Assembly of an original Lazer ZXR [Archive]

Joe Kimble

19-04-2012, 03:34 AM

Hi guys! So here is the assembly of the Lazer ZXR I purchased from Yunfei. I will proceed roughly in the same order as it appears in the manual (which is in Japanese haha).

I hope you will enjoy looking and participating.

Joe Kimble

19-04-2012, 03:47 AM

Lazer ZXR NIB

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Joe Kimble

19-04-2012, 04:22 AM

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Joe Kimble

19-04-2012, 04:24 AM

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Joe Kimble

19-04-2012, 04:27 AM

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Joe Kimble

19-04-2012, 04:30 AM

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Joe Kimble

19-04-2012, 04:31 AM

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Joe Kimble

19-04-2012, 04:32 AM

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Joe Kimble

19-04-2012, 04:34 AM

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Joe Kimble

19-04-2012, 04:36 AM

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Joe Kimble

19-04-2012, 04:36 AM

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Joe Kimble

19-04-2012, 04:37 AM

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Joe Kimble

19-04-2012, 04:39 AM

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Joe Kimble

19-04-2012, 04:40 AM

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Joe Kimble

19-04-2012, 04:41 AM

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Joe Kimble

19-04-2012, 04:42 AM

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Ema

19-04-2012, 08:56 AM

It's great to see another Lazer build thread :thumbsup: !!!

Bye
Ema
P.S. It seems that also your cat is interested in your car !!!! He's a lazer fan too ? :D :D :D

Naushad

19-04-2012, 09:35 AM

Nice to see a fresh build!!! Lookin great!

What electrics do you intend to install?

Balders

19-04-2012, 09:46 AM

Reminds me of being 14 again building mine on Christmas Day, I don't think I smoked as much building mine though back then...:D

looking forward to seeing it completed, looks great! :thumbsup:

Welshy40

19-04-2012, 12:51 PM

Reminds me of being 14 again building mine on Christmas Day, I don't think I smoked as much building mine though back then...:D

looking forward to seeing it completed, looks great! :thumbsup:

I remember your Triumph as well. :lol: Yup great thread.

Joe Kimble

19-04-2012, 01:37 PM

Thanks guys!

P.S. It seems that also your cat is interested in your car !!!! He's a lazer fan too ? :D :D :D
Yep, she stays and supervises the whole process :lol:. Her name is Jolie.

j0pp3

19-04-2012, 02:44 PM

Very nice build. Thanks for sharing! :thumbsup:

rondoolaa

19-04-2012, 04:57 PM

great thread, reminds me of when i built mine also,
cant stand it when cars come pre built,
i'm gunna make myself a lazer soon too, got all the parts nip but not from a kit, all purchased seperatly,
just got to purchase a chassis and i'm ready to build :D

lllyf

20-04-2012, 05:19 AM

nice built, glad to see you bring back in the memory days.:thumbsup:

Ema

20-04-2012, 08:59 AM

Thanks guys!

Yep, she stays and supervises the whole process :lol:. Her name is Jolie.

Sorry for the mistake, but usually females are not really interetes in RC :) .

Looking forward to see a nice and paintend original Zx-r body, I still need a body for one of my cars, but original ones are extremely rare to find.

Bye
Ema

Joe Kimble

20-04-2012, 08:30 PM

Sorry for the mistake, but usually females are not really interetes in RC :) .

lol no worries

Looking forward to see a nice and paintend original Zx-r body, I still need a body for one of my cars, but original ones are extremely rare to find.

I'll try to do it right, not really good at painting... :yawn:

Joe Kimble

20-04-2012, 09:02 PM

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Joe Kimble

20-04-2012, 09:02 PM

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Joe Kimble

20-04-2012, 09:04 PM

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Joe Kimble

20-04-2012, 09:05 PM

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Below, Jolie supervising:
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Joe Kimble

20-04-2012, 09:07 PM

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Joe Kimble

20-04-2012, 09:09 PM

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Joe Kimble

20-04-2012, 09:10 PM

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Joe Kimble

20-04-2012, 09:12 PM

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Joe Kimble

20-04-2012, 09:14 PM

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Joe Kimble

20-04-2012, 09:17 PM

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Joe Kimble

20-04-2012, 09:18 PM

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Joe Kimble

20-04-2012, 09:19 PM

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Joe Kimble

20-04-2012, 09:46 PM

Going to start cutting and painting the body, but will take my time in order not to mess it up!

kek23k

20-04-2012, 11:16 PM

Looks awesome, so jealous right now! :D

Dudders

20-04-2012, 11:35 PM

She's stunning, rc porn at it's best :thumbsup:

Brings back so many memories, still a sexy looking beast all these years on....:drool:

Joe Kimble

21-04-2012, 12:40 AM

Looks awesome, so jealous right now! :D
Haha :-)

Joe Kimble

21-04-2012, 12:43 AM

She's stunning, rc porn at it's best :thumbsup:

Brings back so many memories, still a sexy looking beast all these years on....:drool:
Thanks! I really enjoyed assembling her...

Welshy40

21-04-2012, 08:33 AM

She's stunning, rc porn at it's best :thumbsup:

Brings back so many memories, still a sexy looking beast all these years on....:drool:

Neil, your memories must be going with old age as it wasnt that long ago you and i were racing, me with my ZX :-) You will drool some more in a couple of weeks time.

Naushad

21-04-2012, 12:16 PM

Joe Kimble

21-04-2012, 12:52 PM

That looks awesome..I see you are placing a vintage tekin speedo! What servo are you using?

I do get the impression your speedo to motor wires will get in the way when you put your body on. I maybe wrong!

Yep the wires are too long. I'm gonna redo the wiring when I put a new speedo in it next week. I chose to get a Novak gtb.
The steering servo is a JR Z550.
:-)

Welshy40

21-04-2012, 07:19 PM

Ive a tekin 410k in my zx- and 10t but why dont you get a brushless system like tekin?

Joe Kimble

21-04-2012, 11:00 PM

Ive a tekin 410k in my zx- and 10t but why dont you get a brushless system like tekin?

Good point. Actually that's why I'm getting the Novak gtb. Since it handles brushed and brushless motors it allows me to get a 7.5 t later.
By the way, do you think a 22t pinion is too big combined with the original spur for a brushed 13x2t motor?

Welshy40

22-04-2012, 11:45 AM

Good point. Actually that's why I'm getting the Novak gtb. Since it handles brushed and brushless motors it allows me to get a 7.5 t later.
By the way, do you think a 22t pinion is too big combined with the original spur for a brushed 13x2t motor?

22 is fine, i used 23 but doubt youd need more than 22. For a 7.5 i would use a 25 or 26 pinion

Joe Kimble

22-04-2012, 02:06 PM

22 is fine, i used 23 but doubt youd need more than 22. For a 7.5 i would use a 25 or 26 pinion
So a brushless 7.5T motor would have the extra torque to justify such a big pinion? I always assumed the fewer turns the motor had, the smaller the pinion needed to be...

oli4ke

22-04-2012, 02:19 PM

Welshy40

22-04-2012, 02:37 PM

So a brushless 7.5T motor would have the extra torque to justify such a big pinion? I always assumed the fewer turns the motor had, the smaller the pinion needed to be...

I use a 20 on my 5.5 so go up two teeth for a 6.5 and two again for a 7.5, thats the general rule of thumb for brushless motors, the smaller the number the less a pinion required.

Joe Kimble

22-04-2012, 02:48 PM

I use a 20 on my 5.5 so go up two teeth for a 6.5 and two again for a 7.5, thats the general rule of thumb for brushless motors, the smaller the number the less a pinion required.
Ok thanks! It's interesting to see how brushless motors seem to have a constant torque/RPM ratio, unlike brushed motors apparently. My knowledge in the electric department is very poor, since I had been doing only nitro on-road and off-road for the past 10-15 years. :lol:

adam lancia

23-04-2012, 06:32 PM

Ok thanks! It's interesting to see how brushless motors seem to have a constant torque/RPM ratio, unlike brushed motors apparently. My knowledge in the electric department is very poor, since I had been doing only nitro on-road and off-road for the past 10-15 years. :lol:

Brushless motors have much much more torque than brushed motors, hence the bigger pinions.

Joe Kimble

27-04-2012, 05:35 AM

Hi guys! So I put the new esc in and painted the body. Here are some pictures, I hope you enjoy them:

http://i962.photobucket.com/albums/ae105/Joe-Kimble/Lazer%20ZXR%20Assembly/75.jpg
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Welshy40

27-04-2012, 05:45 AM

Unbelievable. Its superb. Great job.

Ema

27-04-2012, 08:34 AM

:drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: !!!

Your car looks stunning :thumbsup: :thumbsup: .

My advice is to get a body repro and keep the original one in a safe place, so if sooner or later you will be tired of running your car you can convert it into an amazing shelf queen ;).

Bye
Ema

Naushad

27-04-2012, 08:47 AM

Looks fantastic!

The wiring looks tidy now! What setup have you used?

I like the Old Skool Magnum.

Must have been chain smoking to get that finished!:D

rondoolaa

27-04-2012, 09:06 AM

Wow, if I could marry an rc car it would be that one, beautiful build m8, I want.
:drool::drool::drool::drool:

Joe Kimble

27-04-2012, 11:38 PM

Thanks guys! I'm happy that you like it.

So I think the brushed motor didn't like the 5000 mah coming out of that lipo since it melted (the motor not the lipo). I think a 22t pinion was a bit too much as well but even with a 16x2 brushed motor and 17t pinion the motor gets really hot. So my bet is that the amperage is too high for a brushed motor. The esc and battery don't heat at all (well we'll see after I remove the fan from the esc though).
Ema you're right so maybe later I'll get a body. ButI enjoy driving it with the original colors and the priority is given to a brushless Novak ballistic 540 (7.5t probably) and a rear gear box that has a belt tensioner.
Naushad, the esc is a Novak GTB and the motor is a 16double brushed motor geared on a 17t pinion. The battery is a Protek 2s 7,4V 5000mah lipo battery.

DanB4

28-04-2012, 05:36 AM

Lovely! :)

Joe Kimble

28-04-2012, 12:27 PM

Thanks!

mintzant

03-05-2012, 09:10 PM

Joe Kimble

05-05-2012, 02:55 AM

Ema

07-05-2012, 08:07 AM

i am alazer fun too!!!
i have all parts new but somebody steal all my rv stuff before a week.
now i bought some parts rom ebay but i can not find LA 32 (front gear box)
do you have it?
ca you find it?

Try to send a private message to the oOple member named isobarik or post a message in the other Lazer Zxr thread (the big one) ;) !!

Bye
Ema

Welshy40

07-05-2012, 10:53 AM

Sorry thats one item i dont have spares for. Its a shame some scumbag stole your stuff.

isobarik

07-05-2012, 12:29 PM

Try to send a private message to the oOple member named isobarik or post a message in the other Lazer Zxr thread (the big one) ;) !!

Bye
Ema

yeah i can get those i think they where 7-8 euros last time i checked plus shipment depending on where you live ...

and of course the humiliation ...:D

mvh Isobarik