ToraKitsu

TQRC is about the only place I know of, but I'm not sure if they ship internationally. You might E-mail them and ask. They are pretty helpful, and they might ship to you, if your order is "big" enough. They ship free domestically, for any order above $100, so I can't see them turning you down.

It's either that, or see if you can get something from the UK. I know there are clubs in England that are for minis, and they know about the Grid/Gambado. I'd check around England, first.

You could try ABC Hobby direct, but they seem to be out-of-stock with just about every roller they sell.

R32GolfTA06

That's good in theory but I'm far away from England

ToraKitsu

Well, you're closer to it than I am!

But try contacting TQRC. They may be able to help.

R32GolfTA06

Lol this is very true! Ok thanks. I'll check them out

ToraKitsu

Man....things suck around here! I just checked with TQRC - they're out of Grids. And just about every other ABC chassis. Sux. If you like, I can keep an eye out here, to see if and when they do restock, so you can contact them, then, or try looking online, for an available dealer that has stock to sell.

They ARE pretty popular. They drive like cats on fire, so I'm not surprised.

R32GolfTA06

Thanks for checking this out, keep me posted cheers

ToraKitsu

Found a site for you.

www.rcracinguk.com

They have Gambados. Once on the site, go to "car kits" In the left sidebar. Take you right to them. Give them a look.

The prices are about right.

R32GolfTA06

Thank you I'll check it out later

R32GolfTA06

Have you done anything more with your m chassis?

ToraKitsu

Nah...Gearing up for more new stuff, like the H4e. That's just the start!

My "M" class are all pretty well done up, so just waiting till spring to drive their tires off!

R32GolfTA06

I guess it's good to have a chassis that you can use heavily and more aggressively than others

ToraKitsu

Yah, true....

Drifters aren't normally driven as hard as other "grip cars." 1/10th TC can be, which is why I restrict myself to the 17.5T classes. Fast enough, and still requires precise driving. Minis......well, they BEG to be driven hard, and since they run 27T brushed, will never be rockets, but closer to what you see cockroaches do, when you flick the lights on!

It's their biggest draw for me. I laugh too hard to take mini racing *that* seriously!

R32GolfTA06

Lol it would be good to see a mini clip of it in action

visonfeal

Hello, my name is felix, of Spain, I am a lover of the FWD, participated in this type of car championships, 1 year buy this car and I'm in love, a , am very optioned, will put photos.
Buy it directly at abc hobby usa, but you can buy spares and options in abchobby.com in Japan, also bought in tqrcracing.com, jethobby.com and eBay store rdvtg-hobbies, very good service in all and fast shipping

I would like to ask some questions that I have regarding your photos.
1. the servo lowest feel me great
2. the stabilization of that model is or you cut it
3 I have seen in photos you have put spring yellow front and blue rear and another photo blue front and yellow rear, what you actually use
4. the photo of the caster put a spacer under the his arm holder rear
5._ the steering ball which goes with the knuckle is series (ref25661) or is the goose since it seems that you have a spacer, seems more large

I would like to share set-up and opinions on this car, my e-mail is [email protected]


My English is bad, sorry
A greeting Felix

ToraKitsu

I'll try to make sense of your post......no need to apologize.

The Traxxas servo isn't very fast, but the Grid/Gambado's linkage speeds it up somewhat, so it is acceptable.

I'm not certain what you mean by "stabilization," but if you're referring to the swaybars in the rear of the chassis, those were custom made with parts from a Losi JRXS-R swaybar kit. The swaybars for the Grid/Gambado should work just as well, but you'll only require them for the rear end. That will allow more steering for the front end, which is always good for a FWD.

Yes, I have been experimenting with spring rates, and presently, I am running the blue springs in front, and the stock black springs in the rear. They seem to work best on asphalt.

I placed spacers under the front/center and rear/center pivot blocks. In front, that is called adding "anti-dive." It adds steering, but the suspension is "harder" and won't take bumps well. In the rear, it's called "anti-squat." What that does, is increase initial steering and increase forward (straight-line) traction. This combination adds more on-power steering.

The steering balls are the stock units. I indeed added spacers, to add more negative camber to both front and rear. This also helps with traction around corners. The spacers are 2mm in front, and 3mm in the rear. This adds 1 degree of negative camber in front, and 2 degrees negative camber in the rear.

I, too, love these cars, and "M" class, or "mini" in general. I would love to see photos of your FWD's. You can post them here, if you like! I will PM you with other particulars.

visonfeal

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visonfeal

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visonfeal

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visonfeal

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visonfeal

TAMIYA TA03, is 4 x 4, but transformed to FWD, easy to drive, but with little direction

visonfeal

I hope you enjoy my small collection of FWD, I would like to get a Tamiya M01, comment and more things Gambado/grid when changing some things the set-up that reviewed me Torakitsu
Best regards
Felix.

R32GolfTA06

Your car certainy looks like it has been well used and abused..

ToraKitsu

I can certainly see ABC option parts are not the same everywhere. You've got purple motor plates, while mine are black, and machined differently, as well. You've also got the aluminum dampers I've been trying to get now, for a year. I did give up on the carbon upper suspension plates, though. The inserts were fragile, and many of them cracked and broke, some while assembling, so decided to use the stock plastic ones. I would also like to get the aluminum steering rack, if I could find one (or two ).

What size BL motor do you run? Here, in the US, only 27T brushed or 17.5T BL can be used for racing.

How do yours do with understeer/push? I've reduced understeer/push on mine about as much as I'm able, with what I have. Along with the other adjustments in the suspension pivot blocks.

Btw, your attachments get an error message, though your pics show up nice and clear! Try posting up your Yok and Xevo. I'd like to see how you did those!

visonfeal

Hi, options purple buy them in jet hobbies, they have all colors and oil damper shop buy in ABCHOBBY.com in Japan, also on ebay you can buy them.
Here are two types of Championships one with 10.5 BL and wheels all the same and the other everything free, I run with a 9.5BL.
I've had a strange break this weekend training, already you will put photos to see if ever happened to you, because that happened to me twice.
Best regards.

visonfeal

Hi, options purple buy them in jet hobbies, they have all colors and oil damper shop buy in ABCHOBBY.com in Japan, also on ebay you can buy them.
Here are two types of Championships one with 10.5 BL and wheels all the same and the other everything free, I run with a 9.5BL.
I've had a strange break this weekend training, already you will put photos to see if ever happened to you, because that happened to me twice.
Best regards.