Speaking of old school builds......

[one]

With everyone building up the old school lately, I decided to whip out a few pics of my old school build. This truck is from 1993 and it is likely one of the very last few that exist which have never been driven.

My N.I.B. XXT below:



http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d5/audiogodz1/stuff/losi.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d5/audiogodz1/stuff/losi3.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d5/audiogodz1/stuff/losi1.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d5/audiogodz1/stuff/losi2.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d5/audiogodz1/stuff/losi4.jpg

It came assembled, but had to be dissasembled and rebuilt to remove the 14 yrs of dust..... LOL.

[rccardude04]

Hydra Drive!!!!
Best.RC.invention.ever. Even if it is pretty much useless any more, it's still cool :p
Looks pretty clean for a XXT. Most of those I've seen have been ... beaten to heck. lol.
You gonna drive it or keep her a shelf queen?
It can't be all original. Did they have Ultra Plugs back then? I thought they were the 4-pin ones? Maybe not.
-Eric

[zepplin]

couple of years that will be money in the bank. i have an old losi xx? buggy that i rebuilt and drive. its old, dont know how old but old enough that they dont make parts that will even remotely fit it. nice truck, by the way

[balang_479]

Dude that cant left as a shelf queen, you gotta at least give it a spin at the Track once... poor thing... :D love it though,

[Adanmtxt1]

mmm, semi-vintage RC.... Hey guys, what is / was Hydra-drive? Was it some sort of special transmission? If so, was it like an automatic-esque torque converter?

[Sorcerer001]

Man, I must be getting old. I'd never have thought to call a XX or XX-T "vintage". I've been throwing out random old XX parts for the last 8 or 9 years.
Basically, the Hydra-Drive was a viscous slipper clutch. Actually did a pretty good job of putting the power down on very loose and/or bumpy tracks. I'm actually a bit surprised that they went away - with the power we've got access to now, it seems it'd be even more benficial.

[Adanmtxt1]

A viscous slipper clutch, huh. Well, I am not entirely sure how you would adjust it (and have it loose) without leaking fluid unless they incorporated variable fins inside the housing that adjust how much fluid gets sloshed around when it slips, but I do know why they dropped it. New composite materials have dawned not only in RC but in full-size racing. Semi-metallic pads like those on the Revo on Kyosho 777 series are very resistant to fade, very consistent, and work extraordinarily well at high temperatures. Carbon, ceramics, and others perform very well in general these days if you engineer them correctly.

Sounds like it was a cool idea when it came out though :)!


Edit: Also, in a day when companies strive for light weight, composites are lighter as well. :D

[one]

Hydra Drive!!!!
Best.RC.invention.ever. Even if it is pretty much useless any more, it's still cool :p
Looks pretty clean for a XXT.
-Eric
it should, like i say it is N.I.B. :)

[one]

speaking of old school........ I've been around a bit myself. :)

[one]

This was my first XXT. http://forums.radiocontrolzone.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=68919&stc=1

I built it to race in 1993. The truck was only a week old on the shelves when I bought it. I raced with:

- Novak Hammer Pro
- Novak Polaris
- Trinity 1700 SCRC World Tech cells
- Kinwald 9 turn triple wet

Back then that was the best you could buy. I spent around $1100 building it and it was a bad mo-fo in it's day.

I have a clear XXT body I am painting the same color blue as the one I had in 1993, then it's shelf time :) This is just an old school build from back in the day I wanted to do. I haven't ran electric in years.....and I'd never go back.

[one]

Basically, the Hydra-Drive was a viscous slipper clutch. Actually did a pretty good job of putting the power down on very loose and/or bumpy tracks. I'm actually a bit surprised that they went away - with the power we've got access to now, it seems it'd be even more benficial.

Hydradrive was GREAT. I loved it. It took anything unruly and made it very easy to drive. To the other poster, it was like a water wheel in a case sealed with o-rings. The fluid was similar to 100 wt shock oil.

I wish I had one on my Jato.