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updates:

hex used to put 22 rear wheels on:



Turnbuckles installed, electronics installed:





And just in case the 5 link gives me fits:

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You've done a great job Joey! I always wanted a vintage 5 link, I'm jealous of the find.

I like that alot - it looks very capable with all the modern electrics on board!

Great turn-around when you compare the finished product against what you started with. Can't wait to see it finished with a bodyshell & hear how it performs

Haven't hit the track yet (darn holiday season...)

But body acquired and painted up ... I am no painter by a long shot, but pretty pleased with the results.





My attempt at marble...



I still need to work on the 22 front wheel set up, this one was just bolted on for the picture, it is still set up for B4 front wheels.

Wow! That marble finish is cool. How'd you do that? It would match up my Guild guitar perfectly!

I sprayed the black first, a semi heavy coat, grabbed the plastic bag from the body, crumbled it up into a ball and pressed it into the wet paint. Let it dry, shot the orange, backed it all up with white.

Pretty easy, even for a paint noob like me

JK Racing wrote:I sprayed the black first, a semi heavy coat, grabbed the plastic bag from the body, crumbled it up into a ball and pressed it into the wet paint. Let it dry, shot the orange, backed it all up with white.

Pretty easy, even for a paint noob like me

But with great results! I like that alot, good work!

Car runs FANTASTIC.

Love it, sooooooo easy to drive, little pushy at low speed off power, but a change of front tires got rid of most of that. I need to make a longer wing wire set up, it kept falling off (yes, just like back in the 90's). I had a little issue with the rear tires not liking to stay on, but a thinner set of hexes in the rear should allow the nuts to grab more than just a few threads.

I was worried the silver front springs/red rear springs would be WAY off for handling, but the car was very well behaved. I will add the slipper to save the tranny from the abuse I toss at it.

Put a slight bend in the wire where it goes into the tube, this will help it grab and stop it from coming out

I have the bend, I cut the wire short before I mounted the body (level with the shock tower), so when the body is on, it barely even reaches the bend. So I need to remake a new wire that is a bit longer.

JK Racing wrote:Car runs FANTASTIC.

I had a little issue with the rear tires not liking to stay on, but a thinner set of hexes in the rear should allow the nuts to grab more than just a few threads.

I can't tell in the pics, have you tried the low-profile aluminum locknuts? They are thinner than either the full nylon or standard steel with only about 2 threads before engaging the nylock portion.

with the 22 rear wheels, you can barely get a nut in there at all. from WAY back in the day, I had some 10/32 nuts that used a 12 point 1/4" wrench. I only had 3 left and lost one yesterday racing

I am thinking of seeing if I can get a local machinist I know to rethread the losi axles to use the 4mm nuts like the 22 does.

And I am a little closer to making the 22 front wheels work, just need to find the final part and pick up the axles/wheel bolts.

As a cheaper solution. Get yourself a set of Losi Strike 12mm rear hexes. They're lower profile and should help.

i went with the large traxxas hexes to ensure the rear wheels clear the 5 link suspension. i am going to try a shorter hex, but am concerned about rubbing. i also need to measure my width, but i think i am still under regs right now.