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MGCrawler · 11-28-2004, 08:07 AM

Ok, here is my new "clod style" chassis. works better than the last but I'm still not satisfied yet. Let me know what ya all think

Adam

Bigbadwhitey · 11-28-2004, 08:33 AM

looks awesome ! And Pretty scale. How much work ws it to put those tires?rims on there?

MGCrawler · 11-28-2004, 10:45 AM

It was actually pretty easy to mount those wheels on there... All I did was take the hex drive nuts off the MG and ground them down until they snuggly fit into the mini-t wheels where the bearing goes. I then CA'd the newly shaped drive nuts into the wheel and have had no problems with it. The wheels are all fronts. The tires are a stretch to fit onto the wheels but they work. I'm getting some bigger tires that will fit on those wheels soon and a gear reduction unit like Black magic has... ANd a new chassis.

Thanks for the compliments...
Adam

Plays_with_Toys · 11-28-2004, 11:24 AM

Looks good MG, nice choice in bodies too ;)

MGCrawler · 11-28-2004, 01:13 PM

i thought you'd like that body LOL.... Was left over from my Mini-t

VMGcrawler · 11-28-2004, 01:40 PM

Hey,
MGCrawler i sent ya a pm
thats a mini t body?????

Team-FSU · 11-28-2004, 04:22 PM

hey man can you snap some pics of the dogbones?? and how you exteneded them>?? my mini giant will be here tomorow and i want to extend the @#$@ out of it!

MGCrawler · 11-28-2004, 05:52 PM

I extended the dogbones by first cutting them in half and taking some really nice heavy wall aluminum tubing I found at the HS and drilling out the tubing so that the end of the dogbone just slides in the tubing and JB Weld the heck out of it... Just make them to the length ya need.

Good luck with the modding on your MG, let us know how it goes...
PICS

jordanator62 · 11-28-2004, 07:13 PM

how long have you been running the dogbones like that? how strong is it?

MGCrawler · 11-29-2004, 06:29 AM

I've been running those JB'd dogbones for about 2 months now... They seem very strong, I checked them quite often when I first did that mod and after a while I just quite cause they never broke loose from the tubing so it must be pretty strong.

Plays_with_Toys · 11-29-2004, 12:59 PM

Just be careful not to bend them ;) They have alot of torsional strength but I was adjusting my gearbox height and wasn't paying attention and bent one of mine.

Vegerito_HALO · 11-29-2004, 07:51 PM

oops pressed it twice :S

Vegerito_HALO · 11-29-2004, 07:53 PM

Heres a pic of my mini gaint so far, mods are so far

tube chassis
bearing kit
fire ball motor
soft springs

Mods soon to come are

locked diffs
everything plastic dyed
gear reduction unit on the tranny
cut tires
ohh yea and paint the stuff, lol

sean_lv_crawler · 11-29-2004, 10:44 PM

you make that tube frame? thats sick i want one.

jinx · 11-29-2004, 11:23 PM

no I'm making it for him

Vegerito_HALO · 11-29-2004, 11:46 PM

yep, jinx is making it, hes gonna start selling them too

JohnRobHolmes · 11-30-2004, 12:12 AM

i figure ill post up something of my ride for this thread. consider it a reason to look at the thread im gonna create for my out of whack creation.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2.../100_02641.jpg

MGCrawler · 11-30-2004, 05:48 AM

Thats a pretty nice lookin tuber you got there. Good idea on bolting it to the main chassis...

Vegerito_HALO · 11-30-2004, 10:37 AM

hey rob, i really lik they way you got it set up, your tires and extending everything out, thats pretty awesome, looks like its gonna be a performer

Plays_with_Toys · 11-30-2004, 11:07 AM

Hey guys, here you go. My secret wheels and tires, just got order a second set of tires. Luckily I have 8 wheels so if I mess up narrowing one it won't matter

Size comparison next to my cut-n-shut buggies:

11-28-2004, 08:07 AM	#21
MGCrawler Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: The thumb Posts: 788	Re: Mini Giants Ok, here is my new "clod style" chassis. works better than the last but I'm still not satisfied yet. Let me know what ya all think Adam

11-28-2004, 08:33 AM	#22
Bigbadwhitey Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 373	Re: Mini Giants looks awesome ! And Pretty scale. How much work ws it to put those tires?rims on there?

11-28-2004, 10:45 AM	#23
MGCrawler Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: The thumb Posts: 788	Re: Mini Giants It was actually pretty easy to mount those wheels on there... All I did was take the hex drive nuts off the MG and ground them down until they snuggly fit into the mini-t wheels where the bearing goes. I then CA'd the newly shaped drive nuts into the wheel and have had no problems with it. The wheels are all fronts. The tires are a stretch to fit onto the wheels but they work. I'm getting some bigger tires that will fit on those wheels soon and a gear reduction unit like Black magic has... ANd a new chassis. Thanks for the compliments... Adam

11-28-2004, 11:24 AM	#24
Plays_with_Toys I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Centennial, CO Posts: 2,129	Re: Mini Giants Looks good MG, nice choice in bodies too ;)

11-28-2004, 01:13 PM	#25
MGCrawler Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: The thumb Posts: 788	Re: Mini Giants i thought you'd like that body LOL.... Was left over from my Mini-t

11-28-2004, 01:40 PM	#26
VMGcrawler I joined the Band! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Kennewick Posts: 93	Re: Mini Giants Hey, MGCrawler i sent ya a pm thats a mini t body?????

11-28-2004, 04:22 PM	#27
Team-FSU Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 204	Re: Mini Giants hey man can you snap some pics of the dogbones?? and how you exteneded them>?? my mini giant will be here tomorow and i want to extend the @#$@ out of it!

11-28-2004, 05:52 PM	#28
MGCrawler Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: The thumb Posts: 788	Re: Mini Giants I extended the dogbones by first cutting them in half and taking some really nice heavy wall aluminum tubing I found at the HS and drilling out the tubing so that the end of the dogbone just slides in the tubing and JB Weld the heck out of it... Just make them to the length ya need. Good luck with the modding on your MG, let us know how it goes... PICS

11-28-2004, 07:13 PM	#29
jordanator62 Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2004 Location: portland OR Posts: 233	Re: Mini Giants how long have you been running the dogbones like that? how strong is it?

11-29-2004, 06:29 AM	#30
MGCrawler Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: The thumb Posts: 788	Re: Mini Giants I've been running those JB'd dogbones for about 2 months now... They seem very strong, I checked them quite often when I first did that mod and after a while I just quite cause they never broke loose from the tubing so it must be pretty strong.

11-29-2004, 12:59 PM	#31
Plays_with_Toys I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Centennial, CO Posts: 2,129	Re: Mini Giants Just be careful not to bend them ;) They have alot of torsional strength but I was adjusting my gearbox height and wasn't paying attention and bent one of mine.

11-29-2004, 07:51 PM	#32
Vegerito_HALO Newbie Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 36	Re: Mini Giants oops pressed it twice :S

11-29-2004, 07:53 PM	#33
Vegerito_HALO Newbie Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 36	Re: Mini Giants Heres a pic of my mini gaint so far, mods are so far tube chassis bearing kit fire ball motor soft springs Mods soon to come are locked diffs everything plastic dyed gear reduction unit on the tranny cut tires ohh yea and paint the stuff, lol

11-29-2004, 10:44 PM	#34
sean_lv_crawler Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: vegas Posts: 310	Re: Mini Giants you make that tube frame? thats sick i want one.

11-29-2004, 11:23 PM	#35
jinx Newbie Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: west palm beach Posts: 29	Re: Mini Giants no I'm making it for him

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11-29-2004, 11:46 PM	#36
Vegerito_HALO Newbie Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 36	Re: Mini Giants yep, jinx is making it, hes gonna start selling them too

11-30-2004, 12:12 AM	#37
JohnRobHolmes owner, Holmes Hobbies LLC Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Volt up! Gear down! Posts: 20,290	Re: Mini Giants i figure ill post up something of my ride for this thread. consider it a reason to look at the thread im gonna create for my out of whack creation. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2.../100_02641.jpg

11-30-2004, 05:48 AM	#38
MGCrawler Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: The thumb Posts: 788	Re: Mini Giants Thats a pretty nice lookin tuber you got there. Good idea on bolting it to the main chassis...

11-30-2004, 10:37 AM	#39
Vegerito_HALO Newbie Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 36	Re: Mini Giants hey rob, i really lik they way you got it set up, your tires and extending everything out, thats pretty awesome, looks like its gonna be a performer

11-30-2004, 11:07 AM	#40
Plays_with_Toys I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Centennial, CO Posts: 2,129	Re: Mini Giants Hey guys, here you go. My secret wheels and tires, just got order a second set of tires. Luckily I have 8 wheels so if I mess up narrowing one it won't matter Size comparison next to my cut-n-shut buggies:

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