Tamiya M03 build

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Bit tame for this forum, but I thought I would share one of my favorite rcs!

The Tamiay M03 chassis is a sub 10th scale front wheel drive on road car. It has a monocoque style chassi with a transverse battery tray. Has a double reduction trans setup, with a 20t pinion you get 5.8:1 reduction. Pinion adjustment is fixed, you can run a 16t, 18t, or 20t (3 sets of mount holes, no slots).

My car is a box stock Suzuki Swift, so it has the chassis extender and is technically a M-03M (M for medium chassis length). Has the friction shocks, stock servo saver, and front driveshafts. It also has the bulletproof gear diff from the tlt. Only upgrades are a green ziptie to firm up the servo saver, and adjustable steering tierods.

I have had this car for a few years, and it has had everything from a silver can and a stick pack to a GTB and 3.5t motor. I have never broken anything. We have jumped it, ran it on the roof (lots of fun) and it has beaten more than 1 body into total submission!!!

Anyways, just scored a cc 6900 motor and a MM cheap, so it gets a new power source.

Since the transverse battery tray is setup for a std oval shaped stick pack, getting most lipos in there is a bitch. I have a orion carbon 3200 2s pack, but I doubt that is good enough for the 6900 kv motor.

So enter hobbypartz, they have 2200mah 2s 40c lipos on sale for 12.50 shipped. I bought 2 of them. One will go in the tray area (it is narrower than a std lipo) and the other will go on the back chassis longways. Will wire them in parallel for 4400mah 40c 2s.

http://www.hobbypartz.com/77p-sl2200-2s1p-40c-2222.html

Should do around 50mph, and will be alot of fun. I even scored a new body for it!!!

Here are a few pics as it stands: