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So this is my first rebuild/project. When I was a bit younger my buddy had one of these and he was always smoking me...got it off ebay some time ago and the long winter in chicago has motivated me to do something productive w/ my time









need to work on the photo taking a bit...sorry

i would like to sometime down the road have this ready for a brushless combo...would a sidewinder combo be to much?

actually its a junior 2 buddy moulded rear shock tower, h arm rear, moulded chasiss, different body etc someone added a long front shock set-up by the looks

well if that isn't the slightest bit embarrassing...maybe u can help me identify the chassis on the right then?(crossing fingers...plz be jrx2 plz be jrx2)

the one on the right is a jrx2. an early one too, going by the solid rear shock tower.

alrighty i have cleaned her up a bit and am going to start looking for some parts.

all the turnbuckles have begun to rust. can anybody recommend a replacement kit?
i plan on bashing around w/ this car once completed, should i find the traditional rear suspension or should i use something more modern?
gear box cover...don't have one...really like the clear one's...any suggestions?

Your car made me smile!
Vintage Losi' give me a warm fuzzy feeling,these days.Mmmmmm....

Go 5 Link rear suspension,mate! Ya gotta! Just GOTTA!!!

FasterLouder wrote:
Go 5 Link rear suspension,mate! Ya gotta! Just GOTTA!!!

gonna try but the 5 link seems to be like a unicorn

top cat mike wrote:

FasterLouder wrote:
Go 5 Link rear suspension,mate! Ya gotta! Just GOTTA!!!

gonna try but the 5 link seems to be like a unicorn

Never! Dig Joel Johnson's Optima Mid that he raced with a Losi 5 Link rear suspension on it!
It works well and to be honest,is my favorite feature of the JRXT & JRXT.
Might as well get a JRX Pro,or a Junior 2 if the 5 Link isn't your thang.

plenty of cheap parts on ebay ya just have to look week by week

thx for the tip about week by week...gonna have to get something for OCD as i check 4 times a day minimum

sorry for the complete newb question but here it is anyways...i recently picked up a brushless sidewinder motor and speed control kit...looking to install it and I am unsure if I need to solder the batter connector to the wire or just tighten the connector around the wire..any help would be greatly appreciated

top cat mike wrote:sorry for the complete newb question but here it is anyways...i recently picked up a brushless sidewinder motor and speed control kit...looking to install it and I am unsure if I need to solder the batter connector to the wire or just tighten the connector around the wire..any help would be greatly appreciated

depends on what connectors you are using, some are soldered, some crimped. If you are using the white standard plugh I would crimp them together and then solder them as the crimps tend not to hold well unless you use a specialized crimper.

thanks for the tip...the standard white connectors are what i intend on using

How's this car coming along? Let's see some new pics!

car is coming along slowly...just had our third child recently so that has put a crimp on my free time...will post pics soon