My Losi Mini Crawler pics and vid

[TLTRyan]

I lowered the body 1/5in and the chassis 1/4in, limited the shocks, and added some weight to the wheels. I was running the battery on the front servo but since lowering the chassis the battery wont fit. I have ordered an 800mah lipo that should fit behind the servo on the upper link mount. Runtime has been over 1 hr using the stock 1100mah battery.





Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WR0L36h8gI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXuQTY0m5wk

[nmanuel01]

Dude nice driving, that is a nice little course you got there

[TLTRyan]

Originally Posted by nmanuel01

Dude nice driving, that is a nice little course you got there

Thanks!

[nmanuel01]

just saw you crawling on the kids, that was funny!!!

[TLTRyan]

Originally Posted by nmanuel01

just saw you crawling on the kids, that was funny!!!

Thats not my video, but it was funny.

[O.C.D.]

Wow, nice job on the phonebook/chair combo, lol. Need to roll over that cat though.

Loved the electrical tape bridge too. I need an MRC.

[upnover1]

You can run your stock batteries up front on the upper links, just rotate the skid and tranny 180 degrees

[RCMFMaxxMan]

looks good but its a shame you went for looks over performance with the battery location sacrifice to slam the body ;) well this just forces you to do some modding to relocate it! yours is loud. is everyone's this loud? I got mine and thought "this is 'loud'?". maybe I got a good one because mine doesn't sound any louder than a tlt with a 55t and pede trans.

[TLTRyan]

Originally Posted by RCMFMaxxMan

looks good but its a shame you went for looks over performance with the battery location sacrifice to slam the body ;) well this just forces you to do some modding to relocate it! yours is loud. is everyone's this loud? I got mine and thought "this is 'loud'?". maybe I got a good one because mine doesn't sound any louder than a tlt with a 55t and pede trans.

I have no plans to keep the battery in the stock location. I have a lipo on the way that I plan to run on top of the upper links behind the servo. I may also try and reconfigure the stock battery to mount lower.

I read somewhere that the truck is loud so I guess its normal. I have thought about adding some thicker grease to the trans and diffs to try and quiet it down.

Thanks for the replies everyone

[RCMFMaxxMan]

Originally Posted by TLTRyan

I have no plans to keep the battery in the stock location. I have a lipo on the way that I plan to run on top of the upper links behind the servo. I may also try and reconfigure the stock battery to mount lower.

I read somewhere that the truck is loud so I guess its normal. I have thought about adding some thicker grease to the trans and diffs to try and quiet it down.

Thanks for the replies everyone

cool. I thought of a way to mount the stock battery lower and be able to slam the body and not have to use any tools except your wrenches. You just turn the tranny around so that the big ol gear cover is facing the rear of the truck and this will open up a bunch of space in front of the tranny below the upper plate. Then just flip the upper plate upside down and now the battery will mount to the underside of the plate. And you may want to move your rx and esc to like the rear upper link and the rear axle because I mean, why not?

[TLTRyan]

Thanks to upnover1 and RCMFMaxxMan for the tips on lowering the battery

I turned the skid and trans around and also flipped the electronics plate over. This gives just enough room to mount the battery inside the chassis. It is wedged between the chassis and shocks. Its not wedged in super tight but its also not going to go anywhere either. Even thought it looks like it just barely touches the shocks it does not limit suspension travel any.

I still plan to mount the ESC and Receiver on the rear links but have not had the time. It will stand on its side with no problems.

[Georgerm]

wow thats impresive

[zukmeista]

yeah but can you see the finger holding it up?

[TLTRyan]

Originally Posted by zukmeista

yeah but can you see the finger holding it up?

The finger is not holding it up. The finger is trying to push the truck over.

[RCMFMaxxMan]

nice. looks good! I'm glad someone has tried this because I have been too lazy

[nmanuel01]

That was a great idea here is what I did

[Georgerm]

Originally Posted by zukmeista

yeah but can you see the finger holding it up?

yeah i can see the finger, but its trying to push it over not hold it up.

[TLTRyan]

I went to build a skid to triangulate the lower links, but after looking at the stock skid I thought I could modify it pretty easy to get some triangulation out of it. Its not as much as I would like but it will do until I can build one.

[RXcrawler]

Did you notice any reduction in torque twist from rotating the trans, (assuming it was lifting the front right to degin with)?

[TLTRyan]

Originally Posted by RXcrawler

Did you notice any reduction in torque twist from rotating the trans, (assuming it was lifting the front right to degin with)?

Maybe a small amount. But I need to do some more testing. I rotated the tranny for the increased room to mount a battery in the front. Locating the battery on top of the servo and placing more preload on the left rear shock took care of most of the tq twist.