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Just finished my BRE Datsun 510 for my Mini race car.We race on Wednesday nights in a control class with the Tamiya sports tuned or hobby wing system,its heaps of fun.Something tells me she will look worse for ware after the meet.I am very happy with the way it turned out.Thought I would share.

What chassis did you use?? I bought that body and need to buy a car to put it on? that is so nice I love that car. Great job!!!!!

Its a Tamiya M03 Mini.I bought mine as a Suzuki Swift but I had to remove the specers as the body suits short wheel base.It should also suit the Xpress 4WD mini chassis and maybe the new HPI switch but not %100 sure.

which new hpi do you mean: they have 2 new m-chassis. One is FWD the otehr 4wd.

That looks trick James - nice job mate.

Mini racing is WAY TO MUCH FUN!!

Damn I miss running every second tuesday night...

Cheers

Darryn

Thanks Darryn.Im really happy with it and cant wait to put it on the track.They really are fun to race.At the Meakin park track you have to hold back around the corners or they just traction roll.Im trying to con Jason into coming for a run but he wont budge.
Mr Ed I didnt realise HPI did 2 versions.There has been a bit of talk about them but as far as I know the switch isnt in Australia yet and I have only heard of the 4WD version.All the reports are good.Cant wait to see one in real life.

Mini racing on carpet was the most fun I ever had racing. Shame t-cars took over my track a few years back. They got hot and fewer people were showing up with the mini's. I spent waaay too much $$ touring car racing that year.That sort of ruined on road racing for me. I love the car! Good luck racing.

Awsome job.

Those old 510's are awesome.

I had an AFX slot car with that body on it when I was a kid, it was one of my favorites.

vintage racer wrote: Mr Ed I didnt realise HPI did 2 versions.There has been a bit of talk about them but as far as I know the switch isnt in Australia yet and I have only heard of the 4WD version.All the reports are good.Cant wait to see one in real life.

They are 2 fully different cars I think; the fwd is not a 4wd without centeraxle orso.
The japanese magazines had some articles on them. I'm not sure if they are released already: I just buy these for the pics.
My suitcase was getting heavy so I left the magazines with my parents-in-law, sorry; no pics or scans for you guys

Nice job dud, I love 510 datsun I have one also with the same paint job but it is silver with the BRE sheme and panasport wheels on a M01 chassis.
I got mine on ebay, I am going to take pix of it to post them here, very very nice job love those M-chassis cars....

So here is a question,

I just scored a Tamiya Mini to use around the house and chase my son. I ordered the HPI Honda Civic shell for it, but its a longer WB than the stock Tamiya WB. I know from my other TA02F Tamiya chassis that I can swap the arms and make a longer WB. My question is how can I do that to the Mini chassis? I swapped the arms around, however now i don't know where to mount the shocks.


BTW, the ABC M-chassis cars look hawt. I was thinking about getting one for racing.



MOmo

MOmo wrote:So here is a question,

I just scored a Tamiya Mini to use around the house and chase my son. I ordered the HPI Honda Civic shell for it, but its a longer WB than the stock Tamiya WB. I know from my other TA02F Tamiya chassis that I can swap the arms and make a longer WB. My question is how can I do that to the Mini chassis? I swapped the arms around, however now i don't know where to mount the shocks.


BTW, the ABC M-chassis cars look hawt. I was thinking about getting one for racing.



MOmo

Matey,

You can change the length of the M03 chassis by adding or removing chassis spacers... these guys http://www.rc-mini.net/ are the known experts.... have a trawl!!!

Alex