Originally Posted by JatoTheRipper (Post 5901891)

I was very happy to receive the new, aluminum bellcrank from Losi. Very good customer service as I've said before. Here you can see the bent part on the left versus the new one on the right.

http://i.imgur.com/kh6Eag5h.jpg


New parts on the left and old assembly on the right.

http://i.imgur.com/QzeYzxgh.jpg

During assembly of the replacement bellcrank I noticed one of the hats would not fit into the right side part of the bellcrank. What I did was to let my impatience get the best of me and against my better judgement I forced the hat into the bellcrank using a screw and nut. It went in easily that way so I thought the hat would free up. It did not. The hat is pressed into the bellcrank and it does not move. Because of this I couldn't tighten that side of the bellcrank down completely or it locked up. So I loosened that screw just enough to the point where it allows everything to move freely. It screws into a nylon lock nut so it should be OK. I have to say I'm very disappointed in the low quality of this Losi bellcrank. The first one bent like Integy Chinesium and this next one wasn't even made properly. Alas, I installed it because I wanted to get this beast back together.

SLW hubs suck for many reasons (as many as there are good reasons IMO) and the recess for the nut just didn't work for the Rock Rey. The axle and nut are much larger than typical 1/10th scale RCs so it just doesn't fit. That coupled with the fact that I hate black wheels, despite the Hutchinsons being so, so sexy, made me get new wheels for this build. SSD 2.2" Rock Racer wheels. I wasn't sure if I'd like the silver rather than raw aluminum finish, but in person they look great. I'm a fan!

http://i.imgur.com/6iOfzKDh.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/HLHRberh.jpg


The center/inner ring is Delrin which is an interesting choice all by itself and it also has tabs on in to which notches in the front half of the wheel must fit into. I'm curious as to why SSD chose to do this. I'm sure there's a reason.

http://i.imgur.com/SbBMi1ch.jpg


They sure be sexy though, yo! :mrgreen:

http://i.imgur.com/ACyhvIYh.jpg


I also went with these wheels because of the open design. I thought they'd look nice and allow you to see the scale brake rotor and disc. I think it looks schmexy!

http://i.imgur.com/fLJAzgih.jpg


And here are some shots just because.

http://i.imgur.com/RaZiEnJh.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/wUZU29Ih.jpg

Originally Posted by STANG KILLA SS (Post 5902146)

paint the body already!

Originally Posted by Achilles Fender (Post 5902215)

One of the reasons I was waiting on buying a bell crank and steering setup for my Baja Rey is because I read a couple of places where people had bent the Losi part and switched to the Hot Racing part. Not sure if it's from poor design or a bad production run. The Hot Racing part has a solid arm rather than an arm with a channel machined out of it.

If I remember correctly, one dude wrote in an Amazon review that he had bent two Losi arms before switching to the Hot Racing version. I take Amazon (and most other reviews) with a grain of salt so I was waiting for more reliable information before puling the trigger on the part.

In any case my Baja Rey is now competing with the Axial Bomber kit I just started building for my limited hobby funds so it may be a while before the Baja Rey receives any more upgrades.

Originally Posted by JatoTheRipper (Post 5902168)

The kit came with a defective body. Holes in the body weren't even close to lining up with the standoffs on the cage. It looks liked FedEx delivered the new body today.

Oh and BTW in PA we have this thing called winter that you Texans don't know about. :lmao: I can paint in my garage, but I have to fire up a heater first or the paint doesn't dry. The winter weather gives me another reason to procrastinate and push the painting off. :mrgreen:

Originally Posted by Thloftus (Post 5895544)

Would the T-Bone Delrin skid help keep the dirt out (assuming correct hole placement and subsequent installation)?







Thanks for sharing this detail about the servo mount - along with other threads, helped me appreciate the structural role played by the servo mount. So I have an aluminum one on the way too!

Originally Posted by JatoTheRipper (Post 5901415)

I didn't receive a new body to replace the one where the holes aren't even close to lining up with the chassis so I sent them an email and asked. He admitted to forgetting about it, but put an order in for it right away.

Originally Posted by fr8cture (Post 5919352)

So I'm not crazy. My body doesn't line up either just built it last week. I just sent Horizon an email earlier today.

Side note: What are you doing with those Hutchinsons? :mrgreen:

Originally Posted by JatoTheRipper (Post 5919380)

They replaced my body without question. I'm sure they'll do the same for you.



They are sitting on my table all sad and lonely. I may sell them. Don't you have enough rare stuff? :lmao: I'm not in a rush to sell them, but if you're serious shoot me an offer. Remember that they come with LURC scale hardware.