Carvers Mini

[carver]

So far I've moved the Esc to the rear servo plate, I've moved the Rx onto the upper link on a piece of lexan zipped tied. I ditched the electronics/batt mount and I'm running an elite 1500mah 3cell pack behind the servo on a piece of lexan. I also installed some 35wt. oil and 2.5oz of weight to the front wheels. Future mods include: Losi grappler, and some experamenting with some memory foam. Here's some pics,
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[Bigbadwhitey]

I did all the Same Mods. Wheres the Pics?

[wrightcs77]

Sounds interesting...but no pics!

[Flyin Hawaiian]

3 cell is not going to work, 3.6v they still don't have enough power with 7.2v. i would rather have high center of gravity then no power.

[kulangflow]

How much of a difference did those mods make for you? Was it a pretty substantial improvement?

[carver]

It actually did make a good improvment, It will climb steeper hills and dosn't roll on it's lid as much."thumbsup"

[1beatjeep]

is that a stock chassis there on it

[carver]

is that a stock chassis there on it
yup it is, it has Axial posts for standoffs

[1beatjeep]

thanks

[CreepyCrawl]

Nice...looks killer with the body slammed. "thumbsup"

I'll be doing the same mods, and running Max Amps 860mAH 2 cell Lipos on the front tri-link. Trying 50w oil all around though.

Thanks for the pics!

[carver]

3 cell is not going to work, 3.6v they still don't have enough power with 7.2v. i would rather have high center of gravity then no power.

I've added two more cells to that pack now. Gets plenty of run time and got the stock power back. yupee"thumbsup"

[carver]

I installed some 45wt shock oil to the rears and made a huge diference. tourque twist is minimal. I also limited the shocktravle inside about 3/16" seems to be just bout right. Can't wait for the mini grappler"thumbsup"

[carver]

Finally got back to workin on the mini. Some more mods and a little tweakin made it an outstanding performer. Here's what i have done so far:

Tekin B1r
Spectrum Mini rx
800 mah 2c lipo
HH Mini torque master
Eritex 1.9 Magnums
Losi Grappler and Claws w/memory foam
Hitec 645mg for steering

Still to come:
AL. Adjustible Shocks, Late model or will wait for the MRC shocks.
Stainless steel links
Losi lockers

here's some pics for now I will shoot some of body pics after it's all cleaned up.

http://i410.photobucket.com/albums/pp182/marina_charlie/Picture079.jpg
These wheels are sweet. Check out the Delrin rings, Nice.


http://i410.photobucket.com/albums/pp182/marina_charlie/Picture080.jpg



http://i410.photobucket.com/albums/pp182/marina_charlie/Picture081.jpg

[JOOTZ]

impressive list of mods.

[carver]

Thanks, It should be a tough contender this coming series. We are starting a 1.9 class and looking forward to it.

[calcat430d]

looks good charlie.

[carver]

Thanks Kevin. More to come soon. Stay tuned."thumbsup"

[GearLoDriveSlo]

look im not going to lie, those wheels are sexy!"thumbsup" great looking rig!

[carver]

Thanks, I like them too. These were the easiest wheels to mount ever. Thanks Gerame for these sweet wheels, I'll probably try the comp heavies as well. They look sick in white.

[JOOTZ]

what kind of mods/parts were needed to put the Hitec 645 servos in.

[carver]

I used an Axial servo plate drilled and counter sunk the holes to fit on the MRC axle and used the plastic servo mounts to mount the servo. I made a steering link out of a TI. turnbuckle. I will shoot some pics tommarro and post up.

[JOOTZ]

I used an Axial servo plate drilled and counter sunk the holes to fit on the MRC axle and used the plastic servo mounts to mount the servo. I made a steering link out of a TI. turnbuckle. I will shoot some pics tommarro and post up.


that'd be great, looking forward to it. so i assume you used the stock servo arm ?

[carver]

I actually am using a dynamite AL. servo arm. I havn't got around to the pics yet, I will soon.