BMW M3 Body Guide for WLtoys 1/28 K989, K969, etc. (102mm conversion)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ส.ค. 2019
- Guide to Mini-Z Auto Scale-like hard body for WLtoys 1/28 K989, K969, etc.
You need to change the wheelbase to 102mm with included part and use narrow 0mm wheels.
This makes it look like driving scale model.
Firelap bodies use the same mounting mechanism as Mini-Z so it will fit
Mini-Z, Mini-Q, WLtoys and of course iWaver/Firelap cars.
If you want to buy one, here's the body: bit.ly/2IzNC7v
The wheels: bit.ly/30ThqD2
Grip tyres: bit.ly/2v5ulTT
Drift tyres: bit.ly/2I3a74k
The car in this video is WLtoys 1/28 chassis.
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The price will be the same, all discounts and promotions are applied as normal.
Touring/Rally Car, K989: bit.ly/2Vr4fWQ
Drift car, K969: bit.ly/2znqnbb
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Always a pleasure to watch the master at work. Thank you Beaver for the useful content..
I asked for this a while ago on facebook! Beaver much love man! thanks for this guide :) wheels are in the mail so i can finaly install this body :D btw i installed a 3mm led kit it looks so nice!
Sorry it took a bit long until I have time to do.
Another Great video !!!
What’s up Beaver? Hope your having a good day man!
I'm holding up pretty well. This summer in particular is scorchingly hot. But it's very good for painting new bodies though.
This is really cool
Thank you Beaver the time you put into this,....has been a great help to me.
Super job 👍👍👍👍👍
Very very beautiful. Excellent 👌👌👌
Thank you!
Woww... Bella modifica
i haft to try this with the Dodge hellcat body nice 😎🔥🔥🔥
Awesome 👍🤩👍
Nice
Dear, initially I would like to congratulate you for the video. I would like to know what is the model of this pinion gear that you used and where do I find it? Thanks!
The part number is K989-30 and it's included with the car. Check the gear bag in the box. You'll see there's a long centre shaft pinion. That's the one.
If you need a spare you can find it in Aliexpress with a set of 3 for front gear, rear gear for 98mm and rear gear for 102mm wheelbase. www.aliexpress.com/item/32908575187.html
Or search around with the "K989 parts" and you might find a cheaper shop.
Can u try to put shorter body from mini z to k989? Like lancia delta or ae86 body? Cant wait to watch it
Really difficult because shorter bodies from Mini-Z are mostly narrow. Also re-working the wheel arches is a nightmare and also I'd have to make over fender and I'm not a good modeller so I've never successfully made one.
I've seen people doing it though but they are much better modeller than I am.
Do pretty much any 1/28 scale body fit in terms of wheel base and width?
Most of 98mm wheelbase body will fit because they are wide. 102mm from Mini-Z are LMP cars so they won't.
I have compiled a list of compatible bodies and wheel offsets for K989/K969 here. docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1v2sVg072T2Xl4tvEEy_E7kiDdmen-gRIWWm-pIp1VXY/edit#gid=0
Would this work in reverse? My girlfriend really loves Mini Coopers and WLtoys has a body but I would want to use a MiniZ Chassis
Yes, it will also work. However Mini Cooper is 102mm wheelbase so it will only work with MR02/MR03 with LM motor mount.
For AWD MA-020/MA-030 it will need some modifications to extend the chassis to 102mm.
I see you have a lap timer. What is it? All im finding is ones that have a transponder. Yours has a beam? Thank you
It's a DIY. I built it with Arduino and IR sensor. Here's the video. th-cam.com/video/PnjQiEHf5iw/w-d-xo.html
The IR distance sensor won't work if there's sunlight so I highly recommend you use a laser TOF sensor like VL53L0X or VL6180X instead.
What up beaver, btw do you know some model kit 1/24 bodies that will fit in the k989.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1v2sVg072T2Xl4tvEEy_E7kiDdmen-gRIWWm-pIp1VXY/
Hi Beaver, thank you for your sharing.
Anyway if i use almunium 22mm rims it will compatible? Or need some modify?
22mm will be a tad bigger overall. It should still work but if you get the rubbing you can use a sandpaper to expand the wheel arches a bit and it'll work.
He’s is probably very late but I want to know where did you get the longer plastic shaft and what size is it? Thank you.
The gear with long shaft is included with the car. It's 4mm longer than the one fitted as standard.
Hey you know the rally car from Wltoys (a242) it’s based of the wltoys 4wd drift car that you review recently. On my driveshaft the gears that spin the diffs have stripped on both ends could you either do a repair video or a video on an upgrade driveshaft. That would be much appreciated!
I haven't done it yet, granted I don't play that car much. This is what I found. You can mod HBX diff and pinion for that car. th-cam.com/video/RUWwCWCmDAw/w-d-xo.html
Do you need to buy the mini-z wheels or could I just get some ali express wheels or even use the stock ones?
You can buy other AWD wheels providing they are 0mm offset narrow. The original wheels are 1.5mm offset and will not fit. Aliexpress have vast collection of wheels so check it there's 0mm offset there.
Hey man! What do you call the tool you use to remove the link rods? I cut my nail trying to remove those with my nail. And do you know if we can buy spare screws? Specially the ones near the rear cup, almost all my screws are scratched, and I can't remove them.
The tool to remove linkages is called ball link pliers. The one I use is from Trex250 mini helicopter, part number H25070T and it's made specifically for 3.5mm ball head.
As for the screws you can replace all the screws with M2 screw the same length. Get a set of M2 assortment and it should cover everything.
@@BeaversHobby thank you man!
Hi. Good work on the mods, my car is finally drivable:). What springs are you using for the shocks?
Front springs are from Mini-Z AWD DWS part number MDW100-01. They need a bit more padding because they are a bit shorter than standard springs. I still use stock springs at the back but with less preload clips.
@@BeaversHobby thanks! I have another question if you don't mind, do you have a tip to get the the pinion off the center transmission shaft, mine is completely stuck:(
@@ogrope1 Use 2 pliers, one to grab the shaft and the other one to hold under the gear to pull, don't grab it to hard, just use it to hold the gear and pull it out.
@@BeaversHobby thanks again 😉
thanks. i just bought a bmw shell for my k989
I wish you better luck then i had, mine came broken and they didnt give me a refund :(
🙏🏽
When you were showing, enough clearance for steering.
You're transmitter is in the video, is that a signal antenna booster on the back?
👍👍
What's the range like,I also did the same with my transmitter. 😁
That's multiprotocol module so I can drive original WLtoys 2-in-1 with my Radiolink. Here's how I did it. th-cam.com/video/zJmg_gv34us/w-d-xo.html
@@BeaversHobby Thank you Brother for sharing your knowledge, it's very much appreciated!🙏
I am a Subscriber, and love your videos!
Don't Stop you have the 1/24 scales,on Lock!
I'm working on one myself, more for speed runs. Once I'm finished I'd like to show you my project.
I'm not as Good as you,but I'm trying. Lol 😆!
You should do wltoys 1/28,Speed Run
Car. I would love to see what you come up with.
Beaver, I F*** wit you! I got my K989 upgraded just like you taught me! Thank you.
what is the name of the tool to remove the knucle from the arm?
Ball link plier
The one I use is from Align Trex 250 helicopter, part number Align H25070.
So I’m trying to do this with mine that I just got and I can’t figure out why mine won’t sit in the center between the two side mounts, it always sit more on one side (it’s same body as the video)
You probably got the bad side clips. The stopper is too deep on those so the body won't centre properly. I've got some of that too. Look at the slot in the side clips and you can put some padding to centre the body yourself. I use hot melt glue to do it. I couldn't find the body that I fixed but this photo should give you some hint of where to pad the bad clips. imgur.com/rb9lYk7
Beaver's Hobby ok thank you for the tip, this is very helpful to know
@@midnitejmpr9429 My pleasure. Hopefully you can get it sorted out easily.
Where do you get the long pinion? Thanks.
It comes with the car. Check the gear bag. If it's not there you'll have to buy one and I suggest getting this metal upgrade. www.banggood.com/custlink/vKDCRrr8on
Do you think it possible to make wl k989 wheelbass 90mm ?
Yes, make a new chassis plate and centre shaft if you want to keep it 4WD otherwise just make new chassis plate and it'll work as RWD. However 90mm bodies are narrow so I don't know how well it would work with K989. Basically choose one that need 1.5 or 2mm offset then it'll fit.
Hey man! I wonder if you could tell me what car you used in this video. I'm planning on getting the rc car and making it look the same as yours. I wonder if you can tell me where you got the wheels?
The car is WLtoys K989. I have a whole series for it here. th-cam.com/play/PLS79G3YjA2fAEez9GVeLW3JIy_LUIb6Mb.html
The wheels are from Mini-Z AWD 0mm offset narrow wheels. They've stopped making the gray wheels that I have really long time ago. Noy there're only white. You can find the wheels in any Kyosho Mini-Z distributor. I bought mine from Japan. bit.ly/30ThqD2
Grip tyres bit.ly/2U1oxXf
Drift tyres bit.ly/2I3a74k
@@BeaversHobby Thank you! quick question. Will this work with the K969? I'm just wondering if the inside and parts will look the same as the one you have here.
@@jonathannguyen2711 Yes, K969 is the same chassis except it comes with drift tyres, locked differentials and Porsche body. Everything else is the same.
Would the tamiya 1/24 mitsubishi evo body and tamiya 1/24 Subaru Impreza WRC body fit on it ?
Unfortunately, no. Those are more than 102mm wheelbase.
Sorry to bother you but I cant find the wheelbases anywhere.Do you know if the tamiya 1/24 :ford gt , ferrari enzo,lamorghini countach/diablo,lotus spirit, or any porshes will fit the k989?
@@yasxn3621 Unfortunately most of 1/24 are going to be longer than 102mm wheelbase. I can't tell you each car but you can do a rough estimation by searching for the wheelbase of the car you want in mm then divide it with 24 and see if it's close to 98 or 102, that will work with K989 without modding the chassis.
Hey I been trying to take out the ball head screw in the rear gear box and couldn’t I just wanted to ask what tool that is and what size ? At 0:42
1.5mm hex screwdriver or Allen key.
@@BeaversHobby wow thanks. You responded so quick 😂
Hi. My esc on k989 stopped working. It does not turn on anymore. Do you have any tips to get it working, or alternatively know of another 2in1 brushed esc that can connect to the existing transmitter? Thanks!
If it doesn't turn on, check the switch first. It could be broken and you can probably hot wire the battery in. Otherwise, replace it with the same unit. Don't use the one from 1/24 scale because it doesn't have the same steering controller.
@@BeaversHobby there are no smaller units available?
@@BeaversHobby and where do i find it? Cant find one anywhere
@@fredrik5057 Found it! www.aliexpress.com/item/32890073219.html
Hey Beaver, ive looked but i cannot find. Do you know where i can buy a WRX STI hatchback shell? painted or unpainted?
Here you go. banzaihobby.com/Kyosho-MZN160
Beaver's Hobby amazing! Thank you. What chassis will this fit on best? I like the AWD builds that you do. I'm new just starting.
@@Mi5teakBoy Since this Subaru is 94mm wheelbase so pretty much any Mini-Q will fit from TRQ1 (but need a bit of modding to use magnet, Q2 with Mini-Z RM motor mount, Q6 and Q7 at 94mm wheelbase. The other option is Atomic AMZ.
I suggest either Mini-Q Q7 or Atomic AMZ. They are both great cars. Q7 is more suitable for drifting and AMZ is more suitable for touring.
@Beaver's Hobby What is the difference between touring and drifting? I like drifting in a real car more, and want to drift this car.
Also, I'm looking for a budget car for my first car, and the Q7 is a bit to expensive. Do you have a tutorial video for budget drift car?
@@Mi5teakBoy
Touring is when you drive it normally, in other word, grip driving. It doesn't necessary need to be on a track. I just use the "touring" term loosely to describe standard driving with grip tyres. Drift RC is when you use plastic drift tyres to make it slide.
Here's the review of Mini-Q TRQ1 th-cam.com/video/5Z-S6d10na4/w-d-xo.html
IMO it's the best budget drift car right now.
Here's the modding video. If your electronics still work, you don't have to upgrade them, just upgrade the front one way, springs and drift tyres. th-cam.com/video/rTveWKmr8xY/w-d-xo.html
Wow
Brilliant video, how do I get my k989 to steer like yours?
Move the ball head on the servo to the top hole and you'll get full steering.
@@BeaversHobby Thankyou!!
@@keithd9705 My pleasure.
Where could I buy the extended shaft pinion gear?
It comes with the car. Check the gear bag, it'll be there.
Otherwise you can buy the metal upgrade here. www.banggood.com/custlink/vKDCRrr8on
Can we make the wltoys to 190mm?
It's doable if you can cut a new chassis plate and extend the drive shaft in case you want to keep it 4wd.
What's the tool at 0:38 called you use to pop out the ball heads? Looks so convenient :D
It's ball link pliers for 3.5mm head. Part number is Align Trex 250Ball link Plier H25070.
I got it from my local shop.
@@BeaversHobby thank you! found them locally too.
@@imp187 Perfect!
I am not sure whether i should buy the k989 or the k969 ,what would you recommend?Thanks
I'd say choose the car according to the body you like.
They are the same car, same chassis with different body, differential & tyres.
K969 is labelled as drift car because it comes with solid axles (permanently locked diffs) and drift tyres. So choose this and you don't have to buy anything else to drift. It's not optimal but it'll slide.
K989 is rally/touring because it comes with open gear diff and grip tyres.
However open diff can be locked but solid axle can't be opened and stock drift tyres are not good so I suggest you upgrade them with Mini-Z wheels and tyres anyway for both touring and drifting.
If you choose K989 you will get more settings like front open diff and rear locked diff while K969 can't do that. Anyway, for drifting sooner or later you'll replace front diff with one way so your choice between K989 and K969 really comes down the which body do you like.
@@BeaversHobby Thank you so much,where would you recommend buying the K969 from?
@@yasxn4079 Banggood is one of the places. Here's the link bit.ly/2znqnbb . And you can get spare pinion and diff from there in one order, pinion bit.ly/32IBbxJ
diff bit.ly/3gCVwvA . I've never bought a car from Aliexpress but there's a lot on that website too.
But dont the body feel weigh for the car ? Bcs issa hard body and the speed will be low right...
Yes, the weight of the body will decrease the top speed. However it won't be so low so there's no need to worry. This is plastic. Unless someone put a diecast metal on it.
@@BeaversHobby if we replace the metal chassis with the Carbon Fibered chassis that available on online atforms..will it be nice? Is it good to change the metal chassis to a carbon one ?
@@loga_912 It'll introduce new problem to you. The under suspension arm supports are too thick and you'll have to file them down precisely to have the same suspension travel. Filing carbon fibre is also toxic so be careful while doing it.
Hey beaver, already asked for it, ive been searching for a Long time now, but the body ist Sold Out everywhere. Aaany Idea where to get one?
I think the last place you can find this is in Alibaba. There are manufactures there so you can get it directly. I don't know how to use that website though.
@@BeaversHobby thanks again! Go on like this
@@alexk.8294 My pleasure. Best of luck!
thx for the link, passed 10 minutes try to find 1/28 scale bodies but only found 1/24 or 1/32, really frustrating, but thx
Here's a body that fits perfectly. bit.ly/39oQba3
Here're the wheels. bit.ly/30ThqD2
And here's the video about it. th-cam.com/video/U9V3N055nqE/w-d-xo.html
List of other bodies. docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/3/d/1v2sVg072T2Xl4tvEEy_E7kiDdmen-gRIWWm-pIp1VXY/edit#gid=0
@@BeaversHobby why are bodies so expensive? i can have better model cars made of metal with credible wheels for under 6$ (kinsmart) unfortunatly, they are 1/32 scale so i wont be able to fit one of them on my car :(
@@elicopter_go_brr An unpainted Auto Scale Collection costs the same as a 1/24 plastic model kit. But it's much more plyable and much more durable so the price is justifiable.
Hello Beaver, may I ask you about the durability of this Body ?
It's very durable. The body is as tough as a Mini-Z body.
@@BeaversHobby cheers, I just ordered one :)
BMW body store link please😊
Here it is. bit.ly/2IzNC7v
Hey man great vídeos. Can you help me ? What the name of the tool that you use In 0:38 ? Tks
It's ball link pliers from Trex250 helicopter. You can probably find it in a shop that sells Align Trex.
@@BeaversHobby thanks friend. I bought a body like that , but it doesn’t Fit perfectly. Sometimes it comes out of the slot did you hás this problem? Tks
@@kleberdivino That's probably from the side clips. You can see that if the groove that stops the body moving from side to side is too deep it will make the body come off very easily. You'll have to fill that gap with a piece of plastic or hot glue gun.
Here's a photo to show that stopper on Firelap is not enough. imgur.com/cJc0o80
@@BeaversHobby thanks . You are a great Guy . Sorry for my bad english
@@kleberdivino My pleasure.
What is the name of the part i need to buy?
What grit is the sand paper?
At the beginning I use 200-600 grit sandpaper to grind it out as fast as possible then finish with 800-1200 grit to smoothen off the arches.
@@BeaversHobby thank you! Whats the name of the pinion gear needed? Or lenght
@@3alaaa The gear is included with the car but if you need spare it's the long pinion gear in K989-30 kit. www.banggood.com/WLtoys-1-or-28-K989-30-Front-or-Rear-Pinion-Gear-Short-or-Long-RC-Car-Parts-p-1004556.html
Hi this car fit to body mini z?
Yes, it does bot not ever body fits. And you might need to do some modifications. Here's the video how to lower the front shock tower (needed for most of the bodies) th-cam.com/video/-gCJEXXWBEo/w-d-xo.html .
And here are the list of compatible bodies. docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1v2sVg072T2Xl4tvEEy_E7kiDdmen-gRIWWm-pIp1VXY/edit?usp=sharing
@@BeaversHobby thx very help full
Hello its me again
Can the audi tt fit?
Unfortunately, no. That's one is for 90mm wheelbase and it's super narrow like 0mm offset for Mini-Z narrow chassis.
@@BeaversHobby have you been made aware that many tamiya/fujimi/aoshima 1/24 model kit bodies fit, at least most do its best to check real world wheelbase before purchase but I use a z32 300zx or rx7 both fd or fc by tamiya 180sx/240sx by fujimi you can determine fit somewhat by comparison of real world wheelbase the skyline gt-r are all too long but the r32 is close enough to just need the wheel wells sanded larger
@@fuzzywuzzy8566 Yes, I knew that but they are very expensive here not to mention custom mount so I tend to skip those. Also a lot of people have done that already.
Hey what's another way to take those bars off the wheels without that tool that you have
Yes, find a plastic bar or something to push it out. I also do it in my newest K989/284131 video. I started disassemble at 7:30 , the prybar comes out at 8:08. th-cam.com/video/mEZJ_B-G3OY/w-d-xo.html
Thanks I got it off I might need to come to you for more questions
@@28axekilla My pleasure. Just leave the question any time.
@@BeaversHobby okay now it seems like I can't get the part that turns the wheels back in
Like the spur gear might be too long now
Can we lower the body?
Yes, make a custom front lip out of some plastic sheets, M2 nuts & bolts and some spacers then file the side clip slots on the body and you can lower it down.
@@BeaversHobby can you make a vid? 😬
@@chrisben4041 Haven't got any body left right now. Most if the things that go on WLtoys need raising, not lowering as well so not at the moment. I might do one for Mini-Z if I got anything new coming in and the process is the same.
Can you try an Initial D cars? Like FC3S
Mini-Z Initial D? Those are for 90mm wheelbase and won't fit WLtoys. But you can use them with other cars like Mini-Q Q7, Q6, Atomic AMZ, Firelap IW04M etc.
Tamiya and fujimi 1/24 plastic model kit bodies are what I use have FC and FD and model kit bodies can be very detailed too
BMW body fits trq1?
No, it doesn't. This one is for 102mm wheelbase but TRQ1 is 94mm wheelbase non-adjustable.
@@BeaversHobby Well technically it should fit if you use the mini-z lm motor mount & suspension plate i believe, might need too extend the motor wires though.
Speaking of bodies, tried reducing the wheelbase of the iwaver 05 rev 03 you got anything ?
Maybe you can check over the gears at the same time & sand down & shave off any residual plastic from manufacturing then.
Got a 20a esc on the way from a store here atm, thinking of either figuring out if i can mount the servo directly in the mr01 or if i should reuse the original servo assembly, built a 2nd car missing a few things like top plate, balldiff, ball bearings, motor, servo gears etc just too have something too experiment & cut up first.
@@Mini-z1994 IW05m rev 3 is not adjustable, unfortunately. It stucks at 90mm and I'm not complaining since it comes with AE86 body. It's quite a good drifter if you can get over the problem that dog bones are ready to jump out of diff cup at any moment and the car is hopping madly. Apart from that, it's alright.
@@BeaversHobby hm what is the length of the dogbones ?
Is it possible too fix with a small bit of sponge or similar soft material perhaps so its always pressed against one side & still held in place ?
y know similar too this fix for the kyosho mad force th-cam.com/video/lkIt---r5bA/w-d-xo.html
Worth checking if its possible doing that too keep them in place better.
Hopping madly ?
Are the wheel shafts bent out of the box or simply the dogbones jumping about inside the drivecups causing it ?
Tire and wheels link please
I bought the bmw body used your link thanks for the videos
Here you go.
The wheels: bit.ly/30ThqD2
Grip tyres: bit.ly/2v5ulTT
Drift tyres: bit.ly/2I3a74k
I dont have a rear pinion?? Idk what is goin on
Have you got the car recently? If so maybe you have the new update and it can't be adjusted to 102mm. It's stuck at 98mm because they changed the centre shaft design and it doesn't come with 102mm anymore. You'll have to change the centre shaft + motor mount to the old version to have 102mm.
@@BeaversHobby i got it like a year ago
@@zenn_90 If the version you got has metal pinions on the shaft then it's the now version that doesn't come with 102mm gear.
@@BeaversHobby do i have to buy something to change the wheelbase to 102mm?
@@zenn_90 Yes, you'll need the old version of the centre shaft with pinion gears and bearings. I couldn't get the motor mount out to check the bearing slot but get the old version of the motor mount too just to be safe.
Looks great but honestly, if you could grind of the sides where the clips are fitted, you could actually (with a lot of painstakingly tough alignment and corrections) with a lot of time get the body to be perfectly centered me thinks. Other than that, looks great except the lack of logos, which, can always be done. :^) Attached image: i.imgur.com/eFLjE8C.png
Re-aligning the mounts is a pain in the backside so I just grind them out instead 😋.
I also need to widen them for suspension clearance too.
I also grind out the arches and add overfenders but i normally build bodys from models kits like tamiya/Intaleri for my wl chassis . Beaver how long is the m3 miniz body overall length
@@ninjaarcades7356 I don't know the over all length for the Mini-Z M3 E46 but the wheelbase is 98mm so I presume it'd be a bit shorter than this one but also wider.
Sorry i mean the length of this m3 body as we race around the track and having a really long body could make it harder to negotiate the track without hitting the side
@@ninjaarcades7356 17.2mm Surprisingly it's shorter than my Lexus SC430 GT500 ( 17.9mm with spoiler).
The turning circle after 102mm conversion is about 55cm.
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