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So the first ever "Hobby grade" RC I owned was a used Losi JRX Pro SE that my step father helped me purchase when I was a kid. Later I sold it off to help buy a a former racer's LXT and his entire inventory of parts, radios, electronics, and motors, batteries ect. This was decades ago but ...

Coming together! I am starting to run out of non-oem parts but I’ll see how much farther I can get, stay tuned!!!

(Proto Cougar Detroit Report part 1) Okay, I haven’t released too many projects lately, but… there is a good reason! 😅 As we all love old RC racers, and a benchmark of vintage racing was the Detroit Worlds 91’… we all know who won it, for 2WD. 😉 This has been confirmed al lotta times, with the stunn...

Extra pictures from report 2…

Ok front shocks are done but I need some truck front springs for the rear.

A little side project. I’ve had this in a drawer for a while and decided to get it cleaned. It’s quite impressive what a thorough clean can result in. Boiling water. Simple green. Toothbrush and pipe cleaners. Brass brush on the Dremel and Birschwood Casey Super Blue for the hardware. No hydro perox...

Ok I mounted the front and rear bulkheads and motor mount. Going to build center shaft and diffs tomorrow and install.

I am officially an RC10 owner. What better first car than this beauty. I just received. Vintage Team Associated RC10 Gold Pan RPM ULTRA MOLD. Has stealth transmission and Losi HydroDrive. Period correct tekin ESC and unknown brushed motor. MIP CVD axles, minimal to no wear on the drive cups. ball be...

Rounding off the build with how the car eventually turned out. The first year I tried out some different parts, but the last years the build has settled. In addition to the parts mentioned above, todays sits are as follows: Body: AE #6121 Viper Axles: AE 6369 CVA Shocks: AE hard anodized 1.32 and 0....

Turning out to be a real slow cooked dish. Nice to not rush through the build and enjoy the adventure - after all there is no hurry with this one.

Might have to give this a go just because! Pic courtesy Lonestar