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Spy Photos: MrLexan's Vintage nats entry

Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 9:30 pm
by aconsola
A covert operation was able to uncover these rare exclusive photos of mrlexans vintage ride during a recent test and tune.
opting for stealth he decided to use a silver can motor with taped up wires so as to not draw attention to himself on the track
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originally he had a super rare vintage brushless associated stock motor installed, but that proved to be too hot to handle.
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wanting to get the jump off the line he decided to direct wire through a sophisticated solid-state throttle control mechanism with only the best crimped spade connectors.
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To further throw off spectators, he made sure(as much as it pained him) that none of the phillips head screws on the bottom of the chassis were lined up.
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The extra long servo turnbuckle allows positioning of the servo further back than stock. This along with removing the nose tubes and sway bar puts almost no weight up front for maximum rear traction.
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the complete car waiting for a tire change between rounds, I tried to get more, but this will have to do for now.
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Re: Spy Photos: MrLexan's Vintage nats entry

Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 9:33 pm
by klavy69
Well at least its an rc10 instead of a losi :mrgreen:
Todd

Re: Spy Photos: MrLexan's Vintage nats entry

Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 9:44 pm
by scr8p
that mrlexan................... always on the cutting edge of technology. :wink: :P

jay needs to do some hot laps with that car in sept. new bright battery and all. :lol:

Re: Spy Photos: MrLexan's Vintage nats entry

Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 10:10 pm
by rc10absuer
hey thas the ebay ride we saw earlier last week, sweet setup dude!!!

Re: Spy Photos: MrLexan's Vintage nats entry

Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 10:31 pm
by JPAE07
That is DOPE!!!

Re: Spy Photos: MrLexan's Vintage nats entry

Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 10:34 pm
by RichieRich
JPAE07 wrote:That is DOPE!!!
It's way super dope!!! I love the brushless motor, thank goodness brushless is allowed at the nats. :lol: :lol:

Re: Spy Photos: MrLexan's Vintage nats entry

Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 12:31 am
by Tuff240
That's my old car you guys are making fun of... :(

Re: Spy Photos: MrLexan's Vintage nats entry

Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 12:46 am
by bearrickster
thats so Wrong! Jay's a nice guy I hope he has a sence of humor also:lol:

Re: Spy Photos: MrLexan's Vintage nats entry

Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 12:49 am
by scr8p
Tuff240 wrote:That's my old car you guys are making fun of... :(
i'da kept that on the down low................. :wink:

Re: Spy Photos: MrLexan's Vintage nats entry

Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 6:32 am
by aconsola
bearrickster wrote:Jay's a nice guy I hope he has a sence of humor also:lol:
agreed, and I hope so too :D
I do plan on bringing this to the vintage nats in all its unrestored glory. I would like to complete the car though, and will make sure everything actually works. for safety reasons I will replace the battery pack, I tried to charge it and it was a no-go. Time to hit wally world and pick up another one.
Anybody got any not-quite-straight nose tubes to donate :lol:

Re: Spy Photos: MrLexan's Vintage nats entry

Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 7:19 am
by filou
Hello,

I like this old school style, it's very nice.
I think's the best solution is to keep you car in this configuration.

Regards

Re: Spy Photos: MrLexan's Vintage nats entry

Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 7:46 am
by Asso_man!
filou wrote:I like this old school style, it's very nice.
I think's the best solution is to keep you car in this configuration.
:shock: :shock: :shock: :lol:

Re: Spy Photos: MrLexan's Vintage nats entry

Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 8:07 am
by mrlexan
Everybody is a comedian! Ha, Ha, Ha.

:(

Re: Spy Photos: MrLexan's Vintage nats entry

Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 11:20 am
by Tuff240
FINALLY! Some compliments on my car... Image



(Yes, I'm j/k, it's not my old car.)

Re: Spy Photos: MrLexan's Vintage nats entry

Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 1:12 pm
by Volumiza
nice rig dude, inspired me to build another :)