case |
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| Fully clean and add greese to front steering parts and knuckle |
For the tyre, one crack little bit and another the wall out side crack. Another 2 pcs no problem. Tamiya have sale this QD tyre but in Malaysia need to order or buy on line. So just redo back . What i didt i buy the rubber glue for shoe and inside the tyre i apply all the surface, when the rubber glue is dry it will harden and as protect the tyre rubber. For the crack tyre wall i will attach the tube seal on all round the tyre. Last add sponge inside before put in the rim.
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| The wall is not strong crack |
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| Using rubber glue for shoe inside the tyre wall. |
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| Use this tyre tube repair to attach on the tyre wall inside |
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| Patch all round the tyre wall. |
After install all the electrical componemt and try up all function steering and motor. I am using my Am futaba remort but problem when turn the steering on remort the car will go forward or reverse and press the trotter forward the car will turn rhs or rhs. To solve this problem i am using another remote only interchange the both wire inside. final can be use.
Last still repair the tyre need to let the glue dry and re apply another layer of rubber glue.
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| Other parts done install, left tyre and rim |
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| Fully clean |
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| Other side |
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| Front |
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| Rear |
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| Undercarrage |
All the rubber glue inside the the tyre fully dry and stickey. I buy sponge and stuff it inside the tyre so that the tyre wall will not too soft.
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| Buy sponge and stuff inside the tyre. |
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| Each tyre with 3 pcs sponge. |
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| All 4 pcs with sponge inside |
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| Lhs front wheel, Rhs rear wheel. |
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| Bearing on front wheel outside |
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| Inside front wheel ball bearing |
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| For rear a copper bushing to hold the wheel. Ball bearing inside the long shaft |
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| just change the wire, steering to trigle and trigle to steering. Then the remote can use. |
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| The battery case missing |
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| Because no battery case, sholder wire directly to circuit board and use Dean plug. |
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| Temporally using a long 7.2v battery, because not playing with it so don't want to buy the 6pcs AA blue battery. That can put at the battery compartment. |
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| Sample of 7.2v nimh battery, to put in this rc |
The finish project Cleaning, Service and repair.
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| Done, all parts in and all electrical function steering to lhs and rhs ok. Motor forward and reverse.ok. The high /low gear function. |
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| Rear wheel drive Tamiya QD. |
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| Rear view |
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| To make it nicer add two dummy and some stuff at back or acc at front sport light or on the cage bar |
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| Bottom |
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| Huray know can drive like normal remote. Only the battery i use a 7.2v long battery just to try up. don't want buy the flat 8 battery, not playing with this RC. |
On 12/10/2018 i found a second hand Radio control system, Tamiya Expec SP TTU-03 in a box without the servo, Receivers, ESC, Battery and charger. For only Rm40. Go back and try up it function but same problem the steering control the forward and backward and Throttle control left and right. So i just interchange the wire same as my first modification. Now a match all Tamiya brand.
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| The box |
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| TAMIYA EXPEC SP TTU-03 Parts no 45030 |
Done another collection no 23 of my RC. Non stop looking for cheap and dirty RC to collect. That fun playing with RC can modified and drive on or off road. HAVE FUN WITH RC.
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| With Tamiya Remort |
Enjoy RC
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