Restoring Losi 5ive-T OBR G290RC

[Ripkon]

I picked this Losi up at work and a new OBR G290. Its in ruff condition. I have started stripping it down to every nut and bolt. I will be rebuilding the shocks, diffs and cleaning plastics to make it like new. I have ran into a couple things that need to be replaced. This is my 2nd 5th scale. Currently have a Rovan 5b. I will also rebuild the CY 26cc, so i have an extra motor.

Truck







OBR

 

[Ripkon]

I have most of the chassis stripped down and cleaned. I ordered new front and rear arms, plastic ball ends, wheel bearings, diff oil, outerwears (pull start and crank case), hinge pins, diff seal and hardware, Silverback v3 beadlocks, fuel line and filter. Once i recieve all of this i can rebuild the diffs and get it rolling on. I will be buying more parts soon.




Im going to order the side guards and the Losi Lipo upgrade.

 

[rcaddict!]

 

[rcaddict!]

Cool , I've done the same here stripped down, simple green and rebuilt everything. If ya have any questions feel free to let me know. Picked this up at 400.00 and sooo not there now. Almost too damn clean to run.

 

[Ripkon]

Very nice. That's a great deal for 400$. Did it come with everything pictured for that price. I paid 600$ for mine with the new Pro Stock OBR 28.5cc and transmitter. If I do have any questions I will let you know. This is my first losi. One of the front arms and rear are cracked, but have new ones on the way. I'm putting it back stock for now and will upgrade little by little

 

[Ripkon]

I cleaned up more parts today. I should've ordered the inner beadlocks (may order them next week). Tires are cleaning up nice. I want to make this a low budget rebuild, so i really don't want to order new side guards or bumpers (they have a lot of wear). The gas tank is yellowish - Anyone know how i can whiten the gas tank? Hopefully TGN will mail my order Monday, so i can get some parts back together.






Hopefully it will be warm again tomorrow, so i can clean the body and roll cage up. Thinking about ordering a KM clear body panels - anyone used them? or know of cheap replacements. Also im looking for a good exhaust (about 150$ or less).

 

[Ripkon]

Cool , I've done the same here stripped down, simple green and rebuilt everything. If ya have any questions feel free to let me know. Picked this up at 400.00 and sooo not there now. Almost too damn clean to run.

Did you whiten your Gas Tank?

 

[myrcbud]

Looking good.

 

[Ripkon]

I believe i have everything cleaned up besides the truck body/roll cage and Diffs. The tires cleaned up very well. Has anyone dyed the stock Losi Rims? they are a grey plastic. Im wanting to dye them black. The foams are in good condition luckily. If you have dyed the rims please let me know the process and dye.

Tires and rims cleaned



Foam


Bearings soaking


Bumpers and side panels

 

[Ripkon]

DDM order came in today.




Outerwears Pull start filter on


Picked up the dye today. Going to dye the Rims tonight

New Beadlocks will look good with the black rims

 

[crankestein]

The bearing soaking, well more so outer rubber soaking. Nothing is done to the bearings besides protecting them from the elements, dust, dirt. Thats how I use to store the cylinder head lifters of a turbo application years ago.

With a x-acto knife one can remove the outer rubber seals, and then dip in oil. I have restored a few bearingsfull of grit, wash with wd-40, apply heat (repeat as necessary) and then some strong penetrating oil.

Which is something done on real guns, place them (without the rubber seal), in an oven or use a heat gun, then apply oil.

Thats a very good build, a lot of work, do appreciate for sharing your project and post pics for reference.

Here is a youtube video, it does work. Just to give you an idea, try to find similar videos.

I have done it on vintage paintball guns, but its been a while.

 

[Ripkon]

The rims came out great. Boiled water and poured it into the bucked and let them set for an hour.



Before


After



Outerwears done



Thank you for the tips crankestein. This is the first RC build, so any info helps. I will do that this week.

 

[Ripkon]

I was hoping my last package would show up today from TGN, but looks like USPS dropped the ball and hasnt been updated. I have put together a couple parts.

 

[Ripkon]

Made a lot of progress last night. Its a roller now. Still have to attach some parts and screws.



All the diffs rebuilt with TGN gaskets

 

[Ripkon]

Its almost ready for the break in. Ordered a Losi tuned pipe yesterday and a battery charger. Need to get a kill switch, air filter and a couple other things.

 

[Ripkon]

Received my Pipe yesterday and battery charger. Was able to get 4 heat cycles on the engine before it ran out of gas and was unable to get it started again. I believe i flooded? couldn't even get a pop or anything, so I'm getting a new plug today and going to mix some castor 927 up instead of what i was using.






Modded a Volt meter in to monitor the battery.