gguertin145

iTrader: (9)

nice thats what I was looking for!

Thanks guys!

woodys3b

iTrader: (1)

Interesting. I thought I had read that locking the diff on these things has more negative effects than positive. I may have to give this a try. I like the putty idea as it's easily reversable if you don't like it.

Thanks

SteveM

iTrader: (165)

One of my club's very fast guys used the stock gear diff, but filled it with 300,000 silicone diff fluid and once assembled used CA to seal it completely. In use it was virtually a sold front spool and he was TQ and amazingly fast all day.

SteveM

iTrader: (165)

I've just updated my M-05 and here's a pic with the new red chassis kit installed.

sosidge

The red looks nice... the combo with blue I can live without! Fortunately my Mini is almost all black so a red chassis might look nice alongside my TOP tourers!

Re: locked diffs. I haven't had a great deal of track time with the M-05, but running on carpet, I cannot get the car to run straight with one, the steering is always fighting itself. I find the open diff loses too much momentum mid-corner. My favourite so far is a gear diff with very thick grease (Mugen super grease). It has the right balance between confident straight line running and corner momentum.

mr lee

Don't like it.....Black and Blue FTW

SteveM

iTrader: (165)

The all pinkish-red look is overkill and I've been thinking on swapping out the rear shock tower with the kit black one for added contrast. I also kept the trays for the ESC and receiver in black.

laNcE_08

looks nice.. Black and Blue may be better..

you may get away with a black, red and silver look - stripping away the anodized blue color..

still, it's your car.. your choice..

scribbler

iTrader: (1)

Strip off the blue and I think it'll look better.

Only my opinion.

[[john]]

iTrader: (24)

The blue kills the red/pink & black combo.

My M05-R is all Black & Blue Only TRF/Tamiya hop-up I don't have is the sway bars. lol

Timbulb

iTrader: (2)

You guys are all like a bunch of women worried about matching your shoes to your purses.

Butler205

Good point, well made.

mangoman

iTrader: (11)

Dont worry Timbulb, im sure you can be pretty on the inside if not on the out....

And yeah i think it would look heaps better if you ditched the blue, it is so wrong!
I would probably get a black texta/sharpie and colour the bits in a bit.

caltek1

iTrader: (38)

Red/pink is always faster. LOL

Perhaps Tamiya may release a Pink pimped out MO5R with additional hop up bits the same colour.

Latest you tube videos from Grahoo. Interesting he has now changed to a long wheel base mini and describes how he builds his shocks and what springs he now uses.

http://www.youtube.com/user/civicfer.../2/PVS0KlHfWCU

http://www.youtube.com/user/civicfer.../1/57kKR4hrAfI

Later,

Calvin.

laNcE_08

My M-05..

The first one's the later..
That Swift doesn't look the same anymore..


Some changes are still on their way.. 'will post more pics then..