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Jrx Pro of my youth
Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2025 7:25 pm
by sixdub
Along with the Jrxt body that I rescued from my folks' house, a Jrx Pro body returned home.
The original chassis was given to another family member, so I'll have to build up a new chassis to sit under the body.
I've had this basket case, mismatched buggy in storage for many years. Much like the Jrx2 I just finished, this buggy may have been thrown together to appear complete when sold on Ebay.
A Pro SE rear tower, RC10 knuckles, shocks mounted incorrectly, Junior 2 bushings, beatup screws
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The underside is in great shape.
Re: Jrx Pro of my youth
Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2025 7:40 pm
by Charlie don't surf
Man! Your on a roll!!
Re: Jrx Pro of my youth
Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2025 10:55 pm
by BattleTrak
That’s a nice looking chassis! No servo saver cutout, Jrx2 steering and the mini bumper..Looks like a Proformance upgrade with some more upgrades.
Re: Jrx Pro of my youth
Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2025 11:01 pm
by RogueIV
BattleTrak wrote: ↑Sun Mar 02, 2025 10:55 pm
That’s a nice looking chassis! No servo saver cutout, Jrx2 steering and the mini bumper..Looks like a Proformance upgrade with some more upgrades.
I 2nd this, even has the shocks mounted forward of the shock tower like the Proformanance (sic) kit.
Some things were swapped though, like the rear tower, but stuff like that happened all the time with the JRX series, all kinds of weird combos.
The motor plate and drag link also look like the later dark anodizing found on the Pro SE and LXT. What the stamping on the back of the motorplate? "JRX2" or "Team Losi Performance?"
Re: Jrx Pro of my youth
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2025 8:26 am
by Johanp
Looks clean!
Lots of nice parts on that one.
Are those Tecnacraft steering tie-rods? I believe so.
Re: Jrx Pro of my youth
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2025 7:19 pm
by sixdub
It's a special time of year before all hell breaks loose with kids' activities!
BattleTrak wrote: ↑Sun Mar 02, 2025 10:55 pm
That’s a nice looking chassis! No servo saver cutout, Jrx2 steering and the mini bumper..Looks like a Proformance upgrade with some more upgrades.
I agree - someone threw a Proformanananance kit at whatever this pile of parts was originally.
RogueIV wrote: ↑Sun Mar 02, 2025 11:01 pm
The motor plate and drag link also look like the later dark anodizing found on the Pro SE and LXT. What the stamping on the back of the motorplate? "JRX2" or "Team Losi Performance?"
Yup, later dark motor plate and drag link.
All plastics other than the front arms and ball cups are in nearly perfect shape. Everthing cleaned up and checked.
Dug good front arms out of the stash.
Chassis touched up with a fine paint pen.
And the piece de resistance - preteen paintjob of Earnhardt livery with an early 90's metallic green twist.
Re: Jrx Pro of my youth
Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2025 6:27 pm
by howsyouraspen
Sweet build!
Re: Jrx Pro of my youth
Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2025 9:25 pm
by sixdub
Thanks! I'm patting 12 year old me on the back.
Had a few minutes at the bench today.
Bulkheads mounted with a new bumper.
New steering posts.
I found a correct "wide" steering rack in the parts stash and mounted the battery holder. Gearbox mounted.
New 1.2 hard anodized rear shock bodies. I'll need to source the correct shafts and some matching front .9 bodies.
All of the motor guards in my stash are beat, so I had to get creative. I'm not quite done with it yet.
Re: Jrx Pro of my youth
Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2025 6:33 am
by Charlie don't surf
sixdub wrote: ↑Sun Mar 09, 2025 9:25 pm
Thanks! I'm patting 12 year old me on the back.
Had a few minutes at the bench today.
Bulkheads mounted with a new bumper.
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New steering posts.
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I found a correct "wide" steering rack in the parts stash and mounted the battery holder. Gearbox mounted.
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New 1.2 hard anodized rear shock bodies. I'll need to source the correct shafts and some matching front .9 bodies.
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All of the motor guards in my stash are beat, so I had to get creative. I'm not quite done with it yet.
looking good!
I'm 99% sure I have some new out of package .9 fronts on the way to me if you haven't found them soon-
Re: Jrx Pro of my youth
Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2025 2:47 pm
by Lavigna
Looking great!
Re: Jrx Pro of my youth
Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2025 6:18 pm
by sixdub
Charlie don't surf wrote: ↑Mon Mar 10, 2025 6:33 am looking good!
I'm 99% sure I have some new out of package .9 fronts on the way to me if you haven't found them soon-
Appreciate the offer, found some last night on the bay. Hopefully the ano color is fairly close to the 1.2s.
Lavigna wrote: ↑Mon Mar 10, 2025 2:47 pm
Looking great!
Thanks!
Re: Jrx Pro of my youth
Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2025 2:16 pm
by sixdub
Shock shaft amd hinge pins are here!
Re: Jrx Pro of my youth
Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2025 7:05 pm
by sixdub
I'm waiting on the .9 bodies to arrive and I need to figure out the turnbuckles, so at a stopping point for now.
Buffed the body a bit to see how it will look.
And thinking about wheels....
Re: Jrx Pro of my youth
Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2025 10:18 pm
by BattleTrak
Looking good! Did you put the spacers under the steering posts?
Re: Jrx Pro of my youth
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2025 6:06 am
by sixdub
BattleTrak wrote: ↑Sun Mar 16, 2025 10:18 pm
Looking good! Did you put the spacers under the steering posts?
I totally forgot to put the spacers in
I'll have to find them on the bench!