YR-4M2 No.2

[LTO_Dave]

I just picked up this YR-4M2 from another forum for a really good deal. It included the box, manual, NIP Protoform Dodge Stratus 2.1 body, Airtronics 94157 servo and a few sets of wheels & tires. I really wanted the box, so I'm happy it was in good shape. The chassis has a few minor scratches, but nothing some protective film won't cover.

The car was in nice shape and just needed a good cleaning. I rebuilt the diffs and shocks, cleaned up & clearcoated the motor mount, and used phillips head screws since someone thought it would be neat to replace them all with button head allen screws. I also put on a set of new BSR foams that were included in the deal.

I'm not sure on the electronics I'll be using since this will be a runner in order to keep my other one on the shelf. But for now I put in a nice Orion V-Max 2000 saddle pack I got from a great member on here. I'll probably go brushless, LiPo and 2.4GHz when I make it into a drifter/racer next year.

[Justjoe]

Now you have twins!

[LTO_Dave]

I got these parts a few months ago and finally took some teaser pics. I picked up the Hammad Ghuman Monza alloy wheels for a great deal on ebay. And the Penguin QuadSlot battery plates came from Penguin after being screwed on shipping and poor packaging.

[askbob]

Those wheels should look killer! Do you know whether or not the Ofna Z10 was somewhat of a knockoff of that Yokomo car? They share alot of similar looking parts.

[Coelacanth]

Cool wheels!

[Jerzi]

This car is a killer.
Does this have slipperclutch?
jerzi

[shodog]

That looks to be in very nice condition. Almost too nice to run. I have one of these also that i got in a craigslist rc lot. Don't know too much about it but my love of yokomo cars makes me keep it

[vintagercaddict]

Nice pair of M2's! Bring's back memories.. I bought my M2 at Ultimate hobbies, back in the 90's, then bought the m2 pro! Wish I would have kept my stuff.

[10l]

nice cars.
good job!

[LTO_Dave]

I finally bolted on the Penguin 4+2 plates and reconfigured my cells. And I have to say that they fit like absolute crap. I had to sand and dremel every part to make them fit good enough for display. I thought maybe it was because of the 2000 cells, but my 1400's without any heat shrink still didn't fit.

[Jerzi]

This car have something special in it.
What it is I really dont know but it is one of the best looking tc cars that is on the market.
Jerzi

[LTO_Dave]

I decided to change directions with this car, so I built a grip racer to bomb around parking lots. I was going to build a rally racer, then a drifter, but decided on this snce I had the parts.

I used a Castle SV2 esc and 4-pole motor leftover from an Axial, and the Losi 2.4GHZ receiver and Hitec servo were taken from my old Tamiya crawler. I made a lexan belt shield to keep the esc wires away from the front belt.

I attached the TrakPower lipo's to the Yokomo battery trays with servo tape, then used Pure-Tech straps to hold them to the trays. I put a washer on the screws between the trays and chassis to keep the trays from pinching the straps.

I topped it off with a 190mm HPI Mitsubishi Eclipse body that I've had for years. I need to hit up my LHS next weekend to get some silver paint, then add the decals. I have some beat-up Yokomo wheels with rubber tires that I'll use until they wear out completely.

[LTO_Dave]

Here's the finished product after using Tamiya Bright Silver paint and adding the included decals.