Tamiya Ferrari 288 GTO Project
Page 2: Upgrades!
The parts in this model are generally of such high spec that I was
really surprised to see friction dampers as standard. While the
model doesn't weigh all that much an isn't very fast, the situation was
still unacceptable. I was surprised to see that TamiyaUSA still
had the long discontinued GB-01 aluminum oil shocks in stock. This
is because they are so ridiculously overpriced that no one bought
them. Except me. These shocks cost more than the kit.
With such a small diameter they don't work exceptionally, but they do
reduce the bounce of the chassis quite a bit. The shocks are sized
for the buggy Tamtech series (GB) rather than the touring series (GT),
but that can be corrected by adding some internal spacers. The
picture on the right compares an installed stock shock with a
replacement aluminum shock.
The only other change I made was to the motor. The stock 6V 370
motor was just terribly slow. I happened to have a cheap ($11)
LaTrax motor lying around so I installed it and found that the speed
doubled. Of course this comes with an increase in current draw and
a commensurate decrease it run time, but it is completely worth it.
©2018 Eric Albrecht
