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Tanis · 02-14-2009, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by RXcrawler

What battery you running?

I'm running the Losi 600mah, but I had to open it up and solder up one of the cells, as one of the tabs wasn't soldered, so if you touched it in the wrong spot it would shut the truck down. Took me quite a bit of troubleshooting to figure out what it was....4 different deans plugs and a voltmeter pulling my nonexistent hair out

. Solder up a fresh deans, check with the meter..8.4v, ok plug it into the truck, nothing

, unplug check with the meter, 8.4v....repeat process many times, until I decided to open it up and have a look. Works like a charm now

Cave Dave · 02-15-2009, 08:34 PM

Great driving today Nathan! The mini GC2's were pulling some insane lines.

Gatekeeper · 02-15-2009, 08:36 PM

So how did it go

jeeper_05 · 02-15-2009, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Gatekeeper

So how did it go

He did horrible, I was really bummed for him, being Nathan is kinda a newb, he had alot of struggles taking FIRST with this unbeleivable chassis

Gatekeeper · 02-15-2009, 09:00 PM

Sounds like he did great ,how many 1.9's were there

Red Rockcrawler · 02-15-2009, 09:02 PM

He got 1st out of 10 1.9s

Out of the 10 1.9's the mini gc2 got 1st, 2nd, 4th, 6th, 8th

JatoTheRipper · 02-15-2009, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Tanis

Thanks

The front springs are from the stock shocks and the rear springs are from the aluminum ones

So you think the stock springs are softer or do you know this for a fact??? I asked the question and I didn't get any definitive answer.

Your MRC looks BA.

I'd love to have that chassis and those wheels!

I need a job because I want to blow money on toys again!

Tanis · 02-15-2009, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Gatekeeper

So how did it go

Despite the snow and rain and slick conditions, it was a fun comp. After the first course I had to swap out the Losi battery, it simply died on me

, but it was a lemon to begin with. I picked up a backup pack from my LHS yesterday(Zippy 800mah) that worked great the rest of the day. It won't fit on the front plate, so I'll be doing some remodeling in the chassis........OK, just moving things around

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Originally Posted by jeeper_05

He did horrible, I was really bummed for him, being Nathan is kinda a newb, he had alot of struggles taking FIRST with this unbeleivable chassis

:-P Thanks Scott

I was very pleased with how it crawled with no tuning time on it yet....it can only get better from here

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Originally Posted by JatoTheRipper

So you think the stock springs are softer or do you know this for a fact??? I asked the question and I didn't get any definitive answer.

Your MRC looks BA.

I'd love to have that chassis and those wheels!

I need a job because I want to blow money on toys again!

The fronts are softer than the rears

Tanis · 02-15-2009, 09:51 PM

I did swap in a Losi Frenzy motor yesterday, I am VERY happy with that motor, even geared down the pinion 2 teeth.

I will be swapping the stock pinion on it to see how it works, it doesn't stall out now, and has more wheelspeed than any motor I've had, but I'd still like a little more, if it will still retain the low end power

JatoTheRipper · 02-15-2009, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Tanis

The fronts are softer than the rears

Just to make sure I'm on the same page. The fronts on your rig are softer than the rears or the stock MRC has softer springs in the front? I know the MRC has one stiffer spring in the left rear for torque steer, but I thought the other 3 springs were the same.

Tanis · 02-15-2009, 09:57 PM

The silver springs that come on the stock truck, feel softer than the blue ones that come on the upgrade shocks

Tanis · 02-15-2009, 09:58 PM

Only pic of my mini that I know of today, with the rain and snow, there weren't many cameras out there

And yes...........I was highcentered on that rock in between gates taking a wide sweep off course to get lined up

Cave Dave · 02-15-2009, 10:07 PM

Here's another pic,kind of blurry.

Nice climb Nathan

Tanis · 02-15-2009, 11:26 PM

Thanks for the pics Dave

, that climb to gate 5 was tough, had to get just the right line on that one, be it on the left crack or right crack

hotwheels000 · 02-16-2009, 02:00 AM

He isnt kidding, this truck flat works. I need to get ahold of this chassis also.

Good crawling with you on friday Nathan, time to make a few changes before we face of next weekend

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Originally Posted by Tanis

The snow held off today, just flurried for bit while I poured a foundation by myself

, but after I got done with that, I did get a chance to hit my local testing spot.....................................and WOW

To sum it up in one word....AMAZING is all I have to say. I haven't even started tuning it yet, and it's just nutty already

. I do need some more wheelspeed, the Mini-T motor has more speed/power than the stocker(hobby shop didn't have any Slider motors on hand

)but I'd like just a little more.

I swapped in a stock Mini-T motor this morning

Top_Ramen · 02-16-2009, 02:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Red Rockcrawler

He got 1st out of 10 1.9s

Out of the 10 1.9's the mini gc2 got 1st, 2nd, 4th, 6th, 8th

What chassis were 3rd and 5th? Damn I might need to get me one of these!

LIKES2CRAWL · 02-16-2009, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by SicksAreR

What chassis were 3rd and 5th? Damn I might need to get me one of these!

Not sure about 3rd but 5th had a stock chassis with all the freebie mods to it and a set of 1.9" Flatirons.

Ok 3rd place was this rig...

Tanis · 02-18-2009, 09:01 AM

Here's a vid I threw together last night

Time to start tuning this car now

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kukwF...e=channel_page

Gatekeeper · 02-18-2009, 09:21 AM

Looks good Tanis cant wait to see it after you but the magic touch on it

51504rock · 02-18-2009, 09:31 AM

Great Video. What motor and pinion gear are you running in that video? Looks to have nice low end power and great wheel speed.

02-15-2009, 09:02 PM	#46
Red Rockcrawler Trying to have Fun Again Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: In your fridge stealing a beer Posts: 2,923	He got 1st out of 10 1.9s Out of the 10 1.9's the mini gc2 got 1st, 2nd, 4th, 6th, 8th Last edited by Red Rockcrawler; 02-15-2009 at 09:05 PM.

02-15-2009, 11:26 PM	#54
Tanis Keep it real Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Yakima,WA Posts: 6,532	Thanks for the pics Dave, that climb to gate 5 was tough, had to get just the right line on that one, be it on the left crack or right crack

02-15-2009, 08:34 PM	#42
Cave Dave RCC Addict Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Kennewick, Washington Posts: 1,382	Great driving today Nathan! The mini GC2's were pulling some insane lines.

02-15-2009, 08:36 PM	#43
Gatekeeper RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: LRC Posts: 1,600	So how did it go

02-15-2009, 09:00 PM	#45
Gatekeeper RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: LRC Posts: 1,600	Sounds like he did great ,how many 1.9's were there

02-15-2009, 09:51 PM	#49
Tanis Keep it real Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Yakima,WA Posts: 6,532	I did swap in a Losi Frenzy motor yesterday, I am VERY happy with that motor, even geared down the pinion 2 teeth. I will be swapping the stock pinion on it to see how it works, it doesn't stall out now, and has more wheelspeed than any motor I've had, but I'd still like a little more, if it will still retain the low end power

02-15-2009, 09:57 PM	#51
Tanis Keep it real Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Yakima,WA Posts: 6,532	The silver springs that come on the stock truck, feel softer than the blue ones that come on the upgrade shocks

02-15-2009, 09:58 PM	#52
Tanis Keep it real Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Yakima,WA Posts: 6,532	Only pic of my mini that I know of today, with the rain and snow, there weren't many cameras out there And yes...........I was highcentered on that rock in between gates taking a wide sweep off course to get lined up

02-15-2009, 10:07 PM	#53
Cave Dave RCC Addict Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Kennewick, Washington Posts: 1,382	Here's another pic,kind of blurry. Nice climb Nathan

02-18-2009, 09:01 AM	#58
Tanis Keep it real Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Yakima,WA Posts: 6,532	Here's a vid I threw together last night Time to start tuning this car now http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kukwF...e=channel_page

02-18-2009, 09:21 AM	#59
Gatekeeper RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: LRC Posts: 1,600	Looks good Tanis cant wait to see it after you but the magic touch on it

02-18-2009, 09:31 AM	#60
51504rock Rock Crawler Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Livermore Posts: 579	Great Video. What motor and pinion gear are you running in that video? Looks to have nice low end power and great wheel speed.

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