Newbie Overland owner questions

[BLiND]

I just ordered an Overland from the shop here earilier today (right after mini-z said they were in stock :) ) and ordered a 9pc overland specific bearing set from "stellamodels" on ebay for $15 shipped airmail...but the thing I don't get is what else should I get? I've read of a lot of the rear diff gears stripping, does a regular mini-z's balldiff work in the overland? I don't own a mini-z, the smallest r/c I've got is a micro rs4 actually so any help would be great :D

The only parts I immediately want to replace are the rims, and fit on a GMC Sierra regular cab pickup truck body, a light kit, and most likely a faster motor.

About how long do the AAA batteries last in the stock overland? For driving indoors does it leave you wanting more speed (like an X-speed, or the A-bb motor talked about on this forum) ? My house has a 75' long hallway down the middle of it that is hardwood, flanked by rooms that are carpetted...good area to drive it in? My micro rs4 is too fast for the house and actually leaves black marks on the hardwood from spinning the tires...hopefully the overland wont!

What parts from the regular mini-z are a direct bolt on? Like can I get different rims and disc brake simulators and bolt them in?

[arch2b]

i'm waiting to hear from david about overland parts availability from the shop as well. i would say the best parts to get (from mini z racer experience, postings and my short overland experience) would be the oil shocks and ball bearings. i am still waiting for difinative word on which gears to get.

i can't answer the compatablity question, however if you do a search, there was a thread on parts compatability already.

i have hardwood, linolium and carpet floor and the overland runs great on all of them. it will rollover like the real thing during high speed sharp turns. no marks on my floors except for neat trail like lines it leaves on the carpet (like foot prints from walking on it). my living room has an amazing amount of criss-crossing tracks all over it. i will have to vaccum the floor again soon as my wife finds them annoying, i think she's just anal about it.

i would like to see some more cosmetic parts other than the light set and under brush guard.

overall, i can't say enough about my overland. it won't replace my z racer, but it gives me things to do that my racer will not.

[BLiND]

how about battery life? I just bought some AAA's on eBay from the same person that mini-zracer.com forum user "draconius" had used to buy batteries (I checked his feedback and followed the link). green batteries that are NiMH and 750mAH

I sell battery packs for micro rs4's that are called brick cells, they are roughly 1/2 the thickness of AA's and are 1000mAH...if there is a way to mount them in the overland, I will do it, lol :) But at $0.75 per cell for the AAA's on eBay ($1/cell if you count the shipping) I really couldn't pass it up just to get the car running, I got 12 of them for $12 shipped.

Am I looking at 1 hour runtime with it?

I too think that oil shocks would benefit the car, and I don't even have it yet, lol! I checked that other thread and it said nothing about rims, just that the rim bolts are interchangable.


Sheesh, can you tell that I can't wait for this thing? 20 years old and eager for a new toy, lol!