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Well i figured i should put up a thread as best that i can. I started off with the Mantis for my chassis, Xr10 Kit of course and some VP Bling and things i wanted on it. Got all done with it and tried running it and was not happy with the way it felt. Just could not get what i wanted out of it. The High clearance was great but overall just felt limited torsion rig. So now i am in the process of a few minor bearing replacing and motor plates changed to the over sized VP version. then onto the assembly to get me to roller status. For electronics i have the Dual Tekin FXR, Castle BEC, Tekin 7955 Titanium. Motors are HH 45 crawl master pro's. I will have to obviously rethink the footprint for the Speed controllers due to very limited space. Have seen others that have smashed and removed the on off switch to reduce the size of space needed. Looking into that still unsure if i want to do that or not. Well now that i have started this thread i will continue to add to it as i go along. I had also got my WMD custom panels Big thanks they do great work! Should have some more pics to post later i plan to buckle down and get some work done on it this weekend.

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Nice artwork those panels look great. Nice work

Thanks very much

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Well starting to make some progress tonight not looking to bad !

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Looking good. You will love the new chassis it works great!!!

Welcome to the chaotic family..

For the fxr's smashed, the best thing I found was for them on a RR motor mount/electronics tray and back to back. Stacked worked for the Switch but not so well on the SMASH..

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Which leaves just enough room under full compression for everything to clear.. with a single 4s cap..

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Thanks I was hopeing someone would mentiin about the electronics. I like the way yours is set up and clearance was a major concern in the cases.

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Wicked monkey designs strikes again

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Well finally got a little time to mount the new tires VOODOO'S wicked tires ! Need to get some extensions an hardware to mount shocks. Then to dind someone to help me out with the electronics compacting them to fit this will be fun to say the least! Sorry not much for tonight !

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Love the skins. It looks like its sitting really high but could be the angle of the pic. Whats the belly clearance at?

Just measured its at 3-1/2"

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Also just realized I had the roof going in opposite direction I will have to turn that around. First switch build still learning

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Fully compressed

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Thanks for the measurement."thumbsup". I think most guys are running around the 3" mark (give or take a bit) but try running it where you have it and see how it works for you.

Thank u trying to tone down the excitment I have so that I do a thorough job of putting it together right !

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Well got the cab switch back the way I wanted it just about to send off the electronics to a much more skilled individual with a soldering iron than myself trust me ya dont want to see me butcher this job up!
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Well arrangements have been made and i am dropping the electronics off to a local club member for a custom SMASH for my SMASH! I am still trying to get in touch with Rowdy Racing i have had no luck getting a reply with my PM's IF anyone knows a better way to go about it please let me know! Still have about a week before the skins come in hope to have this up and running by Crawlapalooza this year but may have to wait tell after the event!

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Big thanks to my buddy Tyler from Dinky RC keep an eye on this guy he is a wizzard with electronics and more. He has done excellent job packaging up what I had made me a delrin electronics plate to boot. Hopefully with some tuning an some practice I will run at crawlapalooza 2013 Disney park oaklahoma this coming weekend !
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hey, just wondering what size big bores you have and if you have them internally limited? I have the same setup and mine sits a bit higher than yours.

Digging the electronics plate. Any more pics of it? I want to move my electronics up front. I've heard Rowdy is hard to get a hold of, but I haven't tried to contact him. I need to at least try though.