288LikesTamiya mini cooper
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05-12-2009, 11:46 AM
#9048
Tech Master
Why didn't Tamiya configure the battery holder to accept brick type li-po cells?? 
05-12-2009, 01:48 PM
#9051
Looks like the pillar for the m03 battery holder is still there to me. 
I doubt they would rule out the orion style lipo from this chassis, would be a bad move by tamiya.
Ross
I doubt they would rule out the orion style lipo from this chassis, would be a bad move by tamiya.
Ross
05-12-2009, 07:28 PM
#9053
I believe ABC Hobby will have them available in the future. I'm gonna start on my new TAMIYA Mini Cooper body for the ABC chassis. It's going to be British Racing Green, with white roof and black fender flares.
05-12-2009, 08:45 PM
#9054
The closest they have come to classic BMW shells is a 1/10 BMW M1 body made by Carson in Germany and a 1/5 BMW 3.5CSL body made by FG again in Germany. None of these cars however are in the same class of cult status with the 2002.
If a 2002 body was ever made, I think there would be a long, long, long line you would have to join to get one.
05-12-2009, 08:49 PM
#9055
Instead of having a fast turning twitchy top heavy chassis tamiya I believe are trying to make it turn better without tiping over(and I've seen a lot of flips with this car) and the stearing is going to be more huge upgrade then the twitchyness this car has with the direct links. That type of stearing does good in pan cars for faster quicker turning something the m03 doesn't need.
Huge improvements all around this new car
Huge improvements all around this new car
Top heavy? Mustn't have the car set up - never had many issues with traction rolling, even after the use of lipos.
Why do you want a race car that is less direct (ie responds slower)? That'll make things worse again. The 03 was direct-ish, due to the slop in the linkages and the bump steer etc. I'd be concerned if it went even slower!
Anyhow!
05-13-2009, 12:57 AM
#9056
Top heavy? Mustn't have the car set up - never had many issues with traction rolling, even after the use of lipos.
Why do you want a race car that is less direct (ie responds slower)? That'll make things worse again. The 03 was direct-ish, due to the slop in the linkages and the bump steer etc. I'd be concerned if it went even slower!
Anyhow!
Why do you want a race car that is less direct (ie responds slower)? That'll make things worse again. The 03 was direct-ish, due to the slop in the linkages and the bump steer etc. I'd be concerned if it went even slower!
Anyhow!
Your concerned if it went even slower? Buy a faster servo
problem solved.
05-13-2009, 02:59 AM
#9057
looks like m05 will have less bump steer with parallel upper arm angle. lower cg. if comes with lower cg body then even better. m03 will start to lose 
05-13-2009, 08:33 AM
#9059
Nothing in the shocks mounting is touched.
05-13-2009, 11:06 AM
#9060
i would like to order some new tyres for my M-03R.
In our local Tamiya-comp we can, obviously, only use Tamiya-parts ...
So I'm looking for some Tamiya Rims and A-tyres ...but what insets should I use.
I know these: 50686 (blue inserts) are soft.
..
but what is the difference between 53205 and 53255?
I once bought some Blue ones (50686) and some black inserts that were the same kind of material as those blue ones but a little harder. These were both a soft kind of foam.
Later on I bought some other black ones, which were more rubber-like than the previous inserts I bought, and I prefered thos rubber-like ones.
... but don't know the Tam-number of those M-inserts.
[edit]
Also ...
what is the difference between:
Tamiya M Chassis Super Slicks (#53222) and
Tamiya M-Chassis 60D Reinforced Tires Type A (#53340)
Tamiya M Chassis Slicks (#53215)
in terms of quality, set-up, use ...
thx
In our local Tamiya-comp we can, obviously, only use Tamiya-parts ...
So I'm looking for some Tamiya Rims and A-tyres ...but what insets should I use.
I know these: 50686 (blue inserts) are soft.
..
but what is the difference between 53205 and 53255?
I once bought some Blue ones (50686) and some black inserts that were the same kind of material as those blue ones but a little harder. These were both a soft kind of foam.
Later on I bought some other black ones, which were more rubber-like than the previous inserts I bought, and I prefered thos rubber-like ones.
... but don't know the Tam-number of those M-inserts.
[edit]
Also ...
what is the difference between:
Tamiya M Chassis Super Slicks (#53222) and
Tamiya M-Chassis 60D Reinforced Tires Type A (#53340)
Tamiya M Chassis Slicks (#53215)
in terms of quality, set-up, use ...
thx