Wednesday 15th May 2002

Tuscan 4x4 (not a real one!)

Jo Hemelsoet has built himself a Tuscan :)

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[Dave Tripp]

Congratulations on a fine job with the "4x4", and I hope you enjoy great success on the track!

[IPAddis]

That's a very impressive model but doesn't a 4x4 go against the TVR ideals? Can you make me a rear drive only version so I can go powersliding without lining Bridgestones prockets?

[PetrolTed]

They're all coming out the woodwork now!

From Andy Hills, this petrol powered, front wheel drive Tuscan

[squirrelz]

Any of them had to have their engines rebuilt yet?

[jo hemelsoet]

No major problems so far, those high revving Japanese power plants (even eletric)seem to go on forever ...
Love the exhaust pipes. Wonder what they sound like ?

[ahills]

The racing Tuscan looks the bees-knees. As for engine rebuilds on the blue Tuscan, two to date - pull string wouldn't retract and a sticking clutch. The exhaust was re-plumbed from one side exhaust to two rear exhaust pipes.
We have a GT racing series, the Tuscan Challenge, the Tasmin Challenge, so do we now have a R/C Tuscan Challenge ?

[vindaloo]

shame about the wheels

[jo hemelsoet]

Nice job Andy. What engine have you fitted and what's the power, 1.5 bhp ?

[squirrelz]

Is that 1.5 real world bhp, or 1.5 tvr bhp

Only kidding

They do look good, but I built an R/C car a few years back, then used it about twice. Fulfilling childhood ambitions etc - Tiv followed a few months back but I've used that a lot more. Better for pulling the chicks than a toy one

[ahills]

No idea of BHP but the engine size is 0.12cc.

[viperman]

i have an R/C car, i think thats a new HPI bodyshell, www.hpiracing.com , i got a HPI SPIRNT, im gettin the tuscan shell and theyre doing the saleen S7-R, but i'll make mine look real hot, maybe flames on the bonit?

[Tony-gr]

I would have thought TVR owners would have had enough of plastic cars