danhfvcsd's Blinged out Mini-T (Finally - some pics -lol-)

[danhfvcsd]

Well, i finally got pictures of the Mini-T I Couldn't hold back on leaving it shiny before i took pictures, so i'm missing SOME parts due to me breaking em -lol- This is what it consists of....

Full Force RC - Alum Chassis - Alum Servo Mounts - Rubber Sealed Bearings

Integy - Red Evo X Conversion Package

3Racing - Ball Diff - Swing Shafts - Blue Alum Slipper - Gold Locknuts

GPM - 59T Spur(61T & 59T As Spare) - Large Red Alum Front Bumper - Spare Red Alum Slipper - Red Alum Main Gear Cover - Red Alum Front Lower Brace for Steering - Red Alum Front Body Posts - Full Titanium Screw Set

Atomik - 20T Alum Pinion - 18T As Spare - Titanium Turnbuckle Set (snapped one already)

TopCad - 6Spoke Alum Wheels

JR - NES 375 Metal Gear Micro Servo (Roadtech Servo Saver)

HexHeads - Spare hex Head Screw Kit

Castle Creations - Mamba Competition X Package (8000)

Kokam - 2cell 1500 mah Lipo Cells - 2 in total with 2x 3cell apogee 1570mah packs to come soon...


mmk - This is what it looked like when i bought it from a mate of mine (minus the mamba setup tho -lol-)...
http://www.ausrc.com/galleries/danhfvcsd/Bling_Mini-T/Mini-T_1.jpg

Then - there was the first lot of packages to arrive...although i didnt get any other shots after the integy/fullforce stuff got here...
http://www.ausrc.com/galleries/danhfvcsd/Bling_Mini-T/Mini-T.jpg

And then it was together :)
http://www.ausrc.com/galleries/danhfvcsd/Bling_Mini-T/Mini-T_17.jpg
http://www.ausrc.com/galleries/danhfvcsd/Bling_Mini-T/Mini-T_11.jpg
http://www.ausrc.com/galleries/danhfvcsd/Bling_Mini-T/Mini-T_13.jpg
http://www.ausrc.com/galleries/danhfvcsd/Bling_Mini-T/Mini-T_16.jpg
http://www.ausrc.com/galleries/danhfvcsd/Bling_Mini-T/Mini-T_20.jpg
http://www.ausrc.com/galleries/danhfvcsd/Bling_Mini-T/Mini-T_5.jpg
http://www.ausrc.com/galleries/danhfvcsd/Bling_Mini-T/Mini-T_19.jpg
Look how big the RX is that i'm using!!! !amazed -lol-
http://www.ausrc.com/galleries/danhfvcsd/Bling_Mini-T/Mini-T_4.jpg

What do you think guys? :)

[azzachaz]

BLING BLING

[azzachaz]

Is that bumper bent already?

[danhfvcsd]

-lmfao- it sure is...i was hoping no one would notice - I do have the GPM spare tho -lol-
I've already snapped the Integy Alum rear shock tower and an 'Atomik' Titanium Turnbuckle - and have bent the front right hub carrier -lol-

Need the motor plate/steering assembly/front bulkhead and thats about it to have nothing stock anymore :)

[remotebandit]

Ive heard of people injecting themselves or horses with steroids but WTF happened here , where did you find the Mini Ts vein .

Dan , thats fully sick man , i love it .

Adam .

[danhfvcsd]

-lmfao- yeah - my driving is a lil to be desired - but im getting there -lol-
When i snapped the shock tower, i ran over a 'dip' for the drain in the middle of the car yard i work at - when it came through the dip, it lifted the front and flipped and rolled for about 20 meters -lmao-

The other crashes are my bad tho -lol@me-

Glad you fellas like it tho ;) I been thinking about getting hold of another integy evo x package and mixing the colours up a lil -lol- they have prpl blue or silver i think....maybe in the next hoard of orders -lol-

[danhfvcsd]

oh yeah - i should have some video soon too - by Monday at the latest i hope :)

[Bowling Ball]

All I can say is..

*Smack Smack Thud* "YEAH BABY!"

;)

BB

[danhfvcsd]

I'll make sure at the end of the weekend that i head to the bmx track to see how far it can really fly and catch it on video 4 ya hehe :)

[James]

that thing is awesome!

[danhfvcsd]

Some guy wondered why i chose red like i was a crazy person -lol-

[danhfvcsd]

Just ordered some more bits from tower :)
Trinity On-Road Rear Tires/Wheels Mounted Mini-T
Trinity On-Road Front Tires/Wheels Mounted Mini-T
Parma Devil Tail Paint Mask Mini-T
Parma Flame Paint Mask Mini-T
MIP Lightweight Front Axle Mini-T
MIP Lightweight Top Gear Mini-T
Lunsford Racing Diff Cover/Fat Boy Mtr Screw Kit Mini-T
2x Lunsford Racing Titanium Motor Screws Mini-T (Pack of 2)
Lunsford Racing Titanium Hinge Pin Kit Mini-T (Pack of 10)
Pro-Line Cadillac Escalade EXT Body Mini-T
Trinity Light Kit White Mini-T

Was gonna get some offroad trinitys too, but they had none in stock :(

[Bowling Ball]

Pro-LineCadillacEscaladeEXTBodyMini-T

Buy some spinners and we'll call you Super Bling

BB

[danhfvcsd]

I couldnt help myself - i made a quick trip to Fullforce rc aswell -lol-
*Alum Heavy Duty Support Brace
*Big Block Motor Mount (just in case - i have a feeling i might be upgrading the mamba - if that's possible -lol-)
*Front C-Hub Set

Was gonna get the f/r hinge pin braces too, but figured i wont be breaking the stock ones in a hurry -lol-

[danhfvcsd]

Just ordered Off road trinitys from trinity website :)

[justo316]

mamba fits on the stock plate now ;)

[BALISTC]

Do those big block motor plates allow you to fit 550 motors?

If so, get a Hacker C40 or something stupid like that :P

[Bowling Ball]

Do those big block motor plates allow you to fit 550 motors?

If so, get a Hacker C40 or something stupid like that :P

OMG Mini-Maxx .... You'd need serious hardcore springs and some lead for the front end. Would chop up real good tho!

Now thats like a V12 Shoehorned into a Morris Mini!

BB

(This idea has given me too much to think about .... Need to talk to Maxd Out)

[danhfvcsd]

that was kinda the idea of it - i'm hoping it will allow me to fit something stupid like a 540 :) anything with a 4 in front of it is a nice thought too -lol-

Have you guys heard of the guy that shoved a novak bl in his mini-t? -lol- I've only heard rumour of it - never seen it or heard from anyone that has actually done it - would love to see it tho -lol- I've actually got a 5800 at home, so i could test to see if it'll fit heheheeee :)

There was another reason i bought it tho - well kinda but not really - anyways, the other thought i had pushed in the far reaches of the back of my mind, was maybe i could use the bigger mount with the outer holes of the mamba mount holes, giving me a bit more room for my pinion to not come anywhere near the washer i've been using, cause i had to mod the stock motor mount holes so i could move the motor round further - the 20t pinion wasn't gonna fit otherwise :(

[BALISTC]

Put the big block in and gear the hell out of it...whack some road foams on it, some lead in the front and have some 120km/h action :P

[danhfvcsd]

i have a 30t pinion - and the 59t spur - you can get smaller spurs right? !lmao

[danhfvcsd]

OK - sorry guys, but i got good and bad news - the good news is i have video.....the bad news is that the video is shithouse -lol- Real quick stuff, but it's moving picture none the less -lol- Had it on race timing :)

http://www.rcpics.net/view_single.php?medid=53925
http://www.rcpics.net/view_single.php?medid=53924

Pics after sunday's sesh and new bodies (in which i manage to mess each one's paint job up - cant see it from far away tho, so not SO bad -lol-) :)

http://www.ausrc.com/galleries/danhfvcsd/Bling_Mini-T/Mini-T_22.jpg
http://www.ausrc.com/galleries/danhfvcsd/Bling_Mini-T/Mini-T_23.jpg
http://www.ausrc.com/galleries/danhfvcsd/Bling_Mini-T/Mini-T_24.jpg
Broken 'Titanium' Turnbuckle (PICTURE ABOVE on left side) - bent back into shape - is all good now -lol-
http://www.ausrc.com/galleries/danhfvcsd/Bling_Mini-T/Mini-T_25.jpg
http://www.ausrc.com/galleries/danhfvcsd/Bling_Mini-T/Mini-T_26.jpg

[BALISTC]

Very nice :)

Seems like you've put a lot of work into that T, and even though its the blingiest of bling, you still like to bash it....thats what I like to see :D

[danhfvcsd]

damn straight! I dont see the point of shelf queens -lol- I bash this so hard it's broken something almost every single time i have run it just about - well - maybe except one or two runs - but they were short runs -lol-

Gonna have to find hop ups that actually work - not really happy with any of the integy stuff - seems so weak :( Already broken the rear shock tower/front c-hub/front bumper and i think a couple more bits, but i think they were small ones i cant remember...there was the rear motor protector which i've replaced with a blue gpm one as u can see in the pic - i also only have one of the blue gpm front c hubs on there atm too - but i wasn't gonna change the integy one till it broke too - hate those c-clips -lol-


I have to get a better camera and take some GOOD footage -lol-

[BALISTC]

Yeah, a lot of the Integy/GPM stuff is more show than go IE it breaks quite easy, but you cant deny how good it looks! :P

[danhfvcsd]

-lol- I was actually pretty impressed with the rear motor protector tho - it's taken a few big hits, and hasn't faulted :)
Need to replace those evil red integy bits tho :( - well maybe just the ones like arms and shit that's in dangers way -lol-

[justo316]

When are they gonna make more titanium bits!

[danhfvcsd]

Whaqt do u think if they made the parts out of the 7075(i think that's the #) alum?? Isn't that like a million times stronger than the 6061(#again?)? Or is there some other miracle material they could use?

Hey Justo - how's ur wheelie bar holding up? :)


nice - just got my offroad trinitys today :) the other bits from tower and fullforce shouldnt be too far away now :)

[justo316]

After my death roll at stirling, one of the rubber o-rings that is a wheel came off thus allowing the aluminium wheel hub to get scratched and dented. The o-ring keeps coming off now (I've since lost it) and the truck kept wobbling everywhere when wheelie'ing.

I also noticed I managed to dent the rear motor guard which is protected by the wheelie bar...?! No big deal, GPM stuff, expect it to not hold up.

I emailed ESP about buying a replacement wheel and they said they'd send one out for free! I won't hold my breath though.

[danhfvcsd]

-lol- at least they gave you a good response :) I'm still waiting on some 'Arthur' fellow at integy to get back to me about the diff case - it wouldn't work with the stock diff, but i since got the 3racing diff, so it works fine now :) Still - he doesn't know that, and i'm still waiting on him to get back to me - the last i heard was that he was gonna put in a request for the replacement part to be sent out, and he was gonna let me know how he went...-lol- yeah right.

Your lucky you dont have the integy motor guard - it's as soft as 24kt gold -lol-

[justo316]

Yeah ESP are crap at replying to emails. If I remember, I'll get their other email address for you. When I had problems with them overcharging me, they started using a different email to contact me which I guess they check more often.

[danhfvcsd]

nahh, that's cool man, but thanks anyways :)

Hey how do the on road trinity tyres go? I'm bout to find out how the off roads go tonight - cant wait to get home -lol- I swapped my pinion over to the GPM ti 14t pinion, but i'm badly wishing i hadn't - when i was tightening it down, it felt like it stripped a lil - i didn't tighten it anymore than that, but used threadlock, and now i don't know how i'm gonna get it off when i need to do so...might have to wait till it falls off or something -lol-

[justo316]

The onroads are great as far as I can tell. Very little wear compared to the stock tyres. Ripped up the stockies quickly even while on dirt/grass.

I like the extra ground clearance due to their bigger size.

[danhfvcsd]

nice - man - i'm so excited - knock off time in 5 minutes, and i'm going home to test these wheels out - but it just rained - looks like it might clear up - it effing better!! i got new offroads to try ouot!

[danhfvcsd]

well, it didn't cleasr up enough for me to try out last night, but i tried it quick this morning on bmx track on the way to work :)
the clearance is huge, but the hook up wasn't so great - i've figured it's the slipper and springs tho - springs are fairly hard at the moment, cause i was bashing on a small grass hill near my place last with it :)

I managed to completely snap ANOTHER TITANIUM turnbuckle this morning tho, so i am now gonna do the same as they did in the one18th review with 1/10 turnbuckles - i'm sick of snapping the damn things -lol- It was the one for camber - front right -lol-

[danhfvcsd]

I almost snap one of my front turnbuckle the other day. I did snap the end of a front shock off though :(

ewww - nasty! hey i been thinking of getting the BRP turnbuckles aswell - and the golden horizons piggyback shocks :)
u think the shocks would be worthwile?
I hear the losi springs dont work with it, but i have 3racing shocks, and some d00d has just screwed the 3racing shock body onto the piggyback :)

[danhfvcsd]

well, he said they were too 'springy' with the standard springs & shock body, and they hadn't had any other spring rates for it when he posted it - dunno if they do now tho. he mentioned they'd be a better bashing option, but not for racing - although i think that's why he put the 3racing shock body on there - so he could get a more 'dampened' shock(dunno what word i should use here, "not as springy"-lol-) by using the losi springs - but i thought i heard him say the 3racing shock body is a lil thicker? But if it was, wouldn't that make it incompatible to fit? anyways - he reckons they're a pretty good thing.

I was kinda aiming at em more for bling reasons tho - but as long as they work i'd be happy - i dont race either, so not so bad if they have too much 'spring' to em :)

[danhfvcsd]

DAMMIT!!! i snapped the end of my 3racing swing shaft - right where the thread starts!! - you know what's worse tho??? it was off the exact same jump that i snapped the turnbuckle on yesterday! -lol-

it landed right on the rear left wheel, the car flipped a few times, and then i noticed the wheel was rolling away the opposite direction to the car -lmao-

man - i cant believe i snapped it!!! anyone know of a good strong hop up i can replace with? - i do have the 3racing ball diff tho, so i might have to change that too ubnless i get replacement swing shafts - which i might do anyways today -lol-

[justo316]

Ive got the MIP cvds, but the right one has bent slightly so my wheel wobbles a bit more than usual. I reckon it'd be stronger if there was less play in them. Having so much slop gives them weak points to break/bend at.

[danhfvcsd]

hey i also noticed with my front wheels, the locknut doesnt tighten down the whole way as if the thread is a tad too short, leaving about 1-2mm of play letting the wheel wobble round a lil - doesn't bother me too much tho - i need to get that draglink and steering setup to get rid of most of that steering slop - i keep forgetting to upgrade it -lol-

have you run the MIP cvd's long? it's prolly more practical money wise to just replace the swingshafts with 3racing ones again - I'm hoping it was just a freak angle i landed on -lol- we'll see :)

[BALISTC]

Mine seems to be okay atm, I havent change anything on it apart from the chassis...but it was Pro spec to start with anyway ;)

[Bowling Ball]

All depends on how hard (or badly) you drive it. B) %-6

The composite parts (the origionals) will flex before breaking. The Aluminium bits won't flex, they just snap! x)

IMHO :? - For bashing I think the composite bits are better and cheaper to replace. For racing, well not too sure just yet - I think the Aluminum bits would be slightly better for racing when running a Brushless (More wieght to keep the damn thing on the deck!)

Over the next few weeks I will be upgrading mine. I am interested in a Carbon chassis and gear box bits (MIP do a solid top shaft!!!) :D

BB 8)

[justo316]

Havent run the cvds long at all. I just slid it sideways a few times into kerbs. Damn brushless brakes too hard and makes the truck spin out.

Other than that, I bashed it today for a whole battery pack. There's a little limestone bmx jump area in kingsley. I got zero grip so couldn't line up any of the jumps. rolled plenty of times. Brushless got VERY hot for some reason. Happy to report, nothing's broken.

[danhfvcsd]

rc king - i know! it's actually starting to get to me the tiniest bit - but i'm having fun while breaking it, so i dont mind too much...the money burning doesnt seem to bother me as much as it should which is kinda strange -lol-

yeah - i tend to have a bit of both hard and bad driving -lol- Plus the fact that it wasn't built for a bmx track - it seems to onl;y break there - and especially on this one jump - i just don't learn!

woohoooo! just got some more parts in the mail ;)
Trinity On-Road Rear Tires/Wheels Mounted Mini-T
Trinity On-Road Front Tires/Wheels Mounted Mini-T
Parma Devil Tail Paint Mask Mini-T
Parma Flame Paint Mask Mini-T
MIP Lightweight Front Axle Mini-T
MIP Lightweight Top Gear Mini-T
Lunsford Racing Diff Cover/Fat Boy Mtr Screw Kit Mini-T
2x Lunsford Racing Titanium Motor Screws Mini-T (Pack of 2)
Lunsford Racing Titanium Hinge Pin Kit Mini-T (Pack of 10)
Pro-Line Cadillac Escalade EXT Body Mini-T
Trinity Light Kit White Mini-T

still to get steering draglink/assembly and stronger turnbuckles - been thinking of either lunsford/BRP/or the mod they did with 1/10 tb's on 'beat your truck' i think that's the name? -lol-

[danhfvcsd]

btw - can you guys think of something i have already on the 't, but should/could replace with something else? as in - i dunno - can you guys see anything wrong, or something that you wouldn't have done for either - a) practicality or b)whatever reasons.

just curious as to if i have done anything wrong, or what not, and thought i'd ask - because i can :D

[danhfvcsd]

ok - couldnt help myself - just put in another order...GOT STEERING! -lol-

1 3Racing (#MT009) Swing Shaft For Team Losi Mini-T USD$12.90
1 3Racing (#MT014B) Rear Shock Tower Mount w/SSG Grap. Plate USD$19.90
1 ATOMIC (#Y004) Motor Gear 16T USD$4.90
1 GPM (#GSMT049) Grap. Steering Plate W/Screws For Mini-T USD$3.90
1 GPM (#SMT012A) Alloy Front Upper Cap For Steering (SV) USD$16.90
1 GPM (#SMT048) Al. F. Steer. Ass-3. w/Gr. Plt & Tit. Pins (BU) USD$11.90
1 GPM (#TSMT160) Tit.Comp.Tie Rod W/B.Ends & Screws For Mini-T USD$13.90

[danhfvcsd]

not anymore - that was the last one for a month or 2 - i'm a bit broke now -lol-

[danhfvcsd]

i know - i think i'm eating too much junk food maybe? -lol-

[BALISTC]

DAMN, you and Justo sure are addicted :D

[danhfvcsd]

it's all in the sig baby! right justo?!?! -lol-

[justo316]

I've decided I'm not addicted. I can quit whenever I want :P

[danhfvcsd]

well that just leaves me then -lol- i cant say the same unfortunately -lol- I was supposed to be getting the LST done - but been too busy with this damn mini t -lol-

[danhfvcsd]

Just a quick update :)

1 3Racing (#MT027) Spur Gear Pinion Gear Set For Mini-T USD$3.50
2 3Racing (#N30/P) 3mm Aluminum Lock Nuts (PP) USD$6.40
1 ATOMIC (#TR33) Progressive Spring Set - Increase Stability For M USD$12.90
2 ATOMIC (#Y004) Motor Gear 16T USD$9.80
1 ATOMIC (#Y011) Motor Gear 18T USD$4.90
2 ATOMIC (#Y013) Motor Gear 20T USD$9.80
1 K factory (#K1724) Alum. Front Pin Brace (1) For Mini-T USD$3.50
1 K factory (#K1725) Alum. Rear Pin Brace (1) For Mini-T USD$3.50
1 TOPCAD (#TWH04) Wheel Tire Set Cyclone 14-spoke (TT) For Mini-T USD$21.90

Hey justo - i bought those rims! -lol-
http://www.rcmart.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=144_529_582&products_id=11111

[danhfvcsd]

oh yeah - i lost my pinions :( i cannot find them ANYWHERE!!! i'm so pissed -lol-

[danhfvcsd]

-lol- i hope i dont lose this batch! I'm gonna keep the extra 3racing and atomik 20 and 16t pinions seperate somewhere just in case it happens again -lol-