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Re: Old School Minitrix repower job
« Reply #15 on: March 04, 2019, 10:05:50 AM »
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That Life Like motor... is that from their old plastic frame/lead sled diesels?  I haven't bought a Life Like since the split frame FA-2s, so I don't recall what motor powered them...

I'm looking forward to getting that upgraded frame, John.  Thanks.
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Re: Old School Minitrix repower job
« Reply #16 on: March 04, 2019, 10:36:36 AM »
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Quote from: wm3798 on March 04, 2019, 10:05:50 AM
That Life Like motor... is that from their old plastic frame/lead sled diesels?  I haven't bought a Life Like since the split frame FA-2s, so I don't recall what motor powered them...

I'm looking forward to getting that upgraded frame, John.  Thanks.
Lee

Yes Lee, I bought quite a few LL F, E and SD units with these motors before the Bachmann K4 appeared on the market and ripped them out planning on doing my six Trix K4's like this.  This is why I have no qualms giving this to you or doing the work.  Was fun the other night- I forgot how much I missed the repowering aspect.

Its funny really, took me about a week do do the one in the vid below and yours about two hours and the install is actually cleaner!

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Re: Old School Minitrix repower job
« Reply #17 on: March 04, 2019, 10:54:37 PM »
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Very nice. It's too bad I'm a Luddite.

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