Reviving a old car, possibly, if he can find it

[DavidB1126]

My uncle says he might still have his ancient xxt somewhere in his house. If he finds it maybe I can take it over and try to revive it. Put a 17.5 combo in there, or possibly a brushed system if I really want old school. But I don't know what parts support looks like for these. If parts are rare, would it be better to have it as a display car?

 

[RustyUs]

Old stadium trucks are just plain cool in my book. Download the manual and start your search for key tranny/drivetrain parts. I'd start with eBay when looking for parts for older discontinued RCs. You should get a good indication of time and effort it would take to keep things up and running. Buying a used roller is sometimes the quickest way to get a part.

 

[RustyUs]

It happens all the time. Just the other day I came across people who bought some older RCs. Apparently, the cheap price tag was too much of a lure. Then they found out most likely why the seller was selling them... parts are far and few between. Some people get a kick out of restorations of an old favorite RC, but when a person wants to get things moving along quickly and has to pay $50 for a $2 part... only you can be the judge of how you want to proceed.

A XXT would be a most excellent choice for getting up and running though.

 

[Lukedavis]

What about an associated RC10T3?

 

[CJSRCLIFE]

Cool let us know what happens if you get it and restore it, I'm currently deciding if i'm going to rebuild\restore my XO-1 or just give up on my old one and get a new RTR XO-1. I had a Team Losi Mini T 1.0 when i was little which essentially the mini version of the Team Losi XXX-T you're talking about.

 

[biggman100]

My uncle says he might still have his ancient xxt somewhere in his house. If he finds it maybe I can take it over and try to revive it. Put a 17.5 combo in there, or possibly a brushed system if I really want old school. But I don't know what parts support looks like for these. If parts are rare, would it be better to have it as a display car?

eBay is about the only place you will find parts for it. A lot of the parts are still available, but I'm not sure if there is anything not available. The last time I messed with one was 3+ years ago, but, just doing a quick eBay search for Losi XXT parts brought up a bunch of results.

I used to like restoring old RC's to at least roller status, but, except for the original Arrma 2WD, I just don't bother much anymore, although, I have thought about picking up an HPI Blitz off and on.

 

[CertifiedMike]

I think its a cool project but I would be building it with the idea tgat its gonna ride the shelf more than the track.
Nothing against the truck, just some experience with vintage.
I hope you get it!!!

 

[Finesavageboy2]

had a helion Invictus, good shape for 20 dollars! I wrecked it and I couldn't find any front control arms for it... now its sits in pieces...

 

[CertifiedMike]

I just bought an ebay OG optima mid.
I'm gonna do a full restification on this one.
I have my OG Optima from 30 years ago. I'm not really good with putting it back on the track to get banged up. Certainly not now while I'm basicly a brand nw driver again.
I bought this one so I could feel good about running this one. I'm already seeing an issue with my plan though.
I have BIG plans for a build on this one too. I might have 2 shelf queens when I'm through.

Any word on if this xxt still xxists still?

 

[Rawroots]

If you get the xx you don't need to overhaul it just clean and lube bearings and possibly a 2.4 hrtz radio and go racing.