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Brake Weight · 07-25-2015, 12:54 PM

There's plenty of LMRC builds, so here goes mine.

Started off stock then I removed foams and added solder for weight. I removed the bump stops and that's about it for a month.

Ordered a set of 20s from DANALLY and some MiClaws from China. I finally got them together and on the truck this morning. It looks good, not near as scale anymore...but that's fine with me. Next I'll find a good battery and a scale body.

Props to DANALLY for some prompt business and shipping.

Brake Weight · 07-28-2015, 11:31 AM

I previously put the stock Losi foams in. They are smaller and fairly heavy for their size. So this morning I pulled them and added some weight. I couldn't find my box of BBs, but I did find my pellets. I added 25 pellets each tire and it has done wonders for crossing taller obstacles.

I moved the shocks down the one hole and trimmed the fenders, too. I'm thinking of cutting a few wraps off of the springs for a little bit of droop.

Brake Weight · 08-04-2015, 04:32 PM

Simple mod I'm going to try on my 1:10 crawler, too. I removed the lower body clips from the posts and put on half of a cut Micro-T spring.

Brake Weight · 08-04-2015, 08:27 PM

I got bored this afternoon and started tinkering again. I cut the windows out and added some more lead.

It looks a little meaner and more like a crawler, to me anyway.

This is what I ran this afternoon and it does extremely well. Just so long as the wheel speed stays low enough to keep them down. Get the centrifugal forces up and all bets are off. Stay slow, and it'll crawl. I don't run any foams in those Miclaws and there's enough lead rolling around to keep the tires from airing down.

Brake Weight · 08-23-2015, 06:05 AM

I did some searching and haven't found the exact answers I wanted. I want to swap out the plastic links for some I can make. I'd like to extend the front tires out just past the frame and bumper so that it will crawl onto/over something that it taller than the bumper. I've found the Losi Mini ball ends on fleaBay for about $7 shipped, but no info as to the size all thread I'd need. All I was able to find was 4-40 all thread.

Does anyone know if the 4-40 is what size all thread fits into the Mini ball ends? I'm currently out of town and would like to be able to order all the bits I'd need so that it would be in my mailbox when I get home. I also found some metric pushrods and some small turnbuckle type pushrods that could be adjusted without removing them because of the right/left handed threads.

MikeChino · 08-23-2015, 10:20 AM

its looking mean, here is a link to links

How to build custom links

Brake Weight · 08-23-2015, 11:42 AM

Thanks. That's how I did my SCX10 in the beginning.

Brake Weight · 09-17-2015, 02:47 AM

I've got a VW Bug body en route. Measurements given put the body barely clearing the Trekker frame. If need be, I'll trim the rails down some for it to fit. But I think it'll work out. I was really wanting a VW Van like the Lunchbox but couldn't find a lexan body. I did find some 1/24 Maisto Samba vans on Amazon for $12 and ordered two of them 'for the kids' to play with inside. One will be going under the knife when it dies and be reborn hopefully as a crawler.

Brake Weight · 09-21-2015, 01:34 PM

I ordered a pair of Maisto 1/24 Samba Van for the kids to play with inside. We ended up with the surf version that has a targa top. It's all hard plastic and not lexan, but it's a cool little RC for the price I paid.

It's a cheaply made toy and the price represents that. It makes a pop sound when you turn left/right and the steering is not proportional. I couldn't resist the temptation to try this body onto my Trail Trekker and it's almost a perfect fit. It'd need some Losi Micro crawler style body mounts and it'd be good to go.

Micro Wheelie/Lunchbox

RootBreaker · 09-22-2015, 05:18 AM

^^^^ That TOTALLY Rocks!!!

plenty of room to hide ESC/800mah battery!!!

Brake Weight · 09-22-2015, 03:12 PM

My Bug body came in today. I wasted no time in trimming it some to check fitment and found the frame rails are too long. I saw a set on eBay for cheap last week and passed on them. Looks like I'll find them and get them now. I wouldn't mind trimming one end, both ends will need a god bit. May as well get the MRC frame.

Brake Weight · 09-22-2015, 03:14 PM

I tried the body on my Redcat Sumo - non crawler and it would be a good fit. But I don't want to put any more money into that as I don't run it often at all.

Brake Weight · 09-22-2015, 05:10 PM

I put a new plug onto one of the batteries for the TT to match the Chinese ESC I got back around January. I got the ESC to eventually replace the one in that Sumo as I was running extra voltage. It hasn't burnt up yet so I was gonna use it in the TT to be able to run a conventional Tx/Rx. Well, as soon as I tried to turn the servo I let out the smoke. Guess I'll be headed to the LHS tomorrow.

RootBreaker · 09-23-2015, 08:44 AM

so i just let the smoke out the other day on a losi trekker... bench testing esc... grrrrr

wish we could buy the chips and replace it... but of course after figuring out why it fried...

Brake Weight · 09-23-2015, 10:50 AM

I just left my LHS and he didn't have what I needed. He had some small eFlite plane 5,10,20 amp ESCs, but nothing land based. I didn't wanna dump another $20-30 into this and have an ESC that won't work.

Any suggestions for a shippable and reasonably priced unit with a lipo cutoff?

Fungi · 09-23-2015, 05:36 PM

$7.50 plus $3 shipping. Works great for Losi McRC or Trekker from what I read.

RC ESC 10A Brushed Motor Speed Controller for RC Car Boat Tank Without Brake | eBay

Brake Weight · 09-23-2015, 05:53 PM

I ordered one similar from NY. It's the same Chinese ones, but you pay a small premium for quicker shipping. All the little ESCs stateside have a brake. I'll give it a whirl in a week.

My MicroRC chassis should be here in about a week also. I had my wife order one more of the Maisto Samba vans using her Amazon Prime and free shipping. Less than $12 for a cool body is worthy of a back up.

I picked up a 75% off micro Losi servo in the sale bin at my LHS. It's the same as what's on the TT complete with a servo saver. I'm thinking rear steer now...

RootBreaker · 09-24-2015, 01:10 PM

hell yeah rear steer!!!!

RootBreaker · 09-24-2015, 01:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fungi

$7.50 plus $3 shipping. Works great for Losi McRC or Trekker from what I read.

RC ESC 10A Brushed Motor Speed Controller for RC Car Boat Tank Without Brake | eBay

sorry n00b comment...

so I know our esc has a rx too... does that have both also? I got a few rigs to build soon when I get time and I need esc's.... with brakes..

also does the losi tx work with this?

/hijack

Brake Weight · 09-24-2015, 01:33 PM

The Trekker has an ESC/Rx built together as one board. I'm wanting to use a different, smaller in size controller. I'm not smart enough to separate the Rx from the ESC so I'm getting an independent ESC and a separate Rx. Together they'll be slightly bigger than the OEM unit, but it'll open up options.

07-25-2015, 12:54 PM	#1
Brake Weight I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Deep South Posts: 3,444	Trail Trekker into something else. There's plenty of LMRC builds, so here goes mine. Started off stock then I removed foams and added solder for weight. I removed the bump stops and that's about it for a month. Ordered a set of 20s from DANALLY and some MiClaws from China. I finally got them together and on the truck this morning. It looks good, not near as scale anymore...but that's fine with me. Next I'll find a good battery and a scale body. Props to DANALLY for some prompt business and shipping.

07-28-2015, 11:31 AM	#2
Brake Weight I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Deep South Posts: 3,444	Re: Trail Trekker into something else. I previously put the stock Losi foams in. They are smaller and fairly heavy for their size. So this morning I pulled them and added some weight. I couldn't find my box of BBs, but I did find my pellets. I added 25 pellets each tire and it has done wonders for crossing taller obstacles. I moved the shocks down the one hole and trimmed the fenders, too. I'm thinking of cutting a few wraps off of the springs for a little bit of droop.

08-04-2015, 04:32 PM	#3
Brake Weight I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Deep South Posts: 3,444	Re: Trail Trekker into something else. Simple mod I'm going to try on my 1:10 crawler, too. I removed the lower body clips from the posts and put on half of a cut Micro-T spring.

08-04-2015, 08:27 PM	#4
Brake Weight I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Deep South Posts: 3,444	Re: Trail Trekker into something else. I got bored this afternoon and started tinkering again. I cut the windows out and added some more lead. It looks a little meaner and more like a crawler, to me anyway. This is what I ran this afternoon and it does extremely well. Just so long as the wheel speed stays low enough to keep them down. Get the centrifugal forces up and all bets are off. Stay slow, and it'll crawl. I don't run any foams in those Miclaws and there's enough lead rolling around to keep the tires from airing down.

08-23-2015, 06:05 AM	#5
Brake Weight I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Deep South Posts: 3,444	Re: Trail Trekker into something else. I did some searching and haven't found the exact answers I wanted. I want to swap out the plastic links for some I can make. I'd like to extend the front tires out just past the frame and bumper so that it will crawl onto/over something that it taller than the bumper. I've found the Losi Mini ball ends on fleaBay for about $7 shipped, but no info as to the size all thread I'd need. All I was able to find was 4-40 all thread. Does anyone know if the 4-40 is what size all thread fits into the Mini ball ends? I'm currently out of town and would like to be able to order all the bits I'd need so that it would be in my mailbox when I get home. I also found some metric pushrods and some small turnbuckle type pushrods that could be adjusted without removing them because of the right/left handed threads.

08-23-2015, 10:20 AM	#6
MikeChino Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2013 Location: Chino Posts: 386	Re: Trail Trekker into something else. its looking mean, here is a link to links How to build custom links

08-23-2015, 11:42 AM	#7
Brake Weight I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Deep South Posts: 3,444	Re: Trail Trekker into something else. Thanks. That's how I did my SCX10 in the beginning.

09-17-2015, 02:47 AM	#8
Brake Weight I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Deep South Posts: 3,444	Re: Trail Trekker into something else. I've got a VW Bug body en route. Measurements given put the body barely clearing the Trekker frame. If need be, I'll trim the rails down some for it to fit. But I think it'll work out. I was really wanting a VW Van like the Lunchbox but couldn't find a lexan body. I did find some 1/24 Maisto Samba vans on Amazon for $12 and ordered two of them 'for the kids' to play with inside. One will be going under the knife when it dies and be reborn hopefully as a crawler.

09-21-2015, 01:34 PM	#9
Brake Weight I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Deep South Posts: 3,444	Trail Trekker into something else. I ordered a pair of Maisto 1/24 Samba Van for the kids to play with inside. We ended up with the surf version that has a targa top. It's all hard plastic and not lexan, but it's a cool little RC for the price I paid. It's a cheaply made toy and the price represents that. It makes a pop sound when you turn left/right and the steering is not proportional. I couldn't resist the temptation to try this body onto my Trail Trekker and it's almost a perfect fit. It'd need some Losi Micro crawler style body mounts and it'd be good to go. Micro Wheelie/Lunchbox Last edited by Brake Weight; 09-21-2015 at 02:07 PM. Reason: Tapatalk pics and not links.

09-22-2015, 05:18 AM	#10
RootBreaker I joined the Band! Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Philippines Posts: 1,405	Re: Trail Trekker into something else. ^^^^ That TOTALLY Rocks!!! plenty of room to hide ESC/800mah battery!!!

09-22-2015, 03:12 PM	#11
Brake Weight I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Deep South Posts: 3,444	Re: Trail Trekker into something else. My Bug body came in today. I wasted no time in trimming it some to check fitment and found the frame rails are too long. I saw a set on eBay for cheap last week and passed on them. Looks like I'll find them and get them now. I wouldn't mind trimming one end, both ends will need a god bit. May as well get the MRC frame.

09-22-2015, 03:14 PM	#12
Brake Weight I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Deep South Posts: 3,444	Re: Trail Trekker into something else. I tried the body on my Redcat Sumo - non crawler and it would be a good fit. But I don't want to put any more money into that as I don't run it often at all.

09-22-2015, 05:10 PM	#13
Brake Weight I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Deep South Posts: 3,444	Re: Trail Trekker into something else. I put a new plug onto one of the batteries for the TT to match the Chinese ESC I got back around January. I got the ESC to eventually replace the one in that Sumo as I was running extra voltage. It hasn't burnt up yet so I was gonna use it in the TT to be able to run a conventional Tx/Rx. Well, as soon as I tried to turn the servo I let out the smoke. Guess I'll be headed to the LHS tomorrow.

09-23-2015, 08:44 AM	#14
RootBreaker I joined the Band! Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Philippines Posts: 1,405	Re: Trail Trekker into something else. so i just let the smoke out the other day on a losi trekker... bench testing esc... grrrrr wish we could buy the chips and replace it... but of course after figuring out why it fried...

09-23-2015, 10:50 AM	#15
Brake Weight I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Deep South Posts: 3,444	Trail Trekker into something else. I just left my LHS and he didn't have what I needed. He had some small eFlite plane 5,10,20 amp ESCs, but nothing land based. I didn't wanna dump another $20-30 into this and have an ESC that won't work. Any suggestions for a shippable and reasonably priced unit with a lipo cutoff? Last edited by Brake Weight; 09-23-2015 at 02:07 PM. Reason: Spell checked the spell checker

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Brake Weight I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Deep South Posts: 3,444	Trail Trekker into something else. I ordered one similar from NY. It's the same Chinese ones, but you pay a small premium for quicker shipping. All the little ESCs stateside have a brake. I'll give it a whirl in a week. My MicroRC chassis should be here in about a week also. I had my wife order one more of the Maisto Samba vans using her Amazon Prime and free shipping. Less than $12 for a cool body is worthy of a back up. I picked up a 75% off micro Losi servo in the sale bin at my LHS. It's the same as what's on the TT complete with a servo saver. I'm thinking rear steer now...

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RootBreaker I joined the Band! Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Philippines Posts: 1,405	Re: Trail Trekker into something else. hell yeah rear steer!!!!

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Brake Weight I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Deep South Posts: 3,444	Re: Trail Trekker into something else. The Trekker has an ESC/Rx built together as one board. I'm wanting to use a different, smaller in size controller. I'm not smart enough to separate the Rx from the ESC so I'm getting an independent ESC and a separate Rx. Together they'll be slightly bigger than the OEM unit, but it'll open up options.

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