Pearce Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 (edited) Right there's plenty if threads kicking around on here all ready , but there's bashers and racers This is my micro build thread For racing I will be competing this year in the wrca and brca micro indoors I have owned a shark up untill now and swore buy it . This has now gone to a new member at my local club The car was supereb and set up a treat I have been a proud owner of the mini 8 just over a week My initial idea was wait till it's out , wait for people's set ups and wait for a go As I own a 2.0 1/8 nitro i know Losi make a good car , parts are everywere and good priced So I thought go for it ! Lrp shark bits are impossible to get hold off never or less my boxes of spares they will run dry one day On first thoughts the buggy was heavy but looked excellent build quality Standing next to the shark it looked similar in dimensions but the shark was made to just look like a toy ha ha Mini 8 unboxed It wasn't long untill I stuck a set of new Yellow pins on her I then tried the stock nimh battery Washout, disapointment Out came the soldering iron and deans and on went my lipos Booooooom Result . Now were talking A few mods to battery tray , a few new hes in chassis and a moved esc and car was wicked After 2 mins I lost power to front wheels The Losi factory failed to use loctite to secure the grub nut on drive shaft to the carrier to box Easy fix though and did the rear the same time The shocks were next It was like a trampoline There was hardly and oil in them I first opted for 40wt oil all round as I ran this in my shark Here's a vid to show the difference in fronts done to rear This night I raced it first time in prep for the wrca I found it a good car , lots of understeer to be true Twitchy and a light rear end, this contributed to my understeer Back at home I changed the rear shocks to 30wt oil Also at this time I moved the shock positions on tower to inner and bottom to outer This was front and rear Also I lowered the car so the shafts were level After this I dropped the rear slightly lower I worked the camber to neg 2 on front and neg 3 on rear They were all over the place out the box Also I have rpm Ball caps on order now as these pop off for fun !!!!!!! Here's some pics so far I used my shark goblin shell Shell off Lipo and esc mod Inolab servo Home made rear kick plate Next to my shark, swapped shells to I'm currently using totally stock electrics other than the inolab servo I have changed the slipper , ie tightend it 1/8th of a turn Running + 10% punch Ohhh and used a bit of fuel tube in front shocks to stop them locking out as the shafts are a bit tight on the front on full compression( drive shafts ) I also stocked up on some spares 2 of everything practically. Ha ha Here's a vid of us running at our wrca last Sunday I'm Not really sure what I'm going to do next But I can promise you that thus will be one of many set ups The cars new so don't know what's strong what's week whats good what's bad lol Any advice is gratefull and any questions I will try my best to answer Edited November 17, 2011 by Pearce 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 looks awesome, i soooooo need one of these Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jony nitro Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 Good little right up,there Je spares are out till december, I know other place have them, but its for my son, but will be going lipo,and yes deans look good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearce Posted November 17, 2011 Author Share Posted November 17, 2011 (edited) I should have added In Using rhino 1010 mah 40 c burst lipos They have nice thick gauge wire Also using 1300mah 35 c burst storm batts The rhino are my Batt of choice thou as they are excellent value for money and give really good punch I also have the stock nimh if any one wants to give me something for it . I will be trying out my White rally blocks next time at track I also forgot to mention, I'm experimenting with some weights at rear Also I just had some awsome graphics emailed back to me for my pit box stickers and shell stickers They fall online great with my shell Bit Girly but impact will bd great What you think ??? Can't waitt to get them fitted now Edited November 17, 2011 by Pearce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearce Posted November 21, 2011 Author Share Posted November 21, 2011 Right after a lot of thought and also in readiness for next weeks racing I've decided To strip the front gear box and fill with standard grease As these have differentials geard boxes and not seald like the 1/8 set up you cannot use weighted oil What I will be using is the kit grease from my old rc18 I will take pictures of this in steps The aim of this is better powering out of corners , and eliminating twitching . It will deliver more power to front when needed and balanced power Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearce Posted November 21, 2011 Author Share Posted November 21, 2011 Right so all done Easier than I thought Here's some pics Be careful of the small small headed philips screws in the diff Step 1 Dismantle The small screws next to the even smaller screws Diff opened up And greas ready pics Diff all greased up Didn't go ott as going to do little and often untill right Just like a ball diff And job done fully reassembled and set to plus 5 on throttle gently running back in on stand this whole process took me less than 10 mins start To finish and already feels 100 times better Can't wait till Sunday to test Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearce Posted November 21, 2011 Author Share Posted November 21, 2011 Oopppppsss Diff picks are wrong way around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldblades7 Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 nice thread dude those diff gears look to be made of good quality materials......are they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearce Posted November 21, 2011 Author Share Posted November 21, 2011 Seem to be Will let you know lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearce Posted November 22, 2011 Author Share Posted November 22, 2011 Right then here we go My new lexan phat wing And custom stickers I think It's looking rather sexy now Can't wait to get it back on the track Sunday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Pearce Posted November 24, 2011 Author Share Posted November 24, 2011 Came home from work today , nice little parcel on doorstep Orderd less than 2 weeks ago from America eBay , funny though shipped from Taiwan lol Cost fraction of price it would have Spares for life!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearce Posted November 27, 2011 Author Share Posted November 27, 2011 (edited) After a great day racing today I came home and made a steel plate to strengthen the front hinge pin holders I have a set , now minus the front as I gave one to a mate as he killed his I'm 1st heat As I no longer currently have a spare front untill he gets his I strenghend mine It's only a temp measure until the alloy ones get released in uk Here's what I done The wholes are oversized for play to avoid being to tight that will effect drop and suspension wish bone return and also will weaken the rear plate We will see how this goes next week In regards to the day the diff mid barley helped Tonight I'm going for 100k Durango shock oil sod it !!! I've seen it done and works a treat The wing seems nice I went for White rally blocks my old favourite but just couldn't get on with them So returned to my dreamy pins I will continue to use blocks but just couldn't today, they didn't agree with track in my opinion I've left the rest if the set up as week before and really started getting used To car I betterd my average time and fastest lap over last two times using buggy so happy Also I beat the boy I sold my shark to and come 3rd in the b final For myself this us extremely well considering its 2nd time out with car realistically Now used it approx 50 mins max Will post the new front diff rebuild again in a bit Edited November 28, 2011 by Pearce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydoddy69 Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 I think you need a new set of drill bits !! stick em on the Santa list !!!! next time try using a punch and drill nice and slow and on to a block of wood that should help out a bit better then you'd get a nice clean hole and in the centre hope that helps you out. was you on carpet as there looks like a lot of fibre on your dog-bones someone once told me to use wd40 helps stop it from sticking to them never tried it myself but thought id pass it on 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearce Posted November 28, 2011 Author Share Posted November 28, 2011 I think you need a new set of drill bits !! stick em on the Santa list !!!! next time try using a punch and drill nice and slow and on to a block of wood that should help out a bit better then you'd get a nice clean hole and in the centre hope that helps you out. was you on carpet as there looks like a lot of fibre on your dog-bones someone once told me to use wd40 helps stop it from sticking to them never tried it myself but thought id pass it on Lol , they are new drill bits It's steel sheet , had night mare drilling it It's only a temp measue to stop the front plastic hinge pin splitting It's not seen so not to bothered on cosmetic appearance at moment as I've orderd my alloy ones The thing is it works so I'm happy but thanks for heads up Btw , yeah . We run a carpet track of course . Mixed with shiny surface here and there Also rebuilt the front diff as I said I would What a messy job, the oil smt lush though It's 100k diff oil. Like glue. Silicone stuff Front diff feels nice and tight now. Should help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydoddy69 Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 Do they leak as i thought they were not sealed or have you found a way to seal them???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearce Posted November 28, 2011 Author Share Posted November 28, 2011 (edited) Do they leak as i thought they were not sealed or have you found a way to seal them???? I asked this question As a mate ran it on his all day long sun Snd the duff was as tight as it was at the end of the day as when he started There were no probs My car has been running in the stand last 20 mins at 5% throttle to run if in smoothly At present no sign of leakages The oil is thicker than the grease that was in there Edited November 28, 2011 by Pearce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearce Posted November 28, 2011 Author Share Posted November 28, 2011 Couldn't resist these photos with his big bro Btw , the shell on the 1/8 is my young boys , not mine lol My shells in the shed honest lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearce Posted December 4, 2011 Author Share Posted December 4, 2011 Well Home made hinge pin holder worked great A fellow Losi racer broke 3 today ! One home made carbon and 2 standard So I'm Well happy Also if just like to add I came 3rd in the. (A) final today The little weight in the rear really helped Over next few days I'm going to make the metal holders for the front back and rear front and back holders as these seem to be spot on Finally got to grips with the car and wins hands down now over the shark Also the diff oil had it's advantages in corners and powering out Only one breakage of the day and a lower shock cap thing Plastic ball cup 2min fix , used a shumy cat sx3 as a temp measure Will post some vids in a bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamo Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 Great looking buggy,im defo thinking of getting one when there back in stock, are they ok for bashing or would they be too weak/small? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearce Posted December 4, 2011 Author Share Posted December 4, 2011 Great looking buggy,im defo thinking of getting one when there back in stock, are they ok for bashing or would they be too weak/small? They are small They can take a pounding mind All the weak points will have upgrades soon In fairness it's pretty well planted and takes a tunning all ready Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamo Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 sounds great,just been reading up on the threads about lipo's, just to clear things up , what size 2's would they take, im looking at as much run time as poss out of each pack..? any uk suppliers of the right size? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c0sie Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Dan, is your front diff still tight with that oil in it? #Ineedthickoil! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearce Posted December 12, 2011 Author Share Posted December 12, 2011 Dan, is your front diff still tight with that oil in it? #Ineedthickoil! Hi Chris Nope is the answer It's still better than the rear , but it's thinned out loads. After a 5 min heat it's like stock. One of the lads used 50k , another used Losi kit diff grease in a tube and there's are holding up It's a nightmare job and messy , you def need z syringe , btw I thought you was running a gt14b? You was next to me at Swansea wrca? Crossed over to the dark side ? Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c0sie Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 I am, just with Losi diffs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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