What good does it do you to spend a bunch of money on a Rally RC car such as the Tamyia DF03-RA Series when you can’t drive them in conditions that make Rally racing so much fun.

Yes we are taking about driving our precious RC Car in the mud, rain and through big puddles of water. We don’t have snow where I live but I would love to do that too (Sweden Rally anyone).

The big problem is that the tub of the rc car will fill up with a bunch of dirt and water in no time at all. On my backyard track I have to dump out the car after 5 laps because it is filled up with dirt. I initially tried building my own electronics dirt and splash cover but results where less than stellar. The big question you may ask is why not use the Tamiya “Dark Impact” body as cover. Well A) I did not know about it initially – although a quick google search would have revealed it and B) once I did find out I was simply to cheap to blow $35 bugs on a piece of plastic. Needless to say I finally got over myself and ordered one on Ebay.

I read a bunch reviews regarding the Dark Impact Buggy and quickly learned that the number one complained was that the car fills up with dirt – which told me I can’t just cut along the lines that Tamiya suggest to trim the body to fit. I carefully cut away one plastic piece at a time to make sure I cover more open spaces compared to Tamiya suggestions.

Picture below: Test driving the Dust and Dirt Cover based on the Dark Impact body:

One concern is of course heat. Having a tight fitting body is awesome  – but that also means that there is zero airflow Continue Reading »