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Old 08-30-2013 | 07:24 PM
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10 and half hour marathon. Assembled, setup, wired, esc calibrated and radio trimmed. The only thing left to do is paint the body. Somebody is going racing tomorrow!
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Old 08-30-2013 | 07:36 PM
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Jasonr/c I found that also, this car seems to be very tight, hopfully it breaks in nice.....front done center half way......some spots in the instructions seemed a little vague in my opinion
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Old 08-30-2013 | 07:51 PM
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Jasonr/c I found that also, this car seems to be very tight, hopfully it breaks in nice.....front done center half way......some spots in the instructions seemed a little vague in my opinion
I have not bought this kit... yet. So I do not have the pleasure of knowing first hand just how 'tight' this car is.

But I am the only person who drops bearing oil on all joints? I put a single drop of bearing lube on every single hinge, joint, ball end, etc. If it moves, I put a drop of bearing oil on it. The ONLY exception to this rule is the shock shaft and the steering rack on the 22.

I know... it would seem that the oil would simply attract massive amounts of dirt and oil, but this hasn't been the case. In fact, I have never experienced any of this rumored slop that Losi cars seem to develop. With the exception of my 22's steering, all my rides have about the same slop as they did when they were first built!

BTW, I blow off my cars with compressed air (except wheel bearings) after every run and re-apply a drop of oil to all joints every other run. And to specifically illustrate just how little oil I'm using, I bought a 2oz bottle of Team Epic bearing oil in February and it is still over half full.
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Old 08-30-2013 | 07:55 PM
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Old 08-30-2013 | 08:01 PM
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Congradulation's, your build came out Awsome! Now... RX8-Blue, must be paint or did you dye it? Nice Blue Hardwhere looking good. I see some Yellow Paint... will it be all yellow? Again nice going! Are you going to Space Coast to run?
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Old 08-30-2013 | 08:24 PM
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Congradulation's, your build came out Awsome! Now... RX8-Blue, must be paint or did you dye it? Nice Blue Hardwhere looking good. I see some Yellow Paint... will it be all yellow? Again nice going! Are you going to Space Coast to run?
I'm going to just spray a temporary body yellow till I get one done bye my painter. The colored case came about by accident. I tried dying it, but it did not work. I painted it with a spray enamel till I get a black case in at my lhs. When are they racing at space coast, I've never been there.
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Old 08-30-2013 | 08:59 PM
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So far only issue I've found and actually was wondering if anyone had a fixable solution, the turnbuckles are snug at each end causing binding. Arm inner hinge pins also. I don't have a reamer for the arms. I know it will slop alittle.
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Drive it... It will loosen up! You can put the pin's in a dremel and reem it that way. But I say," Drive it!"
+1. Run it a few times and they should loosen up.
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Tomorow at space coast 1 year doubble header.
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Old 08-30-2013 | 09:44 PM
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Which Tekin motor are you running?
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Old 08-31-2013 | 01:10 AM
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First off im gonna say this. well done TLR this is a nice kit! as always of course...
my wiring will get done tomorrow.

my only complaint is those battery straps. man... they have got to go lol

kit is tight thats for sure. even using bearing oil its still tight. so we shall see after a few batteries.

heres some photos. Had to paint one color, my painter is getting married this weekend so he wont have time before next weeks big race.
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Old 08-31-2013 | 01:15 AM
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for some reason my pictures wont upload... hate it when it does that. anyways heres the box and the finished product ill try and repost the chassis stuff later.
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Old 08-31-2013 | 03:15 AM
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Which Tekin motor are you running?
1900 gen 2. I ordered a 1600 T8i, just waiting for the lhs to get it.
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Old 08-31-2013 | 03:23 AM
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My kit was a little tighter than usual, I used a reamer in the hinge pins and the diff gears. It should be great after a battery or two. I did have to file the edges of the chassis where the front hinge pin braces are, but only a little.
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Old 08-31-2013 | 10:26 AM
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So the Servo Tray is the same as the 2.0 SCTE, Does that mean the RX box might work on the 2.0 SC as well ?
We can check it out next week Nick. my 3.0 E should be here Wednesday.
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Old 08-31-2013 | 02:05 PM
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has anyone run theres yet. I wanna buy one so bad but I wanna know how it runs. please make a video or give feedback.
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