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Hello

Ive been wanting to try somethign new for a while now so now i have the cash ive decided to run full losi cars next year after a bit of persuation by stan the man!!!! lol its ace calling him that.

So i just want to know what brakes what upgrades should i get??? Anything i should do to it to make it handel better etc. Also what is with the brass bulkheads i dont know how many people run them but i know sleigh did is there a reason for that other than strength also where do you get them from??? Anything else i need to know??? Also can anyone suggest me a good starting setup for a grass track like Oswestry

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Anybody ideally want to order tomorow all help apreciated :(:(:(

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Stan's car was a std car at the F3's! So just order the kit & spare whishbones, shock towers, rear pivot plate, rear pivot support, hubs & gear box case. That should do for spares then you just need springs & pistons.
Theres some good setups on here if you look around. as for the brass bulkhead they were made by PW so you would have to ask him! not many people had them.

ash have loads of spares let over from when we ran the xxxcr

So far ive got in my cart on losi parts house

CR kit
Ive got 2 pairs of rear wheels (carl ill have two pairs of fronts to lighten your load a bit)
Front Shock tower
Front arms
Front spindles and carriers
Rear shock tower
Rear pivot block
Rear arms
Red rear spring
Pink rear spring
Black front spring
Blue front spring
Green front spring
Pivot block front which i assume is front bulkhead
A pair of titanium ballstuds for rear tower stop them bending or snapping.
And some grey ballstuds

Oh and most importantf all a black losi t-shirt.

Anythign else???


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ash im suprised you've gone losi, would have thought B4 & D4 would be your 2008 drive's eh phil ;) :D

Whats phils drive got to do with me ???

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Yeah just a groveling letter to the customs officers not to sting you too hard on a parcel that big.

So much for supporting your local hobby stores, which you claim to do.

Nah Stan goes down Osfest ;)

Im not copying stan he sent me this PM the other day tittled : Stan is god :D

-PM removed-

Im just getting a few bits from losi parts house now carl is sorting me out with spares one of my local shops.

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If customs hit you on that, must be what, $270 at least, add 17.5% vat thats £25 at least and then parcelforce, could be a £45 charge on it, minimum.

Cant wait now just cant decide about what shell to get. im not to keen on the std cr one.

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........:o

O Ash Stan is God in his world :rolleyes:

Thanks for all your help now ive just got to order it tommorow or tuesday night when ever i can be bothere or find time to go to the bank to put my moneys in. Then wait for mr post man and and then build it.

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Good luck with the Losi 2WD... just remember it's not always the car that improves the results, its the practice, practice, practice.

As for the spares you need for the CR, I'd only say you'll need Diff rebuild kits (thrust & main plates) and front wishbones.

Thanks for the help phil i wish you all the luck with your b4 and d4.

Yea ive got a good reason now to practise more as i can practise with the new car and try to get used to it and to do some testing so in the process im also practsing.

Do you have to rebuild the diff alot??

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This is a personal thing, but I heated the CR diff and I mean HATED....

In the end I opted to run a XX-4 steel diff in mine.

The main problem I found was the combination of the "brass" slip ring and the main diff ring produced to much slip unless you boll***ed it up tight. And I thought that the main diff plate was too thin and therefore "soft". I ended up replacing them quite regularly.

Try it and see how you get on.... then either try the XX4 steel diff, or simply dremel a flat on the CR diff halves and use the XX4 diff plates.

Oh cool i might do that straight away. Save encountering diff problems in the middle of a meeting that would bea nightmare xx4 diff rings it is. How long did you drive for losi for phil?

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Actually ive got a set of xx4 outdrives you give me phil would they work with xx4 diff rings then the cr hardware like the screw thrut race and the diff gear??

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Re this edited post.

This post was merely a harmless private message, i had edited it due to these messages are called private for a reason.
Any misunderstandings misconceptions or assumptions are not needed as there was nothing wrong or bad in the message.

yup understood that when you removed it paul. Thanks for just pointing it out to others.

So can anyone help me please with this diff buisness sleigh obviously doesnt liek them so can i used xx4 outdrives and diff rings and use the rest of the CR stuff or will i need diff screw and the xx4 thrust race????

I can see you getting hit pretty bad on customs, if you do it works out only a bit more than buying in the UK in the first place!

well i paid 21 pound on my KO tranny from hong kong and i bought that for 180 currently my order is at 150 so i dont think it will be more than my tranny. And even if its 40 pound sit will still be cheaper than the UK as for 150 ive got quiet a few exstra's in there to such as my t-shirt and soem xx4 bits.

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ive been running a cr all summer and only broke 1 shock tower. they are very durable.
the only down side to a losi would be set-up. i just couldnt get the car to drive how i wanted it to.

You got lucky then. Parts from Asia are for some reason alot less likely to get hit by customs, ive ordered from asia 4 times and even though the orders were ony £30 maximum, I never got hit. In the 2 parcels Ive got from the states, both were hit by customs and parcelforce. First was £50 and got hit for £17 customs/parcelforce and the second was £70 and got hit for £35 customs/parcelforce so I dont know how you only got £21 on your KO tranny, very odd

Opening discussing the in's and out's of possible Customs TAX dodging, probably isn't the best thing to be doing.

Support your LHS!!!!!

Whos discussing how to dodge customs?

Ummmm you did :eh?:

perhaps not how to do it, but still....


Support your LHS is what I say....

My local hobby shop doesnt stock losi parts or cars.

A:D

Yes of corse thats an excuse....England is a lot closer than the states....

well when you are on the same sorta money im on ive got to last on about 25 pound a week. i try and save as much money as possible.

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25 pounds a week, i only get 15 quid and a fiver every other week.:( so consider yourself lucky.:p

£25 a week is more pocket money the wife gives me each week:D

Im sorry but I dont know what your getting at, I said that US stuff is also alot more susceptable to customs so im discouraging it!

Ok back on topic please. A few things???

What spur comes with the CR stock which is best for running brushed motors???

Also what gearing for a orion V2 12x2 and 19x1 motor and what the hell im bound to run it once a Peak v2 10x1

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Ash, I brought my XXX-cr from the states (just the kit). It worked out about £5 cheaper than if i had brought it from the UK plus it'll probably take about 2 weeks to get to you.....after shipping, customs, parcel delivery.

I would rather have paid the extra £5 and got it sooner in hindsite.

Matt

Oh ok thanks matt i think i may get it from the UK sleigh you may have got your way.

Doom you have a PM well you will ina minute.

And matt will you be at kiddy on sunday?


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kit comes with a 78spur. At Oswestry Regional I used a 19t Checkpoint on 26/78 and qual B-2 car was plenty quick enough.

depending on whether you run brushless, you might wanna get an 84t spur (purple), cos you'll struggle to get it geared right with such a small spur