thanks mister e, caps are cheap, so its worth a try..

and the config fuses were wrong.. i pretty much knew they were when i posted.. i have got it t flash leds, and to write t my serial lcd. it is also working t the motor driver, but everythign cuts out when the motors get to a certain speed. i think that maybe my batteries might not be able to handle that much drain..

gonnas work on it a bit more tonight after work, and i will post a video of it running on its own when that happens...