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I know they arent "vintage"...but c'mon, Losi's first 4wd, and STILL very competitive today (what 12 years later?)....

Up first...my truggy/Heavy Metal XX4. Original "plastic" car, recently put a new chassis on it (yes it has been run since then). Graphite front tower, I have a plastic one to put back on there, just havent yet. Losi U-joints on all 4 corners. 3 degree rear arm mounts, CR carriers. Mamba 4600 power and Airtronics steers it well. I pulled the Spektrum receiver and put into my Slash. It is set up for stick pack lipo and works very well set up that way.

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Up next is my "race" buggy. Blinged out with almost every blue item I could find (yes, I need front wheel nuts...). CVDs on all 4 corners, Novak 10.5 power (for now, I will be running super stock 13.5 class this year). Airtronics 258 makes the turn, while Novak makes the burn. I still have some more wiring to clean up, and finish up the lipo stick set up. I cant wait to get this car on some US soil (I got it from 1/2 way around the world recently!!)

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And just for giggles, I put the Heavy Metal car up against a Slash...and these are "called" the same scale....

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And some other random shots over the past few years....As an X5, on a DRY track, the last time I raced it after a complete rebuild, and the infamous Heavy Metal body race (running a 6.5 Novak on an 1/8 scale supercross style track):

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i love my xx4 world edition, just dont race it cause i seem to break it all the time.

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a few simple fixes and you shouldn't break much (unless you drive like me!!)
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wicked buggies joey, hey what body is in the top x5 pic thats cool as

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Whoa, is that X5 running an original XX4 front shock tower? The one without the extra "X" brace? I broke those like they were made of glass :-(

Love my XX4, love my X5 even more. The newer Losi parts (towers, wishbones) don't seem very strong though. Your X5 looks good, low & almost sleek, must be the paint scheme. Mine looks like a big fat blob - the body is the worst bit of the car.

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Yep...and I never broke that tower....I may still have it somewhere...I saw a rear tower that way somewhere
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marui hunter 73 wrote:wicked buggies joey, hey what body is in the top x5 pic thats cool as
That is the XFactory "stock" body for the X5...I miss my painter...
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Thanks for the pics. I just picked up a new xx4 and plan to show al the xxx4 and b44 guys whats up :mrgreen:

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They all look great Joey! I never get tired of looking at that Truck. I dont know why that class didnt take off like the slash class.
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Overpowered 4wds with a parachute for a body...the Slash is so heavy that the body doesnt catch the air as bad, and your speeds arent near what 4wd mod is doing. IF I run the truck body again, it will be very underpowered. I think price point is another good reason the Slash does so well...
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WOW! My old XX-4 is looking GREAT! :D
Obviously sent it to the right person... :wink:
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FasterLouder wrote: I Sold My Soul To Gil Losi Jr.
Does that mean you now race Kyosho?? :wink:

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