Losi Jr. T (eBay bargain)

[LosiXXkid]

It'll be Friday tomorrow and it still hasn't arrived.... ....this isn't looking great at the moment.

[DerbyDan]

[LosiXXkid]

Friday's post has been and gone......and still nothing........

Grrrrr!

Time to involve eBay me thinks.

[DHC6]

Where is it coming from? Looks like it's only been 10 days stince you won the auction. When was it posted? I have waited up to a month for parts to arrive from forign countries. So 10 days isn't very much.

[LosiXXkid]

Where is it coming from? Looks like it's only been 10 days stince you won the auction. When was it posted? I have waited up to a month for parts to arrive from forign countries. So 10 days isn't very much.

It's coming from Paris, France (...hopefully).

However, it's not necessarily the amount of time it's taking, this is more about poor communication on behalf of the seller. I've e-mailed him a few times already and the truck has been shipped on at least two occasions.... .....most recently by his wife........who then didn't actually post it!

He seems genuine enough and I'm sure he is but the whole experience is proving to be a bit crap!

[LosiXXkid]

OK, good news! It finally arrived..... .....photo's to follow.

[DerbyDan]

Wooot!

Good things come to those who wait

[LosiXXkid]

So here we are at last, some photo's.....

40 Euro's worth of Junior T! Did I say bargain....?

Contents of 'the big brown box'.

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Contents of 'the big brown box'.

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Tyres are in good shape. Fronts aren't glued while the rears have only been glued on the outside bead....not a great job though.

Wheels & tyres....

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Wheels & tyres....

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At first sight everything looks good, however, on closer inspection there are a few issue's that need 'fixing'. This also looks to be a bit of a 'bitsa' truck which hasn't been put together very well and it also has a mixture of old and new parts.

Chassis.

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Chassis.

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There are a few scuffs and scrapes to the chassis but no visible wear marks to the RPM suspension arms.

Underside.

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Underside.

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Front end with the JG Mfg body mount.....although it quite clearly isn't complete.

Front end.

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Front end.

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Rear Pro SE shock tower is actually higher than the rear body mount which isn't much use.... ...so a new rear body mount is on its way!

Rear.

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Rear.

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[LosiXXkid]

You have a set of nice and rare MIP hard teflon coated shocks there!

Errr! No I don't....

As you can see from the above photo's the MIP shocks were obviously removed and replaced with some later Losi shocks. I'm not actually that bothered although it would have been nice......

[LosiXXkid]

A few more photo's....

The motor plate shows sign of wear on the outside but there's no evidence that a motor was actually fitted...

Rear RPM 'Truck' arms.

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Rear RPM 'Truck' arms.

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Plastic bushings in the rear hubs.....same goes for the front wheels.

RPM Rear hubs.

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RPM Rear hubs.

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RPM Wide front arms look brand new and there are no marks to the JG body mount.

Front underside.

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Front underside.

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RPM Chassis brace also looks new but is attached with some slot-head screws, the ones in the rear being too short to hold it in place. Also, I'm a bit confused about the bit of chassis that's missing....odd!

Steering arms...

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Steering arms...

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The rear tie-rod ball studs are pushing the shock tower out at the bottom and is only held in place by the two centre screws.

Badly attached rear shock tower.

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Badly attached rear shock tower.

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The L/H side of the transmission case is cracked slightly which I know is quite common. The diff definitely needs attention as does the entire gear box as it feels very loose.......but no visible signs of a motor ever being fitted.

Transmission.

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Transmission.

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[jamin]

Looks pretty mint from the pics, good find I'd say!

[LosiXXkid]

Looks pretty mint from the pics, good find I'd say!

Most of it is but the tie-rod ends have been chewed up with pliers.... ....I hate pliers!

[LosiXXkid]

And a few more....

Here's the issue with the Pro SE shock tower and the rear body mount. The shock tower looks new so my guess is that it was put on to replace the standard Junior 2/T plastic version.

Shock tower / rear body mount side view.

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Shock tower / rear body mount side view.

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Shock tower / rear body mount.

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Shock tower / rear body mount.

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Minimal wear on the tyres, particularly the rears.

Tyres...

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Tyres...

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That missing bit of the chassis...

Odd???

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Odd???

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The RPM rear hubs. Very happy to have got these as I've never seen them before.....

RPM Rear hubs.

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RPM Rear hubs.

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JG MFg front skid plate / body mount. The underside of the top holes are countersunk but what about the body posts themselves? They weren't included so what would have been used? Any ideas?

JG Mfg skid plate / body mount.

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JG Mfg skid plate / body mount.

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Right, that should do it in terms of 'before' photo's so it's time to tear it down and start the rebuild.

Now the fun begins!

[alien3t]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Losi-JRX2-Pro-Pro-SE-LXT-A-2024-REAR-SHOCK-TOWER-SPACER-NIB-New-/181566519449?pt=Radio_Control_Parts_Accessories&hash=item2a46353899

part of why the tower isnt sitting right is that on the pro se and lxt with that bulkhead and that thin shock tower, this spacer goes between. might set it right with its distance from ball stud also, if the ball stud is the correct length.

[LosiXXkid]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Losi-JRX2-Pro-Pro-SE-LXT-A-2024-REAR-SHOCK-TOWER-SPACER-NIB-New-/181566519449?pt=Radio_Control_Parts_Accessories&hash=item2a46353899

part of why the tower isnt sitting right is that on the pro se and lxt with that bulkhead and that thin shock tower, this spacer goes between. might set it right with its distance from ball stud also, if the ball stud is the correct length.

Thanks! I've got a couple of those so I will fit one during the re-build and yes, you're correct in that the spacer should fix the problem. The ball stud looks to be 3/8" so it should be correct.