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May favorite ever car won me many a race I'm wondering if to make it look a bit prettier. Bought some new alloy rear hubs that look nice. As you can see its already got most of the hop up parts on it from it's racing days rpm front arms and gear cover alloy from bulk head and a number of other alloy parts graphite all round

Any suggestions on improvements, improve the scratches on the alloy, any other alloys bits I could get for it? Worth changing the screws for new stainless steel ones??

Cheers

Daz

Looks beautiful to me as is!

matt1ptkn wrote:Looks beautiful to me as is!

Tear it down, clean everything, rebuild and replace any damaged parts,......and maybe treat yourself to a new body shell.

Just a suggestion of course!

Matching rims for the front and rear are a must... At least matching in colour if you have no other choice.

Mr. ED wrote:Matching rims for the front and rear are a must... At least matching in colour if you have no other choice.

I wasn't going to mention the wheel situation but you're right, it definitely needs a matching set, or even a new set, of wheels.

And maybe some Trinity blue anodized hubs for the rear.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Trinity-Kinwald-Blue-Alloy-1-5-Degree-Rear-Hubs-For-Losi-XX-XX-4-XXT-TK3501-/152084750165?hash=item2368f51f55:g:dVsAAOSwvmBXHm5T

Got about 100 pairs of wheels so I'll have to dig out the best

The main reason they are on is because they have good tread left and was running it about in the park with my boys

daz_75 wrote:Got about 100 pairs of wheels so I'll have to dig out the best

The main reason they are on is because they have good tread left and was running it about in the park with my boys

Definitely keep the best set for the shelf.

I wouldn't change a thing, only screw back all the parts that the car originally had. Clean plastic parts, but keep tires dusty, they have the original dust in them.

I have a bit similar Losi XX http://www.rc10talk.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=23418, my old race car and I didn't change nothing since last A-main where I did race my car, even the same battery is in there). I only turn tires to random position (to avoid tires to become "D"), "bump" shocks down and up a few times and turn slipper & Hyrda drive (to give O-rings some "fresch" oil ) and turn diff (to keep it smooth) a few times a year.

Jirka

Jirka wrote:I wouldn't change a thing, only screw back all the parts that the car originally had. Clean plastic parts, but keep tires dusty, they have the original dust in them.

I have a bit similar Losi XX http://www.rc10talk.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=23418, my old race car and I didn't change nothing since last A-main where I did race my car, even the same battery is in there). I only turn tires to random position (to avoid tires to become "D"), "bump" shocks down and up a few times and turn slipper & Hyrda drive (to give O-rings some "fresch" oil ) and turn diff (to keep it smooth) a few times a year.

Jirka

Which orginal parts??

LosiXXkid wrote:

Mr. ED wrote:Matching rims for the front and rear are a must... At least matching in colour if you have no other choice.

I wasn't going to mention the wheel situation but you're right, it definitely needs a matching set, or even a new set, of wheels.

And maybe some Trinity blue anodized hubs for the rear.

Trinity Hubs.JPG

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Trinity-Kinwald-Blue-Alloy-1-5-Degree-Rear-Hubs-For-Losi-XX-XX-4-XXT-TK3501-/152084750165?hash=item2368f51f55:g:dVsAAOSwvmBXHm5T

Already bought the hubs off the guy the current seller bought them off for half the price

daz_75 wrote:

Jirka wrote:I wouldn't change a thing, only screw back all the parts that the car originally had. Clean plastic parts, but keep tires dusty, they have the original dust in them.

I have a bit similar Losi XX http://www.rc10talk.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=23418, my old race car and I didn't change nothing since last A-main where I did race my car, even the same battery is in there). I only turn tires to random position (to avoid tires to become "D"), "bump" shocks down and up a few times and turn slipper & Hyrda drive (to give O-rings some "fresch" oil ) and turn diff (to keep it smooth) a few times a year.

Jirka

Which orginal parts??

Sorry I did first understand Your writing wrong, I thought that You have already changed some parts that do not "belong" to original car.

Jirka

could always annodize metal parts again a different color to spice up the looks

THUNDERSTRIKE1 wrote:could always annodize metal parts again a different color to spice up the looks

How do you get that done

Took it out at a local race meeting 20 year old shock oil still in it lol. Practice wasn't great batteries lasted 3 laps so after some advice about lipos I used them instead. Did 2 rounds one of which I finished about half way up the field full of modern cars. Unfortunately I fried the motor so missed the next 2 rounds but finished second in my final. Loved it now just need to get a brushless setup going