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Hi

My son was given an old RC car. Looks like a Tamiya to me.
I have looked all over for a chassis number and can't find one without starting to disassemble the model.
Looked through the chassis database last night but none look quite right, but I am wondering if that is because it's missing a few bits?

It didn't come with a body shell.

Ignore the ESC it did have a mechanical speed controller and resistor setup but my sone swapped it over.

Thanks for any help Dave
Thanks for any help

It looks like a m03

Yeh when I was looking through the chassis database last night that was the closest I could find. But there were a few differences to the photos shown on the database, front shock mounts and around where the rear motor housing is. I wasn't sure if it was because the one my son has is missing a few bits or its a slightly different variant.
I see the M03 has a few different wheelbases I will measure the wheelbase and compare.

Thanks

It's a M04L. 

Odd numbered M-0n chassis are FWD, even numbers are RWD, pretty sure that's an M-04L from 99/2000

M-04L. I have that chassis under my slammed Beetle project.

Amazing thanks for the replies.
 

Another quick question. Are the bodies from the M02 M03 Mo4 etc interchangeable?
I presume the wheelbase would make a difference?

Thanks

wookie_73 wrote:

Another quick question. Are the bodies from the M02 M03 Mo4 etc interchangeable?
I presume the wheelbase would make a difference?
 

Yes and yes.  You can swap the bodies between M-chassis models as long as the wheelbase matches.  Whether or not it bothers you to have a FWD body on a RWD chassis (or vice versa) is a matter of preference.  Certain M-chassis are adjustable to all 3 wheelbase options, and others are not.  But you are in luck because RC Racer wrote a whole article about which bodies can be used with which chassis.  You can use this to determine which bodies will fit your M-04L.

Great thanks for the link to the article.