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new car alert: TLR 22 build

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So, on an impulse buy, I picked up this:

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No, I am not a NIP/Shelfer/seal not broken kind of guy, so I tear into it...I didnt take pictures on each step, I was just happy to be building a new car.
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Re: new car alert: TLR 22 build

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Front end:

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Close up (dont mind the castor blocks on the wrong side :roll: :roll: :shock: )

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Nice shorty servo (that malfuntioned as soon as I tried to use it)

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Re: new car alert: TLR 22 build

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Really like the quick change shock mounts and beefy (steel) turnbuckles:

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U-joint & carriers:

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Add in the arms:

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Bolt them on the chassis:

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Re: new car alert: TLR 22 build

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add on some towers & turnbuckles:

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Then lets take some time to talk about not being a cavemen and use club fists to assemble the diff...

So it sits like the above shot for the next couple hours while I try to figure out how to recover from a stripped diff nut.

Side note: If you build an HPI Blitz ESE, you got the neat little tool for holding ball cups during assembly, hint = USE IT. The ball cups are exactly the same size...hmmm, maybe some white HPI cups may make an appearance in the near future :)

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Re: new car alert: TLR 22 build

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As some of us have done, what is an AE build without a couple Losi parts on it? Let me return the favor :oops: :oops: ...AE B4 diff screw and t-nut "fix" my diff issue. (Spoke with the Losi Team manager yesterday, they have a revised part already in testing). You can see a little white plastic in the diff :)

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Since I was preparing for my next series race, I didnt take any more photos. I can tell you the first battery pack through the car was my first qualifier :shock: . All I had time to do was check steering trim and run it. Found (after) I had put the front caster blocks on backwards. So 25 degree front kick up shim & 10 degree caster blocks should have given me 35 degrees (yes, a set up mistake on my side), but instead I had 15 degrees....So I fixed that, and swapped to the 20 degree front block to give me an acceptable 30 degrees of front kick.

Car is VERY easy to drive and push hard. I had exchanged my defective Novak motor after the last race (love Novak warranty), but this one wasnt near as good as the last one. So I struggled in qualifying, missing the A main by 4 seconds. Just to tell you how competitive and close we all were, that put me 8th in the B!!! Swapped out motors with my Xcelrion 17.5 and geared it up a couple teeth (recommendation by a Team driver who was testing no-timing stock). Well, between the much stronger/faster motor, blue groove coming up quite well, traction at an all time high....I didnt check my slipper for the main. It was slipping really bad (like 8-10 feet) and I couldnt make any of the jumps properly. Once it did grab, I was flying around quite well. The set up changes and little tweaks recommended by the team worked fantastic.
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Re: new car alert: TLR 22 build

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How much does the completed car weigh, without the battery pack?
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Re: new car alert: TLR 22 build

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I didnt weight it without the pack, but during tech yesterday the car was OVER 1600 grams. Could be that big heavy lipo in there...LOL :lol:

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Yes, full size big MAH lipos fit...

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Re: new car alert: TLR 22 build

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"Corrected" front suspension:

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Full size servo in there, had to stand up the receiver:

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Re: new car alert: TLR 22 build

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looks real good joey. how are the shocks?

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Re: new car alert: TLR 22 build

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I love them. Super smooth and really soak up the bumps well. I think it was Eau Rouge that said the next big change in 1/10 offroad is going to be shocks. I want to agree, cant wait until the parts are out and plentiful (so prices come down) to snag another set of these, then I just need to get off my lazy butt and build a JRX car with them on it.
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Re: new car alert: TLR 22 build

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sweet.


is it me or does the buggy kind of remind you of durango's prototype?

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Re: new car alert: TLR 22 build

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maybe early versions, here are some shots from the euro champs of the 210, very B4 like:

http://www.petitrc.com/_forumphp/showthread.php?p=425939
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Re: new car alert: TLR 22 build

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how does the mid motor conversion work? does it come with different mount/s. or is it an option you have to buy?

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Re: new car alert: TLR 22 build

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All the parts for the mid motor system conversion are included in the kit.

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Re: new car alert: TLR 22 build

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RETRO R/C wrote:All the parts for the mid motor system conversion are included in the kit.

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i take it that you got one as well darryn?

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