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Welcome aboard!
And way to go, jumping in with a coherent thread including nice pics
Rare these days.
Good luck with the cleanup.

As far as the Hardware goes, you can grab a screw with a needle nose pliers heat it up in a flame and then drop it - quench it in some oil.
Will bring it back to black and harden it, but it may also make it more brittle. So maybe don't get the screws red hot

on the differing parts, losi had several 'parts runs' during the life of the xxt, about 4 if im not mistaken .. every run had slightly different looks and characteristics on some parts like shock bodies and pieces, spur gears, etc, but im pretty sure the aged white nylon look steering was an earlier...

Looking good! If you were not already aware, Team Blue Groove makes a XXT reproduction body: https://www.ebay.com/c/1400474135. I understand not wanting to use the clear shell you already have, and I know the PITA-ness of stripping old bodies. So I just wanted to throw that out there. Keep up the go...

Great job on the body! I tried to warn you. :lol: As for the front hex conversion, I found this a while back: https://www.rctech.net/forum/electric-off-road/553947-losi-xxx-sct-scb-front-hex-conversion-traxxas-parts.html, but haven't had a chance to try it out. I know its for the XXX line, but like ...

I stumbled across this forum several months ago and was pleased to see and read many of the forum contributor's stories and build updates. My son had recently gotten into the hobby so I dusted off my own XXT, dropped a modern battery into it and was suddenly returned to the days of my youth. Until ...

I’ve noticed my Ignite truck feels a little heavier than my older GT’s too. I’ve never stuck any of them on the scales though to confirm. Cool video thanks for sharing.

Does anyone know of any modern axle conversion methods for the AD2? I've found some that use the XXX-SCT parts but those are hard to find now as well. I'm just beginning my research now but figured I'd post here to see if anyone has ideas or has had recent success converting to front and rear hexs....