Conversion from Tamiya chassis M-02 (rear WD) to M-01 (front WD)

[Raul]

The front-wheel drive M-01 and rear-wheel drive M-02 chassis are symmetrical; Depending on where you mount certain parts, they can be converted from one to the other.

The chassis I have is a 239mm M-02L and I want to convert it to an M-01 with the same parts.

Hubs, steering arms, bumpers and body mounts need to be removed and swapped.

The wheels shafts are also swapped:

the "M-01L" already assembled:

The steering servo rod needs to be lengthened as the servo is now located behind the battery. For this I have used some electronic circuit board spacers that also had the same thread as the rod:

 

 

Tests and video:  

https://youtu.be/UI4emLlQf7A

 

[VIDEO]https://youtu.be/UI4emLlQf7A[/VIDEO]

 

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