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Crawl_Before_Walking · 01-16-2010, 08:57 AM

Losi Mr. C Mountain-Sheep build thread

Axial plastic beadlocks and Losi Rock Claws blue compound with foams.
Semi droop setup with 100wt oil/internal and short external springs. (set of AX10 shocks being sent to try out a bigger shock)
PVC tubing over lower links for a little less friction and shrink wrapped U/J's on driveshafts.
Home made OTA steering
Stock RX/TX
HH Torquemaster 33T
Sidewinder Micro ESC
Full size Savoxtech servo homemade mounting plate
BEC
Stock chassis with homemade braces shocks relocated to tvp's

A few pics from the last time it ran using all stock components and a vid of its first time on the rocks.

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CduS5Gck9s

Saving up now for GC3 setup with Vendetta shocks.

Latest vid on post below and pics.

rocks for brains · 01-16-2010, 09:07 AM

cool crawler and nice video and love the tunes

Crawl_Before_Walking · 01-16-2010, 03:47 PM

Thanks

Taken about 2 weeks in the evenings but has been worth every minute spent on it.

firejosh · 01-17-2010, 01:40 PM

I like the cut top...looks good. Why WD? What does it do?

thanks

Crawl_Before_Walking · 01-17-2010, 03:04 PM

Thanks

WD40 softens rubber.

spray WD40 on the whole of the outside of the tire, then put it in a freezer/zip lock bag and seal it up, I put two per bag.

Then leave it for 14 hours and open up, wash off and dry with a rag, I use a very small amount of soap to wash off some of the excess WD40 with then just rub dry with a clean rag.

A word of caution: some tires swell up, some a lot, when soaking them in WD40. The stock MRC rock claws will swell up and be very hard to fit onto the standard rims again if you have done the beadlock conversion on them.

If your re-gluing then it shouldn't make much difference.

How much better are they? well, the stock tires dont seem to grip much wet stuff but after doing this they were better.

When I get my Blue Claws I'll do a comparison of the two and see how much of a difference there is between them. Will be about 2 weeks before I get to do that though.

MRCking · 01-18-2010, 12:32 AM

Yes! Simple green spray, let sit for a couple minutes then whipe off. NO WATER. This will make them sticky as two sided tape. Run straight to your conter tops and smooth surfaces and test it out. Then run to your local trail and watch the climb. It will make you think, why didn't I know about this stuff sooner.

One down fall. Last about a day or two. So I keep a bottle handy. I spray them right before comps and or smooth rock climbing.

Crawl_Before_Walking · 02-01-2010, 11:13 AM

Ok, so my new ESC arrived today

And the new beadlock wheels and losi blue Claw tires.

Will post pics tomorrow after installing and setting up.

Crawl_Before_Walking · 02-05-2010, 04:01 PM

Ok, so bec, sidewinder micro esc soldered up and installed and deans connectors added to everything.

ESC on left, BEC on right.

BEC soldered direct to servo power leads. ESC soldered direct to motor leads.

New wheels and tires on now, Axial plastic beadlocks for now and losi Rock Claws blue compound and the foams that come with them.

Just shy of 2" of clearance.

Next changes will be HH Torquemaster Mini which is in the post today and Metal Lockers which are proving hard to find in the uk.

Looks good to go, now for tomorrow as I have a whole new play area thats HUGE to try out, and its right on the edge of my town

Will post vid tomorrow night.

slowride1 · 02-05-2010, 04:11 PM

glad to see u haveing fun with it i love my lil truck an cant stop messing with it

Crawl_Before_Walking · 02-05-2010, 04:45 PM

I noticed, been following your build thread, really really nice truck you have there.

These things should have a health warning on them they are that addictive.

Im saving up now this round of upgrades is nearly done for a GC3 and Vendetta shocks and all the alu goodies for the hubs etc.

Crawl_Before_Walking · 02-06-2010, 12:18 PM

Well the stock servo finally died today, new full size taped in place for tomorrow and will make a new servo plate and mounts in the evenings next week.

anyways, pic of my new rock garden area to play on and a short video with the upgrades in place.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTD8jdqzyAk

Crawl_Before_Walking · 02-12-2010, 04:32 PM

Well, the HH Torquemaster Mini 33T is installed along with a new servo and servo plate.

Have also got OTA with the steering, didnt get chance to redrill the knuckles tonight as needed it all ready to run tomorrow but may do it in the morning if I have time.

I have metal lockers on stand by in the tool box for when the plastic ones die, which wont be long with the new motor I imagine.

Some Axial AX10 shocks are in the post, just going to play around and see what I can come up with and if they can be made to work.

Current standing GC:

Bigjerm · 02-12-2010, 06:32 PM

Your lockers might make it longer than you think. I have beat the snot out of my LOSI with weighted wheels, same beadlocks as you and Chisels tires. I got some metal lockers cheap so I bought them and when I changed them today my plastic lockers looked perfect.

KnightRyder · 02-14-2010, 02:23 PM

does your stering bind? it looks like it would bind up bad

Crawl_Before_Walking · 02-14-2010, 05:41 PM

Nope, no binding at all, the only issue now is the tires hit the stock lower links a lot - wont be such an issue when I get a GC3 though

Theres a new video in the video section from saturdays get together here and you can see it there, you can see another mrc with the rod in front of the axle and how he gets hung up on a rock and then mine just sails past it with no hang up on the steering rod.

Need to redrill the knuckles now for zero ackerman.

MRCnoob · 02-14-2010, 07:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crawl_Before_Walking

Nope, no binding at all, the only issue now is the tires hit the stock lower links a lot - wont be such an issue when I get a GC3 though

.

Your OTA setup won't work with the GC3 though. The upper links on the GC3 extend all the way to the front of the servo mount.

Crawl_Before_Walking · 02-15-2010, 03:08 PM

Yeah, hadn't thought of that, good point

Ill probably have to work out a high clearance link for going in front of the axle again, like an angled up bar.

Either something like that or BTA.

dudeka · 02-17-2010, 01:50 PM

really like it

biggusditchus · 02-17-2010, 02:15 PM

Like you I cant stop trying new things with the little losi, I did look at doing what you have with the long link but instead i have just lifted them right up high... so now shouldnt get hung up so yours could "ahem" sail past.

Look forward to another meet to give these trucks a thorough testing.

Crawl_Before_Walking · 02-17-2010, 04:13 PM

I like your thinking with that link, that could be the answer.

Well, all you gotta do is turn up and get whooped

Redrilling the knuckles tomorrow so I can mess with getting a tighter turning circle.

I have tweaked the shocks to the upper mounts are more inside the chassis giving the shocks a better angle to the axle when flexing, refilled and new springs too

Going to make new chassis braces that stiffen it up more again as the tvp's flex a fair bit still.

Hi Ho, Hi Ho, its to the shed I go, with some threaded rod I'll make some mods Hi Ho, Hiho Hiho Hiho........sorry, I have had WAAAAY too much Red Bull today......

Now to rob a bank......

01-16-2010, 08:57 AM	#1
Crawl_Before_Walking Pebble Pounder Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North Wales Posts: 159	Mr. C Mountain-Sheep build thread Losi Mr. C Mountain-Sheep build thread Axial plastic beadlocks and Losi Rock Claws blue compound with foams. Semi droop setup with 100wt oil/internal and short external springs. (set of AX10 shocks being sent to try out a bigger shock) PVC tubing over lower links for a little less friction and shrink wrapped U/J's on driveshafts. Home made OTA steering Stock RX/TX HH Torquemaster 33T Sidewinder Micro ESC Full size Savoxtech servo homemade mounting plate BEC Stock chassis with homemade braces shocks relocated to tvp's A few pics from the last time it ran using all stock components and a vid of its first time on the rocks. Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CduS5Gck9s Saving up now for GC3 setup with Vendetta shocks. Latest vid on post below and pics. Last edited by Crawl_Before_Walking; 02-12-2010 at 04:13 PM.

01-17-2010, 01:40 PM	#4
firejosh Newbie Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Tacoma Posts: 33	Like the cut I like the cut top...looks good. Why WD? What does it do? thanks

01-17-2010, 03:04 PM	#5
Crawl_Before_Walking Pebble Pounder Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North Wales Posts: 159	Thanks WD40 softens rubber. spray WD40 on the whole of the outside of the tire, then put it in a freezer/zip lock bag and seal it up, I put two per bag. Then leave it for 14 hours and open up, wash off and dry with a rag, I use a very small amount of soap to wash off some of the excess WD40 with then just rub dry with a clean rag. A word of caution: some tires swell up, some a lot, when soaking them in WD40. The stock MRC rock claws will swell up and be very hard to fit onto the standard rims again if you have done the beadlock conversion on them. If your re-gluing then it shouldn't make much difference. How much better are they? well, the stock tires dont seem to grip much wet stuff but after doing this they were better. When I get my Blue Claws I'll do a comparison of the two and see how much of a difference there is between them. Will be about 2 weeks before I get to do that though. Last edited by Crawl_Before_Walking; 01-17-2010 at 03:07 PM.

01-18-2010, 12:32 AM	#6
MRCking Rock Stacker Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Dallas Posts: 69	OR you could not worry about swelling of the tires and spray simple green on them Yes! Simple green spray, let sit for a couple minutes then whipe off. NO WATER. This will make them sticky as two sided tape. Run straight to your conter tops and smooth surfaces and test it out. Then run to your local trail and watch the climb. It will make you think, why didn't I know about this stuff sooner. One down fall. Last about a day or two. So I keep a bottle handy. I spray them right before comps and or smooth rock climbing.

02-01-2010, 11:13 AM	#7
Crawl_Before_Walking Pebble Pounder Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North Wales Posts: 159	UPDATE and UPGRADES Ok, so my new ESC arrived today And the new beadlock wheels and losi blue Claw tires. Will post pics tomorrow after installing and setting up.

01-16-2010, 09:07 AM	#2
rocks for brains Rock Stacker Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: salt lake Posts: 83	cool crawler and nice video and love the tunes

01-16-2010, 03:47 PM	#3
Crawl_Before_Walking Pebble Pounder Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North Wales Posts: 159	Thanks Taken about 2 weeks in the evenings but has been worth every minute spent on it.

02-05-2010, 04:01 PM	#8
Crawl_Before_Walking Pebble Pounder Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North Wales Posts: 159	Upgrades installed... Ok, so bec, sidewinder micro esc soldered up and installed and deans connectors added to everything. ESC on left, BEC on right. BEC soldered direct to servo power leads. ESC soldered direct to motor leads. New wheels and tires on now, Axial plastic beadlocks for now and losi Rock Claws blue compound and the foams that come with them. Just shy of 2" of clearance. Next changes will be HH Torquemaster Mini which is in the post today and Metal Lockers which are proving hard to find in the uk. Looks good to go, now for tomorrow as I have a whole new play area thats HUGE to try out, and its right on the edge of my town Will post vid tomorrow night.

02-05-2010, 04:11 PM	#9
slowride1 I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: anderson Posts: 2,288	glad to see u haveing fun with it i love my lil truck an cant stop messing with it

02-05-2010, 04:45 PM	#10
Crawl_Before_Walking Pebble Pounder Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North Wales Posts: 159	I noticed, been following your build thread, really really nice truck you have there. These things should have a health warning on them they are that addictive. Im saving up now this round of upgrades is nearly done for a GC3 and Vendetta shocks and all the alu goodies for the hubs etc.

02-06-2010, 12:18 PM	#11
Crawl_Before_Walking Pebble Pounder Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North Wales Posts: 159	Oops. Well the stock servo finally died today, new full size taped in place for tomorrow and will make a new servo plate and mounts in the evenings next week. anyways, pic of my new rock garden area to play on and a short video with the upgrades in place. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTD8jdqzyAk

02-12-2010, 04:32 PM	#12
Crawl_Before_Walking Pebble Pounder Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North Wales Posts: 159	More changes Well, the HH Torquemaster Mini 33T is installed along with a new servo and servo plate. Have also got OTA with the steering, didnt get chance to redrill the knuckles tonight as needed it all ready to run tomorrow but may do it in the morning if I have time. I have metal lockers on stand by in the tool box for when the plastic ones die, which wont be long with the new motor I imagine. Some Axial AX10 shocks are in the post, just going to play around and see what I can come up with and if they can be made to work. Current standing GC:

02-12-2010, 06:32 PM	#13
Bigjerm Newbie Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Marietta Posts: 40	Your lockers might make it longer than you think. I have beat the snot out of my LOSI with weighted wheels, same beadlocks as you and Chisels tires. I got some metal lockers cheap so I bought them and when I changed them today my plastic lockers looked perfect.

02-14-2010, 02:23 PM	#14
KnightRyder Pebble Pounder Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hoodsport Posts: 169	does your stering bind? it looks like it would bind up bad

02-14-2010, 05:41 PM	#15
Crawl_Before_Walking Pebble Pounder Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North Wales Posts: 159	Nope, no binding at all, the only issue now is the tires hit the stock lower links a lot - wont be such an issue when I get a GC3 though Theres a new video in the video section from saturdays get together here and you can see it there, you can see another mrc with the rod in front of the axle and how he gets hung up on a rock and then mine just sails past it with no hang up on the steering rod. Need to redrill the knuckles now for zero ackerman.

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02-15-2010, 03:08 PM	#17
Crawl_Before_Walking Pebble Pounder Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North Wales Posts: 159	Yeah, hadn't thought of that, good point Ill probably have to work out a high clearance link for going in front of the axle again, like an angled up bar. Either something like that or BTA. Last edited by Crawl_Before_Walking; 02-15-2010 at 05:08 PM.

02-17-2010, 01:50 PM	#18
dudeka Pebble Pounder Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: England Posts: 152	really like it

02-17-2010, 02:15 PM	#19
biggusditchus Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Warrington, UK Posts: 117	Like you I cant stop trying new things with the little losi, I did look at doing what you have with the long link but instead i have just lifted them right up high... so now shouldnt get hung up so yours could "ahem" sail past. Look forward to another meet to give these trucks a thorough testing. Last edited by biggusditchus; 02-17-2010 at 02:17 PM.

02-17-2010, 04:13 PM	#20
Crawl_Before_Walking Pebble Pounder Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North Wales Posts: 159	I like your thinking with that link, that could be the answer. Well, all you gotta do is turn up and get whooped Redrilling the knuckles tomorrow so I can mess with getting a tighter turning circle. I have tweaked the shocks to the upper mounts are more inside the chassis giving the shocks a better angle to the axle when flexing, refilled and new springs too Going to make new chassis braces that stiffen it up more again as the tvp's flex a fair bit still. Hi Ho, Hi Ho, its to the shed I go, with some threaded rod I'll make some mods Hi Ho, Hiho Hiho Hiho........sorry, I have had WAAAAY too much Red Bull today...... Now to rob a bank......

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