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MB-01 Wrap-Up Next rear-drive drift front end

Tamiya MB-01

Convert the MB-01 front end for rear-drive drifting while retaining its rear drivetrain. The kit needs a substantial list of separately purchased knuckles, axles and steering hardware, plus drift electronics.

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Parts & installation

Manufacturer documented
Vehicle
Tamiya MB-01
Position
front
Change
Replaces the MB-01 front end with a matched high-angle VX-DOCK ZERO steering and suspension unit.

Parts needed

Sold packs for one stated conversion
PartQty
0732-FDComplete MB-01 VX-DOCK ZERO conversion1
D1-415FMRDX front resin knuckles, left/right pair1
51000High-torque servo saver, black1
542095x5 ball connectors, five per pack; six used2
42323Short TRF damper ball nuts, eight per pack1
54869Open 5 mm long reinforced adjusters, eight per pack1
54183M-chassis reinforced free-wheel axle pair1
512391050 bearings, four per pack1
542503x42 mm turnbuckle shafts, one pair1

Manufacturer parts and assembly evidence support this stated scope. No physical installation or measured performance test was performed.

Installation notes

  • Use one 0732-FD conversion on the MB-01 rear-drive donor. Retain the rear gearbox, rear suspension, wheels/tires and selected motor position. The front unit replaces the stock front suspension/steering and uses a centrally mounted steering servo.
  • The complete kit contains bulkhead, upper brace, servo-saver extension, upper/lower arms, 2.5 mm lower plate, 2 mm upper plate, 4 mm shock tower and spacers/posts/screws. It excludes the knuckles, free axles, bearings and ball/link hardware listed in this route.
  • Buy one D1-415FM knuckle pair, one 51000 saver, TWO five-piece 54209 ball-connector packs because six connectors are used, and one each of 42323, 54869, 54183 and 51239. Use one 54250 pair for the two 42 mm turnbuckles, or one equivalent Yokomo SD-TB42A pair instead, not both.
  • The base kit supports 210/225/239 mm wheelbases by changing mounting positions. Narrow M-chassis wheels are supported. Use a suitable steering servo, separately supplied drift gyro/electronics and surface-appropriate drift tires; verify actual wheel/knuckle/shock clearance and endpoints.
  • The maker photos include separate WRAP-UP shocks and optional shorty-battery carbon side decks. They are not contents of 0732-FD and are not automatic purchases in this route. Retained dampers and battery mounting must suit the selected configuration.
  • 0834-FD blue edition has the same stated conversion function and is not another path. The later PRO includes carbon side decks/motor plate and is center-high-motor only; do not transfer that narrower motor-position scope to the original or count it as a new mechanism.

Sources

Wrap-Up Next official 0732-FD release and prerequisites
  • Maker product information, applicable models and supporting parts.
Wrap-Up Next original release sheet vol.224
  • Maker product photograph showing package contents.
Wrap-Up Next original supporting-parts photo
  • Maker product photograph showing package contents.
Wrap-Up Next current blue edition listing
  • Maker product information, applicable models and supporting parts.