Another new edition......

adzam · 28-06-2004

well another new addition to my collection.

and about time this forum lost it`s virginity.

associated MGT/thunder tiger MTA4 truck, absolutely huuuge ! !!!!
tyres ap[rox 7 inches tall !!!

powered by a .21 2 stroke , runs on 16% fuel and i`ve just finnished running her in over 6 tanks. has a two speed gearbox (auto) and reverse, allows 2 speeds in reverse. estimated speed 45 mph, but seems a lot faster as it isn`t really designed to handle like a race car

i`ll try and get some footage uploaded , maybe this weekedn so you can see how she go`s

she`s now been upgraded with ABS

Phoenix · 01-10-2004

nice truck i will post some of my mt2 when i find them

**Bluewavestudios** · 01-10-2004

Nice Truck Adz.....saw one in Hobby Corner in Wrexham not so long ago which also had on board electric start which I thought was cool, do you have this fitted on yours..???

Regards........Mark

**John** · 01-10-2004

Did you get that free with a Blockbusters rental? if so they are not doing it at my branch

adzam · 02-10-2004

some more pics of this one ......

i have heavily modified this truk, alloy wishbones,shockies front and rear bumpers.
titanium track rods front and rear, three carbon fibre brake pads with twin ceramic brake disks.

LRP Z .28 engine fitted , ( original is a .21)

the orignial engine had a drill start feature, where a cordless drill is fitted with a hex shaft ( about 8 inches long) , the hex shaft is insterted in teh rear plate into a receptor and teh engine spun over from there, quite nifty and keeps the weight down.this unit also has a pull start incorprated.

at the moment the truck is of the road due to the steering servo going up in a rather impressive plume of smoke !!!!

**wonwinglo** · 02-10-2004

What a beast Adz,I have seen these monsters in action,great for any terrain,how do you manage to keep all of that lot clean ? dam dirt gets everywhere eh ! no doubt you have a way of doing it,air-line or something ? do you mean the servo shorted out hence the smoke ?

adzam · 02-10-2004

they go very well wonwinglo, better of road than on it

cleaning, well,the servo pack is removed with 6 screws as is the gearbox.
making sure you keep away from teh motor it can be easily cleaned with a gentle shower, dried of and a nice light oiling on the bushings.

it seems water got into the servo and this is what caused it to billow smoke

was quite impressive to watch !

Dave · 20-12-2004

Hi i have just bought an MTA4 and have been told there are two versions of this car , an older one and a newer version. Can anyone tell me the difference between them? And if there really is 2 versions?? I have other RC's , i have a Thunder Tiger EB4 S2 Pro and a TS4N V2 Pro so am not new to this hobby but am new to the monster truck world.

Cheers Dave

adzam · 20-12-2004

hi dave good to have you here, as for two different versions of the mta4 , idont think so (unless you are talkinga about the MGT ??) but i`l try and find out for you.`l sse a heavily mod`ed ts4n v2 pro mini, with supercharger that a friend of mine `created`. unfortunately now dead

.
you`ve picked a good truck in teh MTA4

The Mta4 (thunder tiger) and Mgt (associated) are teh same trucks , apart from very slight differences in bodyshell and graphics. parts are fully interchangeable with each other, HOWEVER ! the associated parts tend to be nearly 50% dearer than the thunder tiger parts.
both trucks are a result of collaberation between the two companies.but are mechanically identical . as is the rc equipment supplied.

need any help dave pm me if you like

cheers
Adz..

Dave · 20-12-2004

Thanks for that. I was told by my local hobby shop that there were two versions of it as the older one had some faults , then i was told that mine was an older one but i have had no problems with it so far , its an awesome machine! Thanks for replying