Mazda's Money Pit (Mini-T)

Mazda787b · Post by **Mazda787b** » Fri Apr 29, 2005 8:04 pm

Ok, here are some recent pics of my Mini-T:

With my XS3 Pro:

Chassis shot, a bit blurry, but you can see all I have on it:

Here's a rundown on what I got under the shell :

Suspension & Steering:

Losi Oil Shocks
Losi Titanium Turnbuckles (Comming very soon)
Dynamite Titanium-Nitrate coated hinge pins
GPM Steering Assembly

Drivetrain:

Racer's Edge Universals (CVDs)
Losi Dual-Disk Slipper
Losi Bearings
MIP or Losi ball diff (Comming very soon)
Orion 13T Alloy Pinion
Losi Street Meats Front & Rear (Carpet Racing)
Whatever Junk tires in my bag (On-road bashing)
Stock Bowties Rear, Stock Ribs Front (All Off-Roading)

Electronics:

AON Thrust Series 4900kv brushless motor
Mamba M-25 ESC with LRP Quantum/Associated XPS heatsink (not pictured)
JR Racing XS3 Pro Transmitter
JR Racing RS310 Synthesized 75mhz reciever
Hitec HS-55 Servo (On order, arriving Tuesday)
9.6v and 7.2v GP1100 battery pack(s) (On order)
Duratrax Pirhana Peak Digital Charger

General:

90% convetred to R/C Screwz Stainless Hex screws

Proline Crowd Pleazer (in the paint booth)

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I hope you all like my Mini-T, I have alot of time and effort into it.

stagg · Post by **stagg** » Sat Apr 30, 2005 12:24 pm

where the fuck you get all this money... wait, when you told me you were gunna rob that bank... you wernt seriouse were you?

Mazda787b · Post by **Mazda787b** » Sat Apr 30, 2005 1:10 pm

Nah, no banks were robbed. Alot of the money I get is from doing odd jobs for my grandpa at his place up north and down here. My friend Josh built a Mini-T from parts in November, and I gave him alot of stuff I swapped out in return for cash/parts. Now that he has an RC18 and sold his Mini-T, he gives me all these hopups he bought and replaced with the Losi ones I told him to get in the first place.

Don't forget, even though it looks like I never do anything, I still do sell stuff through the store.

betty.k · Post by **betty.k** » Sun May 01, 2005 12:30 am

money pit is right!

the thing that shits me about 1:18's is they cost as much if not more than 1:10 stuff. i'd like to see prices sit between 1:28 and 1:10 stuff.

f'rinstance, i saw a set of kyosho oil shocks for the half8 at arseymart for $26, front or rear only! so $52 for a set of 4! BEFORE shipping!

crazydave · Post by **crazydave** » Sun May 01, 2005 2:13 am

betty.k wrote:money pit is right!

the thing that shits me about 1:18's is they cost as much if not more than 1:10 stuff. i'd like to see prices sit between 1:28 and 1:10 stuff.

I hear ya. I seems like they should be cheaper since they use the same technology, and use less material. The electronics are the part that's difficult to make smaller, and that stuff aint priced too bad compared to the cars.

f'rinstance, i saw a set of kyosho oil shocks for the half8 at arseymart for $26, front or rear only! so $52 for a set of 4! BEFORE shipping!

That's just Kyosho. I'm tellin' ya, while they make a quality product, they really do scam ya with the price. I've seen it before.

Mazda787b · Post by **Mazda787b** » Sun May 01, 2005 8:55 am

Yeah, Kyosho's prices are out of control. They have always overcharged for most of their stuff, IMO.

Once I realized how much I put into this thing, I told myself "not again". The problem is the start up costs seem low, $150 RTR, but then you see what needs to be changed to get it to run good, you are better off saving up $250 ang getting a XXX-T or T4 RTR.

I was about to go down that road again with the TLT. Not wanting to put any more money than I already have in it, that may be traded for a FT B4 soon.