Project... ehh...

[mycrors4]

yes, i dont know the name, ideas would be great for the project name
Now to the project..
since some of you may know *cough* winner *cough* i am grounded from buying/selling til God knowns when... i decided to get back into my projects, starting with this one
its my micro-t
that hummer body taht i was selling?.. well its not for sale anymore, cause its gonna be my new micro-t body!!!!
yep, im gonna make spacers...
and maybe... i can turn this into a business(after im un-grounded)
Its a stock micro-t chassis with a 3r tranny and metal bearings
yes, it DID have nuts, but since i lost one(the wind ate it) and the others keep falling off..(grr.... where is the threadlock when u need it).. i decide to go abck to e-clips
now.. less talky.. more pixxy






as you can see, the toe out for my steering is insanely off... the steering link broke.. and i attempted making one out of the xmod awd kit box.. lol.. ill perfect it one day... or ill get metal turnbuckles)



oh and P.S. This is 99% a external project(as in only the outside will be modded)
if i get un-grounded in time.. then i will slowly switch it to internal aswell(because these rims/tires really dont go with the body.. im thinking about some DT wheels/tires)

Comments & Questions are welcome

[fast tim]

you should paint the rims and make it a baja hummer or somtin

[xmodsunlimited]

I like that. Sorry bout the being grounded.

[pinsk17]

hey sweet project. Srry about the grounding. any other plans for the truck?

[mycrors4]

well my original plan was to make it a baja hummer... but i cant really do that right now... but i do plan on getting DT wheels and tires.. and maybe making a nice baja skid plate

[pinsk17]

cool. cant wait to see how it turns out.

[mycrors4]

soo.. i finished somewhat mounting the bottom spacer(still need to remake the top, i made the first one too short..)
now all the holes are made.. but im working on it slowly
and i took vid as requested on another forum(he needed to know about the turning radius)



for the video, the battery is fully charged, and it starts off fast, but slows down almost immediately(thats why half the video im holding it up figuring out what's the problem)

im thinking its a loose connection somewhere
any help would be appreciated
and turning radius is awesome for this length!

[mycrors4]

i checked all the connections, they all looked fine
here is a video of a fully charged battery and how fast it runs out, and it only takes like 2 minutes to charge it up again, so im positive its no the battery
would it be the bushings in the motor doing this?





all help is greatly appreciated
and for those of u wondering...
the song is from the new gorillaz album

[Action B]

It could still be the battery. I've had similar problems with a bad AAA battery in my Mini-Z.

I've got a battery if you want it I don't use it because I have a lipo battery. Of course I'm not sure it will fix it but either way its a free battery...

[mycrors4]

Originally Posted by Action B

It could still be the battery. I've had similar problems with a bad AAA battery in my Mini-Z.

I've got a battery if you want it I don't use it because I have a lipo battery. Of course I'm not sure it will fix it but either way its a free battery...

it might help? idk, ill try changin the batteries in the AA charger(cause thats the only charger i have)
ill PM u if i ever need a free batt though

[mycrors4]

i got it to work
i noticed my charger light was flickering.. and it was low on batt's
thanks for the offer action b, when this batt dies, ill shoot ya a PM
i finished up the spacers..




now for height choices
please pick a choice

choice A (above)

choice B (the one above)

choice C (one above)

i personally like choice B the best, as it looks the best, but i want your input aswell

[Action B]

I like B but those wheels gotta go!

PM me if you still need DT wheels. I have my stock set as I upgraded to 3racing wheels.

[mycrors4]

Let's refrain from throwing around derogatory terms, please.

lol im jk
sending a PM right now

[mycrors4]

sorry bout that donzii, ill try to make it not happen again
update:
I got part1 of the mounting done
the rear shcoks are TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO soft, im gonna need harder ones, the body is so heavy it pushes down on the rear shocks, making it sa, ill have to look into either a spring set, or some other method, like the grease shock mod
for the height, its in between choice c and choice b
anyways
lets see who can figure out how im gonna mount this thing, no hints available(yet)
and sorry for the somewhat blurry pix, i am using my phone, cause my sister stole my camera






and a sneak peak at my next project(summer project)

[mycrors4]

i thought i was almost done, and all i needed were wheels, but then the evil weight monster came and made me change my whole plan... darn body weighs too much for the tiny shocks on the micro-t




mouting system... thats it... 2 screws.. after the spacers are done, it will be four screws instead of 2



now... who says xmods are not hobby grade? well their shocks are very hobby gradeable.. kinda..

OMGOMGOMGOMG DUAL RATE SPRINGS


im gonna raise it using more custom made spacers.. now.. i just need to find the time.. i h8 finals..
but anyways.. let me know what you guys think

[stangcannon]

the ride height should be able to very for riding conditions

[mycrors4]

Originally Posted by stangcannon

the ride height should be able to very for riding conditions

yep, which is the reason i will be raising the body up higher

i would work on the spacers, but i've been busy with my scx10, i will make them soon

but next time, please try to refrain from bumping old threads, you coulda just sent me a PM, or waited for the next update, and welcome to xms

[dontspamme]

Originally Posted by mycrors4

but next time, please try to refrain from bumping old threads, you coulda just sent me a PM, or waited for the next update, and welcome to xms

Not an old thread bud, last post was May 28 2010, and its June 15 2010 now. Thread gotta be atleast a month old to be considered old.

[mycrors4]

Originally Posted by dontspamme

Not an old thread bud, last post was May 28 2010, and its June 15 2010 now. Thread gotta be atleast a month old to be considered old.

err whoops, i thought 2 weeks old was considered "old" oh well, ill remember that from now on, sorry about that stangcannon