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Thanks for the info guys! I don't know of any local racing here so it will be a parking lot racer. Since the M07 isn't that much more expensive than the M05 I say why not go with the latest and greatest?

Thank you, it certainly seems the M07 is a significant step forward. The real test for me will be this weekend. One of our club guys will debut his M07, so I'm taking my M05 V2 along to see how good it is.

It really is more of an FF07M... looking forward to putting some laps in this weekend.

looks like regular Mini BigBore Shock set will give you (me) full range of motion with using the long lower ball cups. applying same (very similar setup) to M07 that I used on my M05.

no internal limiters, using the droop screws as they are intended (which seems to be a big adjustment still to get used to by a lot of the 'mini die-hards')

appears that this 'shock setup' will also work nice if you are running the smaller diameter tires (Sweep, Pit, Rush) as well, with minor/no adjustment to overall shock length.

someone mentioned earlier that they degreased their kit bearings ....Just opened my box and noticed that all the bearings were caked w/ tons of grease. ...they are soaking now in degreaser while I am here at work ...build will proceed once this step is complete.

I raced against a few M07's this past weekend. They have a quicker take-off than the M05's and appear to handle better than a typical (non dialed in M05). My M05 handles great, but took a few years to get it to handle. Seems the M07 handles right out of the box. -just my observation.

I see what you mean but I think it's the angle of the photograph. Putting it side by side with the M05v2 they are both near as damn it identical.
Having now run it for a couple of weeks now it wouldn't bad idea to stick it on the gauges to see how it's settling in I guess and just check that rear end to be sure.

Otherwise it's all good and I'm reasonably happy with the 07. Limited to a 20 tooth pinion its no quicker than the 05's at our club which I suppose is good. It's not undrivable by any means but my sorted 05 is still my preferred option for the moment.
I am however pleased to see the front tyre wear is much better on the 07. No more rings of death on the Sweeps we use, which compared to the 05 often appear after 3 or four runs

It called parallax effect. Pretty much all lenses have it, especially small ones, up close.

What part of Pa are you in???
There are is a Beach Track, Schedule to be yet to be determined in Staten Island as well as Jackson, NJ!!!

Why would they design it so there isn't full suspension travel?

I'm about an hour northwest of Philly.

Both shock setups will work fine. I went back and forth between the TC shock and the mini big bore shock. For me, I decided that the standard touring shock felt 'more right' to me. full suspension range and kit came with standard sized shocks. so that must have been factored in... right? lol

Hey guys I am building a MO-5 V2 and installed a Tamiya Ball Diff. Set#54194. Tried to install the front axels (kit dog bones) and they are too short, I am thinking I need the Univ. Shaft kit # 53597? It has been quite some time since I built a Mini and seems like I have forgotten a lot about them. Will the MO-3 Univ. Shaft kit # 53597 work with the Ball diff. set # 54194 in my MO-5 V2? Thanks for any info.

Yes.

As for the stock dogbones, did you try putting on o-ring in the outdrive cups on the diff? I had a problem once when using the TA03 diff (even with universals) where the dogbone ends would fall out.

I thought o-rings prevent the outdrive from moving away from the diff splines (causing stripping) when using the universals. I can't see how it'll help the universal popping out of the outdrive.