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Everything is smaller on the Kamtom since it's 1/32 scale so I doubt you can use Mini-Z parts that are 1/28 scale. I haven't measured the diff sizes to compare yet but just by looking at it the Mini-Z size diffs look too big to fit. I plan on doing a disassembly video on the Kamtom soon so I'll see the size differences when I take it apart.

@@AirToGroundRCFPV thank you very much for the reply!

@@ivanluhi No problem, The springs might be similar in size for the shocks so it's possible they could be used so I'll confirm that soon.

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No problem man. I live in the US, Florida to be specific.

Yea later on I looked at it and came to that conclusion but I already posted the video lol So yea just cut it off its really not needed for anything

@ thanks for the reply 😊

@@cchimozmin No problem

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On my channel I have a playlist of videos showing how I started and finished the K969 rebuild

I talked to someone who already burnt out the servo from driving it a lot so it probably won't last long it you beat it up. I have a metal gear servo of similar size that I will swap out on mine since I plan on upgrading everything on the car. It's a replacement servo for the Orlandoo Hunter Crawler.

You could but that would be difficult to find the right size tiny brushless motor and kv. You would also need to replace the ESC for a brushless one so you would have to get rid of the stock electronics and use your own receiver and transmitter too. Then you would need to design your own mount for the motor on the chassis and try to get the gears to line up. It would not be an easy mod to do.

@ can I change the servo? but idk what size will fit the kit. if i changes will it improve the steering angle?

@@thienn9496 You could but changing the servo won't fix the steering angle. You will have to move the servo to a better spot and change the steering mount to a swiveling T-mount and grind away the plastic around the wheels so they can get a bigger turning radius. Plus the electronics board will be in the way of the wheels too so you would need to change out the electronics to your own that's smaller in size that doesn't interfere with the wheels. It's also not an easy mod, I've started to do it on mine but I won't be done with it for a week or two atleast.

@ thanks man, im waiting your video

They should be the first two links down in the description of the video

For drifting a little bit of extra weight on this thing is not a bad idea but definitely too heavy for racing. Diecast is a pain to work with though so I would rather mess with plastic bodies instead, what manufacturer makes those model kits if you mind me asking? If they are good I may go that route instead, thanks for the heads up.

Thanks man, I got a lot of work ahead of myself with all these cars lol

hahaha right? I love the 1/43 scale size but this one is built better than they are at the moment so it's easier for me to mod and stuff. I will still do all the upgrades and everything I had planned for the 1/43 cars but when I saw this one I knew it had some potential for what I can turn it into. The new LDRC 1/28 models are a let down, they are too toy grade and I'm not even gonna waste my time with that so this was the only other good option to choose from and probably my last mini rc car I will be modifying for now until something really good comes out but right now I don't see anything else out worth my time.

Yea out of the box for it's price it's really not bad. I wish these companies would stop making everything AWD though, it would be nice to see some RWD models for drifting in this price range. I will convert it to RWD soon and increase steering angle but it's work I wish I didn't have to do. I have a metal gear servo I was debating on using for one of my 1/43 scale builds but I think I will use it for this since it's almost the same exact size. It's a replacement upgrade for the Orlandoo Hunter crawler but it's perfect for these little drift builds.

@@AirToGroundRCFPV What if a Fella took the front drive shaft out?

@@joepiper6064 That's what I'll do to turn it into RWD but the steering angle needs to be increased to drift better with RWD. So I'll remove the center drive shaft and front differential/solid axle, then I'm gonna redesign the front steering mechanism to max out the angle.

The LDRC models are a great starting point for sure. Don't feel dumb for being in the RC hobby at that age, there's nothing wrong with that. At that age it's easier to understand how to fix things and makes things work, etc. Life can be rough so there's nothing wrong with having some fun and this hobby is great for the family to get involved with too so you guys enjoy yourselves

It's hard to pass up the NFS:MW M3 GTR lol glad you're having fun with it, it's size makes it easy to drive anywhere.

Yea even better since you won't have to keep turning off the internal gyro every time you turn the car on.

@@AirToGroundRCFPV thx for fast reply

@@samnia No problem

Definitely a tough question. I love the 1/43 size more if they were built better, just hate having to modify and customize everything the way I want especially when they are that small. The 1/32 has potential, still relatively small but big enough to have individual suspension and room to mod things easier. There's pros and cons for each I can't really give you a definitive answer yet.

Yea I noticed they are plastic solid axles, didn't check to see if it had bearings yet so you're saying it has bushings? that sucks, def need to change those then for sure

I don't have as much as you think I do otherwise I'd be buying 300 to 500 dollar builds instead of these $40 rc cars haha this channel is helping with some of it but still not much.

I know right lol

Brooo, you're telling me, I'm so over it too. Every new small scale drifter comes AWD for some reason, I don't get why it's the main set up. I feel it would be cheaper and easier to make them RWD out of the box instead, I'm tired of having to mod everything into RWD.

@@AirToGroundRCFPV i hear there is a new red miata LDRC with metal transmission and actual suspension now. its the "flagship" model

@@hardtobearit Hopefully they don't increase the price too much then. "Flagship" lol just for adding parts that should have come with the car from the beginning. I guess that's all we have to look forward to from LDRC since the 1/28 scale drifter they just came out with is straight up toy grade. I won't waste my time getting it that's why I opted out to review this car instead.

@@AirToGroundRCFPV i know they are slowly updating all the cars. new motor receiver tires and all of that sorta stuff. whats the new car they have?

@@hardtobearit So they came out with a 1/28 scale model and at first I was excited to see what they could make at the size and I'm disappointed with the direction they went with it. It has no suspension front or back, it comes in 1s or 2s but 2s version was difficult to find when I was looking for it. No gyro, I forgot if it even had lights at all, the chassis is designed like an oversized toy car it's a huge let down Plus they are trying to get 25 to 40 bucks for it.

Yea no need for the ball bearings if you are gonna lock it anyway. glad I could help you out my friend.

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Thank you

They all have their own separate frequencies and can be driven at the same time together without interference.

Thanks man and yea I hate that design it blows. Did you try the red Loctite that came with it?

You can swap out to a bigger one if you want, just gotta make sure you have room to fit it under the body.

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Yea that's basically what the body was designed to fit on. As long as your MR-03 is set up for 98mm wheelbase and wide(not narrow) bodies.

@AirToGroundRCFPV would the Mclaren readyset work on this, I believe it's a MR-03 chassis

@@nikoicee Yes, the P1 GTR, Senna GTR, F1 GTR and 12C GT3 are all wideset with 98mm wheelbase. The MR-03 or MR-04 will work.

@@AirToGroundRCFPV would I need to buy any additional parts ?

@@nikoicee To fit the Ferrari on the MR-03 chassis? No it should fit right on.

I haven't checked but I was able to use a WLToys K969 stock spring on it and that's about an inch long uncompressed so maybe 1/4 to 1/2 inch compressed.

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Haven't made a Thingiverse account yet and don't know when I will so no.

​@@AirToGroundRCFPV In that case, set up an account on printables and sell for a few dollars each. I'll be happy to buy STL myself ;)

No I didn't change anything, just added the spring.

Thank you

The non gyro version has an issue where it doesn't save the steering trim after every use so every time you turn it on, you have to re-center your steering. There is also a lot of play in the front wheels which can also contribute to car having trouble staying straight. But if its not those reasons then your servo might have trouble re-centering the steering after you let go which could be the servo is weak or you could possibly have some debris blocking the steering tie rod so it might not be a bad idea to open it up and clean out the dust/hair or anything that's in there and possibly add some lube or grease to help everything move freely.

I have 3 of them and none have done anything like that. Are you positive everything is plugged in correctly? make sure all wires are going to the right places, ground, power, signal, etc. Make sure the gyro isn't missing any of the tiny components on the board, inspect it and if any are broken off then try soldering back on or returning. Have you ever touched the board with a metal tool while it was powered on and maybe shorted out the board possibly? If none of those are the problem there is a small chance you had bad luck and got a faulty gyro from the factory which then you need to contact the seller about getting a refund or replacement. Sorry man I wish I could help you more but I don't know for sure so the best you can do is process of elimination to narrow down what could be causing the issue.

The motor side has zero room for anything, barely a millimeter of the screw sticking out on that side caused it to bind up. On the other side maybe a quarter of the spring or less could fit but then what's the point, you can only add a millimeter on that side before it binds up so that's why a screw with barely a millimeter sized head ended up fixing it for me.

I can't add the affiliate link in the comment section since AliExpress might penalize me so I added it to the description of this video. Just after the links to the cars you'll see it as ***Stock Replacement Steering Cup/Knuckle For Front or Back Wheels*** It's exactly where and who I ordered mine from

Are you annoyed because I'm saying differentials? Or that it doesn't have any? It's basically two solid axles but you know what I mean

@@AirToGroundRCFPV both. Problem is, you're talking about the car and its diffs. So, the viewer would be thinking, cool, its got diffs. Decent diffs in a car that small would be really good. Then you open it up, no diffs. But, you keep calling them diffs..... So, yeah, disappointment that is doesn't have them, and then it gets legit irritating that you keep calling them diffs. Oh, yes, I knew what you meant in the end, but then one wonders if you did given you called them the wrong thing all the way through the video.

@@alancx523 Look, all the the other cars I've reviewed so far have diffs and I bounce around between different models so mistakes happen especially since I record most of these videos late night. It's not like I'm trying to mislead you on purpose, do you ever misspeak and say one thing but mean another? It happens, I'm not perfect. I'm not gonna redo the video since it has a few thousand views already and you're the only one that's really upset about it. Let's be real it's pretty obvious cars at this scale aren't going to have diffs anyway, that's way too hard to make at that size for such cheap prices. So my bad, I'll make sure not to make that mistake again. I'll try to do better my friend, please forgive me.

I'm an R34 fan so you know my answer. I just have so many Mini-Z R34 bodies and no NSX so that's why I got the NSX otherwise the R34 would be my first pick lol

Yea it's basically a glorified paper clip. I'll be swapping out to my own custom shocks soon and some models are already coming with shocks installed now instead of the spring.

Yea it can probably fit but what voltage does it need? The car runs on 1s so 3 to 4.2 volts so if it needs 5 volts it won't work unless you use a step up regulator or something.

Thanks, no problem man.

Give me the keys to your car and maybe I will think about it

I'm pretty sure they are ph1.5. That's for the original models so far, they could change with newer versions. I think the DasMikro V5 gyro has PH2.0 and I force fit it into the ph1.5 connector on the main board.

I don't have a link but it's pretty easy, just peel off the rubber ones and push on, pull off the plastic tires. It's easier if you take the body off but can be done with it on.

@@AirToGroundRCFPV Thanks for the reply! Do you need any hardware to remove the rim from the axle?

No problem. The front wheels are held on by a tiny screw while the back wheels are either friction fit on the axle or glued, don't know for sure since I haven't tried to remove one yet.

@ Appreciate the replies! Thank you

I know I will soon, I have a few more videos to add to the series as well. I've just been a little lazy on making playlists lol