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And now I have two! Lol!

Anyone starting a brushless Le Mans collection?

Been offline for a while, but all the way from Pakistan with a detour through Canada (YOHB?), I finally have a Lazer ZX (ZX-R). When my parents first brought me to an RC race track and hobby store, and asked me which kit I wanted, I originally pointed to the sole Lazer ZX on the shelf. Instead we wa...

Haven't made a lot of progress, lately for a couple of reasons. One is I've been messing around with this ESC to try and tame the motor. When I got it the throttle would hit so hard it would spin the differential. After playing around with the diff and clutch tensions and getting nowhere, I did a fa...

What is everyone using for steering servos? I've been getting Futabab S3305's for my recent builds because I recognize the name from when I raced in the early 90's so I presume they're a quality item (rightly or not). I have HiTec 635MG's in my older cars when I shopped a local hobby shop, but find ...

Love the LXT! That body seems in good shape considering the age. I assume it's from your racing days based on the decals. I know what you mean with the vintage electronics vs. new. It looks way better when it's era correct, but the driving experience is much better with modern electronics. I've bee...

Got a Tekin RS in the mail, today! Threw it right in just to get power to the car for the first time, so wiring is a mess. It's dark, cold, and rainy right now so just aligned the steering and scooted around the carpet a bit. Quite exciting! Has a really tight turn radius. But don't really have a fe...

Wasn't (yet) able to find a flashy enough brushless Trinity I wanted, but an auction popped up for this Losi branded motor, which is pretty neat. I would have liked the endbell to have been blue as well, but it'll do for now. Anyone know the history of these and who made them for Losi? Just need an ...

Aaaand I'm back! Had a laptop burn out, then couldn't remember my login. Anyway, here's what I've done since my last post: I stopped for a moment to get a (lousy) image of the last electronics setup. Originally I had a Tekin 411P cable tied to the rear shock tower, but some years ago I popped a comp...

I've been sidetracked too much to put the final touches on the next iteration of the upright. In the mean time, my obsessive Googling skills paid off with an almost full set of threaded shock bodies and TiNi shafts, for not-inflated prices, from a few Michigan hobby shops/chains for both my Pro SE a...

I made a lot of progress this weekend, but am going to have to really think about wheels. I'll post the bulk later, but here's what the front end links look like right now. I think I have B4 hex conversion front wheels on there right now, which I needed to match the current width of the rear, but th...

Ni :D ce work on fitting those 22 carriers. I bet those would sell if you wanted. They would be very handy trying to run a JRXT which has the goofy offset wheels. I'm trying to stay as close to vintage as possible these days but it's getting hard for sure if you want to run. Thanks! Yeah, I'm excit...

So, while I'm waiting for a few parts, here is some progress. First, I got lucky and found an NOS pack of shoulder bolts, enough to redo my LXT as well, when that comes. Shoulder Bolt.jpg That let me pop on the NOS MIP Steering bellcranks with the bearings MIP Steering Arms.jpg Then I modeled and pr...

I think these days if you are trying to avoid the hodge podge of parts, shims and what ifs is to run the direct fit 2.2" wheels available from JC racing out of England. Order a couple sets to share the shipping and frankly they are a great value. No affiliation, just a guy who has used every c...

Didn't know that bit about BMW. I knew they got into sport bikes in the late 00s and made a wave. It was pretty good. Ill have to check out their dirt bike adventure. Sounds interesting. But yeah similarly, sport bikes reached a plateau around the mid/late 00s. Then tightening emission laws and the...