xmod canuck mini z garage

[xmodcanuck]

So I finally got an AWD Mini-Z, but I kind of went all out for my first one. And I don't think anyone will be surprised by which body I picked. I was going to get the readyset, but I found a shop where I got the chassis with the multi-offset wheels and the body for less than most places are selling the ready set. So for less money I got the multi-offset wheels as well.

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And as soon as it came out of the box, on went the Team Atlas rims.

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Q & C welcome.

[winner]

lol im going to come to your house and jack that wrx sti body XD lol loots great!

[dontspamme]

I noticed that you have wide rims on front and rear, do they rub at all ?

The body looks great, but somethings missing. Not sure what, but something is. Can't wait till you make it POP and me drool.

[FloydfanYodaman]

beautiful...very jealous...nice addition to your collection

[xmodcanuck]

I noticed that you have wide rims on front and rear, do they rub at all ?

The body looks great, but somethings missing. Not sure what, but something is. Can't wait till you make it POP and me drool.

Yeah, the rears are +2.5 and the fronts are +1.5 and with the atomic tires they do rub a little, but I haven't tried the v-tread tires yet as the have very rounded edges compared to the square edge atomics. I may have to find some +1.0's or +0.5's to fit better. And I'm not sure what you think might be missing but I'm not changing anything on it as I love it the way it is. I might even get one in black one day.

beautiful...very jealous...nice addition to your collection

Thanks man. I wanted one for a long time before I finally had enough saved up to get it. I can't wait to get my controller so I can take it for a spin.

[dontspamme]

I never tried any Mini-Z tires so I have no idea what your talking about ! But holy wide STi, I would have assumed their 0.5W and 1.5W. But ****...

It's hard to explain, you know the feeling where you see something and you go "OMG ! That STi is awsome, how the body curves perfectly and such" Rather then "Wow, nice STi" Hope you understand what I'm trying to jab at. Maybe it's the pictures ? Or I'm just use to seeing them in blue.

[xmodcanuck]

Well there was a bit of a wait, but it was worth it. I can finally take my Z for a spin.

http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods340.jpg
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I'm honestly not sure what I'm going to do with this part, but it was such a great price to get the package that I almost bought 2 of them.

http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods343.jpg

All paired up and ready for a spin.

And let me say after a short spin around the house, I will be getting another one one day.

[Action B]

I'm honestly not sure what I'm going to do with this part, but it was such a great price to get the package that I almost bought 2 of them.


I love this car. Where did you get those wheels at? I need something like that for my Z. Also, I'd be interested in purchasing the board if your considering selling. I want to convert my car to 2.4. PM me if your interested and we can hopefully work something out.

[Skv012a]

B, if you can/want to trace a fet pad ona 2.4 board, I can sell you one I have cheap (bought it cheap to maybe try and fix it, but never ended up trying to).

As far as this AWD, get some drift tires and you're SET.

[Action B]

B, if you can/want to trace a fet pad ona 2.4 board, I can sell you one I have cheap (bought it cheap to maybe try and fix it, but never ended up trying to).

As far as this AWD, get some drift tires and you're SET.

I'll text you.

[xmodcanuck]

I love this car. Where did you get those wheels at? I need something like that for my Z.

The wheels are Team Atlas. I liked the rims so much I got them before I even had a Z. I finally got proper offsets for the front so I could drive with them

First - proper offset in the front.
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A little fun with a XMOD Subaru.

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XMOD chassis and gold alloys.

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And finally........Enjoy.

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Q & C welcome.

[TripleXmodder(akaXXX)]

I wasn't interested in that body, but now I want one... I love the final car with the white rims and blue nuts. Very nice.

[xmodcanuck]

I wasn't interested in that body, but now I want one... I love the final car with the white rims and blue nuts. Very nice.

I wanted this car the minute I first saw one. If you've seen my other garage you know I kind of have a thing for Subaru's, so when I saw this one I knew I had to have one. One day I might even have a black one and if they ever come out with a Ken Block Monster Energy version, I'll be all over that. And the white rims just had to happen. I think they are 2nd only to bronze/gold te37's.

I recently got a package with some stuff in it. This was one of the things in the package. It was used, but barely. And it came with some nice extras - bearings, cf t-plate, extra wheels/tires. I bought it off a fellow rc nut who I have bought many items from in the past.

http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods379.jpg
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Q & C welcome.

[xmodcanuck]

I recently got a package with some stuff in it. This was one of the things in the package. It was used, but barely. And it came with some nice extras - bearings, cf t-plate, extra wheels/tires. I bought it off a fellow rc nut who I have bought many items from in the past.

Apparently it also came with alloy motor spacers and stainless kingpins. And there was a little something extra for my AWD as well.

http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods400.jpg

And it's funny that I ended up buying the mr-02 because I bought this from him too thinking that one day I would modify it for a XMODS body. I have to lower it though, it sits way too high.

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Q & C welcome.

[xmodcanuck]

Well, the GT sat way too high so I cut out the front clip and shaved out about 1mm.

Before.
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods410.jpg
After.
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I think the previous owner was going to convert this into a XMODS body so the side clips were already cut out so I shaved the ridges they rest on about 5mm.

Before.
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods411.jpg
After.
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods412.jpg

The result...mush less wheel well gap and a more level body.

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Q & C welcome.

[xmodcanuck]

:( ??No love for the GT?? :cry:

I guess there's a slight difference with how the Z bodies and iwaver bodies mount to the chassis. The stock offset for the GT is 0N and 2W. I figured with the clearance the front was right but that I could go wider in the rear so I got these...

http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods437.jpg
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And these to fine tune the handling a little.

http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods439.jpg

More pics to come.

Q & C welcome.

[maxinflixion]

The Ford GT is looking good sitting as it does now. Nice work!

[xmodcanuck]

The Ford GT is looking good sitting as it does now. Nice work!

Thanks. It's an Iwaver body and I think that is why it sat so high.

I've gotten some stuff recently.

Some new/used rims.
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods458.jpg
A truck load of tires.
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Almost 200 bearings for mini-z and xmods!!!
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And my all time favorite wheels were finally made into alloy versions for the AWD. I bought some before Christmas but they never arrived so I got a refund and the only other places I found with them for sale were more money and the one place that had the bronze wides were twice the price. Well they dropped their prices and matched a competitors price so I got narrow and wide in bronze and silver. They aren't the perfect offset for my current Subaru, but when I get another chassis they will be perfect for my blue WRX.
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Just a little bit of dish to them. Nice!

And some new rims for my GT. I do love the team atlas wheels.
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And last but not least. Something I've had for a while and I have a good idea of what I'm going to do with it, I just need the material and time to do it. Don't expect anything to be done for a while.
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods473.jpg

Q & C always welcome.

[mycrors4]

=O more poop 'n' pee in my pantzzz!!!
wanna send me some evo bearings? :D heh

that first STI is AMAZING.. looks crazy with those rims on!!!!!

[xmodcanuck]

=O more poop 'n' pee in my pantzzz!!!
wanna send me some evo bearings? :D heh

that first STI is AMAZING.. looks crazy with those rims on!!!!!

Thanks, but I think you gotta start going to the bathroom before you look on the computer.;)

I got something free recently. Well, not exactly free, but I traded some stuff I didn't need for something that someone else didn't need.

http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods492.jpg
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Q & C welcome.

[All_Xmods]

Sweet FXX!
What does it take to trade for one of these babies?

[Bananabrain]

Very Very nice body, I'm really liking it.

[xmodcanuck]

Very Very nice body, I'm really liking it.

Sweet FXX!
What does it take to trade for one of these babies?

Thanks, I didn't think I would like the FXX much, but in person it's pretty awesome. And I traded a bunch of x-truck stuff for it.


I got this for super cheap. Now I need to get some paint.
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods511.jpg

And I wasn't planning on buying many upgrades for my Z's, but these groups of upgrades were bidding for obscenely cheap, so I placed my bids and won 3 lots. All for about 1/4 regular price. And I'm still waiting for two more lots with about 60 upgrades total in them.

Some wheels, bearings, lock nuts, and these silly wheel lights.
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods506.jpg

A BUNCH of knuckles.
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods507.jpg

Tires, springs, shims, bearings, motor mounts.
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods508.jpg

Diffs and gears.
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And my favorites - PN rear mounts and Atomic SAS.
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods510.jpg

Q & C welcome.

EDIT - Almost forgot about the PN racing D5 rims.

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[xmodcanuck]

And I finally got my other packages of parts and upgrades. 64 pieces in total. Mostly Kyosho parts.

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And I know there's an empty package here, but it wasn't when I got it.

http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods521.jpg

***EDIT***
Somehow I forgot about this package of goodies.
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods530.jpg

The same day I got the biggest package I went to a nearby mini-z track for my first time. (http://www.minirc.ca/forums/showthread.php?t=650) It's a pretty big track and privately owned, not funded by a hobby store like I think most are. So I raced around the track a bunch and had a pretty big crash that resulted in this.......
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I had quickly looked in the box when I got it and saw the alloy knuckles, so I was able to replace them and keep running. I got pretty dirty racing.....

http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods522.jpg
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So I gave it a wash.

http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods524.jpg
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All shiny and clean and ready to race again.

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Q & C welcome.

[xmodcanuck]

I got a package the other day that I've been waiting for - a fully optioned 2.4ghz mr-02. I got the entire package for much less than the cost of just the upgrades on the car.

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It came with a couple well used Ferrari Enzo bodies....

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A 360GTC body. Finally a 94mm body so I can race my AWD without having to worry about smashing up my beautiful Subaru body.....

http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods543.jpg
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A bunch of extras, including all the cases to store them in...

http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods556.jpg

And finally, it all came in a Kyosho bag so I can travel in style to the races.

http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods557.jpg

Q & C welcome.

[mycrors4]

why do u make us sooooo jealous??

that MR-02 looks smexy

[pimp32]

could u spare sum xmod bearings and or wheels plz

[xmodcanuck]

why do u make us sooooo jealous??

that MR-02 looks smexy

I don't try to make you sooooo jealous. Just sharing my stuff. And thanks, it drives smexy too.

I finally got around to throwing some upgrades onto my AWD.
Atomic bearings (diffs and knuckles)
Kyosho hard universal swing shafts (F+R)
Atomic front axle set (in rear)
Kyosho front one way diff
3racing 1deg knuckles (F+R)
PN racing 94-98 rear lower mount
PN racing 94-98 rear upper cover

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Q & C welcome.

[okoye]

any stockers left around?

[cowboysir03]

Be sure to bring that badboy with you next weekend and we'll scuff it up good against my 430gt awd.

Consider a few things first:
1 set up some narrow front rims. You'll have way too much grip with wide fronts and you'll oversteer all over the place

2 I'm not quite sure which hardness tire you have on there but you should try medium rather than soft or super soft. Grip is much higher with AWD and soft tires force oversteer and even traction rolling.

3 bring it in a soft suspension setup. My track is "bumpy" from the driveway layout and you'll need ut to be compliant over the imperfections.

Looking forward to next weekend!

[xmodcanuck]

Thanks for the tips Cowboy. I've heard that a lot about wides on the front of the AWD. I just had them up front for goofing around the house. I noticed I had a lot of clearance with my +2.5 fronts and wanted to see if I could go wider up front with more offset, that's all. I'm pretty sure I can fit +3.5 up front. Normally I have atomic 20 in the rear and I think 30 in the front. I'll be sure to set it up with softer springs. I just looked up and found that the whites are pretty hard. Can't wait to do some racing this weekend.:D

[cowboysir03]

Ryan has all the travel info so i think we're good to go...

I cant remember which offsets i have on my F430Gt (2.5 front/3.5rear?) but the fitment is real nice. Im hoping you might have a few sets of plastics to bring with you so i can tape up some new tires for different bodies. The f430 is really edgy (and so is that F360GT,btw) so Im looking at trying something like an NSX on it.

We'll most likely have a couple catagories but it isnt going to be too rigid...Kirby and I mostly dial back our endpoints to match slower cars and inexperienced drivers(which there might be a couple, not sure)

[xmodsNSX94]

now they are some nice rides man.
i have heard about the mini z before however i dont know where to buy one so does anyone have any ideas instead of me searching the net.
like which model to but or which chassis?
thanks
michael

[xmodcanuck]

now they are some nice rides man.
i have heard about the mini z before however i dont know where to buy one so does anyone have any ideas instead of me searching the net.
like which model to but or which chassis?
thanks
michael

Thanks. It all depends on how much you want to spend. Just google Kyosho Mini-z or search it on ebay. I went straight for the 2.4ghz which is the more expensive route, but you can get use AM ones with radios for pretty cheap. For racing try a MR-02, for goofing around the house get a AWD.
And it might look like a lot of dollars if I bought everything new and at retail, but the most expensive package was the last one (fully optioned mr-02) and it was about 1/3 or less the price of buying new. And the other upgrades I got in lots for way less than retail/ebay.

Like this lot of goodies. (I paid way less than half 'retail') And I know one package is empty, that is the Kyosho front one-way diff that is already in my other AWD chassis.
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods597.jpg

And my newest toy.

http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods579.jpg
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My blue Subaru finally has its own chassis. And the best part is the S2000 clip works perfect on the STI body, so when I go racing I can just switch bodies. You know, so I don't smash up the beautiful STI.:) That would make me:cry:

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Q & C welcome.

[lol]

:o Rich boy, thats like over $2k. I would rather get something bigger with that money like a HPI Baja 5T :) Nice cars though, but I think you have more upgrades than you can use them on the few cars you have :blush:

[mycrors4]

he's not a boy, he's a man -.-
time to go ninja mode and go "steal" a few things lmao
hopefully one day, i will be able to afford a mini-z and a subby body as smexy as urs

[xmodcanuck]

:o Rich boy, thats like over $2k. I would rather get something bigger with that money like a HPI Baja 5T :) Nice cars though, but I think you have more upgrades than you can use them on the few cars you have :blush:

WTF Rich boy??? No way. Try hard working man. I have a full-time good paying job (at one point I had 2 jobs and worked 80 hours 7 days a week) I own my own home, 2 cars and my wife is a full time stay at home mom. This is my hobby and one day my boys will be old enough to enjoy it with me.
And $2k - maybe if I bought them at 'retail price', but since I only bought one AWD chassis full price, the rest I bought cheap I would say about 1/3 that price.

he's not a boy, he's a man -.-
time to go ninja mode and go "steal" a few things lmao
hopefully one day, i will be able to afford a mini-z and a subby body as smexy as urs

Thanks for the manly support. And there's no need to go ninja. You can find a used am mini-z for pretty cheap.

[xmodsNSX94]

where did you buy all the rims and tires from??
can they be used on an xmod?
and as for the mini-z looks like i will have to wait for them because i off the **** shipping prices from america.
thanks

[cryogenic-death]

can they be used on an xmod?


They can be used by grinding the d shaped shaft on one side on the xmod stubs by using a dremel.

[xmodcanuck]

where did you buy all the rims and tires from??
can they be used on an xmod?
and as for the mini-z looks like i will have to wait for them because i off the **** shipping prices from america.
thanks

Most of the tires I got in a huge lot. The majority of the rims I got from Japan, so shipping to UK would be the same. You can use them on xmods like cryo says. I bet there's a tut somewhere about how to do it.
As for the actual mini-z, there must be some listed on ebay uk. It seems to me that mini-z is more popular in UK than here in Canada. Just keep looking.

[pinsk17]

Where did you get those bronze rims?

[Dr. Kustom]

Where did you get those bronze rims?
Those bronze rims are Rays TE37, they are made by Route 246 (R246), they could be found on Kenon.

[pinsk17]

"kenon" doesn't help me out very much. I put it in the search engine and cant find the site.

[Dr. Kustom]

"kenon" doesn't help me out very much. I put it in the search engine and cant find the site.
Maybe you should try to search harder next time?

I typed in "Kenon" on google, and the website is the 1st link on the page...

http://www.google.com/search?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=1G1GGLQ_ENUS331&q=Kenon&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=

[pinsk17]

I used bing, and it came up with a different site. My Bad.

[BlueDragons]

Rims looking very good on the STi.

You are really into alloy, aren´t you? ;)

[xmodcanuck]

Rims looking very good on the STi.

You are really into alloy, aren´t you? ;)

Yep, I do love alloy, especially wheels.

Haven't posted anything for a while cause I've been pretty busy. But I did win some stuff a while back, including some alloy rims that I always liked the look of but wasn't ever going to spend $30 on them. I won them for $5.

http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods602.jpg
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods603.jpg
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods604.jpg
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods605.jpg

Q & C always welcome.

[xmodcanuck]

You never know what good deals you'll get from that auction site.


Including this good deal.
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods606.jpg
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods607.jpg
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods608.jpg
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods609.jpg
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods610.jpg
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods611.jpg
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods612.jpg
Wheels are wrong offset, but I just threw it on the chassis for pics.


Q & C welcome.

[Songha]

About how much did you get as a total for you first kit, everything just to get it to run. I so want one. :3 Such a nice collection. :thumleft:

[xmodcanuck]

So I was goofing around with some wheels and tried these out.

http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods613.jpg
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods614.jpg

But these are really what belong with this body.

http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods615.jpg
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods616.jpg

Q & C welcome.

[dontspamme]

So I was goofing around with some wheels and tried these out.

http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods613.jpg
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods614.jpg


Q & C welcome.

Those rims look perfect :lol:

All kidding aside, the actual rims look good, its clean and fits the car well. But the body could use a slight drop !

[DRFTKO]

Wow! The second (chrome) set of wheels look amazing! I take it you made those yourself?

[Dr. Kustom]

Wow! The second (chrome) set of wheels look amazing! I take it you made those yourself?
Those are Rays TE37, R246 makes them.

Very clean R32, xmodcanuck! :bigwink:

[xmodcanuck]

Those are Rays TE37, R246 makes them.

Very clean R32, xmodcanuck! :bigwink:

Thanks Dr.K.

I've been doing quite a bit of racing these lately which is huge fun......but it has caused some parts to break. In one big rear-ender, my body flew off and the teeth of my stock gear diff got damaged. I already had a bunch of spare parts, but I did have to buy a few bits and pieces to complete a new ball diff.

http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods618.jpg

Then in a long marathon of racing (8 hour day) I broke a steering rod and the plastic on the main chassis that holds the knuckles. Lucky for me I had some spares to fix it almost right away.

http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods617.jpg

And these are just some miscellaneous bits that I picked up. The steering wheel is a direct replacement for the KT-18 but it has a foam grip instead of the stock hard rubber.

http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods619.jpg
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods620.jpg

Q & C welcome.

[xmodcanuck]

I haven't had a lot of time lately, but I did get this a while ago and I got some pics of it and finally have time to post them.

I had wanted a white WRX as long as I could remember but when I finally got a mini-z I couldn't find one. Then I found one by accident and now it's mine.

http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods621.jpg
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods622.jpg
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods623.jpg
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods624.jpg
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods625.jpg
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods626.jpg
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods627.jpg
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods628.jpg

Q & C welcome.

[FloydfanYodaman]

absolutely beautiful...i have that body and love it...but your wheels are a little more kick @$$ tho ;)...as always sick cars :)

[xmodcanuck]

absolutely beautiful...i have that body and love it...but your wheels are a little more kick @$$ tho ;)...as always sick cars :)

Thanks man. The wheels are easily available and not that expensive. You should get a set.

So I have had a couple white bodies for a while now and not really had the time to do anything with them. Well I have purchased all the paint I will need for them and have finally got the clips mounted on the Enzo. After the holidays it'll be the first body I've ever sprayed. I have 2 other Enzo bodies and they were both missing mirrors when I got them. Racing incidents probably. Since I will be racing this body when it's painted I decided to shave the mirrors before paint. I was happy with the results - it's like they were never there.

http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods634.jpg
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods635.jpg
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods636.jpg

Q & C welcome.

[xmodcanuck]

I realized I never took pics of my 90mm WRX chassis. It's very blue under that Subaru.

http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods641.jpg
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods642.jpg
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods643.jpg
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods644.jpg

Q & C welcome.

[xmodcanuck]

So recently I was talking to my dealer about something and he made me an offer I couldn't refuse. My dealer is someone I've bought xmods and mini-z stuff from many times. What we were originally discussing shall remain unknown for now but he offered up a race ready 02 chassis for insanely cheap, so I bought it.

2007 Honda Takata Dome NSX

It came with alloy knuckles, upper arms, SS kingpins, SS screws throughout, silver PN DDS, silver PN v2 94-98mm mount, Reflex silver WTF v2, 2.0* camber, purple springs, ball diff with PN 64 pitch gearing and v1 PN 70T stock motor and bearings.

http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods652.jpg
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods653.jpg
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods660.jpg
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods661.jpg
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods662.jpg
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods663.jpg
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods664.jpg
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods665.jpg
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods654.jpg
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods655.jpg

And he says my other chassis needs an ATM DPS and some more blue alloy bits so he throws some into the package. It's funny because I just had a track day and my Enzo was having problems reversing so I switched to my other chassis which I just changed to 94mm and it was hopping around every corner. It is wicked fast though and I still got 3rd twice. I can't wait to race it again.

http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods656.jpg
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods657.jpg

And as I was working on my cars I realized I had one chassis of each color so I had to get a group shot.:yup:

http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods658.jpg
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods659.jpg
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods666.jpg

Thanks Traveler :hail: for hooking me up with my latest fix.

Q & C welcome.

[xmodcanuck]

Other news... I finally got the mounts glued up on my Subaru so now it's ready for paint.

http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods687.jpg
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods688.jpg

And here is my 94mm chassis as it sits now.

http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods689.jpg
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods690.jpg

And last but not least.....I got new rims for the NSX. Will get pics of them mounted soon.

http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods691.jpg
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods692.jpg

Q & C welcome.

[xmodcanuck]

And pics of them mounted.

http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods719.jpg
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods720.jpg
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods721.jpg
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods722.jpg

So I was in my local hobby shop and I saw this body sitting in the case. I stared at it for a minute and decided I had to have it. It's definitely been used but it's in pretty good condition. It was a Subaru, of course I had to have it.

http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods703.jpg
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods704.jpg
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods705.jpg
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods706.jpg
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods707.jpg
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods708.jpg
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods715.jpg
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods716.jpg

And sitting next to it was this F40 which was mint except for the broken front splitter. I'll probably just sand the rest off. I almost have enough spare parts to build another car and I'm going to try 90mm so this will be perfect.

http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods709.jpg
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods710.jpg
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods711.jpg
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods712.jpg
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods713.jpg
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods714.jpg
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods717.jpg
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods718.jpg

Q & C welcome.

[xmodcanuck]

Got some new wheels. I have always liked SQUARE wheels, but anywhere I found them they were too much. One place I found them had them on sale half price, but I still didn't buy them because they had the wrong offsets. I did look harder for the correct offsets though and finally found them. I got the wides at one place and the narrows at another.

http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods732.jpg
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods733.jpg
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods742.jpg
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods743.jpg
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods744.jpg
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods745.jpg

Q & C welcome.

[xmodcanuck]

Got a new car recently. It came fully optioned with 3 bodies, 5 sets of rims, 5 sets of batteries, a bunch of tires, a spare motor mount, ICS cable and a bunch of other spare parts.

http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods759.jpg

But this is the really cool new thing I got. A JR Z-1. It is essentially identical to a EX-10 Helios.

http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods758.jpg

Q & C welcome.

[cja62594]

This is an amazing collection man how much have you spent total on everything?

[xmodcanuck]

I should almost make a project thread for this but it may take me a while to completely finish it so I'll just post pics here. This is just a mock up to see how it will look.

I bought a mini-z a while ago and it came with a spare body mount that I didn't need so I decided to sell it. Someone I race with offered me a straight up trade for it.

ZondaR body and wheels. Man I love these wheels. Yep those are 1/24 Tagus.

http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods839.jpg
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods838.jpg
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods833.jpg
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods834.jpg
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods835.jpg

The fronts are 22mm diameter and 11mm wide and the rears are 23.5mm diameter and 19.5mm wide.

http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods836.jpg
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods837.jpg

Q & C welcome.

[cowboysir03]

Got a new car recently. It came fully optioned with 3 bodies, 5 sets of rims, 5 sets of batteries, a bunch of tires, a spare motor mount, ICS cable and a bunch of other spare parts.

http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods759.jpg


Q & C welcome.

That isnt the car you crushed us with all sunday long was it? Kind of looks like Phil's old car...

[99jdmgsr]

wow that's a nice collection. u must have a good amount of extra money for all those parts. where do u normally shop for Z parts

[xmodcanuck]

That isnt the car you crushed us with all sunday long was it? Kind of looks like Phil's old car...

It looks like Phil's old car because it is Phil's old car. And no, I wasn't using that car sunday. Phil's car is actually a bit faster but it needs the motor wire resoldered.

I was using this car.

2007 Honda Takata Dome NSX

It came with alloy knuckles, upper arms, SS kingpins, SS screws throughout, silver PN DDS, silver PN v2 94-98mm mount, Reflex silver WTF v2, 2.0* camber, purple springs, ball diff with PN 64 pitch gearing and v1 PN 70T stock motor and bearings.

http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods660.jpg
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods654.jpg

UH-OH, now you know my secrets.

wow that's a nice collection. u must have a good amount of extra money for all those parts. where do u normally shop for Z parts

I have a bit of extra money for my hobby and I have scored some pretty awesome deals along the way. By buying most of my stuff used I'd say I've probably only spent 1/4 what they would have cost new.

[cowboysir03]

pretty impressed with that car...now that i know it had a 70T motor in it I'm even more embarressed with my performance.

Anyhow, gonna have some new tire choices for front and rear for the next event...and hopefully a cool F1 project complete to try against Terry's Ferrari.

[xmodcanuck]

So I've been very distracted by some really crappy stuff in my life but I still have been racing mini-z every 2-3 weeks. Got some new stuff to share.

Picked this up with the wheels unused for $35. Gotta love the bay.
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods870.jpg

Got a couple new Subaru bodies.
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods869.jpg

Practically stole these rims for $10/set. They're square inch-ups.
10 spoke
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods864.jpg
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods866.jpg

5 spoke. (And 2 new Subaru bodies.)
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods865.jpg
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods867.jpg
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods868.jpg

Also got some standard diameter 18 spoke.
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods884.jpg

Finally picked up a new F40 body with some goodies to make a 90mm MR-02.
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods882.jpg
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods881.jpg

Q & C Welcome.

[xmodcanuck]

My new F40 sitting and waiting.

http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods883.jpg

Actually got this beautiful 575 for free. It was originally a plain red 575GTC but a previous owner put some decals on it very tastefully.

http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods885.jpg
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods886.jpg

And my new 90mm MR02. I bought the 90mm mount/dps, but the rest was spare parts I already had sitting around. I recently raced this and it's awesome. Handles beautifully.

http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods887.jpg
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods888.jpg

Q & C welcome.

[xmodcanuck]

I've wanted one of these for a while and I managed to pick this up for really cheap. I'm going to see if I can modify it for use with mini-z.

http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods903.jpg

Screwing around with some new wheels.
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods905.jpg

And I managed to score these. Both are limited run of 2000 but the first one I have only found this one for sale. Never saw one before and haven't seen another since.

http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods907.jpg
http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/xmodcanuck/xmods904.jpg