So, I guess I should do an update to this right... :roll:
Was waiting for a long time for the 32pitch pinions to arrive so I could finish the car.
Customs held the package for more than a month :shock: and I finished the car the day before traveling to Austria for Eurocrawl.
I went one day before the comp and used that day to test the mini for the first time.
I have 15weight oil on all 4 shocks and Dravtech supersoft springs.
The rear right was bottoming out a lot so I changed to soft (same as losi pink spring) and it was better.
Going uphill the dlux weights are awesome, going downhill is a totally different thing... The car is super front heavy and the brushless combo gave me zero control on downhill. Definitely one of the first things I have to do something about...
Just before leaving home I changed the from inserts for some memory foam on the outside and a harder, home made, inside foam.
With all that weight the front was washing off on sidehills... Foam tunning is also on the to do list...
Still, the car was a lot of fun to drive!!!!
Zero issues and everything held together, only had a few "clicks" on the front end when I pushed it on a bind...
I'll post pictures of the complete car and later I'll post the videos of my runs during Eurocrawl.
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Rear clearance
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My kids painted the skins of the Mini and the Pro car!
They was super happy and so was I!
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Also added some weight to the rear...
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Rear upper link support.
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Rear UD case is 100% closed, unlike the front for clearance issues.
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Front OD.
Next to it is the battery support and above the ESC support.
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Tire gets pretty low from all that weight...
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It's a tight fit but the receiver fits behind the servo and it's well protected.
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Still want to try and get a few more degrees, but will have to redesign some parts...
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The combo is very nice, going uphill...
Lot's of control and enough power.
I wander if a micro x will be better downhill...:roll::roll:
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The SDI shafts are nice and twisted but no major binding.
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During Eurocrawl I got 9th out of 25 drivers and was super happy!
Even more amazing my spare parts car (Mini Pro with a CF gatekepper, stock motor and weights on the wheels and traxxas OD mod), was finished in the morning of the comp and was shared by 2 of my friends. One of them got an amazing 7th place!!
So now it's time to tune the car and iron out the bugs.
It's a lot of fun driving this car! :mrgreen:
