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Old 11-27-2006, 04:38 PM
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tony the swift comes with black can motor? i am planing to get the swift. how is it fare with m04 chasis?

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Old 11-27-2006, 06:14 PM
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All the minis come standard with a silver can 540, so you'll have to spend a few more bucks to get a black can Sport-Tuned.

As for the M04's they're a bit of an orphan. Not terribly popular and a bit hard to drive. M03's are a LOT easier to drive and we reckon more fun too.

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Old 11-27-2006, 11:33 PM
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what is the must upgrade for mini? i think the shock a must, if yes what are the part number? thanks
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Old 11-27-2006, 11:43 PM
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Originally Posted by EngTat
what is the must upgrade for mini? i think the shock a must, if yes what are the part number? thanks
shocks & tires.. for the shocks, the super mini ones will do (the ones from the ta05). thats all i could think of. oh, bearings (the m03m lacks a few more).. you could buy more shiny hop-ups from there on.
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Old 11-28-2006, 12:04 AM
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Originally Posted by sup
shocks & tires.. for the shocks, the super mini ones will do (the ones from the ta05). thats all i could think of. oh, bearings (the m03m lacks a few more).. you could buy more shiny hop-ups from there on.
sup, u mean the original Ta05 shock? or the trf shock for ta05?
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Old 11-28-2006, 12:21 AM
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Just check our website under the M03 race section. All you need to know is in there....
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Old 11-28-2006, 12:36 AM
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yes its pretty much there.
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Old 11-28-2006, 12:40 AM
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Originally Posted by madjack
Adrian, thats great news. I ran the RP30's at the KO Grand Prix this year...huge improvement over the tires I used in the past

The car was on rails to say the least!

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What Miata body is that?
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That'd be a HPI Miata shell you're looking at Adrian.

225mm so it fits nicely on an M03M....
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Originally Posted by AdrianM
What Miata body is that?
#7205 (Mini) Mazda MX-5 Miata

worked very well on the M04 chassis...TQ & win

http://www.hpiracing.com/products/en/7205.html

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Old 11-28-2006, 10:24 AM
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Originally Posted by tony gray
That'd be a HPI Miata shell you're looking at Adrian.

225mm so it fits nicely on an M03M....
don't believe it will fit an M03M due to servo location at the top of the chassis?
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You might well be correct about that.
I knew the wheelbase was OK but I must admit I've never physically tried to fit one onto an M03. I'll try it when I get home tonight
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any one tried the honda civic on m03m chasis? will it fit? thank
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Originally Posted by EngTat
any one tried the honda civic on m03m chasis? will it fit? thank
Yes, however the wheelbase of the Civic body I found when I tried it a couple years ago was right in between the M03 and M03L so flipping the rear arms and modifying them to work with the spacer in the chassis was the key. If Tamiya has an insert in between the two then the civic body is a direct drop on.
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cool, also i have a q, for opt 53344 can it be use in m03l the swift kit?
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