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The X-maxx Files – Day 1

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As it arrived yesterday (super fast shipping for those who care, I Paypal’d the money on Thursday, and the truck arrived on Monday) I felt the need to get the rubber side down and test it out.

First, the body is perfect. No noticeable blemishes. A stock X-maxx with any real ‘bashing’ on the clock will have some scrapes, gouges, and possibly cracks in the lexan shell. It is clean.

Oops, I did it

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Well, the contagion continues. The bug to go big - ignited by Kevin Talbot's YT channel, made me look seriously for a used Traxxas X-Maxx 8s. Now one is on the way

RC Cars – stripped screw redux

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Well, I think I figured out why I stripped that fucking button head screw.

To facilitate the repair, I removed the steering post. It appears that instead of using thread locker (aka Locktite), the builder used cyanoacrylate adhesive. For the uninitiated that is super glue.

Money Pit

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Hobbies are to relax, take the strain off, and to provide an outlet. Alas, they are also a place where you pour a lot of money into.

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