Shadow's Skulz Integy MRC build!

[shadowrejects]

Hey guys, ive posted stuff every now and then, and i never made posts about my comp crawler losi Mini rock crawler, and i thought i would share it with yall and ask for some opinions ...... ok first off some of the mods/upgrades

Custom Y-arm covers
tires rotated
Blade Lipo
trans rotated
integy roll cage
skulz adjustable tvp's
front weight (like 1/4 pound lol)
rear metal lockers
custom scale body if i were to do some scale events
chunked the chassis plate
relocated electronics
painted links
hand made roll cage cushions
springs angled as far as they go
lowered about 1 cm
and the rest i dont know, lol....

Here is some pics, please let me know what you think










heres some pics with the scaler body on it






check out the morph!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7f1WpKvGIY
PLZ TELL ME YO OPINIONS!!

[TAT76]

Looks good. Not a big fan with the padding zip tied but it works..lol
Did you water proof everything?

[fordwheeler]

holy zip-ties crawlman!!!.......

[JeepinOR]

Lookin' pretty good, man. But how doe she crawl...? ;)


Ditto on the white zip ties. I suggest the small black zip ties (often found in assortment packages of zip ties) or black electrical tape.
Really, I'd say ditch the padding and just crawl that sucker...tear it up; just keep a can of black spray paint on hand.
If you're really that worried about scratching the cage, you could try a few layers of just black electrical tape around the cage- it would help protect it a little without the added bulk.
I don't know how it would look, but I bet aquarium air tubing would slip over the cage if you cut the tubing down one side: it'd certainly be less bulky, it might be clear enough to see right through, and it might hold on its own without the zip ties. It's cheap - next time I was at the 'Mart I'd try that for a few bucks, and if nothing, the tubing works for other things as well.

[shadowrejects]

lol yea, i see, lol, and it was waterproof for a day, then it didnt really work out becaue it overheated fast, but in that photo i just removed all the electrics lol

[shadowrejects]

Lol

[shadowrejects]

right now i dont know, lol sorry, but it can climb like 50 degress with no weight, lol, and and thanks for the tips man, one of the main reasons i used the cushions is becasue if you roll too hard the esc glitches and it takes off like crazy! LOL!

[shadowrejects]

Well ive made some upgrades! (finally)

i got a new tekin fxr and axail mg995 servo (2.2.... had to make my own servo plate :P... atleast its metal!! LOL! )with aluminum horn and new titanium metal steering rods/links....painted my roll cage (but i dont like it :P ) lol blade lipo and fxr and im getting some dna sniper beads soon so YAY!

oh and my batterys dangling from its position and i didnt notice.. lol srry
heres some pointless action pics on my mini moab (hells revenge in 18th scale )

[shadowrejects]

Heres a video of it on the mini moab and some regular crawling LOL (keep in mind... no tire is glued and i got stock tires that are 1 and 1/2 years old lol i got no money now for beadlocks :? but i will soon

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

[ryandeputy]

try painting the cage with red truck bed paint. they sell it at walmart in spray cans. it'll match the wheels, have a cool textured look, and be extremely durable so you can bash the snot out of it on rocks. the rig looks good though!!

[shadowrejects]

Originally Posted by ryandeputy

try painting the cage with red truck bed paint. they sell it at walmart in spray cans. it'll match the wheels, have a cool textured look, and be extremely durable so you can bash the snot out of it on rocks. the rig looks good though!!

thanks man ;) and yea it can crawl really good!! no wieght either!!
thats a good idea too ;) i tried that once with red calliber paint but messed up lol.... thanks for the comment bro oh and i cleaned up the wiring so now it looks a hella lot better

[shadowrejects]

ok i seen the wiring was a mess so i cleaned that up.. then glued the tires!! now you can see how compact it looks and how small the tekin is! haha thanks guys... heres some pics

[shadowrejects]

sorry for the blur ;) lol!

[shadowrejects]

painted my roll cage black i should be getting some 1.9 rover tires and DNA sniper beads soon

[freakofnature]

if you take 1 of those double sided velcro straps you can move the batt to the rear servo mount and it will add a lil bit of weight in the ass end and this way with it there you dont have to try n fit your hand in the cage to either take it out or try n plug the charger in

[shadowrejects]

Originally Posted by freakofnature

if you take 1 of those double sided velcro straps you can move the batt to the rear servo mount and it will add a lil bit of weight in the ass end and this way with it there you dont have to try n fit your hand in the cage to either take it out or try n plug the charger in

good idaa but my battery plug in for my tekin is like 1 1/2inches long... i might extend it tho thanks bro!

[JatoTheRipper]

You're brave for admitting that you use Integy parts on this site!

I have to say I liked it with the roll bar padding. I think you just needed to find smaller zip-ties.

It looks good as a scaler too. The rubber bands are a little ghetto, though! I think if you painted them black they'd look a lot better. Nice work, though!

How do you like the Skulz chassis? I think they're so cool looking.

[shadowrejects]

Originally Posted by JatoTheRipper

You're brave for admitting that you use Integy parts on this site!

I have to say I liked it with the roll bar padding. I think you just needed to find smaller zip-ties.

It looks good as a scaler too. The rubber bands are a little ghetto, though! I think if you painted them black they'd look a lot better. Nice work, though!

How do you like the Skulz chassis? I think they're so cool looking.

haha yea man integy makes might fine roll cages but i heard alot of bad stuff about their moving parts so i try to stay away and here ill post a photo of what i did today.. i painted it black and added panels and a fan to cool!! looks weet bro! and thanks man hahaha the skulz chassis is amazing... lets you raise and lower ride height and everything!! a good comp chassis for a good price!

[shadowrejects]

painted it black... added panels and a tekin decal... and added a functioning radio shack fan!!

[shadowrejects]

Runnin' With the big boys



Front Flex



Rear Flex



Rock Flex (oldish pic)




Setup:
Tekin FXR
Axial AS-2 Servo w/ alum. horn
custom made titanium steering links
skulz V2 TVp's
All Alum. Threaded shocks
integy roll cage
cooling fan
Spektrum Technology
Metal panels
Metal Diff Lockers
Front weight
Painted Red Rings
Y Arm Plates
Metal Skid
Custom Made Servo Plate

Let me know what you think