Tamiya mini cooper
Thnx for the help
I was about to get the 05 but suddenly I came across the 03R Blue Edition and it looks so delicious lol.
When you say TC Balldiff, does it mean that the Hot Bodies TC ball diff fits perfectly for the 05 but not the 03? Why dont we use Tamiya Ball diff I think the TA03 ones fit.
I was about to get the 05 but suddenly I came across the 03R Blue Edition and it looks so delicious lol.
When you say TC Balldiff, does it mean that the Hot Bodies TC ball diff fits perfectly for the 05 but not the 03? Why dont we use Tamiya Ball diff I think the TA03 ones fit.
The old design balldiff found in TA03 and the rest of them is a very clunky construction meant to fit inside older Tamiya cars across the entire range of hobbyist grade chassies they had at the time. It has various problems relating to reliability and even though it does the job, it is far from ideal. As explained above it can only be adjusted by taking the chassis apart which for a mini is not a two (or ten) second operation. Taking the chassis halves apart means taking out and puting back in the screws that go in plastic and eventually the plastic threads are stripped and you need a new chassis. Why bother? Apart from this, the TC style balldiff offers virtually infinite adjustability (as you probably know already) and doesn't need you take anything apart.
I did not check if any other TC balldiff fits, and I would guess no (or not without some creative engineering) but the Tamiya's offering is on par with the TRF balldiffs and that's a pretty high standard.
Last edited by niznai; 02-24-2010 at 12:39 AM.
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Looking for Lipo for my m03, was wondering if anyone had used the Orion Rocket series packs yet? Look like a decent pack for the $
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Looking for Lipo for my m03, was wondering if anyone had used the Orion Rocket series packs yet? Look like a decent pack for the $
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...&I=LXYCB0&P=ML
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...&I=LXYCB0&P=ML
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and for the records, a TA03 diff IS a Tamiya diff and the TA03 and the Manta Ray diffs are the only 2 that will fit in a M03
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Yea they also offer it with a Traxxas plug, both would be snipped off and replaced with a Deans. Looks like it'd be a good pack for the m03 and the price is right.
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Why do people usually change the tamiya plug? It seems fine...
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If not tamiya connectors than wich one?
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After using Deans for a number of years I moved on to Corally plugs. I still have a box of Deans lying around that developed a strange symptom. They did not make contact when pushed all the way in, so I had to back them off a hair. Very weird and eventually I got fed up. Simple is better. Please note, I said "Corally", not "corally-style". There's a lot of crap out there.
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hey guys, I posted this on our local thread, but figured youd all get a kick out of it too.
from the TCS race this last weekend.
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