44 replies to this topic

[dan garf]

MINKIN2, on 03 February 2012 - 03:49 PM, said:

Soooo, jealous

Those things are quality mate.

+1

[Carpmart]

They are great cars but just not as 'bashable' as a Baja, just because of how much damage you can do in terms of $$$$, compared to a Baja

[MINKIN2]

Carpmart, on 04 February 2012 - 07:28 PM, said:

They are great cars but just not as 'bashable' as a Baja, just because of how much damage you can do in terms of $$$$, compared to a Baja

Yeah, very true in a way. They are still very new to the market so there aren't as many cheaper aftermarket parts out yet. But it's not all bad, Losi had a very good idea with the component-shells. If you damage the shell, you only need to replace a small section and not the whole thing. That's +1 over HPI.

[stebro]

Carpmart, on 04 February 2012 - 07:28 PM, said:

They are great cars but just not as 'bashable' as a Baja, just because of how much damage you can do in terms of $$$$, compared to a Baja

I don't know have seen some good videos of them getting abuse.
The shell is the pricey 1 but believe they are real tough
So early stages i would say from what i ahve seen they probably on comparison

[marder 78]

very nice losi!!! nice engine too, dpr wc are powerful!
would love to see a video.

Edited by marder 78, 05 February 2012 - 03:31 PM.

[dan garf]

what engine do you normaly get in a 5t

[tectic]

Well had some fun with the Losi Yesterday despite the carb freezing up
The VRC pipe is real loud
Got a bit of video not the best
The Losi was running a new motor just running it in so it is running very rich and no more than 3/4 throttle.
5T sandpaddles on the rears mini MX;s from my 5b on the front
You can see very quickly the losi fills up with snow and becomes real heavy with all the extra weight
Going to have to do something about that as it will just fill up with mud and debris

Stock motor is a CY 26cc

http://img80.imagesh...4/file22200.mp4

<embed src="http://img80.imageshack.us/flvplayer.swf?f=Pfile22200" width="640" height="380" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"/>

[tectic]

Well decided to have a look at doing something about the car filling up with debris!
after its first run the car was absolutely full with snow and other owners have said this is the same when running normally

so here is my answer
Firstly I made a bulkhead out of cardboard



Then cut this out of 2mm plastic sheet which I ordered and fitted to the body shell





The tape is Gorilla tape just to cover up the edges
here it is with the body fitted not the prettiest but fully functional

[dan garf]

love the 5t but the masking tape  lets it down but that is a good idea to keep the crap out

[tectic]

dan garf, on 08 February 2012 - 04:04 PM, said:

love the 5t but the masking tape  lets it down but that is a good idea to keep the crap out

Not quite masking tape
Gorilla tape is like duct tape on steroids
waterproof super sticky and strong as hell!

[Rover Man]

any chance of a pic of how you mounted the gopro and what brackets you use ???

[tectic]

Rover Man, on 08 February 2012 - 04:36 PM, said:

any chance of a pic of how you mounted the gopro and what brackets you use ???

I used some 1/4" x 1" aluminium bar I had lying around
I drilled and tapped 3x 6mm holes on the top bar and used a 1/4 "unc bolt for the camera mount
the bottom bar was just 3 holes for the bolts
bolted across the rollcage at the front

I used the GoPro tripod mount
http://www.actioncam...ro-tripod-mount

Edited by tectic, 08 February 2012 - 04:50 PM.

[Rover Man]

Thanks buddy, Got everything i need to bolt my gopro in ready for the Essex meet.
Just need the 5ive lol, they tell me there almost here

[JayJ]

tectic, on 08 February 2012 - 04:14 PM, said:

Gorilla tape is like duct tape on steroids

Love that description of Gorilla tape!

Edited by JayJ, 08 February 2012 - 05:20 PM.

[tectic]

Well pleased with the front mod
This is after an hour bashing Virtually no snow at all



Got the mesh plate mod done aswell



Got a quick video

http://img80.imagesh...1/file18096.mp4

Edited by tectic, 11 February 2012 - 03:47 PM.