Losi Pro/Proformance Hybrid

[mrlexan]

This is the second to the last first gen Losi I will be doing, all new parts. I didn't care about period correctness, just built it with what I had and what I wanted, hence the matching orange wheels and spur..... thought about a orange Hydra, but just didn't want to go back and pull the gear box apart again. Maybe in the future. Also a hardly seen rear set of Losi tires.... haven't been able to ID the part number or name, but they are cool, IMO.

Still needs a Pro rear shock tower to complete it.

[tulsa]

very nice. i will check on a rear tower for you

[aconsola]

nice build! I think I have a nip set of those tires, I will check to see if they match.

[bearrickster]

As always very nice I PM you I have a NIP tower

[bdrmbully]

you have a sickness for losi .face it.hate to be the one to tell you lol.i love the 2wd's as well.i'd like to see a pice of all the ones together that you've built in just the last month or so .sweet rides might i add.are them rear axles any good cause for some reason ,i dont like em.and i never owned a losi.im a ultima lover.(optima/mid) and my newest rc10.
i thought you were going to build something other than losi next??
JJ

[mrlexan]

After the last roasting I got, I had three more to complete. Had my Losi parts out just before I moved and keep them close when we settled. No since in throwing them all back in boxes, so I wanted to finish them. I am down to one left. I have to build something that is top secret.... then it will be off to RC10s. OK SCR8P.

Group photo will be coming, short a couple of them, as I sold one or two and traded one to Brandon.

[Eau Rouge]

We used to call those rear tires "stagger bars" but I don't know if that was the official Losi title for them. They worked very well on dry, dusty hard pack conditions. Ran them on more than a couple of dirt oval cars.


Another nice build!

[aconsola]

Mine were not the same, I have the 7341 "directional pattern"

[highwayracer]

Those rear tires were the Rear, Directional Patern (HT) part number A-7341. The HT was for High Traction and the tires usually has a silver marking on them.

Regards,
highwayracer

[mrlexan]

Yep, they have a silver mark on them. Thanks Highway.

[aconsola]

what is the difference between ht and regular compounds? Is the HT harder for high bite tracks or softer to give higher traction?
I'll keep my eyes open to try to find a part# on jays tires, I don't recall seeing them before.

[Eau Rouge]

HT was a softer rubber compound, like what would be a "pink" compound today. Softer tires yield more traction. Keep in mind, this was pre-foam insert days, too, so the tire was still pretty hard comparatively.


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[highwayracer]

The only older Losi tires that weren't an HT (softer) were:

A-7200 Front Tires, Kit Ribbed (K)
A-7210 Fronts, Stagger Rib (K)
A-7300 Rear, Kit 4 Row Spike (K)

There were also HT version of these tires. All HT tires ended in "1". So the HT Ribbed were A-7201.

One quick note about the front ribbed tires, Losi changed the mold mid production. The early design didn't have a lip on the outer edge (where it mounts to the wheel) while the newer versions had the lip. The same goes for the rear tires. I'll try to find examples and post it on this thread.

Regards,
highwayracer

[jeffrm20]

Do you know if the spur gears for these trucks are still readily available? My friend has an older TL truck with the same type of spur gear set-up but we cannot find them anywhere. Sorry to hijack your thread.

Jeff

[Brandon G]

Do you know if the spur gears for these trucks are still readily available? My friend has an older TL truck with the same type of spur gear set-up but we cannot find them anywhere. Sorry to hijack your thread.

Jeff

Yo came to the right place, someone here ought to be able to hook you up. What tooth count you looking for?