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04-03-2006, 03:16 PM

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ah, i see webb will be kickin my but with his cooper too, lol. Woopin me in the micros ain't good enough for ya, lol.

04-03-2006, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by AdrianM

Schumacher USA will be getting Mini Cooper size Take Off RP30 tires and inserts later this month. They are high performance belted slicks identical to the tires used at the Reedy Sedan Race last year and this year...just in the Mini Coopr size.

We are just getting a small batch in to test the demand for the product. Ask you local shops to call us and get soem on order or just call us direct.

Adrian. I talked to Doug @ Seattle Indoor Raceway today. He was going to call you to place an order for MI2 stuff (thanks to Brett) If Doug forgets remind him of the Mini Tires. I would like to get them myself.
I hope they are more the 60D tire size not the 50D. will there be a range of inserts?

04-04-2006, 12:33 AM

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Originally Posted by 414play

The fixed upper links and general lack of adjustment is the beauty of mini racing, nothing to think about or mess about with just plug in a stick pack and hack, opps I mean drive.

That's for you, not for me.... 'cause I'm running outlaw class.. with rubber tires and 53226 option part to make negative caster. With the current stock upper link, it will rub the outer part of the tires rapidly no matter how hard the tire's shore I use. So I need this adjustable upper link so bad.

I think I'm gonna build one... by myself...

04-04-2006, 01:27 AM

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Tobee craft make aluminium upper rods in two different lengths, 22mm and 23mm for the front, 26.5mm and 27.5mm for the rear these might help.

www3.kcn.ne.jp/~tobee/

04-04-2006, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by 414play

Tobee craft make aluminium upper rods in two different lengths, 22mm and 23mm for the front, 26.5mm and 27.5mm for the rear these might help.

www3.kcn.ne.jp/~tobee/

Thanks, have tried them already. Not much help. I think I need an extreme chamber adjustment... This is the nature of M-03. The front part has double task : steering, as well as accelerating.

I think I'm gonna use coat hanger to make the upperlink (bent it on both side to make holes for screw) .....

(j/k)

04-05-2006, 06:15 PM

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Still looking for a mini

So hard to find used. Should I just get a new one?

04-05-2006, 06:48 PM

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I have one available, just about to put it up... mint condition. All hopups.. carbon shafts, aluminum knuckles, aluminum dampers, all sorts of tires/wheels, bearings, sway bars, etc.... Let me know if you are interested, I can get it ready for some pics.

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Still looking for a mini

So hard to find used. Should I just get a new one?

04-05-2006, 06:50 PM

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Wow sounds nice, send me some pics and a price please. [email protected]

Thanks,
Brandon

04-05-2006, 07:06 PM

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Will do... give me to tomorrow afternoon.. Kinda of late tonight.. family going to bed. I will get it to you as soon as I get home from work tomorrow. Thanks.

04-07-2006, 12:39 AM

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Does anyone else, who runs the One-Way, notice a considerable amount of tire wear?

Also, with the sway-bars, is anyone experiancing any binding?

04-07-2006, 07:58 PM

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Chris,

There is not a one way for the Tamiya mini......

THe swaybars I ran at socal, did cause some binding on the banking of the turns. THere was not enough travel for them to work correctly.

04-07-2006, 08:37 PM

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Does anyone else, who runs the One-Way, notice a considerable amount of tire wear?

You can get a one way from an old TA02 and yes I have tried one and they are fast. No brakes though............who needs brakes?

04-07-2006, 10:31 PM

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Chris,

There is not a one way for the Tamiya mini......

THe swaybars I ran at socal, did cause some binding on the banking of the turns. THere was not enough travel for them to work correctly.

Part number 53200 I believe... TA03 One-Way insert for gear diff.

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You can get a one way from an old TA02 and yes I have tried one and they are fast. No brakes though...........who needs brakes?

Brakes??? At SoCal???

HA

No one uses them anyways!

But yeah, I've had my HPI X-Patterns for two days, and they're showing considerable amounts of wear. Just wondering if anyone else who runs the One-Way noticed the same thing...

With the sway-bars, I noticed that only the left front was slightly stiffer than the right front. After running it for a few runs, it seemed to go away???