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RE: MAMMOTH OWNERS TIPS+TRICKS - 4/19/2004 3:11 AM   
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Status: offline 		OK tips and tricks only please.....I am going to try to x-brace my shock towers it sould give good suport to the towers and add rigitity to the frame but we will see!

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RE: MAMMOTH OWNERS TIPS+TRICKS - 4/19/2004 8:45 PM   
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RE: MAMMOTH OWNERS TIPS+TRICKS - 4/19/2004 10:28 PM   
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Status: offline 		Just heat cycled the engine for the last time yesterday and made a mod. that is cool and make it easier to fuel the truck. When I ran my last tank I bore a 2><2in square hole in the driver side windshield and a smaller 3/4in hole in the upper driver's door under the handle in-line with the tank door. I put a red zip tie on the tank lid,make it so it would want to curve to the rear of the truck, Cut a small hole in the back window for it to hang out, cut a small piece of fuel line for a grip.So now you can pull the zip tie and look through the windshield as you poke the fuel spout through the door.

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RE: MAMMOTH OWNERS TIPS+TRICKS - 4/19/2004 10:47 PM   
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This is my new Mammoth beside its baby brother MT2. Holy Crap!!

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RE: MAMMOTH OWNERS TIPS+TRICKS - 4/20/2004 2:38 AM   
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Status: offline 		That is such a cool pic LMAO i hope you enjoy your new ride but you are breaking it in right now! ....Any way i just when to the archery shop and picked up some sweet carbon shafts so lets see what i can do with them....ANY IDEAS ohh..i got em for 4$ per 36" length!!!

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RE: MAMMOTH OWNERS TIPS+TRICKS - 4/20/2004 7:30 PM   
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RE: MAMMOTH OWNERS TIPS+TRICKS - 4/20/2004 7:37 PM   
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Status: offline 		that's it. can not wait till I can paint my own body. does any one know of any other 1/8 scale body's that fit right ?

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RE: MAMMOTH OWNERS TIPS+TRICKS - 4/20/2004 8:12 PM   
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Status: offline 		I like that is it ok if i use your idea?? and i am off to home depot for some lil things for some mods i have planed ......I really ant to make a C/F roll cage but dont know how i would fasten the c/f together??

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RE: MAMMOTH OWNERS TIPS+TRICKS - 4/20/2004 8:19 PM   
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RE: MAMMOTH OWNERS TIPS+TRICKS - 4/20/2004 10:06 PM   
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Status: offline 		madd dogg try a proline mgt h2 body that is what I am usen is about the largest body I hav seen .. hope this helped

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RE: MAMMOTH OWNERS TIPS+TRICKS - 4/20/2004 11:21 PM   
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RE: MAMMOTH OWNERS TIPS+TRICKS - 4/20/2004 11:24 PM   
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Status: offline 		tell me what happen after home depot. XTM tell me more about those solid braces, did you tap them?

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RE: MAMMOTH OWNERS TIPS+TRICKS - 4/21/2004 1:37 AM   
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Status: offline 		LMAO @ duct tape and zip tied the tape alone would weigh more then the roll cage...maybe some aluminum X and Y conectors and carbon epoxy may work

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RE: MAMMOTH OWNERS TIPS+TRICKS - 4/21/2004 2:21 AM   
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Status: offline 		Guys, you might want to rethink the carbon arrows for any kind of roll cage set up. They will work great for supports for the towers. Carbon arrows are designed so that their strength runs the length of the shaft but not from the side, they break very easily if impacted solidly on the side. Trust me, archery is my main hobby abd I have witnessed enough broken shafts just from another arrow slapping it hard enough in the target at just the right angle. They should work great for supports though. Just my .02

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RE: MAMMOTH OWNERS TIPS+TRICKS - 4/21/2004 2:25 AM   
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Status: offline 		that is why i choose the EASTON A/C/E aluminum/carbon/extreem good for both and for the supports i use P/C it has the best linier strength. but i may be wrong so i would like your input!

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RE: MAMMOTH OWNERS TIPS+TRICKS - 4/21/2004 3:30 AM   
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Status: offline 		I got myself some 3/8 solid alum rod and bought a tap and drill bit and tapped my own ends it is your choice what size screw I had it out at the track today and the day before and must say no bends at all shock towers or chassis . all this for $10 isnt bad if u ask me..

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RE: MAMMOTH OWNERS TIPS+TRICKS - 4/21/2004 4:41 PM   
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RE: MAMMOTH OWNERS TIPS+TRICKS - 4/22/2004 4:31 AM   
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Status: offline 		I was at the loacal do it your self store and I Had an awsome idea using 1/4" aluminum chanel and 1/4 square stock you can make braces for dirt cheap about 12$ Canadian. I belive that aluminum does not like to bend and stay strong so using the square stock you can keep it True and have the most solid of aluminum braces NO bends = no weak points but i am still going to do my C/F thing cuz it is alot stronger and Lighter then aluminum and costs about the same, Just a little more labor in it and finding the right sized ends but i am sure that when i get to my LHS i will find what i am looking for! But I bet that aluminum will polish up nicely!

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RE: MAMMOTH OWNERS TIPS+TRICKS - 4/22/2004 8:25 AM   
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Status: offline 		Ok I just have a few questions, since the mammoth has weak parts that cant handle doodoo, anyone have any suggestions for me that could make this monster be tougher? I've had the mammoth for 2 days and already I broke the front control arm, bent the front and back shock towers, also bent the plate that holds the motor. So far I'm not happy with this beast. What good is a monster truck if you cant play rough! Are there aluminum or even steel replacement parts?

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RE: MAMMOTH OWNERS TIPS+TRICKS - 4/22/2004 2:20 PM   
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Status: offline 		If you read this thread front to back it will answer your questions...hint aluminum arms!

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RE: MAMMOTH OWNERS TIPS+TRICKS - 4/22/2004 2:23 PM   
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Status: offline 		I just finished breaking in my Mammoth yesterday and put it to the test last night on a track. WOW. This thing hauls!! It was a tight track too so it was very impressive getting this thing around it. I had flips, crashes, multiple roll overs, landed on my hood from a bad jump (BEFORE I got the balance thing going) and no broken, bent parts to report.

I am very impressed with its performance and durability.

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RE: MAMMOTH OWNERS TIPS+TRICKS - 4/24/2004 3:12 AM   
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Status: offline 		hey guys im thinkin about buying a mammoth i want to know how you guys like yours


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RE: MAMMOTH OWNERS TIPS+TRICKS - 4/25/2004 10:54 PM   
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Status: offline 		I love mine i raced this weekend and wasted the savage t-maxx guys out there and didnt bend or bust anything!! i love my supports!

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RE: MAMMOTH OWNERS TIPS+TRICKS - 4/26/2004 3:47 PM   
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Status: offline 		here are my version of the tower braces!

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RE: MAMMOTH OWNERS TIPS+TRICKS - 4/26/2004 8:30 PM   
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Status: offline 		I like the t-maxx, but every one has one. I'm getting a mammoth because no one has one, but now every one has one so im thinking about get a x factor instead. I guess when i get my mammoth i will have to customize the heck out of it. What bodies and tires can i use that will work with it?

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