Jamin's Losi XX-CR - Old Skool Pics

[jamin]

Stunning looking car! Very sleek, well done & thanks for sharing

Cheers!! Still got a few bits to add, plus another shell to spray!!

[jamin]

Edit: Deleted dud post, oops.

[jamin]

Some more goodies to go on the car soon - Titanium nitrided hinge pins and some different rear graphite wishbones - the current ones I have on there are VLA so I wanted to swap them out for some older original items:

Here's a few more pics that I took today outside of the new shell:

But I scored this shell this week - a brand new Jammin one! Will try and get it painted up soon, but other commitments are gonna get in the way for a while, plus I've got some exciting XXT stuff to do!

[m2fit4u2]

Sweet build and sick paint job ! I love it !

[jamin]

Sweet build and sick paint job ! I love it !

Thanks for the comment, funny how the shell is only three colours but still manages to look good, but thats the whole point. Less can be more at times, its just how you select the colours etc. The other good thing is that its not that much different from the Kinwald paint from all those years ago...

[shirochanwrx]

Very cool looking build and paint job. Thanks for documenting your progress.
Now that you have a great looking painted body for this ride, keep up the momentum and get that Jammin' body painted up ... are you going to coordinate the Jammin' body with the wheel discs that you so painstakingly acquired?

This is my dilemna! I want to paint the discs neon red, but that wont go with the paint scheme at all, yellow will look too much like the XXX wheels, and I dont think black or white would work either, hmmm.

Ah ha! That is why I mentioned the new body. Leave the present paint scheme and wheels as they are, and cooridinate the new Jammin' body with neon red wheel discs, which I think will look excellent.

See? No dilemma!

[jamin]

Ah ha! That is why I mentioned the new body. Leave the present paint scheme and wheels as they are, and cooridinate the new Jammin' body with neon red wheel discs, which I think will look excellent.

See? No dilemma!

Nice idea, I could replace the yellow with red....

[shirochanwrx]

Sure. You know you have the skills to pull it off.

The wheel-plus-disc leaves a thin stripe all the way around the rim, the stripe being the color of the underlying wheel. If you decide to do something other than the scheme you have for the black / white / fluorescent yellow body, consider using a two-tone stripe element somewhere in the body, with one of the stripes matching the width and color of the stripe on the wheel ...

Those XX Losi rims are iconic. Like the original JRX2 5 spokes, the XX 5-spokes (love/hate), the JRXT 3-piece rims, the original JRX2 shell covering the shocks ... Losi came up with some very cool trademark design elements ...

[jamin]

Sure. You know you have the skills to pull it off.

The wheel-plus-disc leaves a thin stripe all the way around the rim, the stripe being the color of the underlying wheel. If you decide to do something other than the scheme you have for the black / white / fluorescent yellow body, consider using a two-tone stripe element somewhere in the body, with one of the stripes matching the width and color of the stripe on the wheel ...

Those XX Losi rims are iconic. Like the original JRX2 5 spokes, the XX 5-spokes (love/hate), the JRXT 3-piece rims, the original JRX2 shell covering the shocks ... Losi came up with some very cool trademark design elements ...

yeah, agreed, which is why I want them on the car...I would also like to try the 'hard body' stickers that went on the shocks, does anybody have these?

[DerbyDan]

Jamin - you have fine taste & a man after my own heart! I love this era of Losi... these were the cars I raced when I started to get serious about the hobby. Also the upgrades that you've fitted I either had or desired

The colour scheme as you say isn't particularly complicated but its really effective & well executed, it looks good too on the original XX shell giving your late XX an early car twist!

P.S; I think I might have those 'Hard Body' stickers somewhere... just not too sure if I still have a full compliment for each shock I'll have a look later & PM you....

[jamin]

Cheers Dan! Thanks for the kind comments, I am really happy with the build, gonna throw the new parts on tonite since the wife is out! I've tried not to fit too many aftermarket parts, I think the car looks worse with too many blue bits etc.

I gotta get the jammin shell painted up soon also, that will add another twist! I too loved the XX, in fact all Losi's. I'll never forget watching them at the worlds in Basildon, I was hooked there and then.

Did you ever race these at any nationals? I did from about 1994 ish onwards, I even raced at the Euros in Barcelona in 1997! Qualified 36th with my trusty steed! I failed to start the final because another driver was on my frequency (and lied that he was on a different one) - turns out it was a british driver too!

If you have the stickers that would be cool, I think it might work, got to try it out at least....

[jamin]

Ok, so I fitted the titanium nitrided hinge pins and the older style (but still new!) rear wishbones tonight, also took the opportunity to take some close up pics, just to show off the lovely new-ness of it all!

Left side new bits fitted, right side VLA version arms

Left side close up

Right side close up of VLA arms

Rear end done

Motor plate detail

Motor plate right side

Front end done - note the titanium hinge pin used for the top brace, same length as the rear hub carrier pins!

Steering assembly

Titanium nitrided hinge pin for the top brace pivot.

That'll do for now, although I do have some newer 'green' style anodising shock bodies to come...when they arrive

[shirochanwrx]

How did you manage to build those turnbuckles without gouging up the ball cups? I know that a ball cup driver can simplify things, but those ball cups look round in cross-section.

Do you just tape up a pair of pliers to grip the ball cups or do you have some other trick? They look great.

[jamin]

How did you manage to build those turnbuckles without gouging up the ball cups? I know that a ball cup driver can simplify things, but those ball cups look round in cross-section.

Do you just tape up a pair of pliers to grip the ball cups or do you have some other trick? They look great.

The trick is not to grip the round part of the ball cup, but the cup itself where there is a flat section. This will enable you to stop it from twisting with less force required on the pliers. Taping the pliers or using a pair that has no teeth (my wife has some for her jewellery making - but dont tell her I used them ) is even better.

[shirochanwrx]

A jewelry pliers!!

I've been looking for a toothless pliers but have been unable to find one ... I guess a trip to the craft store is in order.

Awesome.