Losi XX

[Wassy]

Hi All,

I have just brought myself an Losi XX as abit of a project and restore job. I just wanted to check if people know how this will handle brushless?

Looking at it, it has the original single slipper.

Cheers
Mark,

[Wassy]

looking at it again, I am sure this is a hydra drive clutch.

Also, can anyone tell me how to tell if its a CR or the standard XX

[suparajicon]

post a picture and I`ll tell you quickly if its a XX or XX cr or a mix.

[mr. ed]

And converting to a dual pad slipper setup is super easy I was told

[bretts]

This might shed some light.... http://vintagelosi.com/SingleToDual.html

[DerbyDan]

Originally Posted by bretts

This might shed some light.... http://vintagelosi.com/SingleToDual.html

I haven't seen that page on vintagelosi.com before - very helpful info!

The XX is my all-time favourite 2wd buggy & whilst at a disadvantage against modern mid-motor cars (given the high grip type tracks that we race these days), they can still put up a good fight in the right hands.

As a vintage racer they are supreme! & Being released around 1994, the XX qualifies for most vintage race series. The DoubleX is easy to set-up & drive & are generally pretty durable. Spare parts are becoming a little hard to get hold of these days & it seems people who race these cars regularly have a number of cars - the main race car + cars for stripping for spares - its the easiest (& often cheapest) way to stock pile spares. Sabulatech http://sabulatech.com/storefront/ is part of Vintagelosi.com & does have a number of XX parts listed - some parts, Dan (the site owner) has had reproduced including the venerable front bulkhead - which were becoming almost impossible to find & ridiculously expensive when they were advertised for sale.

[AdamBurgess]

Brushless is no problem for the XX, its no different to any other car - make sure the diff and slipper/hydradrive are set correctly and it'll be fine. The only thing to consider when running a vintage car with modern electronics is the weight distribution, remember these cars were designed around heavy 6 cell battery packs, if you put a modern lipo in it you'll find the front end very is very light, ballast and/or set-up changes will be required.

[Welshy40]

Or by rude bitz battery plates which I did on my RC10B2, luckily you have a hydra drive which should be perfect for a good brushless motor.

[mr. ed]

battery plates may be a good idea: I found that the battery channel is a bit narrow for brick style LiPo packs. Raisng the pack a mm or 3 might take care of that... but then the pack won't fit in the rear.

I ended up putting my XX transmission in an Academy Griffin

Details are here: http://www.rc10talk.com/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=38585