Show us your Preds!

[MHeadling]

Thought I would start a thread and show the preds off!

This is a car Rebel RC gave me for a quick restoration, he has a nice X11 and had this kicking around covered in dust and I fancied giving it a run.

Its one of the first to be released X10's.

I gave it a clean, re-built the diffs, put the updated wing mounts on it and covnerted it to a stick pack layout. Thanks to Lewis at Xtreme RC for the help and parts :thumbsup:

http://i783.photobucket.com/albums/yy114/headling/pred006.jpg

[MHeadling]

Here is a pick of the insides, I know the wiring is a bit untidy but I borrowed the speedo from my B-Max and didnt want to chop the wires about.

http://i783.photobucket.com/albums/yy114/headling/pred002.jpg

[MHeadling]

I used Durga batt strap and posts, resin filled the chassis slots and re-drilled the chassis to take the servo up front and swapped the steering links over.

http://i783.photobucket.com/albums/yy114/headling/pred007.jpg

[MHeadling]

As some of you may notice I nicked Lewis's shell but Scott has painted up a nice new one for the car.

Its going to be a shame to give the car back, it goes great indoors :)

http://i783.photobucket.com/albums/yy114/headling/pred004.jpg

[Team No Idea]

Heres my P8, nearly complete, now just got to re-finnish the motor mount and then its ready for shelfage !
And then my X10 upgraded with X11 steering linkages waiting for a new shell to be painted.:thumbsup:

[Ashton Armstrong]

here is a couple of pics of my car.
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[DaSloth]

Mine :) :

http://hrcc.no-ip.com/P6170061low.JPG

[93works]

here is my mint 95 pro with serial number on the carbon tub. just need to rewire my tekin 410k and play its tune :thumbsup:

[Dave77]

I posted on the vintage forum as well ,but here is a pic of my 94 first gen Predator. Made up from spares on an unused chassis.

Cheers.

[PaulUpton]

Ian, could you put a slightly bigger picture of yours on, i cant quite see it :thumbsup:

[Aaran]

here is my new bargin xrs. got it on ebay for £65 with spares. jsut for a bit of fun racing at club level. next to my hormann ht2 1/5th for a scale comparrison.

jsut looking for cheap brushed esc's and saddle packs to finish it off.

http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u148/aaran_album/horandxrs1.jpg

http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u148/aaran_album/horandxrs2.jpg

http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u148/aaran_album/horandxrs3.jpg

http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u148/aaran_album/horandxrs4.jpg

http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u148/aaran_album/horandxrs5.jpg

[MHeadling]

My X11 lipo, now gone to a new home.

http://i783.photobucket.com/albums/yy114/headling/predx11.jpg

http://i783.photobucket.com/albums/yy114/headling/predx111.jpg

[rc_penguin]

Here's mine!

http://img638.imageshack.us/img638/8903/predatorx11.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/638/predatorx11.jpg/)

http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/2545/img7357z.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/24/img7357z.jpg/)

Will

[andys]

Cool rear shock tower !
Where did you get that from ?

[DCM]

I got an unused shell and wings for the Pred, if anyone wants a cheap new lid for their car, can even spray it for you

[rc_penguin]

Cool rear shock tower !
Where did you get that from ?

Mr Xtreme himself!, It's a new concept that the team have been trying for a while now.

[manic]

going threw its rebuild lol should return shortly after 13 years in the garage. i was doing banger racing but due to injuarys that now cant be fixed i am returning to 1.10th of road, bloody hell has it changed, i remember 1800 scrc batteries where te ones to have lol. well now loads of new bit brought and waiting to start again with lipo and brushless stuff.

[styleone]

going threw its rebuild lol should return shortly after 13 years in the garage. i was doing banger racing but due to injuarys that now cant be fixed i am returning to 1.10th of road, bloody hell has it changed, i remember 1800 scrc batteries where te ones to have lol. well now loads of new bit brought and waiting to start again with lipo and brushless stuff.


Nice to see an old classic mate, nice shots...wlecome to the world of brushless rump shaking buggies :)

[Gareth Jones]

Manic,

Where abouts did you race back in the day? That Predator looks very familiar! Any chance you race over Aylesbury way?

Gareth

[manic]

I didnt race it at aylsbury but the previous owner might have. I use it

Phasels wood and lees wood H.H.R.C.C.C.

[purplepred]

Here's my early carbon chassis Pred. I bought this a while ago and have been giving it a refurb.

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a244/v8polo/P1040195.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a244/v8polo/P1040196.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a244/v8polo/P1040202.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a244/v8polo/P1040203-1.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a244/v8polo/P1040197.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a244/v8polo/P1040198.jpg

I sanded and laquered the tub (and have missplaced the s/n sticker:cry:). I'm still missing a few parts, I have the rear wing, and it's in great shape, but the nosecone and front wing are trashed, and the rear pivot pins on the upper wishbone are makeshift for now, I'd be VERY interested to find the correct parts for this car!

Shelfdom awaits! :thumbsup:

[Southwell]

I sanded and laquered the tub (and have missplaced the s/n sticker:cry:). I'm still missing a few parts, I have the rear wing, and it's in great shape, but the nosecone and front wing are trashed, and the rear pivot pins on the upper wishbone are makeshift for now, I'd be VERY interested to find the correct parts for this car!

Shelfdom awaits! :thumbsup:

http://altonmodelcentre.co.uk/
They used to have a wall upstairs with loads of really old pred spares.

[manic]

I have contacted team xtreme for spares for my 95 pro and they seam to recon they
have most bits in a container. I need the diff gears and front wing. But now looking at yours i might do a complete rebuild and clean it looks the tits

manic

[purplepred]

http://altonmodelcentre.co.uk/
They used to have a wall upstairs with loads of really old pred spares.

Thanks for that, emailed them on Friday, see if they can help out.

I have contacted team xtreme for spares for my 95 pro and they seam to recon they
have most bits in a container. I need the diff gears and front wing. But now looking at yours i might do a complete rebuild and clean it looks the tits

manic

Have emailed them too! I want to get the car to a theoretical working state, but it's too pretty to run now. Plus the amount of work to get the tub looking like that was ridiculous! I sanded most of the scratches out, and filled the deeper ones with layers of clear laquer and then sanded and smoothed them all out with wet and dry. I have to say if you get down to the actual fibres, it's the devils own job to get any paint to take. Lots of "dry" coats later it had enough on it to polish up.

I was fortunate when I bought the car as it came with 3 new driveshafts, a full set of new wishbones, and both the one way and solid prop shafts. It also came with 2 different lower diff casings for the rear, one normal, the other with anti-squat geometry for the lower wishbones, which I'd not seen before.

the only other niggles at the moment are the 4 battery locator blocks, which i have, but that have stripped inside a bit, and the super short self tappers are missing, no big problem though.

[manic]

my collection of prdes lol a 95 pro witch i am going to do a complete rebuild on, a x11-08 witch is an "b" team drivers car, then my new purchase from insidelineraceing, i am intresed in finding some more bits for the pro and also would like to get a xt too for the collection

manic

[styleone]

Here's my early carbon chassis Pred. I bought this a while ago and have been giving it a refurb.

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a244/v8polo/P1040195.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a244/v8polo/P1040196.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a244/v8polo/P1040202.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a244/v8polo/P1040203-1.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a244/v8polo/P1040197.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a244/v8polo/P1040198.jpg

I sanded and laquered the tub (and have missplaced the s/n sticker:cry:). I'm still missing a few parts, I have the rear wing, and it's in great shape, but the nosecone and front wing are trashed, and the rear pivot pins on the upper wishbone are makeshift for now, I'd be VERY interested to find the correct parts for this car!





Shelfdom awaits! :thumbsup:


Lovely example :) the carbon tub is wonderful
:thumbsup:

[steeve]

My Pred x11 08

[manic]

along with the 2 x11-08's and my pro i have just brought a dtmi and a rally preds too will up load pics when they turn up

manic

[restimax]

I'm back now with my new toys....
Special thanks to Nigel and Kev :wub:thumbsup:

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[InsideLineModels]

Hi Max, glad you finally got it! let me know if you need anything.. i'll be sure to throw in some more stickers to your next order! :)

[restimax]

Hi Max, glad you finally got it! let me know if you need anything.. i'll be sure to throw in some more stickers to your next order! :)

Thanks mate!:)

[manic]

her is my brand new x11-08 lipo and a eqs

[manic]

here is my dtmi and rally versions too

[pieterke]

a couple of pics of my 4 wheel animal :wub

http://www.oople.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=618&pictureid=4592

http://www.oople.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=618&pictureid=4593

http://www.oople.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=618&pic

http://www.oople.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=618&pictureid=4590

http://www.oople.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=618&pictureid=4589

[brooksy]

From time to time I keep having a look at the preds on here and I think as soon as I get some spare cash im going to buy me one. There's just something about these cars that makes you want one.

Still after all these years the best looking RC car in my opinion. :thumbsup:

[MHeadling]

Yes the do look like nothing else out there!

Iv ordered another one to add to my collection of cars!

I think this will be my 6th Pred, 1x International, 1x Carbon tub Pred (wish I still had it!), 2 x X10, 2x X11's

Get one ordered up!

[Timee80]

Wish id kept my x10 phil. It used to break regularly but when it was going it was amazing. I never broke mine like sam did though. He managed to snap the chassis clean in half on his x11

[pieterke]

Wish id kept my x10

Regrets allways comes to late :bored:

btw best therapy is to never sell it

[restimax]

btw best therapy is to never sell it

:thumbsup: yes of course.

[neil_p]

http://www.oople.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=746&pictureid=4595

http://www.oople.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=746&pictureid=4596

Finally worked out how to put pictures from my iphone onto oople posts! Yeah I know I'm a computer biff!

My X11 '08 Lipo edition. Shell painted by Graham from Custom Blitz and I forgot to remove the race sticker:lol:

[wes j.]

Looking good Neil :thumbsup:.

[neil_p]

Cheers Wes mate, going to even try getting the Durango up on their thread tonight :woot: Catch up with you at Area 51

[brooksy]

Mark,I had a carbon tub pred,looked ace:thumbsup:. Id love to get one ordered but to close to Xmas now.


Id be out on the street if the wife found out id bought one :woot:

[brooksy]

Tim,you know Sam,he probably had a 4.5 x12 in it at the time:woot::woot:

[brooksy]

Pieterke,your right my friend. That if any,is the one car I should have kept.:(

[Itsik]

Well, here she is, ready for the first round of the nationals happening tomorow

http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/373826_10150439690572476_703157475_8992081_9734958 08_n.jpg

And here's one nude :D

http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/s720x720/380796_10150439694347476_703157475_8992097_6708425 77_n.jpg

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[MHeadling]

Looking good dude! Best of luck at your nationals :thumbsup:

[Team No Idea]

Hey Mark, have you started your X11 yet mate?, i started mine last night, its sweeeeet!:woot:

[styleone]

Well, here she is, ready for the first round of the nationals happening tomorow

http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/373826_10150439690572476_703157475_8992081_9734958 08_n.jpg

And here's one nude :D

http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/s720x720/380796_10150439694347476_703157475_8992097_6708425 77_n.jpg

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:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::drool: Lovely jubbly

[MHeadling]

Not yet Martin, if I get chance this weekend!

I'll post some pics of the new car on here soon............ :woot:

[Itsik]

Thnx guys :-)
Any way, I made the A-main but fried my rear diff off the start. Still, after 5 years without any racing, I'm quiet happy :D

[Stretch]

From the bottom: XK98, X10 and X11.

The later cars are mind-bogglingly more rugged that the XK98 - a reflection of how much batteries and hence motors have come on.

I've decided that the X11 is going to be run...