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    RE: Official Mini-T Thread - 5/31/2004 11:19:26 PM   
    BOBSONATOR025


     

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    From: LAGUNA HILLS, CA, USA
    Status: offline     		how fast does mini-t go "brainleak" ?

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    RE: Official Mini-T Thread - 5/31/2004 11:34:46 PM   
    brainleak


     

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    From: Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    Status: offline     		stock its slow. i think its rated at 15mph or something. it doesnt take much to get up to mine, it might be somewhere around 20. the mamba brushless is like 35. a better battery and motor and bearings and your about there.

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    RE: Official Mini-T Thread - 6/1/2004 12:23:55 AM   
    joelacrane



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    From: Coquille, OR, USA
    Status: offline     		Looks like a little monster truck! Looks cool! Like the paint job too.

    You might grab some zip ties or twist ties and fix that wiring up... You'd hate to yank wires out of their sockets in a crash.

    I REALLY need a new body for mine... The spoiler is a bent up, and the tape holding it on split in half so the spoiler came off. Then i tried CA'ing it on only to realize that i forgot so strip the paint off ! It looks awful.

    Once again, cool truck!

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    RE: Official Mini-T Thread - 6/4/2004 2:08:16 PM   
    ClodAholic



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    From: Chicago, IL, USA
    Status: offline     		Lil late here but thought i would post couple pics of my used alot mini t
    options include
    graphite chassis
    graphite front shock tower
    oil filled shocks all way around
    graupner 300 motor
    8 cell 1300 MAH pack
    full bearing conversion
    titanium turnbuckles

    as u can see from pics the tires are worn bad in pic because it tears major ASH! lata!



    oh here is my 1/8 scale GS Sonic as well, thought i'd post both :P













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    RE: Official Mini-T Thread - 6/4/2004 2:24:19 PM   
    ClodAholic



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    Status: offline     		sorry for such a long post.....

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    RE: Official Mini-T Thread - 6/4/2004 5:34:58 PM   
    Tigger N. Bennie



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    From: Track, USA
    Status: offline     		Your R/C car reminds me of a Serpent. I had a chance to purchased a used (three times) Serpent with an RB Concepts motor for $700.00. I turned it down though because I figured the first time I crashed it at 60-70 mph on the track, it would cost another $200 in repairs. The original owner was just getting rid of it because he lived 2 hours from the track and didn't want to have to drive in to use it--when he purchased it, he lived within the city limits then moved to a small "country" type town.

    Your cat needs an RC car too. My two cats love to chase them, but they do leave the antennas alone now.

    How many times do you trip over the television cable?

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    RE: Official Mini-T Thread - 6/4/2004 6:10:32 PM   
    ClodAholic



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    Status: offline     		lol funny. actually i just put that darn cable on that wall as the one across from it died..lol so my bigscreen was either getting moved to dif wall or i was running cable around TEMPORARILY ofcourse..lol and yes it is very close to serpent and i have serpents as well but like you said parts wise to exspensive.. the car itself with motor is roughly $599 serpent would be close without motor. so it was a btter deal. see what i mean about cable look at pic..lol yes the mini-t was purchased for the cat to be honest..



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    RE: Official Mini-T Thread - 6/4/2004 7:29:59 PM   
    Tigger N. Bennie



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    Status: offline     		Your cat would probably prefer a Kyosho Mini-Z Overland over the Mini-T. It should handle that carpet fine and your cat may like it because she (?) may still be able to pick it up. My Bengal will bat it, pounce on it, and then grab it with his paws and lift it off the ground since he has figured out that the spinning wheels make it go. However, he doesn't really like anything larger, including the Mini-Z MMT because he can't pick it up. I don't know about where you live, but the local HobbyTownUSA has/had Overlands on sale for $79.99, which is almost 1/2 the usual price depending on the body.

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    RE: Official Mini-T Thread - 6/4/2004 8:53:23 PM   
    joelacrane



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    Status: offline     		80 bucks?! I would go and buy two and then resell one for the normal price. Then i would have a nearly free car!

    I took my mini-t for its first drive of the summer today! But the battery was only %50 charged so i ran it dead and its on the charger right now...

    I'm gonna post some pictures of my indoor track as soon as i can. Its awsome! We have an unfinished bonus/storage room. my family was just putting boxes of stuff up there and it was a mess! So i cleaned it up, moved some shelving up there and organized everything. Then i vacumed the entire thing and put down some green and blue masking tape to mark of the track. I used 5 foot boards under peices of carpet for jumps. Its really cool.

    But of course my family just keeps dumping all their junk up there so i have to go clean it out AGAIN...

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    RE: Official Mini-T Thread - 6/4/2004 9:29:46 PM   
    Tigger N. Bennie



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    ORIGINAL: joelacrane
    80 bucks?! I would go and buy two and then resell one for the normal price. Then i would have a nearly free car!

    I tried to persuade someone to do just that but his wife wouldn't let him. I think she was scared he would just keep them both since he already has two Overlands.

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    RE: Official Mini-T Thread - 6/4/2004 10:03:55 PM   
    joelacrane



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    Status: offline     		My dad doesn't have trouble with mom not letting him buy things... She didn't even mind when he bought another car! He bought a brand new '03 Cobra Mustang a couple months ago and mom doesn't seem to mind...

    But neither of my parents like it when i buy parts and hop-ups for my cars...


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    My mini-T needs: A motor, A Radio/ESC, Steering servo, Body, and Tires
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    RE: Official Mini-T Thread - 6/24/2004 8:07:07 AM   
    ClodAholic



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    Status: offline     		Ok here the pics after i installed them step by step...
    i was suprised about the GPM alluminum assembly i thought it wouldnt work out so well but it popped right in without any probs!(came with a graphite arm for it to)

    enjoy!











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    RE: Official Mini-T Thread - 6/24/2004 5:56:15 PM   
    joelacrane



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    From: Coquille, OR, USA
    Status: offline     		Nice! That steering assembly looks so cool! Uh... How much was that?

    I haven't driven my mini-t in like 2 weeks! I think i'll top off the battery and take it for a spin...

    How well do foam tires hold up on plywood and carpet? The plywood stuff really wears out my spikey tires...

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