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05-07-2006
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XRS arrived ?
Anyone got one yet ?
I was told they were shipping last wednesday, asked for mine to be sent out Monday as I was away for a bit, no sign of it as yet ? Does anyone know if they are being sent out, i've mailed ttech today, so am hopefully awaiting a reply. 
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06-07-2006
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Yeah, Ian's da man!
 No worries Andy, I'll give you all the help I can. I'll be starting with: 40wt front 6 turn springs 60wt rear kit springs Should help when building it. G
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06-07-2006
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It's arrived !
The missus has just called, it's just being delivered at home.
I'll be using the setup you posted for me graham, cheers. Aparently the transmission is built, so it should be quick to finish off according to Ian ! Now I just need those window masks from Jimmy......
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06-07-2006
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Hope this is ok Jimmy.
Andy, before you start building have a look here: http://thepred.proboards38.com/index.cgi?board=tips http://thepred.proboards38.com/index...ead=1127327446 Cheers, G
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07-07-2006
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Building.
Cheers for the links Graham.
Looks like i'll be rummaging around in the pitbox for some longer screws ! It's going together nicely so far, certainly feels like a very well thought out piece of kit. There are though some 'questionable' plastic parts in the kit, I just hope the motor clamp is decent and isn't going to cause me to srtip endless spur gears like the early X10 ones ? Anyone know if this is a revised item in the XRS kit ? I'm worried that perhaps the XRS is a kit made up of all the original bits that weren't quite right on the X10 ! No one way either, last time I ran a car without a one-way it was a tamiya hot-shot....... Graham, the springs are just one spring on the XRS, not like the dual spring setup on the X10 ? Anyway, at last. after years of waiting i've got a pred, so i'm happy. If it's good, I might treat myself to an X10, I like nice metal bits instead of plastic cheap stuff, oh well.
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08-07-2006
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Finished !
At last it's built. The Servo horn / steering arm was a real pain to get just right. Graham, the motor mount is all alloy, with a red alloy mount that screws to the motor, that then clamps into an alloy mount that screws tight down. Looks like it should do the job ?
Only thing i've noticed after building it is a lack of droop on the front of the car, rear seems fine ? I've mounted the struts on the rockers on the outer most hole to give it that bit extra. The drive train / slipper was all built when it arrived (nice) so I assume it will be set up correctly. Will give it a quick go round our tiny garden, then pack it up for tomorrow.
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08-07-2006
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What are the front rockers like Andy? The ali ones only have one hole so no adjustment.
If you need more droop try adding spacers to the push rods, thats what I've done anyway with the ali ones. To check the diff/slipper: Wedge the left rear wheel under your arm, and hold the spur with your left hand. Now carefully turn the right rear wheel. This used to be a bit scary in the old gear days but the new ones are so strong its fine as long as they've been shimmed correctly. Obviously the slipper should slip before the diff. See you tomorrow, G
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08-07-2006
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Graham
just finished building the xrs ready for a quick test tomorrow, the rocker cranks are plastic and have three holes in them. overall its not bad, you can see where they have saved money in the alloy bits but each cheaper part is available to upgrade to the x10 spec, not convinced i have the diffs correctly tightened but we will see tomorrow. john
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09-07-2006
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having returned from running the xrs for the first time today i would advice you to upgrade the rockers the plastic ones snapped across the bolt hole after a minor tap on a track edge, swopped for the alloy ones and had no further problems, one of the regular drivers tried it, liked the overall feel but felt a one way would improve it, all in all a good first run, joe is going to try and run it at Oswestry next weekend.
john
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