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11-20-2004, 08:40 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Oct 2004
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|  Mini Giants
hey can u guys who have mini giants posts pics of them b/c i want to build one and i want to see how they look and handle thanx guys Nate |
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11-24-2004, 04:19 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: St. Louis, MO
Posts: 54
| Re: Mini Giants
Check out a couple movies of it crawling here: http://stlouismtb.tripod.com/rc_s/MOV04427.MPG http://stlouismtb.tripod.com/rc_s/MOV04431.MPG Here is my Custom Venom Mini Gaint:  Mods: 6.6:1 Gear reducer on top of tranny, 100:1 Final Gear ratio Axle mounted steering servo Canileaver Suspension Soft springs on shocks Bearings Locking Steal wheel nuts, Don't laugh! It's a Mod on this truck, LOL SPY ESC, Futuba Radio Gear Modified Wheels Custom battery pack Cut tires Oh, and the Grave Digger Body I airbrushed on a Losi 50's pannel van. Really makes the truck, IMO. You can put this truck together for under $200. And it is just about unstopable as long as you can get a tire on it. There is more torque than you ever need!  |
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11-24-2004, 07:20 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 65
| Re: Mini Giants
hey thanx nice truck can u post more pics of it i can't get videos takes too long sry and anyone else got some pics for me if so show me u'r stuff Nate |
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11-24-2004, 07:49 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Redding, CA
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| Re: Mini Giants
can we see some body off pics of that  |
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11-24-2004, 07:51 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Centennial, CO
Posts: 2,129
| Re: Mini Giants
Here's mine as it was... Then I got the modding itch again and its again dissassembled and out of commision:  My clearance:     http://www.rcpics.net/img/41049 (lo res 2.68mb) http://www.rcpics.net/img/41052 (hi res 12.1mb) You realize too, there is about 5 or 6 posts about VMG's simply on this first page of the Small Scale forum? |
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11-25-2004, 07:00 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Canada
Posts: 204
| Re: Mini Giants
where did you get that dakota body?
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11-25-2004, 08:53 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: The thumb
Posts: 788
| Re: Mini Giants
Here is my MiniG as of this morning I still have to make aluminum electronics tray, body mounts and such but I'll get to it. everything is just there for now like the wires.... when done I'll polish it and put it all back together....   |
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11-25-2004, 11:51 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Centennial, CO
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| Re: Mini Giants
MG, Have you been able to try out the new tires yet?
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11-25-2004, 11:57 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: The thumb
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| Re: Mini Giants
Never got around to ordering them yet. I will try to this coming week but I want to make a different chassis for those size of tires so that I won't have any rubbing issues with the bigger tires. something like a clod chassis for the MG. I'll let you know as soon as I get them.. Adam |
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11-25-2004, 02:21 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Oct 2004
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| Re: Mini Giants
nice trucks guys keep um comin Nate |
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11-25-2004, 02:29 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Centennial, CO
Posts: 2,129
| Re: Mini Giants
TeamFSU, sorry, forgot to respond. The dakota body is from pro-line. Its just a HPI micro body. They also have a GMC sierra body.
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11-25-2004, 02:42 PM
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| Pebble Pounder  Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Sideways on a 3/8 mile on clay
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| Re: Mini Giants
Whats the wheel base on your trucks?
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11-25-2004, 03:32 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Canada
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| Re: Mini Giants
can you run 2.2 rims on this?? ans what kind of tires are you running toys?
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11-25-2004, 06:33 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Centennial, CO
Posts: 2,129
| Re: Mini Giants
2.2's won't bolt up directly, though you could probably modify it somehow to work. I'd recommend against it because even with my tires (they are 2.2 buggy tires) the truck seems really bogged down and gets hot pretty quick (that's why I am trying to attach the gear reduction unit to it).
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11-25-2004, 06:36 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Canada
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| Re: Mini Giants
so what tire and rim choices do you have from?
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11-25-2004, 07:00 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Centennial, CO
Posts: 2,129
| Re: Mini Giants
Pretty much you can bolt up the mini-t wheels/tires with some minor mods or you can attach the chrome mini giant wheels. There are some obscure traxxas tires I picked up from my LHS (they only had one set) and through measuring, they should fit some of the aftermarket mini-t wheels.
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11-26-2004, 05:23 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: St. Louis, MO
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11-26-2004, 11:01 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 65
| Re: Mini Giants
hey i like those little videos i just really like u'r truck but guys get u'r vmg's pics and post um in here so i can see wut u got thanx Nate |
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11-27-2004, 01:18 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Canada
Posts: 204
| Re: Mini Giants
hey can you show some closeup pics of the dogbones. and i know you cut them in 2 and use a metal tub to extend it but how do you attach the tube to the dogbone??? JB weld?
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11-27-2004, 01:20 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Centennial, CO
Posts: 2,129
| Re: Mini Giants
I can't get the pics for a few days because they are back at college and I am home for turkey day, but yeah, I just cut them in half, than slathered JB weld onto the rod end of the dog bones and when I inserted them, I wiped off any excess that came out the top. I just picked up some mini-t CVD's today though. Hopefully I can get some better driveline angles out of it.
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