Thanks Im glad u guys like...its work and well at least when complete you want to try and make it look as nice as possible for a few pictures pre BEATING!!
spydur im glad it didnt go into the garbage! and we could recycle that bad boy for some duty!
Chris I am definitely tempted my friend!
Alien3t,
The jury is out on the best way to strip paint. Some guys pull off dot3 ok some end up with hazing on the plastic and many report it gets brittle too. Some guys use simple green I think with good results. I've tried dot3 in the past its not fun...and you gotta put in some elbow!
This time around I decided to hit it with a plastic pick with a sharp point on one end and a flat screwdriver type on the other to help loosen areas that had air pockets and chip away old enamel that seemed to be coming off. The plastic on plastic help to prevent scratches. Then hit it with compressed air 110 psi...youll see plenty more paint come off then...which is good because what remains is what could be considered still well bonded paint. Then you can match whats there perfectly or imperfectly...i needed a metallic burgundy maybe tamiya paint...but i couldnt find it and hobby shop was closed so I picked up crimson red non metallic and it matched it pretty good unless u zoom in real close...where u can tell its not metallic. The rest was done on exterior....originally I was just gonna do front and back stripes but felt boring...so I payed a little homage to the cars roots with boxart rendition sides. after you paint it...you can revisit cracked places and glue weld it from behind the paint...or just leave it. I did.
For the xx setup I bought xx front carriers and spindles and used a proper size drill bit to open up it's stock hole just a tad enuff to accept jrx2 pins. The rear i thought would need a 12mm hex..but turned out thats not true...so i took it back off.
For the tranny you can go back a few pics you'll see all u need is the B4 and a losi spacer of the type you see on the rear axles...just 1 to drop into the transhaft. in one of the pics i showed that the lrm tall plate is only 2 thousands of an inch taller...and it comes with just a rear axle spacer. So it becomes preference is you want to run losi slipper or b4....i like this one cuz it has a little more contact surface and easier to find.
Post your build!! and losi blessings to you!
*****Motor/ESC UPDATE******* I kicked up the timing full tilt 26.6 or something and the punch also to second to max setting. TREMENDOUS DIFFERENCE car is definitly competing with my brand name sensrd 17.5 motor. If you can score it for under 40bux consider it a good deal....but dont be afraid of their 8.5turn version.
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