jamin wrote: ↑Tue Jun 27, 2017 5:34 pm
Wow, you have been busy!
Are you really running the purty mk1 motor plate!? Do you know how rare they are????
LOL I am well aware. It took me a couple years to find my first one. I now have 3 new ones. However, this one is actually used. The underside is scraped. That is the only reason I am running it.
Good to hear from you Jamin. It's been very quiet around here without you.
jamin wrote: ↑Tue Jun 27, 2017 5:34 pm
Wow, you have been busy!
Are you really running the purty mk1 motor plate!? Do you know how rare they are????
LOL I am well aware. It took me a couple years to find my first one. I now have 3 new ones. However, this one is actually used. The underside is scraped. That is the only reason I am running it.
Good to hear from you Jamin. It's been very quiet around here without you.
Pretty cool that you can use one in your runner, nice touch!
It took me a long time also to find one - I ended up finding two and got one anodised in the Trinity blue - took some guts to send that of I can tell you!
I'm done with my builds (except for my NIB Kinwald) and so haven't been on here much. Glad to see you putting some time in though
lavigna, you really do have an attention to detail. Thanks for sharing your build threads. You give us all some great ideas to incorporate into our own builds.
jamin wrote: ↑Tue Jun 27, 2017 5:34 pm
Wow, you have been busy!
Are you really running the purty mk1 motor plate!? Do you know how rare they are????
Jammin you need to stalk the site more. A certain store had a few in back in May. The actually came from your part of the world. The people who watched the video closely scored them right away.
jamin wrote: ↑Tue Jun 27, 2017 5:34 pm
Wow, you have been busy!
Are you really running the purty mk1 motor plate!? Do you know how rare they are????
Jammin you need to stalk the site more. A certain store had a few in back in May. The actually came from your part of the world. The people who watched the video closely scored them right away.
My builds are done so i don't visit as frequently as i should do. Would love to find a Trinity circuit killer kit for my Street Weapon though!
jamin wrote: ↑Tue Jun 27, 2017 5:34 pm
Wow, you have been busy!
Are you really running the purty mk1 motor plate!? Do you know how rare they are????
Jammin you need to stalk the site more. A certain store had a few in back in May. The actually came from your part of the world. The people who watched the video closely scored them right away.
My builds are done so i don't visit as frequently as i should do. Would love to find a Trinity circuit killer kit for my Street Weapon though!
Those are a more rare than the motor plates. Last one I had actually went to France I think. That was a few years ago.
I have made a few changes to this truck, and still have plans for a couple more upgrades. Unfortunately I have not driven it. There are no tracks near me.
I am in the middle of a full rebuild on this truck. I'm not entirely sure why I am redoing it, but I just thought it would be fun to take this build to the next level.
The Lunsford tie rods are being swapped for these lovely Tecnacraft units. The MIP steering is replacing the stock setup. The MIP bearings are more than twice the size of stock. It also gets rid of the servo saver. This is better suited to modern servos.
I modified the rear tower similar to what I did on my XX Kinwald build. This one was much more difficult though. The reason for this modification will be clear soon. I also removed the outermost holes on both towers.
Love this truck.... kinda reminds me of my runner XXTG+ - except you've got a lot more nice hop-up parts & an altogether more modern (& suitable) brushless set-up - I too am a little wary of running it too hard!
I'm on the lookout for that MIP ballraced set-up - looks so much better that the stock steering system-especially if using the Losi ballrace upgrade - they are so small! I've seen somewhere that has the RPM set listed (cheap too) - but I can't say that I trust the website - seems a bit weird! Since these are presumably discontinued, I'd like to copy the MIP parts & 3D print them in graphite impregnated nylon & see how they go - perhaps offer sets for sale?
^ DerbyDan - Thanks. Yes the MIP steering is a nice upgrade for these. Sorry I don't have a spare for you.
I want this truck to have a very clean and minimal electronics layout as well as being very functional. I carefully cut the sides of the battery tray on the chassis so that a modem lipo battery sits flat. I don't have a lathe so I had to do this by hand. It was hard to do without messing up. I also wanted it to look as factory as I could. It took very careful hand dremeling but the result came out well. Now the battery sits as low as possible. I also cut the rails to the length of a shorty battery, so that the battery is prevented from sliding fore or aft.
I am mounting the esc at the lowest point in the chassis. I drilled to allow the motor leads to come directly up and then pass through the cut out rear tower. This esc placement should look very clean, and also allow for the lowest center of gravity, shortest leads, and let's me hide the capacitor out of sight.
I was originally going to use my Tekin RSX controller, but this new R1 Wurks Digital 3 unit fits better. If I had known I was using it prior to cutting the 3 motor lead holes, I would have done them differently. Oh well!
The receiver will be hidden from sight once mounted. The motor sensor wire is run out of sight and enters from the back under side. I am very happy with how it turned out.
All the hardware is being upgraded to titanium. This should be a very capable truck once completed.
Wow very neat indeed! I like the hole for the servo lead too!
I'd thought about doing this (trimming the chassis to get the battery to sit flush) But was always a bit worried about the thickness of material & whether I'd break through! The idea of setting a dermal onto an original Graphite STD length chassis in good condition somewhat scared me lol!
^ Thanks! You don't need to remove any material going down to the bottom of the chassis, just remove the little lip that runs the length of the tunnel on both sides. This is a XL Graphite chassis and it was hard to make myself cut it. However it's not brand new. I did make a small gouge when drilling the hole for the servo lead, but it's completely covered once assembled.
This thing is close to done. I spent a lot of time to make sure all parts fit and interacted just right. This is truly built to be a runner. The battery is very secure. I ended up using a CF brace I had laying around. It has blue inserted in the carbon strands and it matches the Trinity blue very well. Happy accident.
I put on black springs for now, but may change back to blue /pink later. I upgraded the servo while I was at it. All suspension movements are free but without slop. I spent long time getting all these little details just right.
I recently purchased a beautiful XXT from member Isles1. Thank you! Here is the link to his build of the XXT -
I have not actually received the truck yet, but am very excited to get it. This will be my first XX/XXT. The truck is composed of mainly...
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I made some further upgrades and changes to this XXT. A Trinity front bulkhead was added, as well as a rear swaybar. I also completed the electronics with Trinity cells and a D2 motor. I swapped the pink springs for blue. Same for the wheel discs....
I bought this XXT on ebay a while ago from a chap in London called John Secchi (funnily enough) who had used it to race. Its a great fun drive in its current configuration with the trinity monster horsepower motor and tekin esc. It came with the...
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The bodyshell too somehow reminds me of a stick of Blackpool rock with all though blended colours! :D
Haha, cool yeah i hadnt thought of that but i know what u mean....
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As for the puretech straps i really like them but be careful...
I'm gearing up to paint a new body for my XXT CR G+...I just cannot decide how to attack the carbon effect part of it.
I have a few NIP decal sheets,I could paint the carbon effect in,then trim the \XXT CR'...
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That's an option.
The trickiest part,if I do paint in the over-the-roof-carbon-section,will be cutting the lettering out from the decal sheet and keeping the smaller lettering intact.
One of the most vibrant decal sheets in my collection,it just...
Hi. This will be my second XXT CR Graphite Plus shelfer build. I also have a thread on my XXT CR Graphite Plus runner build. those threads can be found here:
Shelfer build #1 -
Runner build -
I have been collecting parts for this build for a...
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This build has since become an ultimate collection of XXT CR Graphite and aftermarket parts. Everything NIP.
When complete, it will contain not only every stock XXT part, but also every aftermarket part. Even covering all color options offered, and...
I started collecting XXT kits and parts for my Shelf Queen, and found myself with 5 complete XXTs after a year of doing so. I decided to build a Super XXT with all modern electrics, and the best of 90s parts.
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Thanks for the update on the pin durability. I'm very interested to try this out on some of my vintage buggies. Problem is, I'm not sure where to find round X-section trimmer line. Everything I find locally is always some other shape with corners...
Well here it is, well most of the parts anyway. This haul has taken me quite a few months so far, notably the BNIP chassis which I am so happy to have found as that was the decider in me doing the build. This truck is gonna be a Graphite+, but with...
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Good change. The silver lettering looks so much nicer.
What do you need,fakiee?
I'm building a graphite XXT CR,too and have a lot of resources and parts,P/M me if you need help.I'm at your disposal,Brother!
You're d'man, FasterLouder 8) 8) Expect PMs shortly. I will post the the build once I get time...