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Zero Chassis

The Zero Chasssis (Japanese: ゼロシャーシ, Zero Shāshi) is a Mini 4WD chassis released by Tamiya in September 1990 with the release of Dash-0 Horizon.

General info[]

The chassis has lower center of gravity due to its lower height, and it is lighter compared to other chassis at the time. The side-guard has now become optional (through tune-up parts), the gear cover was now attaches to motor case instead of the main chassis, and has the hard-point for the rear stay for further tuning.

The shaft-driven four-wheel drive drivetrain of the chassis had been overhauled from the ground-up, hence its name 'Zero'. The orange crown gears used in earlier Type-series chassis were replaced by the new, pink-colored helical crown gears, which allows the propeller shaft to be moved at the lower position. Also new to the chassis is the 1.4mm propeller shaft.

Unfortunately, it suffers one problem: due to massive weight reduction, the chassis structure is weak and its front bumper, as a result, could break easily. Tamiya would release the FRP front bumper plates to fix this problem. In addition, the switch terminal can easily bend permanently and causing the car to inadvertently power on.

The design was later reused on Super-1 Chassis.

Color[]

Chassis frame[]

A parts[]

  • Light warm gray - Common color for earlier batches for most Zero Chassis cars. First equipped with Dash-0 Horizon.
  • Gray - Common color for later batches for most Zero Chassis cars.
  • Black - First Equipped with Dash-0 Horizon Special Kit.

Technical info[]

Chassis Data
Length 131 mm
Width 86 mm
Wheelbase 80 mm
Ground Clearance 5 mm (With large-diameter wheels)
Driveshaft Length 60 mm
Compatible Gear Set(s) 5:1
4.2:1
4:1
3.5:1 (Special Ratio Gearing only)
Roller Down Thrust Angle 0 (Earlier mold)
5 (Current revision)
Terminal Type Zero-type
Weight With batteries
109 g
Chassis Stats
Toughness 2 ZeroChassisStats
Acceleration 2.8
Cornering 3
Stability 2
Adaptability 3
Ease of Maintenance 3

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

  • Oddly, the Dash-0 Horizon bodyshell was originally designed for Type-3 Chassis, but for some reason Tamiya switched to Zero Chassis. This results in some inconsistent gap between the body and chassis.
  • Earlier Zero Chassis car batches has the A parts molded in different color (light warm gray) than the main chassis frame. This practice was dropped in later batches.
Chassis
Original series Origin · Comical · Wild · Cruiser · RV
Type series
(Racing/Truckin')
Type-1 · Type-2 · Type-3 · Type-4 · Zero · FM · Truckin' · Type-5
Super series
(Super/Mighty, Fully Cowled/Aero)
Super-1 · Super-FM · Super TZ · Super X · VS · Super TZ-X · Super XX · Super-II
Mini-F series Mini-F
R/C Mini 4WD TR-1
PRO/REV/Laser MS · AR · MA · FM-A · VZ
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