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ok. so finally found a set of alloys for my Dnano… hopefully soon i’ll find the time to run it again (not to mention install the bearings, diff, gyro, etc. that i got for it all those months ago…)

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good to here people are keen to run the ‘ol Mini Zs again… got an itchy trigger finger myself! Ice; if we can organise a meet down the track then i can bring my track with me… pretty big, homemade rcp clone… Kev; hey there! long time no hear!!! you too Jimmy…

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yeah i think i should dust off my Zs and throw the track down again… has been a long while

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cool… might have to mosey on over and have a gander…

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true, true… 😀
went for the genuine K. ball diff, as sre the bearings… saw the front spring set too, but thatcan wait till i find the right c.f. h plate… which is proving hard. 👿 Where abouts you seeing the Dnano parts? Atomic? Might have to check it out…

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ok, bearings and ball diff on the way… not as pricey as i thought… 71.20 usd incl. shipping…

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hard to say, but there is a good chance, as long as the F1 is left bone stock… im going to go look for a ball diff now, depending on price might get one…;)

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the Dnano set comes in two parts; the chassis and autoscale body plus setting parts, and the starter kit; controller, charger, battery. can be bought separately but pricey option if you dont need the controller…
Z-beam; they’re actually too small for my track, can you believe it? there’s a good chance im going to make another track, staying with the 600mm lane width… oh, and yes they’re 2wd..
Felix; i too saw the F1 vs Dnano vid, the F1 was not going all out. Crank the sound and you can hear the driver backs off big time for the corners, but the D is still pretty nippy, especially in the twisty stuff

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ok, a verdict… very suprised with these out of the box, quite pokey for such a little car. detail of the bodies is incredible, on par with Z bodies, even better if you consider the fact they are half the size. chassis is similar to an 01, up the front end at least. handles just like a Z, abit more skittish over uneven surfaces (like the gaps between my kitchen tiles; and they be small gaps!) Stock motor seems to yield about 15 or so k’s, no speed checker so appologies for guestimate. Have an X speed motor here for it (all of ten bucks au), but might wait a while yet. Bearings are going to happen, though they are pricey (50 bucks au!!) and tinier than ive ever seen before! pics to come when i can figure how to upload em…

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got one of these coming… finally… price still aint friendly but could’nt wait. GTR R35 starter kit and Murcielago autoscale… should be here tomorrow. Ah the anticipation!!!

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got one of these in Autoscale the other week… nice pearl paint job on em too… nice score mate!!!

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shame im not in the same industry as i was 3+ years ago… coulda helped there

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bummer. He was a good racer.

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mmm… tasty stuff there…. Mock; go the carbon chassis if your’re going down the lexan body path… and be prepared to break things. Maybe. I’ve got a micro airbrush setup if you want to get funky, paint-wise… do they come with window masks, or is it a DIY sort of thing??

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renton; ouchies… avoid ebay my friend, our dollar’s pretty grim
mock; too easy, i’ll be here, as will Pete, Mini G, possibly J. Might even throw the g.f. a car… good for a giggle…
Kev; no worries, any weekend is all good…
anyone seen T.D. in a while?? Will try and raise him too…

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now there’s a good idea… gimme a call then…

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****!! Mocky?!! long time no hear mate!!! yea, tracks in the garage, bring it on!!! Got a 2.4ghz LeMans 02 that could do with some breaking in!!!! bring it on! time to rally up the troops…

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nice… i thought it’d be faster than that though… lol

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i was liking to think it was the ability, not the surface… drift where you can!! 😉

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1/14 Sportwerks Tailwhip (was curious; actually pretty good), Micro RS4 Trueno drift RTR (s/s cvds, HPI mod motor), and like Z-Beam mentions; does the AWD count? Currently set up on drift tires with the Falken Trueno body… i do like the smaller scale drifters that promote loungerooom sideways action… too cool

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you pose a very interesting (and highly important!) question there ZB…

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cheers for that, very drool-worthy… they do seem to be away though as you said… ****… btw, that car looks to be a WEAPON

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where can i get those rims.. tagu does’nt get any hits on my server… i want these alloys

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nah, i got into the scalxtric size stuff… couple of Slot-it cars and an MB Slot (plus about 15 scalextric…) the slot-its are nuts fast too… hahaha… the funny thing is, my whole lounge room is taken up by track, and my garage is owned by a mini z track… we go to the local track because its M***IVE

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now a group of us Sydney nuts are doing the trek down… about four of us, its looking at the mo… cant wait

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