Jay Halsey Jrx-T Replica / '91 Florida Winterchamps
Posted: Fri May 08, 2009 11:20 pm
i've wanted one of these freakin' things since they came out. when i started racing in '91, i had to get a junior-t since that was what i could afford at that time. it worked out for the best though, since i mopped the floor with every 5 link jrxt i raced against. but i digress........ 
i did some trading with bill, and got the truck from him that he had picked up from a co-worker. the thing is is real nice shape. the only thing it really needed was a pair of rear lower shock mounts... which i already had. i tore it down, cleaned it up, and put it back together a couple days ago. i need to tear the diff apart again since it doesn't feel as good as i hoped it would. i'm actually gonna tear the whole truck back down again so i can put the clear protective film on the chassis. 3/4's of the way through the re-assembly i figured i would run it at the '09 v-nats if i make it there. the chassis on my rc10 got hammered up there last year, and i don't want that to happen to this one. i've had the robinson racing gear adapter that i took off my junior-t about 15 years ago when i sold it. so, it's found a new home on this. but, brandon gave me an idea, and if i can make it work, it'll be coming back off.
i'm also gonna add some lunsford turnbuckles and rpm ball cups at some point in time, and pick up a set of the hpi super star rims a jconcept tires to use on it for the race. along with some other misc. stuff (springs, spares parts, etc.). i did some trading with tulsa to get the nip jrxt body, and i just got it trimmed and mounted tonight. hopfully, i'll get it painted pretty soon. anthony hooked my up with the heavy duty bellcrank arms and a couple of the decals i need for the halsey replica paint job i plan on giving it. i still need to find a couple of the other decals, but they'll show up eventually. i was a little hesitant about using this body on the truck to actually race it. i figured i'd just pick up a body from mcallister. but since brandon will be popping them out eventually, i thought what the hell. 
so anyways.... here it is.
i did some trading with bill, and got the truck from him that he had picked up from a co-worker. the thing is is real nice shape. the only thing it really needed was a pair of rear lower shock mounts... which i already had. i tore it down, cleaned it up, and put it back together a couple days ago. i need to tear the diff apart again since it doesn't feel as good as i hoped it would. i'm actually gonna tear the whole truck back down again so i can put the clear protective film on the chassis. 3/4's of the way through the re-assembly i figured i would run it at the '09 v-nats if i make it there. the chassis on my rc10 got hammered up there last year, and i don't want that to happen to this one. i've had the robinson racing gear adapter that i took off my junior-t about 15 years ago when i sold it. so, it's found a new home on this. but, brandon gave me an idea, and if i can make it work, it'll be coming back off.
i'm also gonna add some lunsford turnbuckles and rpm ball cups at some point in time, and pick up a set of the hpi super star rims a jconcept tires to use on it for the race. along with some other misc. stuff (springs, spares parts, etc.). i did some trading with tulsa to get the nip jrxt body, and i just got it trimmed and mounted tonight. hopfully, i'll get it painted pretty soon. anthony hooked my up with the heavy duty bellcrank arms and a couple of the decals i need for the halsey replica paint job i plan on giving it. i still need to find a couple of the other decals, but they'll show up eventually. i was a little hesitant about using this body on the truck to actually race it. i figured i'd just pick up a body from mcallister. but since brandon will be popping them out eventually, i thought what the hell. so anyways.... here it is.
slipper? hydra?
