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Tamiya Morris Mini Cooper


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Considering my fondness for their 1/10 R/C Mini, I really need to buy one of those kids too. Great looking build!

I too love the Tamiya M chassis. I own the M01, 2, and 3 chassis and used to race them on weekends for about 6 years. I also participated in the mini class for Tamiya championship series. Excellent handling cars when they aren't top heavy and easily tuneable.

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I too love the Tamiya M chassis. I own the M01, 2, and 3 chassis and used to race them on weekends for about 6 years. I also participated in the mini class for Tamiya championship series. Excellent handling cars when they aren't top heavy and easily tuneable.

I've got a 3 that currently has full bearings, Futaba 123 oz/in metal gear servo, full bearings, sticky HPI Mini RS4 tires, Tamiya red anodized oil filled sedan shocks, universal drive shafts, heavy diff grease, a Castle Sidewinder 1/4600kV 2 Pole combo juiced by an Orion 4000mAh 2s 25c pack and it is idioticly fast

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I've got a 3 that currently has full bearings, Futaba 123 oz/in metal gear servo, full bearings, sticky HPI Mini RS4 tires, Tamiya red anodized oil filled sedan shocks, universal drive shafts, heavy diff grease, a Castle Sidewinder 1/4600kV 2 Pole combo juiced by an Orion 4000mAh 2s 25c pack and it is idioticly fast

Nice setup!! Are you running the old HPI X pattern tires? Those are the hot ticket but are extremely hard to find. Running brushless is insane in those!! For our class we actually had to stop running brushless motors because of epic traction rolls and a few guys even put their cars through the drywall overshooting the corners of the track hahahaah. We now run four hole silver can motors on 2 S lipo.

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Nice setup!! Are you running the old HPI X pattern tires? Those are the hot ticket but are extremely hard to find. Running brushless is insane in those!! For our class we actually had to stop running brushless motors because of epic traction rolls and a few guys even put their cars through the drywall overshooting the corners of the track hahahaah. We now run four hole silver can motors on 2 S lipo.

The ones I have aren't that old, but it looks like they're gone again. Have you tried the True Ten/Cup Racer wheels? Been meaning to try them on mine, but haven't yet. Forgot to mention earlier, I also used the M-05's front uprights and steering knuckles. Car now has a smaller turning radius and feels like it corners better.

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