Mini-X Monster.... possible?
 

Anyone ever thought of making a Mini-X Monster truck,
Im a T-Maxx fan, and wanna make a bit char-g and a mini of some sort match the t-maxx......

not really into street race cars.
I would love to hear your opinions

Youd have to do a ton of self fabrication, but it could be done im sure.

wouldnt the main thing just be the power.....?
the chassis would need a few modifications, but that should all be able to be done......
i dunno, lol Im a newb

Right now there is no real ground clearance, nor room for massive tires.

The power is the last thing i'd worry about.

The massive tires should be easily findable on a similar sized toy id figure.... as for ground clearence once just lowered axels lik ethe T-maxx has..... maybe, lol

Right now....hold on ill post pics when i get home of a current Mini-X and show you my main concerns with making it monster truck like.

Wow...how'd they turn a 1/24th scale into a 1/32, that would be really hard. And they need to do something about the huge servo. Looks really good though.

I would rather make one myself for that price, but it is still a ready to run car.

you said you were gonna post pics of why it wouldnt work................

......................then didnt, lol...

here are some pics i found. i didnt post mine since my cam is slightly dead (no batteries and im broke)

Sorry for the delay. It appears he cut alot of the chassis away, and possibly made a new chassis and used just the mini x diff holers / suspension parts. this is no different thant what been done. i find it odd he made is smaller...from 1/24th to 1/32. i contacted him about more pics ans explanations.

http://64.178.59.162/Minix1.jpg

http://64.178.59.162/Minix2.jpg

The stock wheel wells are mighty tight to the wheels, so you have to make the arms wider for tire clearance.

here's his pics for easier reference. Maybe he'll email me more pics.

http://64.178.59.162/ebayx1.jpg

http://64.178.59.162/ebayx2.jpg

I really think this is a neat idea. I am working on making my own chassis' right now out of many different materials. Mainly PETG (flouro blue) and then i'm trying some fiberglass called Garolite G-10 recommended to me by avenan i believe. I would like adjustable wheel base (which is really hard with the 1 motor center shaft idea.

I currently have it all ready to be fabbed (designs seem good) for a 2wd version with a 6cell AAA flat pack with an upper deck for electronics/motor, all while keep a pretty low height and skinny frame. I'll get his up when i finish the fab process.

Here's the solution:
Head over to THIS site and check out their Micro Monster! I've seen the prototype and it was awesome. The first batch of production Micro Monsters were released just a couple of weeks ago (I haven't seen them b/c I haven't been able to make it to their track yet) and I have mine on order. Hopefully I'm gonna be able to pick mine up Tuesday. I'll post pics and do a review here if there's some interest. Apparently the demand for those trucks locally is pretty high so it might be a couple of weeks before they're made available to "the masses". Check out the pics they have on their site. Man, I just can't wait to get mine!

Hell Yeah They Are Going TO Rock!
 

Can`t wait for mine too:D :D :D :D

that thing is awsome!!! im think goin to buy 1. i only need another $160. lol:D

Tell me about your mini-x turtle
 

Hey brother tell me about your set-up on your mini-x

me? manly stock w/ supra body and wheels

How many cells are you running?
 

And hey can you show me a picture of the supra body?
Thanks
DH:D

if my camra has batterys

here is mine
 

my mini-x:D

Its great to see more followers of the Mini-X.

It really is a great car in my opinion!

Good job on the chassis dip/paint DrakkenHeart

here it is:

I love this car!
 

It is perfect for me right now, I can run it all over my house and garage...It is always raining this time of year here, I bought a HPI Nitro Savage and just never could drive it! When I first got my X I took it all apart and lubed the diffs and dip the chassis in navy blue dye, put deans micro plugs on charge and speed controll and battery packs(have you seen the new little charger from Xpress BC100) made just for 4-6 cell micro packs works awesome and only cost $19.99 but then had to get a A/C adapter for $19.99 ahhh oh well, car smokes with just five cells and the motor gets hot but not really much. also got fullbearings of course and soft springs all away around, aluminum locknuts and I added a blue L.E.D so I can see it at night, I also hard soldered the battery packs like 1/10 style better current flow, and I had some left over soft mini-z front springs that I cut into 1/2 or smaller and used them in front to keep the dog-bones in...
So far with this set-up ALL IS WORKING AWESOME...diffs are smooth and power and acceleration is amazing for such a little car
I also put a small amount of oil on the motor bushings...
well hope thtat was not too long!
DH

Cool body
 

where did yo get that body and what other bodys can you use?
Thanks DH:D

its a tamya model body that i got at my lhs. i also got a subi impreza