Hadnt even thought of the XB kits... What a great idea!

That'd be the 57742 kit. Not sure what the part no for the bits is though.

I wonder if all metal gears are available for Tamiya mini cooper.

Nope.... you're stuck with standard.

Will these shock work PROPERLY with the swift mini? MO3M

http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXGJ29&P=0
http://www.tamiyausa.com/images/prod...ader_53280.jpg

Got a some on one of my m03's and thay have worked well for me.

I found the Monte Carlo parts on eBay and just ordered them (just before I saw your post...LOL)

I'm getting the rally lights for my mini this week, so it should really match by the time I'm done..

the only real reason I'm looking for the regular Mini body is because the racing body is "sectioned" (the fenders are higher up into the body than on the regular body)

having the chrome bumpers wasn't so much the problem (I have an M01 that I still have a complete body for, but I painted it dark blue WAY before I got my green mini, and you can't really remove Tamiya paint) I can scavenge the chrome parts from my older one... or I can't use chrome paint to finish the details...

I didn't know you could get the XB bodies unpainted... that Rally body would work fine if I could... it's actually molded from the original Mini but with all the decals and the rally lights... I have some friends at Tamiya... maybe I'll try them...

I wrote ABC and they told me that they might work on a new version of the mini body since the old mold sucked so badly, now that they have a new molding technique that produces Tamiya-quality bodies...

I went through the back way on Tamiya's site and was able to order a new (old) Mini Cooper body... I don't think it comes with the chrome parts, but like I said, someone on eBay had the Monte Carlo chrome parts that I bought already...

I think I just scored!

Do you know if there the exact lenth as the stock shocks?

Theyre longer than the super mini shocks, but as long as you put spacers/o rings on the shaft, they should work fine.

Go Akura!

m03m
 

SIR TONY BEING EXCITED AND EVERYTHING. I DIDNT STOPPED UNTIL I FINISHED BUILDING THIS ONE.:lol:
THANKS FOR ALL THE INPUTS

LOL... $22 directly from Tamiya

Not bad..

seems to have gone through, and they didn't say "syke!... you thought you could bypass our system and get a discontinued body?"

there was an actual "add to cart" versus "discontinued" and it allowed me to pay and everything.. i can't wait

Are there treaded and slick S-grip's and M-grip's tires?


Can you give me the part numbers for S-grip and M-grip tires. Thanks!

Glad you could get the body you wanted, I have a MGB and wish i had the choices you have to copy your Real car,Im stsuck with a bad Kyosho attempt.

Im guessing you talked to Suda-san at ABC,he is a pretty nice guy.ABC has stepped up the up the bodies quite a bit, You need a Countryman,even the Wood trim decals look pretty good.

M-Grips - 50684
S-Grips - 53254

As far as i know there are only traeded M/S-Grip tyres

Liam