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Originally Posted by trd179v
So Welshy, you liked the Lazer ZX so much you raced it competitively from 1989 all the way up to 2000? Wow. I raced from 1990-1994 in California. San Fernando Valley and So Cal raceway in Orange county Ca. What about spare parts? Where did you source them? Did you ever get the GPM upgrade Bling parts? I probably bid against you on Ebay.LOL. What did you use to keep your Kyosho Running?
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I had spares galore and too be honest only broke two rear belts in the years and two belt pulleys. It was a brick that I just redesigned over the years and also designed the first tub chassis for this buggy. That made the car a much better car for carpet, the very first design actually had cell holes cut out of the chassis to lower the centre of gravity a bit more, so the cells just came through the slots. Also the cells were further inwards by 5mm on either side and also 5mm further forwards on the chassis as this balanced it perfectly for all conditions rain or shine.
I modded the front hubs with Teamline 7.5 degree castor blocks. Lunsford Tie rods all round, I got rid of the brass belt holders and cut away the plastic lips on the inner rear gear box and cut away everything but both sides of the front rear section gearbox. I also had a redesigned front shock tower so if I rolled it carried on rolling onto its wheels. Different designed shock towers and I used gear diffs indoors and pure ten ball diffs out doors. 10 Double with a 23 pinion and 100 spur. Associated ball joints all over, wider front ujs and of course used the wider hole on the castor block. Pure ten steering parts to stop bump steer totally. ZX steering alloy brace aided this as the ZXR one didnt zero it totally.
Have a look at radio control zone.com and look up the Lazer ZX, ZXR etc thread as all the mods I did are on there.
Still I enjoyed winding people up with it when I won events well after it stopped being made.