Mini Monster Lst

[TMAXX JUNKIES]

Well I Bought A Mini Lst Some Time Ago When I Thought I Was Going To Get The Mini Bug But It Never Really Happened So I Sat On A Shelf For Monthes. I Just Could Not Bring My Self To Sell It So I Said The Heck With It Lets Make A Show Mini Truck. Right Now I Am Really Into The Trukky Look And Have Converted Most Of My Fleet To Look Like Truggys But I Also Love The Monster Truck Look And Decided To Build One . This Started Out As A Mini Lst .this Has The Brand New 8400 Kv Mamba Mini Brushless System That Was Just Relesed And It Just Is To Much For This Truck As The Center Diff Just Keeps Chewing Up Gears So Now It Is A Shelf Queen Untill I Get A Smaller Brushless Motor.

[TMAXX JUNKIES]

Well I Bought A Mini Lst Some Time Ago When I Thought I Was Going To Get The Mini Bug But It Never Really Happened So I Sat On A Shelf For Monthes. I Just Could Not Bring My Self To Sell It So I Said The Heck With It Lets Make A Show Mini Truck. Right Now I Am Really Into The Trukky Look And Have Converted Most Of My Fleet To Look Like Truggys But I Also Love The Monster Truck Look And Decided To Build One . This Started Out As A Mini Lst .this Has The Brand New 8400 Kv Mamba Mini Brushless System That Was Just Relesed And It Just Is To Much For This Truck As The Center Diff Just Keeps Chewing Up Gears So Now It Is A Shelf Queen Untill I Get A Smaller Brushless Motor.

SINCE THIS PICTURE I HAVE MADE IT ALL ALUMINUM AND CARBON FIBER EXCEPT THE CRAPPY PLASTIC GEAR IN THE CENTER GEAR BOX THAT KEEPS STRIPPING BUT NO ONE MAKES A STEEL CENTER GEAR???

[1 bad bug]

:eek:Cool truck, is there anything stock left on that Mini? Do you still use the stock servos?

[TMAXX JUNKIES]

:eek:Cool truck, is there anything stock left on that Mini? Do you still use the stock servos?

THE SERVOS AND THE 1 PLASTIC CENTER DIFF GEAR THAT IS JUNK. AFTER A 2.00 FIX THE SERVOS WORK FINE.THE RECIEVER IS STOCK ALSO.

[TMAXX JUNKIES]

Does Any One Elese Have The New Mamba ? And Do You Like It?

[OldSchoolRC]

looks great!!

BTW Integy makes a nice aluminum center locker gear that drops right in - instead of messing with a diff in there. Worked wonders on my MLST

[dale_gribble]

Cool looking truck! She gonna get some carpet runs on her, or just prevent dust from collecting on an area of your shelf?

[Mouse4666]

sweet love all the bling, does it scoot around well

[TMAXX JUNKIES]

looks great!!

BTW Integy makes a nice aluminum center locker gear that drops right in - instead of messing with a diff in there. Worked wonders on my MLST

YES I ALREADY HAVE THE LOCKED DIFF THE HR VERSION BUT IT IS THE GEAR IN BETWEEN THAT AND THE SLIPPER GEAR.

[TMAXX JUNKIES]

Cool looking truck! She gonna get some carpet runs on her, or just prevent dust from collecting on an area of your shelf?

NO I'M PULLING THE 8000KV MOTOR AND PUTTING A SMALLER ONE IN AND WILL SEE HOW SHE LIKES THAT IT'S TO COOL NOT TO RUN!!

[miniRaminator rules]

ware did you get the up grades i have a mini Raminator but i cant find an up grade retaler.:confused::confused:;)

[TMAXX JUNKIES]

ware did you get the up grades i have a mini Raminator but i cant find an up grade retaler.:confused::confused:;)

WELL THIS IS A MINI LST WITH THE RAMINATOR TIRES BECAUSE THEY ARE BIGGER AND I THINK THEY LOOK COOL. LOOK ON EBAY FOR MINI LST PARTS BECAUSE THEY ARE THE SAME THING.

[LSD-LST2]

Honestly, if you don't "properly" adjust the DD Slipper to actually SLIP some as it's designed to do you'll keep blowing differential gears.

Also, keep in mind that while you're proposing that you built this as a "show truck" you're obviously still running it, hard I guess, but that show trucks are supposed to be just that - show and no go! They sit in storage, or on the shelf, until the next show - and if they're ever run at all it's very gently to not strain the components.
BUT, since you're using it as a runner - I would suggest that you remove some of the bling you added as you're probably doubled the weight of the stocker with all that aluminum, and you're expecting the diffs and all the other running gear to survive the extra ponies of the big-bore, high-powered motor system they were never intended or designed to run as well as toting all that extra poundage.


I couldnt have said it better myself , I am running a Mamba 8000Kv motor with a 3s LiPo and have never had too rebuild the center tranny .

Get rid of the locked center diff and get an MIP ball diff , it will also allow some slippage and take away some of the stress put into the tranny .

[TMAXX JUNKIES]

Here it is

[master_of_faster]

it really looks quite good

[fastmax]

Nice looking truck. You get it going yet?

[TMAXX JUNKIES]

Well it's at a friends house but no i am going to pull the brushless and put the stock motors back in.

[TMAXX JUNKIES]

Funny how these just sit on everyones shelf and then everyone mods them

[1 bad bug]

Funny how these just sit on everyones shelf and then everyone mods them

It's sad but really the only way to get them running properly is to mod them. At least that's the way I see it. My mini LST, like the majority of them out there, had the servo issue, so I say why replace with the same defective parts when you can upgrade? The Mini LST I'll admit has a pretty impresive design and with a little work it can be made into a capable racing truck. Besides, I think that they're just way too cool looking to sit on a shelf and collect dust.

[Maxx man]

ugh everybody keeps showing off these awsome trucks and it makes me want to get one:rolleyes: but I have to wait for that mini slayer ex by traxxas to come out first

[TMAXX JUNKIES]

I know those are going to be sweeeeeet!!!

[Maxx man]

the mini slayer/mini e revo you mean right?

[TMAXX JUNKIES]

Yes my wallet just shrank just thinking about it

[Maxx man]

yep that money is already set aside for one:D I want a good mini anyway and I dont want to deal with the losi probeblems and I dont want the vendeta for some odd reason...

[1 bad bug]

yep that money is already set aside for one:D I want a good mini anyway and I dont want to deal with the losi probeblems and I dont want the vendeta for some odd reason...

Well the Mini LST's servos are certainly lacking, but don't get the wrong idea about the Mini LST, it's one solid little truck when it comes to durability and design.

[Maxx man]

ya but thats still a pretty big price tag when you add the servo adapter and new servo
I might get one later though:rolleyes: