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James
16-09-2005, 09:35 AM
Well here it is, and I've started building it. :) boxes are so nice! shrink wrapped!

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James
16-09-2005, 09:35 AM
parts parts parts parts!!

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James
16-09-2005, 09:35 AM
parts layed out... mmm chassis goodness

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James
16-09-2005, 09:36 AM
build the diff's.. :)

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James
16-09-2005, 09:36 AM
add drive belt and steering tunnel

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James
16-09-2005, 09:37 AM
omg what a mess :) haha, nah not really.. under control!

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James
16-09-2005, 09:38 AM
high-use chassis holes are tapped before screwing (time consuming!).. front section coming together :)

more soon... cant build it while I'm at work! hah, doh.

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slylux
16-09-2005, 04:54 PM
when i first got into r/c as a adult , it was a xxx4 non graphite , i had to build it the same as u are .. took about 6hrs or so .. damm time consuming ( probly would of been faster with hex drivers now i got some .. HAVE FUN
JD
16-09-2005, 05:18 PM
plastic diffs?


nice car tho :)
James
18-09-2005, 10:16 AM
rear outdrives are metal, front are graphite. :)

more pics coming..
James
18-09-2005, 10:22 AM
front end basically complete

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James
18-09-2005, 10:23 AM
Sooty examining the work, or admiring the graphite? !smack

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James
18-09-2005, 10:23 AM
nice arse

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James
18-09-2005, 10:24 AM
familiar? yes, these are XX, XXX, XXX4 rear arms! the xxx4 manual doesnt even show these in the diagrams, it lists these arms as an 'option' part.. interesting :)

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James
18-09-2005, 10:24 AM
just about complete! it's shocks time!

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James
18-09-2005, 10:27 AM
finished, everything except servo, electronics mounting and cutting/painting the bodyshell and wing. Brand new motor waiting for punishment! hehe :)

also starting to mount up a few sets of spare wheel/tyres for racing at the states :)

There's a $200 KO servo going in this car. OVERKILL!

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James
19-09-2005, 10:03 AM
a bash at the track? hehe, i think u mean RACE ... :)

I paid a decent bit under $500 for it... but it came to $530 after I bought a full set of holeshots, extra rims, sway bar kit, etc.. when u add cost of servo, motor, esc, receiver, it's about $1000

Jai and I painted the shell and wing yesterday, I'll get pics 2nite
James
20-09-2005, 10:02 AM
more pics!! battery test fit, servo, receiver and esc dummy fit..

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James
20-09-2005, 10:03 AM
$207 KO servo..! absolutely overkill for 1/10th elec... serious torque! hahaha. this thing is so hardcore you can plug it into your computer and program it! !bow it's going in the XXX4

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James
20-09-2005, 10:03 AM
it's box! ooooh, *chubby*

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James
20-09-2005, 10:05 AM
GM Racing V4R esc, 14turn motor limit, weigh's 19 grams! Eventually this will go in my rock crawler, coz it has reverse, for now it goes in the XXX4 for the states :)

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James
20-09-2005, 10:06 AM
I finished the shell, cut it all out, etc.. the pics dont do it justice, i took them this morning it was pretty much dark... It's the tamiya colour flipping paint, with some black GT stripes down the top. My first ever mask/paint job! turned out nice, very happy.

green'ish

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James
20-09-2005, 10:06 AM
greeny purple?

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James
20-09-2005, 10:07 AM
PURPLE! and gt stripes !super

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remotebandit
20-09-2005, 10:10 AM
looks stealth , who are you trying to hide from James ... lol .

All i know is that if i buy 1 , i wont have to read the instructions , ill just follow your thread and pix .

Very nice and personally , i dont know what their worth but if your telling me you picked up the kit with options ( minus electrics ) for around $500 , thats excellent .
James
20-09-2005, 10:15 AM
the boxed kit retails around $500. I paid less. :) anyway, thats not important, I would have paid almost anything, not easy to get!

I did notice one sitting on the shelf at Ryper last I was in, and a LOT of spare parts.
Bowling Ball
20-09-2005, 10:16 AM
13Kg torque servo in a 1.6kg buggy?????

Dude, we use the 2344's in 5-6Kg E-Maxxs! !lol

Why didn't you go with a 2343?
James
20-09-2005, 10:32 AM
coz i got it for a good price :)
nexxus
20-09-2005, 10:38 AM
Nice choice of motor, same as what I now run in the Duratraxx, very impresssed with them so far :)
James
20-09-2005, 11:59 AM
wouldn't know, havent run them yet. I bought two. one for ea buggy.
James
21-09-2005, 09:35 AM
I discovered last night, after firing up the XXX4 for the first time, that the GM speedy doesnt like the KO servo. when you steer the servo, the motor glitches forward/backward... STRANGE... so I put the hitec hi-speed servo in.. will put the KO into the BK2.. argh, one thing after another.

gave the XXX4 a run out the front this morning to setup steering, etc... adjusted the slipper, rah rah. It's alive!
BALISTC
21-09-2005, 10:17 AM
Nice one James!

I love the XXX4s, they look so damn hardcore, and they are QUALITY too!!!
James
21-09-2005, 11:07 AM
We will see how hardcore it is when it's on the track at the state titles.. :)
James
06-10-2005, 08:14 PM
hardcore enough to top qualify and take 2nd place overall in my class.. heh. not bad. no breakages...

not long after, and it's racing at ryper time.. fun fun fun, until I break the front pivot mount, possibly the single most broken part on these kits. you can get aluminium ones... infact someone find me one, I cant find them, anywhere....

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Matt
06-10-2005, 11:12 PM
whats the white powder on your fingers? smack?
James
07-10-2005, 09:45 AM
paint. I spent all thursday painting furniture that I built. pfft, who do you think I am! haha

I just ordered $250 worth of parts from the USA for the XXX-4, and some for the BK2.. yay!
James
07-10-2005, 09:31 PM
actually the furniture (cabinet) i built is a near replica of one that is avail at ikea for half the cost of what it's costing me to build this stuff.. rofl.. but i can say 'i built it' hehe
losi xxx4 r sweet
06-11-2005, 01:20 AM
hope u get it complete soon
because iam geting one soon the graphite plus version
losi xxx4 r sweet
08-11-2005, 08:57 PM
james where did u get the kit from under 500 i have looked every where and they all cost 520
Samma3l
08-11-2005, 09:03 PM
I have a feeling its about who you know
James
08-11-2005, 09:12 PM
buy my xxx-4 :)
KingBob
08-11-2005, 09:39 PM
You selling your xxx4 James? How much?
losi xxx4 r sweet
08-11-2005, 11:02 PM
i have only got 520 sorri james
Bowling Ball
08-11-2005, 11:16 PM
There is a young racer trying to sell his XXX-4. The car is usually down at West Coast model club (Bayswater) on a friday night. It should be there this friday. Ask for Chris Brown (Its not his, but his best mate is selling his)