Mary Shelley's MRC

[chris.martell]

Recovery is way more important Merc go for once it has panels on it I bet it wont look that bad!

My rig is built not bought!

[winnerone23]

Originally Posted by MRCrackhead

I have a moon buggy topper for the mini I'm thinking about putting on for the comp.

I didn't like it as much as the current top, but I'm not so concerned about looks.

Perhaps it would recover better than the current lid.

I actually never really tested it, just thought it was too darn ugly at the time.....

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Dayum that thing is U G L Y, Ugly!!!

There isn't much recovery for any of them really, most of the time its just the luck of Where you get to recover.. it may help in the dirt or flat rocks but not in a rock garden area(with holes or what not)

Looks over performance in this case! Lol

[MRCrackhead]

LOL!

I couldn't agree more on the ugly. That's why I ripped it off there and made a different one.

You're probably right about the luck of the recovery, somewhat.

VW bug bodies are super popular for a reason, though. There must be more to it than luck.

The more I look back at the photos, the more I'm reminded of why that top isn't on the mini......

Just trying to do whatever I can to build a better rig.

[winnerone23]

Lol... the bug body has the exception.. it works front to back and side to side, for recovery. It still gets it share of roll overs by hand. From what I have seen.. its the one body I would run, for sure!

Ur rig has a real good setup.. now just for drive time to make it better. :thumbup:

[Tittzo]

Great build! Just picked up my first Losi mini and you and Winnerone really got my juices flowing! Will keep my eye on your mods for sure!

[MRCrackhead]

Originally Posted by Tittzo

Great build! Just picked up my first Losi mini and you and Winnerone really got my juices flowing! Will keep my eye on your mods for sure!

Thanks a lot.

Welcome to your newest obsession. These minis are so much fun.

Looking forward to your build.

[winnerone23]

Well well well.. guess who's rig can do some Work!?

After sending my mini to Nats last weekend and our local post office being screwed up, it didn't arrive like tracking said it would yesterday, so I asked Kevin if I could throw down with his rig today at the comp...

Well this little guy brought home 2 podium finishes today!!!! I was very pleased with the performance and setup. Thanks Kevin, for letting me run it.. I grabbed up a 1st place and Kevin with a 3rd place, right behind the 1.9 champ from last year, Jslick..

Very well driven by Kevin, it was a pretty good field today with around 8 rigs(give or take)

Tho the steering could use some work.. I kid I kid!

Drive time will be ur biggest help bud, the rig has it goin on!

[MRCrackhead]

Thanks a lot Troy.

Sorry about the steering issues. Turns out the bolt holding the drag link to the servo arm had worked loose. It was just barely hanging on.

I guess swapping in a new servo at 2am the night before the comp wasn't such a good idea......oops.

I'm glad I was able to help you out since your rig was delayed.

X2 on the drive time. I truly see all the work I've put into this rig was worth it.

With an experienced driver behind the wheel, it seems to stay shiny side up more often.

Very cool for me to watch you drive it yesterday.

Heck, until yesterday, I wasn't aware that driving straight down a rock, dead-on into a tree stump was going to affect my score.....that's some of that "experience" you keep telling me about....

Knowing what I know now, perhaps I won't do that next time.....

[MRCrackhead]

Well it would seem I'm a slow learner.

I let Winnerone23 beat me with my own rig again today.....

I'm starting to think this "my mini is lost in the mail" story is all a sham....

Troy got first place with my rig again at the comp today.

I did manage to eek out second place finish right behind him, so I'm stoked about that.

I will start to wonder if his mini is still "missing" when we meet again at Crawltoberfest next month........I'm slow, but not stupid....

[winnerone23]

Originally Posted by MRCrackhead

Well it would seem I'm a slow learner.

I let Winnerone23 beat me with my own rig again today.....

I'm starting to think this "my mini is lost in the mail" story is all a sham....

Troy got first place with my rig again at the comp today.

I did manage to eek out second place finish right behind him, so I'm stoked about that.

I will start to wonder if his mini is still "missing" when we meet again at Crawltoberfest next month........I'm slow, but not stupid....

What can I say Kevin! I only play slow.. but I know a rig when it works. Why beat mine up!??

Then again, the mini mantis would of been awesome at the comp, all kinds of rip rap clearance.... I miss my #1 girl and I can't wait to throw it down on the rocks side by side with Mary!

Great driving yesterday, you may have got beat in 1.9 with ur own rig, but you beat me straight of the podium in 2.2s.. :thumbup::cool:

[MRCrackhead]

Haha......I hadn't thought of it that way Winner. Why not beat on my rig....lol

Joking aside, I'm happy to help you out.

I hope the Mantis doesn't pick up any bad habits hanging out with all those sunshine soaked hippies in Cali....lol

[MRCrackhead]

Here are some cool photos of the mini at the last comp.

Thanks Noah.

[MRCrackhead]

Got my first top spot at Crawltoberfest last weekend.

That's 3 first place finishes in a row for this rig (only 1 driven by me).

This mini is working very well, and I'm getting better at driving it.




I've made some "on the fly" changes to it and haven't been keeping up with the updates, so here are a couple.

I changed my front and rear uppers to run parallel instead of triangulated.

They aren't perfectly parallel, only slightly triangulated.

Here's the front as it has been through the last 3 comps.




In the rear I threw together a rough bracket that raised the links for better geometry.

I'm not satisfied with the finish, but it was a "test piece" when it was constructed.

It's been working so well, I just can't seem to find the time to build a cleaner version.

Now that the season is over, I'll finally take the time to make a one piece unit with some nice rounded edges and so forth.



I have it sitting on aluminum spacers so my comp batteries fit under the mount.

This keeps the battery directly on top of the pumpkin for the best c.o.g. possible with a rear mounted setup.

[chris.martell]

Thanks for letting me break your drive shaft Merc

[MRCrackhead]

Originally Posted by chris.martell

Thanks for letting me break your drive shaft Merc

Some people drive with finesse.

Some use a slightly different technique......

[chris.martell]

Originally Posted by MRCrackhead

Some people drive with finesse.

Some use a slightly different technique......

What are you saying dude? It's make it or break it! But honestly I should have just rolled it over it was stuck pretty hard

[winnerone23]

Way to keep the streak goin Kevin!!!
Ur driving has been stepping up a bit rapidly in the few months you have been crawling.. can't wait to see what happens next season.. ;)

STOP LETTING CHRIS RUN THE MINI!! he has broke a drive shaft at each comp he ran it... ugh... lmao!

[MRCrackhead]

Originally Posted by winnerone23

Way to keep the streak goin Kevin!!!
Ur driving has been stepping up a bit rapidly in the few months you have been crawling.. can't wait to see what happens next season.. ;)

STOP LETTING CHRIS RUN THE MINI!! he has broke a drive shaft at each comp he ran it... ugh... lmao!

Hahahaha..........more good advice.

You're full of it......(pun intended).

[89redranger]

Hey man, awesome rig! Big supporter of the home-brew mods. Your thread has me pondering whipping up my next at home, or having a design laser cut. Out of curiosity, what are you using to cut all the plastics? I skimmed the thread, but didn't find any info. I may have missed it.

[chris.martell]

Originally Posted by 89redranger

Hey man, awesome rig! Big supporter of the home-brew mods. Your thread has me pondering whipping up my next at home, or having a design laser cut. Out of curiosity, what are you using to cut all the plastics? I skimmed the thread, but didn't find any info. I may have missed it.

Crackhead uses a grinder with a cut off wheel. Check out his ugly betty thread to see how he makes his wheel faces.

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