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Some questions about the xx/xx cr and the xx4.

Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2011 10:38 am
by mamadoesntletme
I have some questions about these cars.
-The xx4, first appeared as a prototype right? With a fibre front shock tower? That shock became in production, or it was never sold?
- Also the xx4 appeared with fibre battery press bars?
-How many bodies for the xx or xx cr were available? The thing is I have the xcellerator,there is another one on ebay/lapartshouse but in the 95` Yatabe Arena WC all the cars had another body, which one was that?

Thanks! :D

Re: Some questions about the xx/xx cr and the xx4.

Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2011 4:35 pm
by jamin
Not sure about the XX4, but as for the XX/CR cars, there were 3 that came in the kits.

The original body that came with first XX (still available to buy new):

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Then a revised one (without the step on the side pods) for the CR (not that popular and havent seen one for a very long time),
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And then the xcellerator one that came with the Kinwald edition (bearrickster recently got hold of some, but they are all taken now).

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There was also the Jammin body, but this was not a true losi item.
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Hope this helps!

Re: Some questions about the xx/xx cr and the xx4.

Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 8:44 am
by mamadoesntletme
thanks a lot! do you know where to get that jammin body?

Re: Some questions about the xx/xx cr and the xx4.

Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 2:47 pm
by jamin
mamadoesn`tletme wrote:thanks a lot! do you know where to get that jammin body?
afraid not, although I managed to pick one up (the one pictured) recently. I found it by pure chance, someone was selling a XX and it came with that shell, luckily he parted it out for me :D

Re: Some questions about the xx/xx cr and the xx4.

Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2011 5:11 am
by kenooze
The XX4 appeared in 1996 as a prototype car, with a machined magnesium chassis and a ton of other special developpement features.

The special front tower of this pre production car was never produced !

About the XX shell, Losi made the original from 1993, the XX CR, the Xcellerator and the XXL .

Re: Some questions about the xx/xx cr and the xx4.

Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 12:10 pm
by Brandon G
The XXCR body is the XXL version I believe.

Re: Some questions about the xx/xx cr and the xx4.

Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 12:29 pm
by YZ-10
kenooze wrote:The XX4 appeared in 1996 as a prototype car, with a machined magnesium chassis and a ton of other special developpement features.

The special front tower of this pre production car was never produced !
Do you have any photos of the prototype car please?

Re: Some questions about the xx/xx cr and the xx4.

Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 8:10 pm
by delsami
there was a full article on the prototype xx4 in car action back then.

Re: Some questions about the xx/xx cr and the xx4.

Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 9:42 pm
by YZ-10
delsami wrote:there was a full article on the prototype xx4 in car action back then.
Good call thanks, I just found it in Jan 97 issue...

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Re: Some questions about the xx/xx cr and the xx4.

Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 8:26 am
by bearrickster
that is very cool, but I think IMOP Losi over engineered this car. just like the xxx-s and 4. they are so hard to work on. if they would have stayed with the shaft like everyone else in the time. these cars would have lasted longer.

Re: Some questions about the xx/xx cr and the xx4.

Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 9:01 am
by jamin
Hands up who would like to get their hands on that magnesium chassis :!: :?: :!: :?: :!: :?:

Re: Some questions about the xx/xx cr and the xx4.

Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 2:59 pm
by kenooze
me :roll:

Re: Some questions about the xx/xx cr and the xx4.

Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 4:12 pm
by fakiee
If Kenooze can't get that Mag chassis theres no hope for the rest of ya :lol: