NITO Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Lovely pair of classics there!! Nice find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PraetoR Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Been working on my Losi XXX-4 that my girlfriend got me last summer. Was in a very sorry state when I got it. Filthy, rusty screws, mis-matched components, siezed diffs and bearings, you name it. Given it the works- complete rebuilt and scrubbed all the parts in a basin of hot, soapy water using a toothbrush (didn't re-use!), ordered all the parts to sort it, new bearings, serviced diffs, kurust on all screws, new wheels/tyres, new slipper assembly and adjuster, the whole works! Thanks to Si Coe for recommending the tyres- Schumacher blocks. Looks good now! Just finished the electronics today. Since these photos were taken, she's been fitted with an MRT VX Sport limitless waterproof brushed ESC, Team Orion Core Touring 14x2 brushed motor, Hitec 40mhz radio system and running an Overlander 2s hard-case lipo. Have a shell sitting, ready to be painted, but not sure I have the skills to do the paint-job I've envisioned, so I'm scared to start!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noj Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Wow, I vaguely recall the state it was in when bought. Really nice resto job, why 40mhz though, is that for the authentic vintage 'feel' ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PraetoR Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 (edited) Nah, it's more because I have a 40mhz system spare and no cash! Edited January 28, 2015 by Praet0r87 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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A Return Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Ever since i finnished the xxcr, i always thought it needed white wheels, as the original yellow ones were died red (by me) and looked poop. When the xxxcr2 arrived, it came with some white wheels, so this was the resulting happy accident. Then i received my 'wheel whore' spec losi 3 spokes after they got sent to the wrong end of the country by mistake. I like them lots. The xx is back on the disc wheels now, and the 3 spokes are waiting for the xxx to be finnished. Speaking of which, heres a bit of it that looks nice not quite finnished yet, but its looking rather tasty as far as chassis go. Theres one more car on my list of things to get, time will tell if i find the right one. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PraetoR Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Niiiiiiiiice! Love me a vintage Losi! Personally, XXCR with the white 3-spoke wheels would get my vote. Looks lush. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Return Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 cheers dude, ive got well into my vintage Losi after buying my 8ights. The xxcr is a kinwald edition that was well in need of a rebuild, but had remarkably little wear anywhere. All the alloy bits were blue, but i stripped and polished everything, new front hinge pins, bodyshell and shock rebuild and afew new alloy screws made it like new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PraetoR Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Yeah I had to do the same with my XXX-4, only mine was knackered! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evssv Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 my vintage striker and my vintage frog 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PraetoR Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Finally finished the XXX-4 today. Been at it for hours! Paint job is relatively poor, because the cheap masks leaked. Also, I usually find Fastrax Fast Finish paints to be excellent, but today only the black seemed up to the standard. The orange and white were far runnier than normal. Anyway, at anything other than up close, it looks fine, so I'm happy, she aint a shelfer! Put the stickers on slightly asymmetrical left-to-right, as the shell is made slightly asymmetrical, itself. I'll get the camera back off of my girlfriend and take some decent photos soon. In the meantime, here are some terrible photos from my crapberry. Sorry. I was going to put these photos in the "show us your buggy" section, as, although it's old, in the right hands the Losi can still give modern machinery a run for their money... but then I realised mine were not the right hands! So in the vintage section they went! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigoggy Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Got this today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrokerBoy Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 Only just spotted this thread. Posted pics of my cars elsewhere on here but they probably fit in better here. Here's my Pumpkin that I bought and built back in '89. It still runs, and the lightbulbs (LED's hadn't been invented then...) still work too. My Kyosho RS500 built and bought in '92. It's actually a ZX-Sport underneath rather than the kit Sierra. Still got the Eggenberger decals tucked away. M03 Racing Mini with some Monte Carlo bits added. Built in '02 but still not painted... Here's a WW2 that I bought used last year, stripped and rebuilt it, finished last week. And a KingCab that I also bought last year. Came with the TBG shell, all I've done is tidy it up a little. There's a couple of other old Tamiya cars that I remember from childhood that I still want and I'm working on that. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz! Posted April 17, 2015 Author Share Posted April 17, 2015 Nice collection you have there mate 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCpete Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Great collection! i used to have the tamiya hilux monster racer, it commands decent prices now just wish my parents never chucked it out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NITO Posted April 25, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted April 25, 2016 Picked up a vintage Hilux 4x4 the other day... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noj Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 Get some more pics up man, that looks very clean and tidy! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NITO Posted April 25, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted April 25, 2016 (edited) Thanks Noj, A few more here for you then Cheers Nito Edited April 25, 2016 by NITO 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noj Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 Thanks Nito. A beautiful example....does it have the new car smell still? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PraetoR Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 Very tidy! Roughly, what age? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NITO Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 (edited) Thanks chaps, it's a 1981, so 35 years old which is incredible to appreciate how advanced it was for its time with 2wd/4wd 3 speed shiftable on the fly gearbox, waterproof electronics compartment and one way bearing lockouts on the front wheels. The shell has been clear coated in 2k and its a pretty good paintjob all round. Although it doesn't look like it from the pics, there are quite a few things to address so I'll be doing some restoring. Virtually everything on these vintage models is expensive to buy and difficult to find but I've managed to track down and order quite a few parts for it. There are no electronics which suited me fine as I wanted to use my own anyway and there are some servo rods and parts missing. I had a spare set of wheels which I bought about a year ago for the Bruiser thinking they would fit which they didn't, so while waiting for this to arrive from Italy, I polished them up and painted the logos on the tyres... I'm not sure whether to give the metalwork the polish treament or not, it's kind of hard to resist not doing it. I'll probably be polishing the chassis up a bit, most of the rubber has perished so needs replacing, thank to the Bruiser rere a lot of that is available new now. I'll be stripping down the gearbox and replacing the bushings with bearings and overhauling the axles. The black bumper uprights got broken in transit, as did the drivers hand which was a pity but all fixable. bumper removed and broken hand... Gearbox had a light polish... Cheers Nito Edited April 25, 2016 by NITO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PraetoR Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 Wow, 35 years! Amazing condition! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noj Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 Incredible condition indeed....doesn't look to have covered many miles. Personally, I see no harm in a gentle polish of the metal parts; the 'box looks good to me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PraetoR Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 Some critical maintenance, for my Losi XXX-4, but how did the belt... rotate?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si Coe Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 I heard you say 'I'll just pop the belt out', and as an ex XX-4 owner myself the first thing I did was look at the video runtime to see 15 mins and I thought 'No you won't!' Sure enough cue a quick cut.... Great cars, but never the easiest models to service. Loving the look on the old school blocks though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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