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05-14-2011, 02:07 AM | #1 | |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2011 Location: USA
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| Losi Micro Crawler Blade TMC build
Hey Everyone. This is an Edit Update, at the end of all this is the original post for archiving purposes I won't delete it. And video of this crawling with my Micro Eclipse build (note that in the video the MiClaws are on the Eclipse, and stock tires are on this Blade TMC. Since the video the Blade TMC has been given Swamp Bogger tires) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzwlGpy7uAg Here is the finished outcome of my Blade TMC: crawlerX Blade Topless Micro Chassis HItech HS-65MG servo MiClaw Tires 40 BB's total in front tires 30 BB's total in rear tires BWD Beadlocks BWD Wideners HR Aluminum Rear Lockout Losi Aluminum Center Skid Plate Custom bent lower rear Swing arms TrailTrekker Swing arms, upper rear TrailTrekker Swing arms, upper and lower front TrailTrekker drive shaft front and rear TrailTrekker Extended ball joints for the top stubs of the front shocks TrailTrekker Extended ball joints for axle mounted tubs of the front and rear lower links Losi 220mah NiMH battery pack Stock MrC motor Stock MrC transmission Stock MrC esc/rx, decased and shrink wrapped Stock everything else Black Matte paint finish 167mm Length 127mm Wheelbase 110mm Width (outside tire to outside tire) 36mm Ground Clearance (center skid plate) Quote:
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05-14-2011, 02:41 AM | #2 |
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1. Micro T shocks (i think) will fit on stock, but does not perform well due to them limiting articulation too much. Im not sure how they perform on a chassis such as this one 2. You would want the bend to be at least above the top of the axle, that way the tires meet the surface before the links. 3. ATm im running empty for the rear except for the battery. You want to aim for 60% weigh to the front, 40% weigh to the rear. somewhere in that range. 4. You can't get wrong with Getbent's 90t Predator motor, it'll definitely help you with those miclow's and bigger spur 54-56t and 10-12t pinions. 5. you'll get better runtimes and power with lipo's with this setup, but which lipo is the best, ill let someone else answer that since i dont really own a Lipo myself >.< if i may suggest, move the battery to the front, above the steering servo, so that way the weigh is distributed more to the front, and the way you set that battery up kinda increases the Center o Gravity imo. Overall, its lookin' like a beast, it'll look even better when you get those wideners! |
05-14-2011, 09:23 AM | #3 |
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due to limited space in the TMC and ridgeback I would keep the stock electronics. if you want more power especially low end try a 2S Lipo with a getbent 90t motor. the motors are cheap hand wound dual ball bearing and bolt right up. because of the size i would try and find a 250mah - 280mah lipo but 300mah seems more available lately. to fine tune that setup and get even more low end & slow speed control you want a smaller pinion and bigger spur. the crawler already comes with the smallest pinion available 10t and i believe the stock Spur is 54t. You can pick up an aluminum 56T spur on ebay. that should be plenty, but if you want to go even slower you can fit a bigger 59T aluminum alloy spur from a losi Micro SCT/Rally. the center hole is bigger but if you swap the bottom slipper hub with a spare top slipper it will center fine. you will also need 3 or 4 small washers to space out the spur to fit in the notch of the transmission shaft. |
05-15-2011, 02:16 PM | #4 |
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Cool, thank you both!
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05-15-2011, 03:33 PM | #5 |
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BTW the crawler looks mean! I have the same chassis on miniQLos. here are some pictures of the SCT/Rally 59T alloy spur Came out a little blurry but you can see how to space it and how much clearance there is between the spur and trans shaft. I doubt you can go any bigger without cutting the shaft down |
05-15-2011, 04:02 PM | #6 |
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What do I do about the shocks? What shocks should I get, or springs...
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05-15-2011, 04:38 PM | #7 |
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get these shocks http://www.hot-racing.com/index.cgi?...CC543T06;c=486 |
05-15-2011, 04:43 PM | #8 | ||
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05-15-2011, 04:52 PM | #9 |
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oh. i didnt see that. thanks for showing me before i got some
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05-15-2011, 05:51 PM | #10 |
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The current ones are better than the early ones I had from what ive read. the seals were a bit stiff and required some work to break them in by hand. its not that they are bad. they are just expensive for what they are. get them if you want the looks or stronger shocks. but not performance. most run stock shocks with some variation on droop,rubber bands,hair ties, cut and stretched stock or micro T springs. Im not the expert on that one so I would just search this area for "springs" "shocks" ect and see what you find
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05-15-2011, 10:05 PM | #11 |
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I just thought of something... Do I have the tread pattern in reverse? |
05-15-2011, 10:18 PM | #12 |
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Question, will those BWD wideners work on the trail trekker?
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05-16-2011, 12:44 AM | #13 |
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| I will let you know what they come in, some how I was able to place the order but manged to get stuck on back order. My first gut answer is no when comparing the MrC and MtT together, because they do not share the same end piece design. |
05-16-2011, 02:07 AM | #14 |
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I re-painted the panels to a flat black... couldn't stand that gold glitter color that silver plastic paint turned into. I took a few new pics. Still waiting on the wideners, and yes the servo arm is missing in the pics, I decided to paint it and it was drying at the time I took the pics. |
05-16-2011, 10:48 AM | #15 |
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Looks awesome great job Blade |
05-16-2011, 06:07 PM | #16 |
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Its batmans rock tumbler! as far as the wheel wideners on the Mc4x4 Ive read they dont fit. but i think could be modified. the Mc4x4 is wider than the McRC already anyway |
05-17-2011, 12:33 AM | #17 |
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05-17-2011, 12:59 AM | #18 |
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I dig the flat black more than I did the silver. and from what i hear from everyone the bwd wideners wont work on the trekker. but you can try a cheaper alternitive to check if they work and that is the wideners from crawlerx. I mean burning 10 bucks and them not work is alot better than burning 30 and it not work.
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05-17-2011, 09:57 AM | #19 | |
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I finished with the side panels, painting them flat black. I'm trying to decide if it looks better without them though... | |
05-17-2011, 11:24 AM | #20 |
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What is the wheel base on that?
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