XX project
XX project
Picked this up from a friend at the track the other night. It was raced once back in about 95 and has sat ever since. Pretty much stock except the rare polished/milled motor plate. Just need to get some better turnbuckles and a few odds n ends and it will be my vintage racer!
Vintage rides: Worlds car, RC10T, RC10GT, XX, Rally Weapon
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Re: XX project
Looks nice and clean. I spy a hydra-drive too. And those purple trinity screws are always nice.....
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Re: XX project
And it appears that those wheels could be Pro-Line......or are they just standard white XXX wheels? If they're Pro-Line, you could always dye them black or maybe purple....
....purple would be cool!
....purple would be cool!
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Re: XX project
They are a set of xxx rims I had laying around. Whats everybody use for wing wire on the xx?
Vintage rides: Worlds car, RC10T, RC10GT, XX, Rally Weapon
Current rides: B5M CE, T5M, SC5, MBX7, MBX6-T, 8IGHT 2.0, K1
Current rides: B5M CE, T5M, SC5, MBX7, MBX6-T, 8IGHT 2.0, K1
Re: XX project
I call it piano wire. Can find it at the LHS usually in a bin where they sell the different sizes of brass, aluminum and steel rods, sheets and what not. Not sure on the diameter but you could take it with you. That is what I would do anyway.Tim W. wrote:Whats everybody use for wing wire on the xx?
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Re: XX project
If you are going to run that i would try and find a white front bulkhead. The black ones tend to be very brittle and often self destruct the first time you hit something.
Also the black ones are really quite rare these days so might be worth saving for the shelf.
Also the black ones are really quite rare these days so might be worth saving for the shelf.
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Re: XX project
I didn't realise the white ones were made of a more durable plastic? The black one that was on my 'runner' originally lasted through all of last years season right up until I snagged the car on an old railway sleeper that was being used to mark out a make-shift track at a demonstration meeting last September. Its now been replaced with a white one so hopefully all is good!urpaldan wrote:If you are going to run that i would try and find a white front bulkhead. The black ones tend to be very brittle and often self destruct the first time you hit something.
Also the black ones are really quite rare these days so might be worth saving for the shelf.
Tim.W your Losi looks to be in great shape - i'm sure you'll have lots of fun & success racing it... to be honest it is almost unfair to run it in a vintage class as they are THAT good, I ran mine in the regular 2wd 'Modified' class with a 6.5 brushless motor & had some good results against modern cars
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Re: XX project
They may be made of the same plastic and its just the age of the earlier black bulkheads that makes them brittle? Im not sure. I have broken 3 black bulkheads over the last few years but am yet to break a white one. Maybe my driving just got better!I didn't realise the white ones were made of a more durable plastic?
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Re: XX project
I believe the white versions are a Nylon material.
If they had added some fibers to the ABS in the black bulkheads they probably would have been better. The front arms have an additive in the ABS , but for some reason they didn't with the front bulkhead. I personally believe the arms should have been the weaker plastic and the bulkhead the more expensive stronger plastic. Much easier to swap an arm than the whole bulkhead.
If they had added some fibers to the ABS in the black bulkheads they probably would have been better. The front arms have an additive in the ABS , but for some reason they didn't with the front bulkhead. I personally believe the arms should have been the weaker plastic and the bulkhead the more expensive stronger plastic. Much easier to swap an arm than the whole bulkhead.
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Re: XX project
Tim.W your Losi looks to be in great shape - i'm sure you'll have lots of fun & success racing it... to be honest it is almost unfair to run it in a vintage class as they are THAT good, I ran mine in the regular 2wd 'Modified' class with a 6.5 brushless motor & had some good results against modern cars [/quote]
One of my friends busted out his old XX-CR at a club race for the stock class and said he liked it better then his 22!
One of my friends busted out his old XX-CR at a club race for the stock class and said he liked it better then his 22!
Vintage rides: Worlds car, RC10T, RC10GT, XX, Rally Weapon
Current rides: B5M CE, T5M, SC5, MBX7, MBX6-T, 8IGHT 2.0, K1
Current rides: B5M CE, T5M, SC5, MBX7, MBX6-T, 8IGHT 2.0, K1
Re: XX project
This car even has a set of rare "team only" bell cranks made out of a different compound of plastic! The guy I got it from had a few friends that were Team Losi factory guys!
Vintage rides: Worlds car, RC10T, RC10GT, XX, Rally Weapon
Current rides: B5M CE, T5M, SC5, MBX7, MBX6-T, 8IGHT 2.0, K1
Current rides: B5M CE, T5M, SC5, MBX7, MBX6-T, 8IGHT 2.0, K1
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Re: XX project
Very rare! Well certainly the mk1 version that you have that is straight milled - i've been looking for a new one for 2 years now!!!Tim W. wrote:Pretty much stock except the rare polished/milled motor plate.
The 2nd generation ones which has different milling, to make it stronger I believe, are suprisingly common.
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Re: XX project
Gotta love the Hydra Drive!
Vintage rides: Worlds car, RC10T, RC10GT, XX, Rally Weapon
Current rides: B5M CE, T5M, SC5, MBX7, MBX6-T, 8IGHT 2.0, K1
Current rides: B5M CE, T5M, SC5, MBX7, MBX6-T, 8IGHT 2.0, K1
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Re: XX project
I spy a Trinity (TK3030) XX transmission brace.......didn't see that before - nice touch!
And hard to come by.....
And hard to come by.....
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Re: XX project
Gotta love having a friend that owns the local hobby shop! Picked up all these goodies this weeked. Wing wire, wing buttons and some other goodies!
Vintage rides: Worlds car, RC10T, RC10GT, XX, Rally Weapon
Current rides: B5M CE, T5M, SC5, MBX7, MBX6-T, 8IGHT 2.0, K1
Current rides: B5M CE, T5M, SC5, MBX7, MBX6-T, 8IGHT 2.0, K1
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