Mongoose’s Mega To BLX Build

[Mongoose]

You ever seen a T-Bone bumper shear off like this??? It made a gnarly cracking sound and I thought for sure the damage was going to be bad but it did it’s job and literally the only thing that broke was this part and one of the screws ripped out of the hinge pin block. Contacted T-Bone for the warranty and had a new bumper in 5 days...

 

[Notorious J]

You ever seen a T-Bone bumper shear off like this??? It made a gnarly cracking sound and I thought for sure the damage was going to be bad but it did it’s job and literally the only thing that broke was this part and one of the screws ripped out of the hinge pin block. Contacted T-Bone for the warranty and had a new bumper in 5 days...

I've had the little braces go, but not the whole main bumper/skid plate. I've got that same XV4 bumper on my Noto, and you've probably read about my driving. It's a lifesaver for sure.

 

[Mongoose]

So finally installed my HR motor mount and motor heatsink. Hopefully the heatsink will help with the overheating issue...constantly thermaling out.

While I was in there I added 2 bearing shims to the slipper assembly which removed all of the fwd to aft slop and the very slight angular movement that we all hate. It’s a nice fit and it lined the pinion and spur up perfectly.

 

[Mongoose]

Fun in the mud!

Duct tape underneath is doing it’s job.

 

[Mongoose]

Went down by the river on lunch a couple days ago and was running in some wet sand. The run went well, got home and washed it, oiled the bearings, go out tonight and notice the bearings are going out.

Gonna need to do something about this body too...

And these tires....

 

[Mongoose]

So, I had ripped the sidewall of one of my tires all the way to the bead and I thought they were shot until I remembered I had some BSI IC-2000. I wondered if I could just fill the tear with the glue to get this back on the road but wasn’t sure if it would hold. Only one way to find out!

https://www.amazon.com/IC-2000-20-4...argid=aud-829758849484:pla-568652391260&psc=1

Here’s the rip.

And here it is filled with the IC-2000 before running it.

And here it is after a 20 minute bash session. I wasn’t hitting any jumps other than some small stuff but it was full of full throttle tire ballooning passes on blacktop and wet grass. Doesn’t look like the run affected it at all.

 

[DoNoHarm]

That’s thing is a mega beast. I actually use an old soldering iron to melt my tires back together when they rip. Works ok.

 

[Mongoose]

Man, I didn’t even think to do that. That’s a good idea.

 

[DoNoHarm]

Man, I didn’t even think to do that. That’s a good idea.

And if it really doesn’t wanna go, I actually take scrap tires, cut some rubber, and throw it onto the crack after I repair it, then melt the scrap rubber on. Obviously the tires are a little out of balance, but it makes the repair stronger.