My yokomo mx-4 refurbishment

[andyp]

Hi i this is my mx4

This was one of my first 4wd cars when i started racing

I got my hands on as many new parts as i could but still needs a few touches to bring it to how i want it

Hope you like

[Charlie don't surf]

Sharp!! Fiberlyte chassis and bits?

[andyp]

Yeah sure is fyberlyte , only the chassis and shockmounts, althogh i am going to get the top deck and link mount to match i think as they is a little diffrence between the two.

I have built it with more new parts than are in the pictures but i never pictured them .

[andsoitiswritten]

I like the cvd drive shafts. Any idea what kind they are? Look golden.

[andyp]

hi yeah i like the driveshafts too , was very pleased when the car come with them,they are quiet good condition too , im not 100% sure but i think they are MIP s aluminium optional bone . They are gold !

[Jedi Master]

Thats a very 'crisp' looking build! Nice!

[andyp]

Thankyou for your words , when you say crisp what do you mean ? i like to try and keep everything everything clean and tidy , i have now got a body for it , i gave it to the bloke who does my painting for a masami "look a like" paint job .

[Jedi Master]

when you say crisp what do you mean ?

Lots of clean, shiney, sharp edges of metal and carbon!

[andyp]

Ah i see , i know it wouldnt be using it as a racer so i never bothered sanding and super gluing the carbon edges as sometimes it can go wrong !

[mamadoesntletme]

I like the cvd drive shafts. Any idea what kind they are? Look golden.

they are MIP
Andy: I have the battery carbon parts and some other things if interested.


Jose

[andyp]

Hi Jose

Sent you a pm

Cheers for comfirming they are mip driveshafts

[phoenix]

lovely car ! congrats !

[DerbyDan]

Lovely build

Quite a car to start out racing with thats for sure.... they were quite a challenge to get set-up even for experienced racers.... how did you get on with it when you raced it?

[andyp]

Cheers for the kind words, i now have a body sprayed up for it, i will be picking it up at the weekend and get some shots up , i have a few others bits too to add on but will again get some pics up at the start of next week maybe . i have been digging out some period ish radio i hope to put in soon too.

@ derbydan , it was my 1st 4wd , i had been racing 2wd for a while before i got my mx4, i recon i was around 15/16 when my dad got me the kit i spent ages building it! a few other lads @ my club also had them so they was abit of help around, i cant really remember how it went other than it was soooo HEAVY ! so trying to get it around the local clubs grass track for 5 mins was hard, it would be a slow 4.5 mins then it would dump !!

[DerbyDan]

@ derbydan , it was my 1st 4wd , i had been racing 2wd for a while before i got my mx4, i recon i was around 15/16 when my dad got me the kit i spent ages building it! a few other lads @ my club also had them so they was abit of help around, i cant really remember how it went other than it was soooo HEAVY ! so trying to get it around the local clubs grass track for 5 mins was hard, it would be a slow 4.5 mins then it would dump !!

I'm suprised to hear that it is a heavy car with all that carbon etc!

I certainly don't miss that struggle to get your car to last a 5min race on a pack of 1700s... which is why I stuck to 2wd buggies. Of course now we have no problems at all with the efficient brushless motors & high capacity LiPo Batteries. Its kind of sad because I'm starting to forget about that whole motor/battery management side of this hobby which is now gone