Vintage Losi Short Course Truck

[JK Racing]

So...what do you do when you have a couple boxes full of LXT / Junior T parts and nothing but time on your hands?

You let you mind wander.....lets see, the front outer hinge pin to hinge pin length is nearly identical to a Slash...rear width is almost dead on too....a few spare chassis laying around....

So...no pictures yet, but I have 2 chassis marked for cutting (one had a buggered up front, the other a buggered up rear, no usable chassis were harmed in this......so far...), full front/rear suspension clips, full set of shocks ready also. I have to finish rebuilding the 2.61 truck XX retro tranny to drop in there. I am taking the 2 chassis to work this week to have the shop put the band saw onto them, putting it so in long wheel base format it will match the Slash exactly.

I plan on using HPI or Losi XXXS hexes in the rear, and using the C carrier and front steering knuckles from a Slash. I will adapt the Slash body mounts and attempt to use the front bumper set up also. For the rear, I am at a loss...so far, but I will play with the Slash parts for now to see what my evil little mind thinks up.

Hey....the SC-10T AE guys cant have all the vintage short course fun!!!

[FasterLouder]

Can't wait to see your Slush reborn,Rick!
Losi were the first to come out with a short course truck...Sorta.
The Desert Truck!

[JK Racing]

First SCT: Losi Heavy Metal XX4


I have the 2 chassis cut, I have some finish work to do tomorrow then I will be bonding them together. I still need to order mounts, front carriers and sort out turnbuckles. I should have most things done or on order by the weekend.

Pics coming soon!!!

[FasterLouder]

Dang Rick,you got me there!

I'll be waitin' for the photos,mate!

[vwjuice]

I thought there was another sct that came before the heavy metal truck? I thought it was a kyosho or something.

Anyway ar you going to track down a heavy metal body to use on that? I have no idea if they are the same size or not, so sorry if I had a id10t problem there.

[JK Racing]

No, I have my fair share of Losi Heavy Metal bodies (see the ebay chat section for 2 I am selling).

I plan on racing this in the Open SCT class, so it will be stretched to fit under a Slash/SC10 body (length and width)...

Dang Rick,you got me there!

Rick? Joey?

[FasterLouder]

Can't even remember a name,now!
Sorry,Joey!

[JK Racing]

LOL...you're killing me Smalls...

Tomorrow morning, game on.

[JK Racing]

So...things never go as planned, but family time trumps RC time, I did get a touch done though...looks really like a hack job on the pictures, but it is pretty seamless.

The 2 side pods and battery tray will get carbon fiber inlays, both bolted and epoxied in for strength. Not worried about weight.

[FasterLouder]

So...things never go as planned, but family time trumps RC time, I did get a touch done though...

Well put,JoeyJoey...Lookin' forward to some photos.

[scr8p]

so joey, is the chassis still stiffezel?

how much longer is it over stock now?

[JK Racing]

I was able to twist the chassis without the epoxy popping, so it still pretty stiffezel...

I will put a stock chassis next to it in the coming build and measure it up. I lined it up with my slash when I was marking it, I didnt measure.

I have eyeballed the slash front bumper assembly, I think I can make it work pretty easy, the hard part is going to be fabbing up a rear bumper assembly. I may just run a CRP on the front (to start with) and nothing out back, just to irritate the other drivers.

[JK Racing]

updates:

next to a JR2 chassis


progress:





Wheel base looks good:

[JK Racing]

I still havent ordered the slash front carriers/axles/hexes, body mount set and tie rods. I need to source some graphite strips to epoxy down each side of the chassis for strength also.

Family plans next weekend, so next update will be in 2 weeks (or maybe a weeknight if I get a chance...)

[Charlie don't surf]

Joey, PM me your addy', I'll send ya some carbon for your project--