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My 2015 XLS runner build
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2015 4:19 pm
by Peakey
Re: My 2015 XLS runner build
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2015 6:44 pm
by Peakey
Ok so onto the rest of the car and I've already happened upon a theme of black and polished alloy so why not carry it on
More anno stripping this time for some SV2 posts' sand my MMS ballraced steering.
![Image](http://i1345.photobucket.com/albums/p662/peakey29/XLS/05FDDD66-BEAC-4470-88F3-BE714D5F2618_zpsnxns4edz.jpg)
The bellcranks took a lot more work than the post's.
Upon fitting the steering i found that you can't use them with the WASP front box so had to do a swap with the ones from my Procat. I'll have to strip those at a later date.
![Image](http://i1345.photobucket.com/albums/p662/peakey29/cars%20n%20stuff/58A97D97-2BFF-4D7B-BE5F-1F6811BF73B2_zpsfp7klzpi.jpg)
Re: My 2015 XLS runner build
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2015 6:47 pm
by Peakey
Re: My 2015 XLS runner build
Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2015 2:15 am
by Peakey
Re: My 2015 XLS runner build
Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2015 3:06 am
by Groomi
That's a great looking build. Loved watching all our XLS's on track where they belong.
PS: I know I've ranted a bit about the brushed/brushless thing but it was aimed more at the nutty power being put into a few cars that just couldn't compete on handling. We all have our own ethos with these XLS builds and it just makes seeing them all together so much more interesting.
![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
Re: My 2015 XLS runner build
Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2015 3:08 am
by Peakey
I built this car to run and mainly my deadline was the revival, I manage to get this finished and my Procat finally done (after a complete strip down and rebuild on Saturday) by 3am so after 2 and a half hrs sleep i was up and on the road to A1 Racing club.
If you ever get chance to go I cannot recommend it more, it's a great track run by a great bunch of guys and they ran the meeting in a fun and relaxed way.
The car ran great to start with it had a little too much grip but after I changed the front springs and took a row off the outside of the fronts it felt much better. It was a joy to drive and jumped brilliantly in the first 2 practice heats the first I was in 3rd and the second I was 4th wich for its first outing I was more than happy with.
It all went down hill from there, my transmitter kept un binding from the RX and then I snapped the main drive belt. Which really was down to me not making a big enough of a chamfer on the rear of the chassis.
After this I was having the same TX issue with my Procat I had to investigate, I found the source of the problem being the spektrum module on my TX had burnt out!
I had to try and salvage something from the day so went and purchased a cheep radio to finish the day off. So with missing the last qualifiers I scraped a 4th place start in the C final.
So with my cat now 2wd it was a fun final spending a lot of time doing doughnuts I think I ended up in 5th so not the best day but a lot of fun and a few gremlins to iron out but it will be back on the track soon.
The track
![Image](http://i1345.photobucket.com/albums/p662/peakey29/XLS/FAE3B8F2-68AE-41FA-B76C-6C5740E1E084.png_zpsk8xcgtuk.jpeg)
Re: My 2015 XLS runner build
Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2015 3:55 am
by Peakey
It wasn't aimed at you Ian really, I just know some people like to keep them pure and so on but I don't have the time or the patients to be rebuilding motors when I don't have to.
Plus it's mostly a new built moden car so why not put moden stuff in it
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Re: My 2015 XLS runner build
Posted: Tue May 12, 2020 9:53 pm
by Retro rc
Man it was a real shame to see such a great build like this get parted out on eBay a few months back
![Crying or Very sad :cry:](./images/smilies/icon_cry.gif)
Re: My 2015 XLS runner build
Posted: Wed May 13, 2020 5:17 am
by Lonestar
Retro rc wrote: ↑Tue May 12, 2020 9:53 pm
Man it was a real shame to see such a great build like this get parted out on eBay a few months back
Say more, pls?
Re: My 2015 XLS runner build
Posted: Wed May 13, 2020 9:56 pm
by Retro rc
Peaky sold this a while back and earlier this year I saw the chassis and front diff housing and a few other things up for sale on eBay. Seems a shame to me to have a build that someone put so much time and effort into only to be parted out. But I guess it’s worth more in parts to some people