Zero Chassis

Zero Chassis

The Zero Chasssis (ゼロシャーシ) is a Mini 4WD chassis released by Tamiya in 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.

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.

The design was later reused on Super-1 Chassis.

Technical info

Length/Width/Wheelbase: 131 mm/86 mm/80 mm
Ground clearance: Unknown
Driveshaft's length: 60 mm
Compatible gear set(s): 5:1, 4.2:1, 4:1, 3.5:1
Terminal type: Zero-type terminal
Weight (Chassis frame only): Unknown

Trivia

• It is the first chassis to be equipped with the 1.4 mm propeller shaft.
  • It is also the first chassis to have the newly designed pink ground gears.

• 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 inconsistant gap between the body and chassis.