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MEMBERS DISCUSSION AREA => General Discussion => Topic started by: BigJerm on November 17, 2008, 09:35:35 PM
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I ran through a thread on JKowners and folks rave on this thing. I check it out, pretty neat little toy. Looks like it will run you around $230 shipped from Ebay, maybe a little more.
http://www.losi.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdID=LOSB0222
Cool little video
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Man R/C cars sure have changed from when I was kid
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Jerm this is the 2nd thread on this topic... its been talked about before.... you post whore....... ;D
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wait where? Crap... gonna have to start searching before posting
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I posted it awhile back. Still would like to have the $ to get into it though. Mike is the official archive direstor. I think he has read ALL the threads! :D
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o... Well we can start a new thread ;D
These look awesome. That Losi Mini crawler is supposed to be a fully ready to run out of the box RC... Not bad when you cant go wheeling more than once a month, if that. Maybe one day I will buy one, after the lift and skids though.
I have looked at getting a toy though; I like toys, gadgets, ect... I saw this Jeep at radio-shack. Working headlights, hi and low range, only 2wd though. Could always do like my brother did years ago when we were little and flip an axle out of another 2wd and put it in the front of the Jeep to have a true 4wd and solder in some small pieces of metal to make it a locked axle in the rear (yes he did really “weld” the rear axle of an RC truck, lol). Then I could take the body off, sand and paint it red to match, paint the fenders black, cut off the sides of the front brush guard looking thing and take off those plastic chrome boxes on the side, shave the bottom and relocate any electronics near the bottom or any that might be in the chrome boxes up into the body cavity…. All for the price of about $45 and having fun doing it! Well it would cost more if I have to get another RC car to get an axle….
http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3247534&tab=summary
Guess I am just a nerd ::)
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I knew I should have bought those ones they sold at walmart a few years ago. Now they are big time
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I like the gas powered ones! They sound like chainsaws.
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I found a website for it but looks like their forum is down right now. Pretty cool joint:
http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/
I would never get that hardcore into... I mean guys have rigs with 2 or 3 grand invested in them... Not for me. Just looking for a little side hobby and a replace it when I break it kind of thing.
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I have a Traxxus Stampede electric I need to sale. If any one is interested let me know and I will send photos. It is pretty fast. I have 2 batteries and a great charger also.
You can check it out here. there is a short video of its capabilities..
Enjoy
http://www.traxxas.com/products/electric/stampede/trx_stampede.htm
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I like the gas powered ones! They sound like chainsaws.
My nieghbor has a gas one, it's cool to run but doesn't make a good crawler, wide open throttle and rocks don't mix even in RC's. The electric ones have better throttle control.
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I mean guys have rigs with 2 or 3 grand invested in them..
What? Are you serious Jeremy? That's ludicrous!
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I mean guys have rigs with 2 or 3 grand invested in them..
What? Are you serious Jeremy? That's ludicrous!
Dead serious man but they are like super hardcore competition people. I mean everything you can buy for your Jeep... you can buy for one of these R/C crawler things it seems. I even saw a thread where a guy was making and selling winches that actually worked for $200. I would never get that into it. I mean its cool to have 1 and maybe spend $250 for the rig, buy a few parts and play around in the backyard or living room but not $2k worth and compete...
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SO today I got me a "crawler" ;D
Paid $25 to some guy on Craigslist for an Xmod... Not bad and apparently I got a hell of a deal on it... Lets see the Hummer kit alone cost around $79-99 now since it is discontinued model. Then the guy has the 4wd kit installed ($15), under body neon kit ($15) and a suspension lift kit that supposely is hard to find now days and people Ebay them around $50 for the kit! So for $25 I got an RC car worth over $100 used as is.
Got it home, got open the rear diff and glued it together so now it is locked! ;D the guy who had it flipped around the front body mount to lift the front higher but I might flip it back cause it makes it look funny and un-even and during flex the front tires dont come close to hitting the fenders.
2 Bad things... one batteries only last about 20-25 minutes so need to get recharble ones for sure. 2, the stock bearings on the wheels are plastic and have a lot of play and it slows down the vehicle to almost a dead stop sometimes. So I need to get some metal bearings to fix that issue.
Flex with the body on
(http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i189/JermTib05/Xmod/DSC_0009.jpg)
Flex with the body off
(http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i189/JermTib05/Xmod/DSC_0012.jpg)
OOOOO neons!
(http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i189/JermTib05/Xmod/DSC_0017.jpg)
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Its 3am your time, 11am mine. I have had 1 mission today and ran 2 miles. Than I come in and you post this? I thought you were trying to lift your Rubi? Hahahaha!!! ;D Yeah, they are cool and GUCCI(Ben). But you know if Dewild or myself hear a word of you buying one of these before your build, we are going to ride your BIG_ASS!!!!! By the way, I use to race these back when I was a kid. I still have the original RC-10!!!
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Ok....I just looked at them. They are pretty cool. I guess if I had one that looked like my JK it would be cool. Nerdy, but cool.
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haha yeah its a little late! I would not have bought it but it was all of $25 so figure why the heck not? Now I can crawl the text books in the living room at 3 a.m.!
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we have a few guys here with Helicopters and planes. The guys with the baja trucks run them down on the LZ. When the planes fly, it freaks out the hadji's. They think they have lasers and cameras on them for spying and melting brains!!! Stupid assho***!!!hahahah
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helios were the big thing last time i was there... alot of crashes and alot of money spent fixing them
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I ran through a thread on JKowners and folks rave on this thing. I check it out, pretty neat little toy. Looks like it will run you around $230 shipped from Ebay, maybe a little more.
http://www.losi.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdID=LOSB0222
Cool little video
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Man R/C cars sure have changed from when I was kid
I have been wanting something like this for a while.
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http://www.venom-group.com/storeitems.asp?section=Land&cc=MODEL_ROCK
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I have been wanting something like this for a while.
they had a few in the hobby shop I was at in Gwinnett yesterday... so tempting...
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http://www.ckrccrawlers.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=3_170_171&products_id=1461
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I am in love.
http://www.rcrockcrawling.com/product_info.php?cPath=47&products_id=783
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I am in love.
http://www.rcrockcrawling.com/product_info.php?cPath=47&products_id=783
That is so freaking cool! :D
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I am in love.
http://www.rcrockcrawling.com/product_info.php?cPath=47&products_id=783
Thats insane! You can even get portals!
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Haha these things are so fun! So I took super glue and locked the front and rear diffs and seeing that it is IFS it does not affect steering. Then I did some messing around and got a lot more flex with a little cutting here... shaving there... Now I either need to figure a way to lift the body up to allow the flex or cut the body... Pictures
Before any work was done flex. This is rear wheel, one 3 tires and the other rear wheel is just a touch off the ground:
(http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i189/JermTib05/Xmod/DSC_0012.jpg)
After a little work... 4 tires, a 9v battery and all 4 wheels on the ground:
(http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i189/JermTib05/Xmod/DSC_0019.jpg)
It could go all the way but the motor power wires would pull tight if flexed the other way...
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You are out of control Jerm!!!LOL! The sites Larry put up have a few good ones. Maybe a future purchase for me just not on the damn credit card!! :'(
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what credit card... Jerm dude you have to much time on your hands.... I would change out the springs.. get some bigger ones. and those orange plastic pieces change those out with some thing else that is stronger... when you do that make sure the space is bigger.. your lift will come with that..
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haha Glenn I did it while watching 24, took about an hour to do total.
Mike, wish i could but believe it or not all that orange stuff is the only lift out there for the Xmods... I am sure someone could make one but I lack the skills for all that. Seems the common thing to do is bigger tires and body lift to clear the tires. The body is hollow so it keeps the COG around the chasis and doesn't get to tippy...
The only thing I dont like is the 4x4 system. The motor is on the rear wheels and through a series of gears and a long drive shaft that runs through the chasis the front wheels are powered. Problem with this is if the rear wheels get jammed on a ledge the front can’t turn independently to pull it over. Since there is no slippage in the system if the front wheels get jammed on something, the back wheels can’t turn either.
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cheapest, most fun toy I have ever had. I ordered some new gears and metal bearings to replaced the worn out cracked plastic ones and they should be here soon. So for a total of less than $50 I get to have some fun. Then when I am done I can sell this thing for probably a $100 or more because they don't make this model anymore or the lift kit!
(http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i189/JermTib05/Xmod/DSC_0021.jpg)
(http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i189/JermTib05/Xmod/DSC_0020.jpg)
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(http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i189/JermTib05/Xmod/DSC_0023.jpg)
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Looks like your playing with your Budget Boost to me :D
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lol I don't think I could sell it for quite that much... Maybe though... cant find one of these Hummers for less than $99 now days, $50 for the rare lift kit, and then add in the rest of stuff.
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Walker Evans bead locks, hell yeah!!!
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I have a modified TJ from Wal Mart online store. My buddy and I have been playing with them for a couple of years.
It is a lot of fun.
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Bought one of these today. ;D
http://www.axialracing.com/ftp/ax10artr/
I have rolled it about 50 times already.
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Sweet!! Larry, did you build it from the ground up or did it come complete? Total price? Thanks!
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very nice! I am curious to if it was ready to run or not.
I have put new metal bearings in my little toy to replace the crap, loose plastic ones and my new gears came yesterday. Those made a huge change even on half battery life. Total money in my litle project including the hummer, less than $50.
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Sweet!! Larry, did you build it from the ground up or did it come complete? Total price? Thanks!
ARTR $249
Novak motor and ESC (Brake unit) $109
Fubatub radio with two cheap servos $53
Battery and charger $40
My total was $494 after tax.
I had to put the motor, ESC and servo on the truck and program the ESC.
I will up grade to a split battery pack over the front end and a metal high speed, high tq servo at a later date. Plus add wheel weights.
I played with this thing for hours last night.
You can buy a RTR that has everything just add batteries for $259. It has plastic links but is a great unit and you can upgrade the links and any thing elese at a later date.
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man that is some chedder to spend... that is alot of jeep parts and beer... 500 noodles is alot to a cook..
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Larry, we need some pics! I want to see it in action!
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Larry, we need some pics! I want to see it in action!
x2 ;D
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man that is some chedder to spend... that is alot of jeep parts and beer... 500 noodles is alot to a cook..
I agree, Cashed in some vaction days for toy money and had some money put back. Kind of tired of throwing money at the TJ right now.
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Larry, we need some pics! I want to see it in action!
x2 ;D
I don't get home before drak thur the week. Going to make a rock garden out of old cinder blocks and left over 35x15.5x15s tonight.Might be a few days before I get good pics.
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Too cool.
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(http://i408.photobucket.com/albums/pp168/lt99ls1/RC/DSCF2931.jpg)
(http://i408.photobucket.com/albums/pp168/lt99ls1/RC/DSCF2929.jpg)
(http://i408.photobucket.com/albums/pp168/lt99ls1/RC/DSCF2930.jpg)
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That thing is bad Larry, I want one!
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the rc has had more action than the tj has latley .......has it broke yet ? ;D i so want one ....been pricing them this afternoon . damn you larry ! :'(
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Larry, I can see your yard now... cinder blocks, tires, wood piles! The neighbors just shake there heads! That thing is killer, bring it to the next ride!
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Just stack up old, broken, or removed Jeep parts. That thing looks awsome. Get them video's up.
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the rc has had more action than the tj has latley .......has it broke yet ? ;D i so want one ....been pricing them this afternoon . damn you larry ! :'(
A shock came apart last night. I had to fill it back up with 30wt oil and screw it back together.
The little 1500 mah lasted over 2 hours.
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Larry, I can see your yard now... cinder blocks, tires, wood piles! The neighbors just shake there heads! That thing is killer, bring it to the next ride!
I did not have time to get out the chain saw and cut up some of the fallen pines and move them last night. I will before this weekend is over.
And it will go on with me next couple of trip.
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Alright bringing back an OLD thread!
I finally got me one:
(http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i189/JermTib05/Xmod/100_1045.jpg)
(http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i189/JermTib05/Xmod/100_1047.jpg)
(http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i189/JermTib05/Xmod/100_1048.jpg)
And I have done a little work on the xmod. Springs, bearings, gears, cheap crap, and shaved the flares some. Currently trying to sell it on CL for $50 and get it gone.
(http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i189/JermTib05/Xmod/100_1006.jpg)
(http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i189/JermTib05/Xmod/100_1007.jpg)
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Nice Losi!
Must be in the air, I did my first comp/shootout on the 9/3 and place 2nd out of 10 folks. I just bought a new ESC, Lipo batteries, 4 link plates, tires and sold off my old stuff.
Might be picking up an Axial RTC on the cheap tomorrow.
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Good stuff. I found some rocks in the backyard and cleared out a place on the hill and have been rock crawling ever since. I flipped the shocks per everyone saying that it performs better but I am not sold on it. It did limit flex some but almost to much. Biggest thing is relocating the battery from the top of the chasis to somewhere lower to get the COG down...
Either way this thing is a lot of fun!
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Man o man having a blast with this thing. I had to put back together a drive shaft but other than that no problems. I put the battery on the back axle to lower COG and I need some wheel weights on the fronts now.
Here is my "rock garden" on a little hill in my backyard
(http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i189/JermTib05/Xmod/100_1055.jpg)
And here are some pictures:
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(http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i189/JermTib05/Xmod/100_1054.jpg)
(http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i189/JermTib05/Xmod/100_1050.jpg)
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Traded my AX10 ARTR for a new Losi 1/10 last night. Keep my handwound motor, HB Rover tires.
Now I got to figure out what/how to paint the body.
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Traded my AX10 ARTR for a new Losi 1/10 last night. Keep my handwound motor, HB Rover tires.
Now I got to figure out what/how to paint the body.
Dang Larry how do you have time for all your hobbies. {ehm} Hell I barley have time to sleep and Jeep. :hlp
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Dang Larry how do you have time for all your hobbies. {ehm} Hell I barley have time to sleep and Jeep. :hlp
I do the RC Crawlin stuff when I can not go wheelin in my jeep. {toast}
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Thats cool I'm going to have to sneak one by the wife. ;D
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i sorta im, i have a HPI Racing saaveg and an team associated RC10T that i need to get rid of so i can get something else though
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Thats cool I'm going to have to sneak one by the wife. ;D
sorry for a late reply but yeah man this stuff is pretty fun. My losi was $240 or something new but you can find them used about $150. They are smaller (1/18th scale) but big enough to wheel outside on rocks and inside on the couch. All i have done is moved some of the electronics and battery around for a lower COG and balance.
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Put some paint on the body yesterday.
(http://i408.photobucket.com/albums/pp168/lt99ls1/RC/1.jpg)
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Nice. What Servo is that? I had to ditch the cheap Losi servo with plastic gears (I broke them) and picked up a Hitec 225mg today. Much better, still small enough to use the stock mount but has metal gears so now its time to break the next weak link....
Already was looking at some of the axial's at the hobby shop... a 1/10 might be in the future
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Put some paint on the body yesterday.
(http://i408.photobucket.com/albums/pp168/lt99ls1/RC/1.jpg)
I had some Orange paint that I would have given you. Looks cool Larry. Hey PM me with your travel plans, I'm going to meet you for Ryan's junk.
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Hitec 645.
Mark pm sent.
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I have done a little more work on the Losi moving things around lowering the COG and got a nice little rock pile in the backyard to play around on. Anyone who is interested in this who wants a "scale" looking rig should check this thing out. All you need to do is go buy a battery and charger. Most places have it around $299
http://axialracing.com/wordpress/2009/08/24/product-release-scx10-tr/
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Paint part two, Got a "pro" to do a body for me. Poser shots in the computer room floor.
(http://i408.photobucket.com/albums/pp168/lt99ls1/RC/Losi/DSC00070.jpg)
(http://i408.photobucket.com/albums/pp168/lt99ls1/RC/Losi/DSC00072.jpg)
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That body looks good! I got my Losi lower now and put on some Proline Chisel tires... What a change in traction
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That body looks good! I got my Losi lower now and put on some Proline Chisel tires... What a change in traction
Check out this forum for information on your 1.9 http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=152
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Yeah I have been on RCC some, mostly in the MRC section though. I need to read some stuff outside of it. Anyways here are some new pictures.
OLD:
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NEW:
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(http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i189/JermTib05/Xmod/8b8bea60.jpg)
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Sweet.
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Yall going to have to stop posting these pic. are my wife is going to hate me.JK {toast}
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Forgot to charge the battery in the camera. Pics are of the first 8 competitors. we had 22 last night 11 novice and 11 pro. I came in 5th in pro.
http://s408.photobucket.com/albums/pp168/lt99ls1/RC/HT101509/
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{toast}
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Nice pictures. Where are the comps at? I am going to a comp in Gwinnett later in the month to try my hand at the 1.9s
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Well I decided it is time to finish all these half done projects so I started back on the Losi. Finished moving the electronics, everthing lowered, a set of beadlocks put on that I got stupid cheap and my bent lower links are on the way. I will try a comp once I get the links so it should be interesting compared to others with much more modded rigs.
Cell phone pics:
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