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Lazer ZX by Bormac

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It seems like around 12 months ago I bought this car my good friend Paul (Treehugger) here on 10TALK.
While Paul did a good job of supplying me with a good start, the real work laid ahead of me. The car was stripped down and thoroughly cleaned with hot water and dishwashing liquid. I then inspected all parts for wear and found a few parts that required replacing.

I also began shopping around for some items I wanted to add to this ride.

The idea was to build a ZX which actualy looked and essentialy remained much like a car that would have been raced back in the 1989 IFMAR 'worlds' plus a few other things to help with reliabilty along the way.

With thanks to my good friends I managed to source all the items to build this car. Thanks goes out to Aaron who helped me with longer universal shafts all round, ball raced steering set up and some idea's for a slipper and ball diffs.
A hyper slipper assembly was sourced from ePay at a really really good price.
Out went the standard geared diffs and in went a pair of Pure10 ball diffs. These are similar to the ZXR type diffs but are a little better again.
A helpful friend over on Oople helped me out with the stunning set of C/F shock towers which are the same design the drivers were using back at the 89 worlds. (You can never have too many tuning options-LOL!)

The car is far from finished but I am waiting on a replacement chassis plate as the one I have here has substantial damage to the front.

I will keep you posted on this build as I continue.

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Re: Lazer ZX by Bormac

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Lovely, one of my most favourite cars, arh fond memories 8)
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Re: Lazer ZX by Bormac

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Jason

Very nice - Legend shock towers, eh? I wonder how many of these mounting options they've really tried :lol:

Is it me or didn't the ZX have a central diff as opposed to the ZX-R?

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Hi Paul. Yeah it did have a centre diff but I didnt care much for it though. I was after a slipper as I intend to run a low turn mod motor.

So where the shock towers actualy named 'LEGEND'???
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nice lazer jason, can't believe those tower's :) still keen to run one of these one day myself.

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GJW wrote:nice lazer jason, can't believe those tower's :) still keen to run one of these one day myself.
Yeah I love the towers! Without them I would not have wanted to do this build.

They remind me of Swiss Cheese. :lol:
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bormac wrote:
So where the shock towers actualy named 'LEGEND'???
The first '89 Kyosho protos in Sidney were called "Legend", then the car became Lazer :)

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swiss cheese :lol: legend hey! never heard that before.

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Re: Lazer ZX by Bormac

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Nice car, but as pretty as those shock towers are, I think they're a tad overkill. :? However, you're a serious racer, unlike me. :lol:
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over kill that was the way BITD
have red set of towers like that it gives the whole menacing look to the car

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Coelacanth wrote:Nice car, but as pretty as those shock towers are, I think they're a tad overkill. :? However, you're a serious racer, unlike me. :lol:

Serious racer??? Ha ha, not me mate. I dont race regularly anymore and certainly dont have a list of acheivements either. I have been passionate about setting old cars down on race tracks to string a few laps together. Thats about it.

The shock towers were used for their looks rather than their function. I just wanted to try and re-create the looks of a ZX that might have been used back in the 89 worlds here in Australia.

I'm not looking for a car to go bash either, this is the kind of car I'd like to get round the race track without incident if you know what I mean?
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Re: Lazer ZX by Bormac

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Sweet ride Jase...yours look like its on the money. I had one bitd....bullet proof and heavy (std ver) but a very stable car.

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Re: Lazer ZX by Bormac

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Nice Jason.

What steering bell cranks are on that????

Mine are black. Who made Blue ones????

Front shocks look longer than mine. Are they off a later Lazer???

Can't wait to see that go.

Love those towers.
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Mad Racer wrote:Nice Jason.

What steering bell cranks are on that????

Mine are black. Who made Blue ones????

Front shocks look longer than mine. Are they off a later Lazer???

Can't wait to see that go.

Love those towers.
Blue steering 39655 made by kyosho

Zxr and mkII used medium shocks

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Re: Lazer ZX by Bormac

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Is the blue steering arms standard on the later ZXR ZXRR ZXS??????

I want a set ....
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