smash Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Righto guys and gals, got my xs a couple of weeks back used off of eBay, came with a couple of battered shells and some knackered centre drive cups, to be fair tho it did already have the turnbuckle mod done and overall is very clean, the shell and new wheels are sorted.. Received nearly all of my goodies today just waiting on my drive cups which should arrive any day now.. As you can see I have some proline power strokes with fixing kit and a sway bar set, and a cc blower and a bunch of stainless cap heads to replace the button heads with.. Photos and update will follow as it gets done, feedback good or back welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snchris1 Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottpro8 Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 LOOKIN GOOD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smash Posted April 25, 2012 Author Share Posted April 25, 2012 Sweet, the penultimate parts have arrived Hot racing drive cups and the final stainless fastners, gonna use those instead of the ridiculously pricey e-clip eliminators.. Just got to round up the hob nobs and a jar of coffee and some patience ready for Saturdays big build.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hebby Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 I ordered some hot racing center diff cups the other day and postage from USA only came to 69p ha bargain. They will Prob be here quicker than wheelspin ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smash Posted April 25, 2012 Author Share Posted April 25, 2012 Yep they are, got mine from toads rc, 6 days from order to delivery... Nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hebby Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Ordered mine yesterday and allready had a tacking number from company think ill be getting all my parts from here once i start upgrading properly next on the list is CVD's and blitz shocks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksprogis Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 This is looking a great mini build , sweet ride ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smash Posted April 26, 2012 Author Share Posted April 26, 2012 Cheers mate, hoping to get started tomorrow afternoon.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydoddy69 Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 looking good mate interested to see how you get on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smash Posted April 27, 2012 Author Share Posted April 27, 2012 Build done today pics in the morning, beer o'clock now.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smash Posted April 28, 2012 Author Share Posted April 28, 2012 Righto, no hangover so here abrief write up with some pics of what i did to my xs yeserday afternoon, to about 3.5 hrs to do in total and imho and contrary most opinion out there i found the xs platform quite easy to work on.. i didnt stumble upon anything that was a major ball ache so it's all good an im pleased with the result.. enough waffle here are some pics first up was tranny removal to replace the knacked drive cups for the hot racing ones, this is a simple job to do, 2 nuts and 7 screws later the tranny slips out very easily.. next job on the list was a bit of diff shimming and change the diff pinion gear drive shaft on each end of the truck, again hpi have made some good steps forward in the serviceability dept. with this simple job only needing five screws removed at the front and 7 screws removed at the rear to drop out the bulkheads and get access to the diffs.. nice! gonna break the post at this point as i dont know how many pics per per post the board will allow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smash Posted April 28, 2012 Author Share Posted April 28, 2012 okie dokie, where was i?? next job on the list was to get shot of those pesky e-clips and pins that hold the c-hubs in place, i will just add at this point that i had already removed the bumper set prior to this build and shimmed the lower arms with a couple of m3 washers either side to remove any slack (there is plenty).. getting back to the job in hand tho this is another dead easy job to do and costs pennies compared to the 16 quid hpi would like you to spend on their own version, all you need is 4 m3x40 cap head screws 4 m3 locknuts and 8 m3 washers, simply remove the existing hadware and bin it, replace with the new stuff and the dremel the ends off whilst in place.. the last part is cheating a little i know but it works time to get those shocks off now ready for the sway bare kit and powerstrokes at this point i would like to apologise because i didnt take any photos of the process as i got so involved in what i was doing it clean slipped my mind, i will say however that the sway bar fitting was relatively easy if fiddly and the schock mounting process was a doddle as the shocks were pre built and only required some oil and some of the mounting hardware from the original shocks to make them fit.. in the spirit of completion here is a youtube link to the shock change tutorial.. hers what mine looked like finished and heres what it looks like back in one piece Oops, theres always one isnt there.. hope its not important 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin34 Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Very nice build mate .Have you got a link to where you bought the shocks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smash Posted April 28, 2012 Author Share Posted April 28, 2012 Got the shocks off of eBay from the toads rc shop, on a side note tho this just happened when I powered her up and blipped the throttle, one of the hot racing cups sheared in half, not happy I've emailed toads to see if they'll give me a new set, if not I'll open a dispute, I have ordered the genuine part also from tower hobbies just to be sure, still peeved tho as I wanted to have a pop at her today.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leongordon234 Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Ouch thats not good , why dony you put you old drive shafts back in just for now so you can run her Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smash Posted April 28, 2012 Author Share Posted April 28, 2012 Yeah that's what I just did, obviously hr products leave a little to be desired in some respects.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin34 Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Shame to see that happen.HR stuff seems to be hit and miss as i have seen that happen to other people yet others run them and have no problems at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smash Posted April 28, 2012 Author Share Posted April 28, 2012 pretty much what i expected, email back from toads rc, youre on your own son and must take it up with hot racing, raised a claim, hopefully i'll get my $18 back, no more toads rc or hot racing for me.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydoddy69 Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Yeah have to agree HR stuff just seems to be hit and miss i have some bits from them on my merv and they are tops but bits for the XS dont seem that great as i have heard a lot of people snap them just get the stock ones and heat them up red hot and then stick'em in some old engine oil did it to mine and they anit broke or worn as bad yet about 25 packs on 2s so maybe thats the way to go shame thou as after a long wait they crap out on you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smash Posted April 28, 2012 Author Share Posted April 28, 2012 (edited) Thanks for the tip mate, reckon I'll give the remaining hr cup that treatment to when the new cup arrives <img src='http://www.msuk-forum.co.uk/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/thumbsup.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> Edited April 28, 2012 by smash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hebby Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Hope that doesnt happen to me when i get mine think ill heat them up like mydoddy said just to be on the safe side Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydoddy69 Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 The HR ones have been done already but a bit to much by the sounds of them so i wouldn't do them any more as to much makes the brittle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smash Posted April 30, 2012 Author Share Posted April 30, 2012 Had my first proper bash with the xs this lunchtime, fun little truck, imho 2s is easily enough power for this size truck, especially as it seems to have inherited the 1/8 savvys handling or lack thereof still heaps of fun tho and seems near bullet proof Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin34 Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 As said in mdoddy's thread i am going to try and widen my xs with wheely king axles and the wheely king widening kit to make it not so tippy over.not sure if the bearings will hold up to the extra strain put on them tho as i have seen alot of xs's blow wheel bearings with the satandard set up.All i need now is the money to buy the parts . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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