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01-31-2013, 08:48 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: williamsport
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01-31-2013, 08:57 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Burque
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| Re: its time! full on BWD mini mantis.. test, tune an crawl!
Meh.. It's alright  |
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02-01-2013, 12:06 AM
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| E.Y. Designs Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Springfield, OR
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| Re: its time! full on BWD mini mantis.. test, tune an crawl!
Wow... Now that's shiny...
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02-01-2013, 12:22 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: williamsport
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Yeah, its so so..  With that, I ran it out on the rocks with flash light in hand.. its working great! For steering.. I didn't have any knuckle weight on an still crawled really well. With all the extra up front, it doesn't need as much weight as it had before.. which was only a 2oz Dlux weight.. I'm thinking maybe half that, per side. With current setup, it doesn't steering to full available steering.. I boiled it down to the steering arms. Tie rod an drag link, more so the drag link, adjusted to get full use of the steering an I still can't get all of it! Wahahahaha..... So I'm thinkin the only way to get more is to go with the second hole back on the CW arm or put the wraith arms on.. either way I took some measurements.. I didn't write them down, but from memory.. my steering in a half circle from the wall out was 32"-33" give or take a touch.. new steering after multiple runs, I'm getting a radius of 27.75" ! I want to clock the chubs another notch, narrow the track width, an still thinkin of running ud in the rear.. Also found the universals to be a little looser then the lcc cvd's but with the added steering an ud, that won't bother me much.. |
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02-01-2013, 03:28 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: williamsport
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| Re: its time! full on BWD mini mantis.. test, tune an crawl!
Ok, after another pack I have noticed the xr axle housing just glides over the rocks. I was worried they would hinder cause of the extra loss of ground clearance but if anything it makes it even, there bigger but don't catch on the rocks like the little mrc axle housings. Very smooth.
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02-01-2013, 07:02 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: minot
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| Re: its time! full on BWD mini mantis.. test, tune an crawl!
I watched ur videos a few pages back.. Two suggestions if I may Lay your shocks back one hole maybe... And BOIL your rear torsion plates... It'll soften it up n flex nice n smooth! Looks good tho otherwise! I never did see any measurements on ur xr mod tho for housing And axle lengths.. |
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02-01-2013, 08:54 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: williamsport
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| Re: its time! full on BWD mini mantis.. test, tune an crawl! Quote:
At the time of the video it was new an stiffer then now It was only 7.5" long, wheel base. No knuckle weight or lockout weight The shocks are back in a hole in the chassis, not in a pre planned shock hole.. they were full sized pro shocks limited 11mm. lol, it was a mess an on the rocks! Since then all the mods have taken place an loosened up some.. I'll get more video once I get It out an the front axle figured out. At this point the xr axle pieces are 39.5mm or 1.55" long.. I'm not sure bout the axle shafts but I cut to fit. I cut a good inch plus off of them.. when I get final finish, ill post.. Side note: t3rry made a diy video in his thread, then changed a bunch of it. The main part of smoothing the mrc axle housing an drilling the xr axle housing is the most important part. The rest is up to you, track width, ur wheel offset, etc.. I started with the widest track width possible.. making shorter is always the easier, cheaper option.. | |
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02-03-2013, 12:47 AM
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| ahhh S^*T   Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: in the shop bending metal in Whatcom Co. WA.
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| Re: its time! full on BWD mini mantis.. test, tune an crawl!
this thing is a crazy little beast. cracks me up!! I dont know if i have seen a more MODDED mrc EVER... looks killer! |
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02-03-2013, 12:14 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: williamsport
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| Re: its time! full on BWD mini mantis.. test, tune an crawl! Quote:
It's deff my most modded mrc.. an I doubt I'm done.., thinkin rear axle beef tubes yet.. maybe xr rear axle with the matching vp wraith lockouts I have an some xr rear straight axles.. it would take away the need for the rear weights, since it would weigh more then enough with the mod... Hmmm......  | |
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02-03-2013, 12:31 PM
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| E.Y. Designs Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Springfield, OR
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You just got one more MRC to build now  Hopefully getting done this week and we can get it shipped out to you next week... No promises though  | |
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02-03-2013, 12:54 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: williamsport
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It's all custom work Ev.. I can make it any width I want! Hehe, that's the best part bout making mods..
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02-03-2013, 01:40 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: williamsport
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Ok, so lesson for today crawlers... 1/16" Delrin,crawling around on rocks, in 20* weather..... BAD IDEA!  MMM K! |
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02-03-2013, 01:43 PM
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| E.Y. Designs Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Springfield, OR
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| Re: its time! full on BWD mini mantis.. test, tune an crawl!
LOL... That happened to my bros when he had it... Don made a new one a little stronger that he sent him and it worked great!
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02-05-2013, 07:00 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: williamsport
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Luckily I have one to throw on it till I can get in touch with Don. Spares are always nice!
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02-05-2013, 09:58 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: williamsport
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| Re: its time! full on BWD mini mantis.. test, tune an crawl!
Quick question on a servo horn.. any one got a tip on a longer clamping servo horn then 1" or whichever length the robotronics horn is? It's the only way to get more or max steering out of the mod.. everything else is to the max. Longer horn= more throw..
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02-06-2013, 08:21 AM
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| Wanna get? Gotta want.   Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: SLC, UT
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| Re: its time! full on BWD mini mantis.. test, tune an crawl!
Do yourself a favor and ditch the clamping horns. Here are some non clamping, long horns AirWild Pilot Shop - News |
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02-06-2013, 12:15 PM
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| E.Y. Designs Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Springfield, OR
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| Re: its time! full on BWD mini mantis.. test, tune an crawl!
If you want longer clamping I was looking at something on eBay and noticed these... They are 1.4" 36mm Clamping Servo Horn Last edited by EverettY; 02-06-2013 at 03:13 PM. |
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02-07-2013, 04:16 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: williamsport
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| Re: its time! full on BWD mini mantis.. test, tune an crawl!
Thanks guys.. both checked out.. after getting a little run time, I'm not sure how needed it is.. lol.. the rear deff pushes the front at slower speeds.. ud gear change coming next.
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02-07-2013, 05:15 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Burque
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02-13-2013, 03:30 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: middle of nowhere
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| Re: its time! full on BWD mini mantis.. test, tune an crawl! Quote:
Awsome, I have been looking for somthing like this! (sorry Im a little late) | |
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