... or "how I spent my O.T. check"

Getting ready for this weeks Monster Jam where our local clubs get to "demonstrate" our R/C's during the show, I went and spent a ton o' cash on LST upgrades. It would take me half an hour to type out what all was put in so I will let the following pictures tell the tale...

Ok, so I spent the 1/2 hour... Here is a list of the items I added to my LST:

Manufacturer Description
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"E" + Bay LST Secondary Gear Cover
Bad Horsie Shock Sox
JR DS6811 - 200/260 oz Hi-Torque Digital Servo
Picco Outlaw .26
Pro-Line 23mm Heavy Duty Velocity Rims / pair
Pro-Line 23mm Heavy Duty Hex Adaptor / pair
Pro-Line Dirt Hawg 40 Series Tires
R/C Screwz LST Screw Kit
Team Losi MOTOR PLATE and CHASSIS BRACE
Team Losi Heavy-Duty CHASSIS SIDE RAILS (2)
Team Losi Heavy Duty Chassis Plate, Hard Anodized
Team Losi Heavy Duty Chassis Skid Plate, Hard Anodized
Team Losi Heavy Duty Chassis Top Plate, Hard Anodized
Team Losi Heavy Duty Front Bottom Plate, Hard Anodized
Team Losi Heavy Duty Rear Bottom Plate, Hard Anodized
Team Losi Threaded SHOCK BODY and ADJUSTER NUT SET (4 of each)
Team Losi SHOCK SHAFT, titanium nitride coated
Team Losi Front/Rear DIFF CASE, blue aluminum
Team Losi Hi Perf. Brake Pad

I may have forgotten something....

The body was painted for me by a good friend and I am very happy with it!

Looks Real GOOD! Nice truck,Paint looks good too.What are the H-D side rails made of. Thanks Jason

You are clowning with the superman body and cape. I like it. Take some pics at your jam.

Looks nice. One question though, Do you have a failsafe there? Cant see one. Also, See you didnt reinstall the grommet there for the servo. Id be worried the wire over time would wear thru. Not nit pickin, would hate to see ya loose that nice truck

Nice truck!, i see you are using the sway bar, did you put the light or the heavy sway bar into your LST?

BigBasheror, I have some Socks from Bad Horsie too, but didn't know how people are putting them on. i have stock shocks, are people tucking ends into part of the shock, are they just cutting them to a nice length. Mines are just kinda there.

Nice truck! When you run that engine, let me know how its power compares to stock. I had a picco in my old savage, but its hard to compare the power if its not in the same truck. Im looking for a little more power.

Matt

I like the look of your truck, very nive. let us know about your new engine please.
Tocache : for the sway bar kit I used the lght one in front and rear in mine, works very well but I suppose it depends if you race it or bash it, I just use mine for bashing

Looks very nice Inhave just done exactly the same apart from the engine. Just need a roll cage now and I am leaning towards the RC raven one when they make one or possibly the new era one.

Tim

I think I would have invested in a roll bat from New Era, but that's a REALLY nice truck!

Let us know how those Proline Series 40 23MM wheels hold up to a good bash session.... I'm still trying to decide if I should by the Proline 23MM or go with the XTM gunmetal grey pentos wheels with brt1 tires....

SublimeJason : The HD rails are the same as the original stock but with the "webbing" not removed. More plastic left from the molding proccess. They are a running update to the LST so I think all the newest ones already have them...

Groundforce-RCU : Yep, there is a Dynamite Fail-Safe in the radio box. As for the grommets... I took them off the original chassis plate and they have rolled somewhere that I can't find them. Decided to throw 'er together for the Monster Jam and find some grommets later.

tocache: Light in the front, heavy in the rear.

JaysonR : I just tucked them in the ends. They have a little installation FAQ on thier website that shows that.

ThermalRD : I will let you know as soon as she gets some run time. It's been through 4 tanks of a gentle break-in. A good friend (the guy who painted the body) has one in his MGT and he HATED it for the first gallon... Didn't want to tune, touchy and a lot of headaches. Since then, he's run 6 more gallons though it and loves it to death. Has so much power that a lot of the local racers feel it's too much for them to handle on the track. We will see how the LST handles it

GeneralG40 : I will give a report on the 23mm rims / hubs after this weekend. I have LST # 132 and she's seen a LOT of use / abuse since I got her and I am NOT afraid to beat her up. This truck has taken so much abuse and stuck together that I can't believe it! When I switched to 40 series rims and Bowties out at the local track, I broke a LOT of axles. I mean a LOT! Every run, snap, there goes another one. I think it's the offset combined with the small surface area of the 14mm hexes that stresses them so much. The 40 series rims also tended to warp the center out just by looking at them... These new ones look to be pretty sturdy but we will find out

Make sure you either use loc-tite or safety wire in those 23mm nuts as they tend to loosen on the passenger side quite frequently in my experience

did your picco come with 2 low speed needles? if it did, which one are you using?