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Old 07-18-2009, 01:46 PM
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So dubbed Plankton.

This car is not going to be a speed beast like my radline. I love the fact that I can put this car on the ground and drive it without having to worry about anything breaking within five seconds. So far the only mod is x-truck soft shocks because the stock ones were too springy. Granted there are some weak parts that I will slowly be weeding out and replacing with aluminum, but this car will remain a fun car.

Parts on the way due Tuesday:

Only speed mod:BBII



Threaded Front and Rear Axles:





Carbon Fiber Steering Links:



And some shiny new Wheels:






The only plan I really have is that I would like it to become all aluminum eventually. And If I reach that point I will possibly convert it to Brushless.

For now he just hangs with his big bro:

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Old 07-18-2009, 02:10 PM
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In the pics that is a BB1 motor and i have heard that the CF links will snap. Then again people usually bash these trucks to nothing. Bearings and The 3r titanium turnbuckles are the best upgrades besides the threaded axles. Have fun with your new vehicle!
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Old 07-18-2009, 03:53 PM
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Ball bearings are the next on my to find list. and thats weird because atomic has that motor listed as the bbII

Eieldfairy if you read the article where they debuted the motor it says that it is the exact same as the BBI except that it has actual ball bearings. That is why it looks the same.
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Old 07-18-2009, 04:24 PM
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I've got a Micro T too. The BB2 has a nice punch to it, better than stock obviously. IMO, after destroying a few stock steering links, I found that guitar picks work pretty well

So yeah, pretty good mods you've got there. Ball bearings are obviously the next thing you need on your list
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Old 07-18-2009, 04:34 PM
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I own both the bb1 and bb2. The sticker on the bb2 was changed and the you can see the bearings clearly in the endbell and can

Just have fun with it. These can handle the jumps well.
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Old 07-18-2009, 05:51 PM
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plan to have tons of fun with it thanks for all the comments guys!
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Old 07-19-2009, 06:46 PM
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Two more things on order

Micro Groove Tires (I just like the look):



And three sets of Micro Deans:



Also once these come I plan on doing my wire swap with the wire I used on my Radline. And today the stupid antenna snapped so I made a reinforced one with an xmods gen 1 antenna.
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Old 08-01-2009, 11:25 AM
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Update:


Got some more stuff done








Decided to go with Atomics rims and tire combo. The silver ones were just too heavy. I like these tires but they are kinda slick even with the second softest set. But I like to use them. I have also put in ball bearings on all four corners.

Total list now:
Atomic Wheels
Atomic 20 degree tires
Micro Deans
Ball Bearings
Aluminum Skid plate
carbon fiber steering links
Custom made antenna
Threaded axles all around
Truck shocks on rear
xmods crystal


yeah... thats pretty much it...

oh yeah and I modified the charger too






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Old 12-16-2009, 07:21 PM
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OK! Back from boot and decided to throw my self back into the hobby scene. The radline was stashed onto the the top shelf of the closet until I feel like fighting it again. The xmods were all sold prior to leaving for boot camp. This leaves none other than the micro t... and with nothing else taking my pay check except the car... time to upgrade!

So i wanna say that I'm a little disappointed at the availability of parts from atomic and other sites. So with a little research and some orders from various sites, here is the micro now:







Mods now include:
-Atomic Wheels
-Atomic 20 degree tires
-Micro Deans
-Ball Bearings
-Aluminum Skid plate
-Carbon fiber steering links
-Custom made antenna
-Threaded axles all around
-Truck shocks on rear
-xmods crystal
-Atomic BBII Motor
-Losi 2s Lipo
-Aluminum Front Shock Mount
-Aluminum Rear Shock Mount

Mods in the mail to arrive tomorrow:
-Aluminum Shocks Front and Rear
-Aluminum Dogbones
-Aluminum Steering Knuckles
-Aluminum Front A-Arms
-Aluminum Rear A-Arms

Also had the rear carrier hubs but atomic called me and told me that there were no other ones available...
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Old 12-16-2009, 08:10 PM
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I've always wanted one of these. If only they were all wheel drive.
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Old 12-16-2009, 08:16 PM
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Its not really an extreme off road car to me. Yeah it can run off road but it would need to be a smooth car. I see the need for four wheel drive but not so much in racing of these. They really dont need it. They do offer a micro crawler though with four wheel drive. I just dont like crawling either lol
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Its not really an extreme off road car to me. Yeah it can run off road but it would need to be a smooth car. I see the need for four wheel drive but not so much in racing of these. They really dont need it. They do offer a micro crawler though with four wheel drive. I just dont like crawling either lol
I don't want to race it! I race mini-z. I just want to take it on some trails or something. Off roading!
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Old 12-16-2009, 09:03 PM
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thats what I have mine for lol. Its just my little play thing until i get back into possibly bigger faster toys lol.

also I just ordered everything else i plan on buying for this car with the exception of a new chassis.

Losi Micro T Silver Aluminum Front Camber Link (item# TM054 Silver) $4.99 x 1 $4.99
Losi Micro T stainless steel screw set (item# RCZLOS030) $21.99 x 1 $21.99
Losi Micro T Silver aluminum Front bulkhead upper cap (item# TM012A silver) $10.99 x 1 $10.99
Micro T silver aluminum front C-hubs caster blocks (item# MCT1908) $10.99 x 1 $10.99
Losi Micro T Series Silver Aluminum Motor Heatsink Guard (item# TOYZ36 SILVER) $8.99 x 1 $8.99
Losi Micro T silver rear aluminum hub hubs (item# TM022 Silver) $8.99 x 1 $8.99
Losi Micro T, Baja , Desert Silver Aluminum gear box gearbox (item# TOYZ31 silver)
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Old 12-19-2009, 12:08 AM
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Okay. You made me buy one with this thread I'm not sure if I should thank you or be angry.

I just purchased on ebay a lightly used Losi micro desert truck with 2 lithium batteries and chargers.

I have a question for you. When I buy bearings, how many do I need? Losi website says the transmission is equipped with ball bearings, is this true? I see on ebay some with 8 wheel bearings and some with 8 wheel and 2 gearbox.
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Old 12-19-2009, 03:29 PM
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Okay. You made me buy one with this thread I'm not sure if I should thank you or be angry.

I just purchased on ebay a lightly used Losi micro desert truck with 2 lithium batteries and chargers.

I have a question for you. When I buy bearings, how many do I need? Losi website says the transmission is equipped with ball bearings, is this true? I see on ebay some with 8 wheel bearings and some with 8 wheel and 2 gearbox.
You really only need 8. I can't remember if the trans has bearings stock, I'm pretty sure it does though. And if it was me, I'd be angry at him . Only cuz I know him though.
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Old 12-19-2009, 03:43 PM
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You really only need 8. I can't remember if the trans has bearings stock, I'm pretty sure it does though. And if it was me, I'd be angry at him . Only cuz I know him though.
Well, I don't mind as long as the truck is fun and doesn't break too much. I heard that they are durable compared to radlines. I just moved into a smaller place and have no space to drive my mini-z, so I'm hoping I can run my Micro-t around on the carpet space and outside on the road.

So now I have

1 x Mini-Z MA-010
1 x Eflite MCX
1 x Losi Micro-DT
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Old 12-21-2009, 07:49 PM
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yeah they can take one hell of a beating


ok got in some more aluminum














also got my last package tonight. ill post pics asap
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Old 12-21-2009, 11:38 PM
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Here is the one I bought off of ebay. I think I got a decent deal on it.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...=STRK:MEWAX:IT
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also check out http://www.playengine.co.uk for radline cars and parts
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Old 12-22-2009, 08:34 AM
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Playengine, it's not so much locating and purchasing parts. My radline is so extremely modified that it gets stupid electrical glitches that i have to fix. It works great when it works but right now I just don't feel like fighting with the electronics.

And that does look like a good deal
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