DioptricStraws Mantis (round 2) This chassis had me interested right as it came out, i got it and tried it out and decided that it didnt fit my style of driving so i switched back to my BJV4. But it has been nagging me that it isn't getting used and I didnt want to sell it so it went on the back burner until I got all the parts I needed for a second Rig. Now that they are all here I thought I would start a thread for it. Here is the parts list. Chassis - BWD Mantis Links - Custom from Chaotic Crawler (thanks) Shocks - Traxxas FR 2661/RR 2662, Mini-T reds 25wt Axles - XR10, with RC4WD gears and cases, VP Knuckles, Avid bearing, hand made tie rod, and some rear lockout weights, and a Rowdy Batt Mount Servo - Power HD DSG325HV Motors - Brood 45t RX - R2104GF CCBEC ESC's - Castle AE-2 Batteries - G force 800mah 3s Wheels - Narrowed DHI's Tires - Sedonas (shaved) filled with proline 2 stage foams. I saw in another thread someone put some shocks on the rear of their Mantis. One of the issues I was having was I felt the back end was too loose and articulated too much or too little with the spacers. After seeing this I knew it would solve my issues so I modded some 2662's and slapped them on the back. I find it handles much better for me. So here it is http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7056/6...3eedc703_z.jpg http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7040/6...f52ab35a_z.jpg Flex http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7202/6...e7198bdb_z.jpg Rear Dampers http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7069/6...8f23f84c_z.jpg http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7065/6...c59181de_z.jpg Rear Weights (~1.5oz) http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7069/6...06c7f48f_z.jpg Electronics http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7044/6...bb517824_z.jpg Chaotic Links http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7060/6...a38a23a3_z.jpg http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7179/6...7957208a_z.jpg Tie rod http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7189/6...480f44fc_z.jpg Weight RTR http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7047/6...35a6a5ab_z.jpg Comp with it tomorrow, should be able to get some video. |
Re: DioptricStraws Mantis (round 2) wow man thats sick!!!!! where abouts in Ontario are you? |
Re: DioptricStraws Mantis (round 2) Looks good, glad to hear you gave it another shot. I hope you like the new setup, I will be watching. |
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We are down in Mississauga/Toronto. |
Re: DioptricStraws Mantis (round 2) Adding the shocks was a neat idea. |
Re: DioptricStraws Mantis (round 2) nice down there, I was working in Burkes Falls this past summer. Hopefully I get up that way again this summer. I have been thinking about the mantis for a bit now and after seeing your build I'm going to be ordering one on monday. |
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Well if your ever in this area send me a PM and we can get together at my LHS on their indoor course. |
Re: DioptricStraws Mantis (round 2) i started running rear shocks on my mantis some time ago almost identical setup wierd. i have my mantis dialed now takes forever to fine tune that chassis but when you do wow. i have won 3 comps in a row with it my best scoring a 2 on 10 gate course next best was a 23:mrgreen: i love the mantis. |
Re: DioptricStraws Mantis (round 2) Comped it today. 3 10 gate courses, a 16 then 5 then a 4. Pretty good i think, i have some more tuning and driving to do. The first thing i did when i got home was change to some boss claws and add one of the chassis braces back in. More testing during lunch breaks and next weekend to come |
Re: DioptricStraws Mantis (round 2) Glad to see you got it running. I've always wondered if it was possible to 4 link the rear of the mantis and do away with the torsion all together? The break over on those rigs is incredible. Looking forward to a video"thumbsup" |
Re: DioptricStraws Mantis (round 2) Very cool bro. Whats the setup you're runnin on the rear shocks? Internally sprung or droop? Im diggin those rear weights as well. The one thing I noticed and would change is flipping your servo and all but eliminating that drag link from in front of the axle. I actually run 2 Revo ends on a small piece of all thread. I was able to thread em far enough to where they completely butted up back to back. Nice build so far man and congrats on the comp. J.D. |
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and good chioce on the rear shocks. i ran mine like that for a bit before i eventually hacked it all off. whole different rig now. |
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At about 17 min. in there is some video of my truck. There are a couple of 4-link mantis around, one day i might. But for now i like the torsion. Your links were a huge hit yesterday. Quote:
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Re: DioptricStraws Mantis (round 2) Gotcha. Guess if I was payin attention...I would've seen your servo and might have noticed that your chassis is still a torsion setup so the shocks make more sense. |
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