My Vintage Losi Stash & Build Thread *5-Link Build No.3!*
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I have recently been in contact with another member from Tamiyaclub requesting some specific vintage Losi parts having had a look on his behalf, I thought I'd better sort out the remaining JRX2 parts in my 'stash' to see what I had left, & if there were enough parts to build another decent JRX2 - indeed I still have a few new/unused parts to incorporate into this build
Having so far built the 'new' shelf car & the runner/racer... my hope is to use the 'best of the rest' parts to build my 3rd 5-link JRX2.... having had a good-ol' root around in various tubs & boxes I ended up with this tantalising selection of parts
Shocks & hinge pins are going to need some 'revitalising' but otherwise it should be all-good!
Having so far built the 'new' shelf car & the runner/racer... my hope is to use the 'best of the rest' parts to build my 3rd 5-link JRX2.... having had a good-ol' root around in various tubs & boxes I ended up with this tantalising selection of parts
Shocks & hinge pins are going to need some 'revitalising' but otherwise it should be all-good!
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Re: My Vintage Losi Stash & Build Thread *5-Link Build No.3!
Your pre-build layout is so organized, the chassis will practically build itself.
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Re: My Vintage Losi Stash & Build Thread *5-Link Build No.3!
So missing a hinge pin or 2 and chassis screws? (looks like you have a bag of screws and nuts though) Looks freaking pretty complete to me. Oh, maybe black cap to antenna base. I give up, is there anything but a body missing?
I am so jealous. With all the parts I have had come and go, you wouldn't believe this, I have never ever held a JRX2 chassis in my hand. New or used. I have had ever other original JRX2 part at some point. I really want to build a JRX2 one of these days. I am just too stubborn and refuse to just buy one online. I want to find one in the real world, at a garage sale, hobby store or thrift shop. Just can't be through the internet.
I am so jealous. With all the parts I have had come and go, you wouldn't believe this, I have never ever held a JRX2 chassis in my hand. New or used. I have had ever other original JRX2 part at some point. I really want to build a JRX2 one of these days. I am just too stubborn and refuse to just buy one online. I want to find one in the real world, at a garage sale, hobby store or thrift shop. Just can't be through the internet.
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Ha-ha I think I've got everything covered - off to the left of my work bench there's some H'arm/hub assemblies which have the rear hinge pins I need, there's both parts for the aerial mount hidden behind the battery holder, that plastic bag you spotted is indeed full of fixings & I do have a spare new clear repro body ready for this car - the only thing I can think of that I'm missing is a wing wire, but it shouldn't be too hard to bend one up in piano wiremytimac wrote:So missing a hinge pin or 2 and chassis screws? (looks like you have a bag of screws and nuts though) Looks freaking pretty complete to me. Oh, maybe black cap to antenna base. I give up, is there anything but a body missing?
I am so jealous. With all the parts I have had come and go, you wouldn't believe this, I have never ever held a JRX2 chassis in my hand. New or used. I have had ever other original JRX2 part at some point. I really want to build a JRX2 one of these days. I am just too stubborn and refuse to just buy one online. I want to find one in the real world, at a garage sale, hobby store or thrift shop. Just can't be through the internet.
You'll have to get yourself a JRX2, one-day Dan - they are such great cars, to have such an involvement in supplying us enthusiasts with parts & resource its criminal that you don't possess one!
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Re: My Vintage Losi Stash & Build Thread *5-Link Build No.3!
Did a little work on the JRX2 'Best of the Rest' build over the Christmas break - progress was rather slow mainly due to time consuming nature involved with rejuvenating some of the rather rusted & sorry looking parts that I'm having to cobble together to make this build possible.
First off I had to turn my rather rusted hinge-pins & shock shafts into something... well less rusty & possibly a little shinier!
The two hinge-pins on the left are typical of what the others looked like before;
Shock shafts are OK but I would prefer new/better ones, the turnbuckles were showing surface rust but looked much better after a soak in some Plusgas & a scrub.
Then onto the gearbox - this along with the chassis were from a truck converted JRX2 that I brought from Ebay.US. The gearbox housings itself had the top fins intact but had the usual split where the top rear-most screw gets over tightened, this was duly repaired with some CA. The rest of the gears have been re-used including early spec top gear/layshaft, but new thrust bearing & honed diff plates were included in the rebuild;
All complete - not sure about that Robinson Racing spur gear - it looks pretty but it does rock about on the drive pin??
Then onto the shocks - which I must admit got me really disheartened I spent ages polishing up the bodies & was really pleased with the results considering how grotty they looked before, but on the final filling & tightening of the bottom loading cartridges it conspired that the removal of material from my polishing had thinned the body wall at the thread end, which caused small cracks to appear letting through the shock oil. I've since found another pair of medium length shocks for the rear & some short (XX) shock bodies (that had previously been shot-blasted silver) - to get some working shocks built up, they look OK but not as nice as they would have looked with the polished bodies
First off I had to turn my rather rusted hinge-pins & shock shafts into something... well less rusty & possibly a little shinier!
The two hinge-pins on the left are typical of what the others looked like before;
Shock shafts are OK but I would prefer new/better ones, the turnbuckles were showing surface rust but looked much better after a soak in some Plusgas & a scrub.
Then onto the gearbox - this along with the chassis were from a truck converted JRX2 that I brought from Ebay.US. The gearbox housings itself had the top fins intact but had the usual split where the top rear-most screw gets over tightened, this was duly repaired with some CA. The rest of the gears have been re-used including early spec top gear/layshaft, but new thrust bearing & honed diff plates were included in the rebuild;
All complete - not sure about that Robinson Racing spur gear - it looks pretty but it does rock about on the drive pin??
Then onto the shocks - which I must admit got me really disheartened I spent ages polishing up the bodies & was really pleased with the results considering how grotty they looked before, but on the final filling & tightening of the bottom loading cartridges it conspired that the removal of material from my polishing had thinned the body wall at the thread end, which caused small cracks to appear letting through the shock oil. I've since found another pair of medium length shocks for the rear & some short (XX) shock bodies (that had previously been shot-blasted silver) - to get some working shocks built up, they look OK but not as nice as they would have looked with the polished bodies
My T.C Showroom; http://www.tamiyaclub.com/member.asp?id=28990
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Re: My Vintage Losi Stash & Build Thread *5-Link Build No.3!
Dan,
Just wondering what happened to this build......?
I've been away from R/C (and this forum) for a while so I'm just playing catchup.
Just wondering what happened to this build......?
I've been away from R/C (and this forum) for a while so I'm just playing catchup.
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Re: My Vintage Losi Stash & Build Thread *5-Link Build No.3!
Just bumping out of curiosity to see another 5-link.
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Re: My Vintage Losi Stash & Build Thread *5-Link Build No.3!
Here you go:
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Re: My Vintage Losi Stash & Build Thread *5-Link Build No.3!
That is not the 5 link I was looking for... But I have admired it more than once in your BST.
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Re: My Vintage Losi Stash & Build Thread *5-Link Build No.3!
Close enough hehe
And it could be yours!
And it could be yours!
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Re: My Vintage Losi Stash & Build Thread *5-Link Build No.3!
Sorry chaps! I've only just noticed that this thread got 'bumped up' - unfortunately JRX2 No.3 kinda stopped along with that last post about a year ago.... all the parts are residing in a box ready to be assembled into a car..... which probably wouldn't take too long, but its just finding that time!
My Love for Vintage Losi is still very strong... but I've rather been side-tracked by a pair of Schumachers (A Cougar1 & a ProCat) which I've been running whenever I can, I will get round to finishing off this 'Best of the rest' JRX2 build one day!
My Love for Vintage Losi is still very strong... but I've rather been side-tracked by a pair of Schumachers (A Cougar1 & a ProCat) which I've been running whenever I can, I will get round to finishing off this 'Best of the rest' JRX2 build one day!
My T.C Showroom; http://www.tamiyaclub.com/member.asp?id=28990
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