THERE IS NOW A NEW MINI CHASSIS, " MB-01" and can be run in both FWD or RWD configuration, and somebody already made one AWD

Thank you for explaining the ins and outs of this chassis. I was only aware of the rally version of this, and the new one coming out soon. Super stoked for the XM-01!

This was a great vid mate. I love my old M02L, its a laugh to drive! :D

Great break down video of the Tamiya ‘M’ chassis family 👍 Like yourself and many other posters, I too own an M03…..well actually 2…both excellent deals, one a shelf queen and another which is a roller that I’m hoping to race in the future at my local track….only thing I hate is our club rules don’t allow chassis mods so I’m stuck with one rounded battery just for the M, when none of my other batteries will fit because they are all square….still worth it…but broke my heart to see what that previous owner did to the M chassis you bought….proper ham-fisted approach to dremelling (and I say this as a relative newbie lol)….here in the UK, some of these ‘old school’ untouched (so un modified) ‘M’ chassis stuff e.g. 1-3 still hold their value pretty well. Brilliant vid and I love how you tell a story with the ‘build’ in the background…..excellent technique 👍👏👏👏😎

Nice one. I have a M03 and a M05 with a Version II chassis. I like it a lot more than the stock chassis.

Great little video, love the brief 'M' chassis history. I got myself an M-05L a couple of months ago, with a Toyota GR Yaris body, had a few hop-ups on it already but I've got a few more already, with some blue bling on the way. I've never had an M chassis before, but now I really see the appeal of them, the M-05L is fantastic to drive, so much fun, and handles really, really well. Mine cam with the 3Racing speed gear set, but I've taken it out, it sounds horrible and from what I've read does not last long. Sure, it's waaaaay faster than the standard Tamiya gearing, but in my opinion not worht bothering with, but your mileage may vary....

Thank you! I am new to RC, and hav just started in on the vast and amazing world of tamiya.

Thanks for the video - I love Tamiya Kits, just finished a TA08 Pro and a TC-01, and now waiting for the M-08 Concept Chassis to be available from backorder.

Very cool video dude, nice and informative for those that don't know. I love the M chassis stuff. I have all the chassis configurations except the M05-Ra and Pro/R versions.

Lots of great knowledge, and a nice video, thanks for putting this together, very helpful, I subscribed!

My first m chassis was the tamiya m02 back in 2002, it had a tech racing belt drive conversion with a 2speed. But the m03/m03r is where I could my true love for this class/size. The m04 was impossible to get to handle correctly.. I now have the m08, and even though it’s an excellent chassis and easy to get it to handle with just springs and good tires, it’s an awfully ugly chassis 😅 Can’t wait for the next rear wheel drive m chassis and hopefully it looks cool.. because I have to like the way the chassis looks too, to actually invest money into it.. I know I’m weird

NICE overview of my Favorite On-Road Chassis!! I would love to find a M01, just for the silly fun my Friend Mark tells me it is! Only had one M03, the classic Cooper.... but had to sell it. They are DRAMATICALLY expensive now. 😭😣 I mentioned my M06, Lowride Pumpkin. Silly donut machine, but not winning any Races with THAT Body. LOVE my M05s!! And starting to appreciate my newest, MF-01X. HOPEFULLY getting a M07R at some point, money depending... Happy New Years!!! 🎉🎊🍻🍻🙏🎉🎊

another great video making sense of the many variants and wich one you might want to go for 👍 thanks 🙂

I enjoyed the history - well put together

Very helpful. Thank you for your video.

My man Thanks for the video, im new to this hobby so i need some good inside info.

Great vid, man!

Just built an m-05l chassis with my daughter...now she's going to craft a scale interior, and we have the body to detail yet... fun little chassis to drive. Now I want an m-06 ...

The M02 (Beetle) was my second ever Tamiya ever and 3rd ever hobby RC ever.. and I still have it! It's an amazing car to drive and I absolutely love the monoshock design. It makes it body roll a lot but I feel that is more realistic for a Beetle. I've also owned 2 M-05s before (Mugen CRX and Mazda MX-5 ND). The Mugen was a gorgeous car but unfortunately it was destroyed by a mean old Slash at my college dorms freshman year :(. I made that one into a BMW Mini Cooper and sold it. The M05 chassis in general though I couldn't seem to fall in love with. I've had the MF01X as well and that is an amazing car (though getting to the servo is annoying). I'm surprised though being the MF"01"X that it wasn't a front motor design and rather a rear motor design like the even number M cars.

I'm a M chassis fan. Finishing up my MF01X build. After my M05, M08, and M07R, I just can't get enough of them and am STOKED to see what the N09 and M10 (maybe they'll call it the MX?) Will bring. Im hoping it'll retain the square lipo battery tray the 7 and 8 have, im sure thats why your chassis was mutilated (I bought special lipos to fit my m05).

I Bought A Vintage 1/10 Scale KNIGHT RIDER Toy Car From Ebay, Because I Wanted To Turn It Into A Remote Control Car Too, But It's Too Short, It's Too Narrow And It's Too Low For My Tamiya TL - 01 Chassis. I Was Thinking, Would The Bodyshell Fit Perfectly On A Chassis From A Tamiya mini?, Those Wheel Part's Need To Be Shorter Too. And I Might Try And Make My Own Bodyshell Out Of Sheet Metal Piece By Piece By Building It Around The Smaller Bodyshell Itself If I Can Afford To Do This. 😃👍.

Well done !

i was looking for a guide on the m chassis, great video btw, is a 160$ brushless m03 with esc and body worth it?

I just got my self a new MF01x Rally Beetle kit. That's my next build. :)

Thanks for this info!

Great video. What is the spray you were using and what it's purpose?? Thanks

Dear Rex, nice info on the vi on the M chassis, i have an M06 chassis that came with my midnight pumpkin. I want to fit a Karman Ghia top to this chassis so i need to lengthen the chassis. Is it easy to lenthen this chassis of mine? Are there any guides on how to do this ? Thanks brgds

Now you can continue as there is an MB-01!

Great video! Some gentle constructive criticism... the music in your video is about twice as loud as your voice.

That's really cool! Thank you for sharing I know a little bit more about the M chassis now! But you did mention that there are non Tamiya M chassis are they any good?

Do you have any details on a M chassis 210mm wheelbase for drift? or which one do you recommend for a beginner for FWD? - want to use a Mini cooper shell. Thanks

Am looking at placing a mechanical speed controller on one of the older M chassis. Which would you recommend?

Bekomme nen m05 chassis vw t1 mega....

Great video

Very nice information for M-Chassis mate 👍you still looking for Tamiya m-03 kits?

I'm interested in the M-08 chassis

Just picked up an m03 Mini in fantastic shape from a pawnshop for $36 bucks. Had a vintage dynamite charger and Futaba Magnum junior Rx/Tx. Fun little car

Hello! what is the best option m06 or m08? is there much difference?

What's the track width on that?

OT comment but ro real why the heck dont tamiya just update their designs for hard case lipos...COME ON TAMIYA

What are you spraying?

I don't really understood the deal M-05 v2 - the only difference is in the A-parts, Tamiya has moulds, why this hasn't become a standard variant?

Does the M04 Have reverse?

Which chassis would you recommend for a classic mini shell

T05 is meh. Montage !!