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Tamiya Top Force Evolution - 58107
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Released by Tamiya on December 24, 1992, the Top Force Evolution was the Hopped-Up version of the original Top Force (#58100).
The upgrades included: carbon fibre chassis: new design ball differential: proper turnbuckles and a one way drive gear system, fitted in the front gearbox to allow the front wheels to free wheel when breaking for corners, so the breaking was on the rear wheels only.
The CF chassis did fix the flexing problem, but many racers did not like the one way gear and changed it for a standard fixed type.
One problem with the DF-01 chassis and its family was that if the motor mount was allowed to work loose, the pinion gear would chew up the spur gear in seconds, so you soon learned to check it after every race. TIP: Drill the holes deeper and fit longer screws.
On the positive side, a full set of shielded ball bearings was included in the kit and the all round universal drive shafts were brilliant.
Because of the many incarnations of the DF-01, TA-01 and TA-02 chassis for many models, parts and spares for the Top Force Evolution are relatively easy to find.
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Tamiya Top Force Evolution #58107 DF01 - Chassis
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Tamiya Top Force Evolution #58107 DF01
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Buying a Used Tamiya Top Force Evolution
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