This video is about my Tamiya MO3 Mini. We will start from the front, it is front wheel drive, and on the very front, we have got some Trx shocks, we have got a carbon fiber, shock brace, we have got bolts right through the shock mount into a threaded bolt, and coming back with here we have got an alloy fronted high torque servo saver. Tamiya high torque servo saver and the alloy front on it is a MO3 specific one. We have got a front end wheel bar, we have got Tamiya alloy front nickels, got bolt joints by then and just turnbuckles. We can’t see in here as we have got the universal joints. The universal joints are the rebuildable type, I think Tamiya call them the Tamiya assembly, universal joints.
Now we have got a differential. The servo here is a very cheap power pro servo, for a free racing fun and this is the MO3 specific mount there which is quite neat, moving back with a little socket for the front there. The wires that go down into the chassis, go down to the servo we have got two wires for the motor and then it goes four mm Corally bullet type connectors and then we have got a Dean’s connector for the battery. Battery runs across here, we don’t have a battery at the moment. Quick release strap to split up, and the battery goes in there. On this side we have got the Tamiya transponder mount.
Moving to the back of the chassis, in this area here we have got the speed controller it’s just an electronic reversing speed controller in the bottom there. There’s a switch, we can see it’s buried in the back with a Novak Smart stop, like a cut off. It’s the rear end drill bar near the carbon fiber brace and some TRF shocks.
The general sizable car is pretty hard, pretty low, this is for racing, in-built on carpet, without any suspension trouble at all, minimal troop front to rear. This is achieved by putting spaces inside the shocks, three o rings about five mm of spaces is underneath piston that stops the response moving down, and then there is body roll. On the front, we have got some very hard springs, and on the back some hard springs. Tires are using s-grips on the front at the moment, and it has got touring --.
On the rear end grids, with a standard and firm -- make them pretty soft, keeps our backend griping. You will see from the view from the above -- we have got some tow outs on the front and tow in on the rear. The tow in on the rear is achieved by the optional -- I think the two degree tow in blocks that just help them get high speed stability and then the tow that just keeps its unchecked -- just go little bit tow in, got a lot much moving there
Alright I will just flip the car over, you can see here there is a cheap bit of plastic that I have put out. Servo tacked on the bottom, the single screw goes through from bumper. This is just to give some protection when I am using it off road. One meter upfront up at the longer travels with those shocks, it’s a mighty block tires and then it’s good to go off road.
On the front here is just a bit of turning car tire in, it’s on the front to give a bit of protection for the body. Also on here you will see, there is a piece of tape, the life of the battery fits here and two formula connectors which stick out just about here. So on the both – there’s some metal mounts – the quick release mount. So just a little bit tape in just to provide electrical insulation.
So, if you turn, it’s got a Johnson blackened high meter, and this side we have got -- and on the other side we have got a aluminum heat sink. We have also got some alloy servo mounts. The alloy servo mounts combine with the alloy reinforcing mount there and the alloy servo on really firms up the steering. Okay, that was quick tour of my Tamiya MO3 Mini.
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