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Got it fixed...test drove it too...gonna do a new body, pipe fits inside the body now

Amain was (is?) closing out some toy grade stuff, took a gamble on them since they didn't have much for pics or reviews. This entire lot was under $100, and while shipping wasn't free I did make another purchase that qualified so the entire lot shipped for free. Pretty impressed with the quality for...

Sixth bag... Steering mechanism is in place... https://i.imgur.com/d251xXU.jpeg And then it's time to build the shocks... This gun metal is nice... And I remind about my shock gastket helper which makes it easier to push those shock gasket in place... https://i.imgur.com/xNHYhut.jpeg https://i.imgur...

In 1999 Team Losi released a new version of their XX-4 1/10 4wd electric racing buggy called the XX-4 Worlds Edition. The aptly named Double X Four Worlds car was based on the upgrades Jukka Steenari used on his XX-4 to win the 4WD class at the 1999 IFMAR World Championship held at Umihall Racing Ar...

To have clues about my wiring, I need to deal first with my battery support... For this I started to draw the chassis section (before checking, I also thought the lip for the Mid standard chassis would go along the edge of the chassis at the place where there is the battery and it is not the case). ...

Tried a "hack" to get some dimension into a driver figure.
The body was stripped of it's original paint by using brake fluid. Original paint was water based.
The body is probably as old as the car, a RC12L.






Chuck

Here's the video of the test run at almost no throttle due to the plastic pieces. It sounds like they're yelling at each other but that's just how they communicate with one another all the time.

Progress!......no surprises. 20241025_133535.jpg Printed a set of Nikis quadra arms in polycarbonate. Polycarbonate is inicredibly light and strong but I am a little worried how little they flex......the rear arm mounts are probably a weak point. The arms are super beefy. 20241025_140059.jpg Problem...

Big thanks to 8rad for some 3.5# front springs and very nice Jrx front arms! Need to find some yellow and pink rear springs, but this is coming along now!

In 1989 Yokomo released to the United States a 1/10 4wd off-road buggy they named the YZ-10. Imported by Team Associated the YZ-10 was an Americanized version of Yokomo's YZ-870c originally imported by Ranch Pit Shop (Team Losi) as the RPS/Yokomo C-4 in 1987. Losi would continue to sell the C-4 thro...

Finally!
A very nice box from Grand Prix 3D in Australia has arrived.
Been waiting since 1991 for a chance to build this!

Problemo #4.....insufficient front travel. So the quardra arms have a bit too much material around the bulkhead mounting. Out comes the file.....Perfect!

Wimpy pimarily used Air Supply teardowns. Stock were typically silver cans. If you want something different then TRD offers a whimsical selection of motors.

After that interesting ebay situation (well, it's not actually over yet) I found this rc10 on offerup. It was fairly cheap in rc10 terms, and looks to be a mashup of a bunch of different parts. Should make a nice runner that I dont have to care too much about and that's really what I want in an rc10.

Made some battery changes....put a 7 cell unit in and rebuilt the motor...it's had a rough life on the shelf!...when Thumbs came down last weekend it was slow...pulled motor, only cranking 19k rpm...cut the comm, new brushes, etc...30.5k rpm now at @3.75 amps 20241031_142519.jpg 20241031_142528.jpg