
| Building the Tamiya M roadster |
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| You'll see that the only tools required is a decent philips-head screwdriver and an X-acto knife. Tamiya supplies a four-sided boxwrench and a tiny allen wrench in the kit. There's a PDF document showing a neat exploded view of all the parts. Don't worry, the kit's instruction manual makes step-by-step building a breeze! |
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| Rear Sub-Assembly The instructions start off with assembling the differential and rear gearbox. |
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| Front Sub-Assembly The front section is assembled next. This includes the double-wishbone suspension and steering system. |
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| Shocks This kit uses four simple coil-over dampers to serve as shock absorbers. |
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| Wheels and Tires Different tire compounds are used for front and rear wheels. |
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| Chassis Sub-Assembly The Chassis is designed to hold the Receiver, Steering Servo, and Electronic Speed Control. A molded cradle holds a 6-cell rechargeable Battery Pack. |
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| Final Assembly It's time to join all the mechanical sub-assemblies and connect the electronics. |
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| Bodywork The Polycarbonate Body gets prepped, painted, then detailed with decals. Almost done! |
| Does DINAN offer upgrades for this? |