This is a tribute to the great line of RC10 buggies produced since 1984-2009 (RC10 - RC10B4). This is a work in progress. It will take some time and help from fellow members, as we all learn new things about the different versions. So please be...
I dont know if I will follow through on this or if it is just a 3d modeling exercise, but I have been modeling RC10 parts and trying to translate them to 1/16 scale. I do not have any front arms anymore apparently so I had to find some parts on...
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i apologize, all the modeling between this and the losi mini kinda burnt me out. the big issue i had working up a trans was finding a diff small enough to not raise the outputs too high above the chassis, was like dropping a gt diff in an original...
Not much of a build thread as its almost complete few decals to find and apply
Wasn't really sure which way to go with this (replica wise) as there was only 5 of them with very few pictures as AE wasn't keen on photos being taken.
This is one of my current projects, coming along nicely I think but not yet finished.
I would like to use an RPM transmission case, but that will require some work on the housing to make it fit....
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How did these compare to the tubs and graphite chassis on the racetrack?
Really depended on the track...the buggy was designed off of the associated worlds version and was well suited for rough and loose tracks common at that time. I raced for RPM...
I've purchased Customworks titanium turnbuckles many times in the past and they appear repackaged Lunsford. I swear we've had this discussion here in the past. OR, I'm just getting old and not remembering. I bought more titanium turnbuckles from...
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Just came across these which might be them.
Looks like a good alternative to Lunsford.
I like Acer stuff. Just note that the turnbuckles are priced individually, not as a set.
And some of their stuff is cheaper on their Ebay store,...
I am officially an RC10 owner. What better first car than this beauty. I just received.
Vintage Team Associated RC10 Gold Pan RPM ULTRA MOLD.
Has stealth transmission and Losi HydroDrive.
Period correct tekin ESC and unknown brushed motor.
MIP...
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As of last year…
“Yes,we do still have both the silver and yellow springs. The springs are $5 per pair (either color choice), plus $5 shipping for up to 10 pairs shipped anywhere in the USA.”
“We are offering those motor plates for $10 each, plus...
So I'm in the middle of restoring an RC10 B3. It was only lightly run up to this point, but has a mix of parts from other cars. A lot of B2 parts, and shocks from a B4.
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Pretty much got this car wrapped up. It's all original team car stuff except the RPM front bumper, rear bumper, gear cover, and the Lunsford turnbuckles. Oh, and I opted for the factory team gold shock shafts. I took it out and ran it a bit, and...
Have any of you used standard Tamiya red O rings in a Team Associated top-loaded shock assembly for a vintage RC10 B3 or RC10B4 shock?
I believe the shaft is 3mm in diameter which is slightly bigger/thicker than a standard Tamiya shock shaft.
The...
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I have used the blue TRF ones, a bit more expensive but they seem to work fine, shocks are smooth and no leaking so far. The orange cheaper ones work too, but they don't convince me..
Hey Guys! I've been updating some cars lately and I have a question. Originally, I built my RC10 Tekin conversion without the active rear suspension. I did that because at the time, I didn't have any long rear hinge pins. Fast forward 15 years and...
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I built my Tekin chassis back in 2007-08. I tried to get one of the Schumacher kits for the front for the longest time. Ended up selling the car and a kit came up for sale a month later. :roll:
I built this RC 10 in the early 90’s while I was working at RC Car Action mag. Dig it out the other day. Had Tekin 410k esc. Carbon fiber tub chassis. Anodized old style shock bodies from Associated. Reedy motor. Did an article about it but don’t...
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Cool to have an OG RCCA writer on board. Great piece of history there. A sympathetic restore and race it at Vonats seems like logical conclusion for it.
So, I’ve had this car for evvvvvver in parts. Recently I decided to put it back together and run/race it so I used whatever used parts I had and saved the white parts. However, after careful consideration I elected not to run it and put all the...
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Ok, that makes since now. Mine did have the teflon shocks and my gold tub(used) had the gold shocks. I’m gonna make a racer out of a TQ10 chassis(used) and try to mimic the AE graphite car. I have noticed though that the TQ10 chassis does flex more...
I built one of these when I was much younger. Have wanted to build another for a while but other cars took priority. I finally got it to a point where I consider it ready to view. More parts to arrive but its...
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The rear bulkhead gets the majority of the work. The battery cup needs shaved completely to fit in between the GT arm mounts and to make room for a battery. I shaved down where the trans brace mounts to get closer to the height of the GT trans. The...
After being dormant since the late eighties I've decided to blow life into my old A stamp. I've been thinking of doing this for years, and now I'm posting the build here in the hope it will motivate me to actually get it finished. The goal is to get...
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Trying out bell cranks with the cut nuts as shown above, to solve the problem of the stripped threads in the nose plate. Took away some material from the bell cranks to lower the ball ends for the steering rods. Also compensated with 0,75 mm washers...
Hi All
Have a few questions about a conversion kit I found.
It's an RCH oval conversion kit.
Anybody ever heard of it?
Anybody use one back in the day?
Any pics of one built?
I will ad a pic later of the kit I have.
Thanks
Mike
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Here's the pics, sorry it took so long camera software issues.
I think I have most of the hardware, problem is the bag had a few holes in it.
When I get a chance I will try to figure out how to scan and upload the manual and color ad, it has parts...
I'm not sure what you all are using for turnbuckles but I was in the market for some for my Team Car rebuild. I'm far too cheap to buy anything titanium, nor am I a good enough driver to make use of any performance gains. I wanted something a tiny...
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Not to be the bearer of bad news, but I believe that you'll find that you have an interference problem between these ball cups. Move the steering as you compress the suspension.
I'm rebuilding an RC10 Team Edition with a carbon chassis and I just discovered that one of the nylon internal split snap rings is missing from one of the rear shocks. Anyone have a source or something that interchanges? I see they are included in...
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Anyone know offhand with the inside diameter is of the early RC-10 shocks, 12mm? Look for something 13 or 13.5mm in diameter to cut a little wedge out of.
.4 /10.2 mm is the inner size of vintage associated small bore shocks.
Enjoy the unboxing pictures of the RC10FX Special . This recently became part of my Team Associated buggy lineup.
This buggy is marketed in their Yokomo General Import Distributor for Team Associated brochure as having (in Japanese), ...almost the...
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Go on build it I dear ya😂 otherwise it’s just a box of parts
My heart says yes...but my wallet says no! The white nylon and black tub chassis team car was the car I grew up watching the most at race tracks and had a connection to as a kid. It is...
A little side project.
I’ve had this in a drawer for a while and decided to get it cleaned.
It’s quite impressive what a thorough clean can result in.
Boiling water.
Simple green.
Toothbrush and pipe cleaners.
Brass brush on the Dremel and...
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Final piece added.
The correct RPM springs.
If you need a pair, just send an email to RPM. They still have a stash.
Hey guys,
I have both sets of front wheels, rc10b2 offset, and when measuring them, the jc racing wheels have 4mm more positive offset.
This is about what the b4 wheels are, I looked on Jc's website, and my wheels have the outer flange like in their...
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I did some measuring on several of my cars. I don't have any JC Racing wide wheels, so take it for what it is.
Both of my cars with JConcepts fronts have a wider track width than any of my cars with JC Racing or vintage wheels (as well as 1.9...
Hey guys, I’m setting up an RC10 to run at my local Clay track. I plan on putting some big bore shocks on it that I took off of a B5m. I’m looking for some basic set up Tips since I know several of you guys have run big bore shocks on your RC10s....
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I need to test more but, I used shocks from a B5 with factory works towers. I used kit pistons with 30W oil. My suggestion is to measure your current droop setup and match that with your new setup. I liked green springs front and rear but, tune to...
Hi all, I tried searching and didn't find anything about this. I got a stainless screw kit for the RC10 Worlds car for use on my Graphite chassis Team Car (t least I think that's what it is). The new screws aren't the correct head angle to match the...
Well, the building itch has hit me again. I was going through my old parts box, and found I had almost everything to put together another RC10...I already have one, so I've decided to experiment. I picked up a sheet of 3mm G10 and using only the...
Conversion kit from GrandPrix3D has arrived and the inventory for parts has begun.
Printed parts feels strong, but there's alot of work to be done to them befor they look representable.
A-arms are first sanded with 120 grit, then 800 grit....
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I saw this back in 2021. All I had time to do was take a screenshot before someone snapped it up!!!! it was like 80 something EURO plus shipping. What a steal!!! :evil: IMG_3908.PNG
What we don't always realise is that stuff get sold on ebay as...
Was there a such thing? Looking at RPM and Andy's, I am only seeing what look to be wide front arms. Any options?
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I think there are alloy sprint car options out there also. I've got a set of Barts somewhere around here but not sure of their exact measurements. Hot trick had them also along with a few other blingey type brands. The names aren't coming to me...
I'm looking for information on shock mounting bushing for gold pan rc10's.
It looks like at one point a common style nylon shoulder(plastic bush/step washer) washer was replaced with a custom molded part
Were these types of bushing actually...
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What is the traxxas part name/number ? Would the white one have the same number?
Traxxas put them in shock rebuild kits. I think #1662 and #2669 both would have them. Yes, traxxas like associated kept the same part numbers when they went from...
Anyone recognize this? Believe this to be some sort of fiberglass RC10 chassis. All existing chassis holes line up with original gold pan (no stealth holes). Thinking this may have been some type of early on road chassis as it doesn’t seem quite...
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The stiffeners you are talking about were not for the RC10. They were for the highly modified Tamiya Sand Scorcher. RCH didn’t do much of anything for the RC10. I ran an all graphite RC10 with the new at the time modular alum end bell Checkpoint...
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Looks like all 3 colors, white, black, and yellow are currently in stock. Nice to see they are for the 1/4 rear axle
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Looks like all 3 colors, white, black, and yellow are currently in stock. Nice to see they are for the 1/4 rear axle...
So I just bought an MIP SL-1 for and RC10 project I started.
Based on all the manuals I've looked it, it appears to include all the parts. I gotta say this thing is a work of beauty. It's just...sexy inside.
It came with a GD-100 and a TC-100. All...
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Yeah I'm no expert with brushless stuff and lipos. BUT I'd keep it at a nice 2S voltage. Be a shame to roast all the nice MIP stuff on 3S.
Is associated #6571 the correct top shaft for the stealth buggy trans? And does the 10t use the same shaft? Looking at some online docs can get confusing :?
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Yes- and it was used from the first stealth through the DS, B3/T3 and GT as well.
If you want to modernize, Avid makes a topshaft to run the dual disk stuff and they make a slipper assembly that will be great on the wallet vs sourcing vintage...
Picked up this lightly used b2 roller that I tore down cleaned up and added new front tower and new rear tires and bearings to the steering. I will replace some other parts as I go as well as some of the hardware.
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That LRP is sweet. I'd love to find one someday. Novak Hammers seem hard to find now as well.
So I just purchased a 6gear RC10 (minus electrics) from Etsy for $170. I've had most the pieces for a 6gear RC10 that I got 25 years ago, but I'd been too afraid to do anything with it lately.
The one I just bought says in the listing that it has a...
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I haven't run an MiP, but I think repair parts are probably harder to find for the MiP gearbox than for the AE gearbox.
Very hard to find. Probably not the most wise purchase I could've made. I'm have no denial about that...
The JC arms.
Because the two different stiffness of arm come out the same mold and therefore have a slightly different shrinkage rate they will require some fitment adjustment like shimming etc to ensure the driveshaft fit correctly, they may also...
While designing longer arms for NIX10M, I started to think about so called quadra-symmetric suspension layout used from RC10B3 onwards.
Can it be done for tub chassis RC10 and how much tuning is needed?
Well, here it is... new long arms...
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Hello my friends on the best RC forum on the planet. It's been a while.
I just published these Quadra-symmetric arms on Printables.com for everyone to print with their own 3d-printers.
You don't even need to log in to Printables.com to be able to...
Ok I have almost all parts needed to build my Kinwald worlds rc10 now minus correct rear wheels and 1/4 inch MIP cvds.
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Looking at the first photo, my first thought was wow, I didn't realize how much Losi stuff it took to make an AE car work :lol: {zipping up flame-proof suit}
Hydra drive was such a cool thing at the time! Just one more thing we lost to the smooth...
Since my teens, I have thought RS Golden Arrows were great looking.
Since getting back into vintage RC, I have thought about combining the two, but gold pans just weren't all that compatible with the GA body....
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This is awesome! I had two Golden Arrows back in the day. First met it's demise trying to jump a pool. The other just got beat down over time. Wasn't much after that when I got my first RC10. Very neat mashup!
Does anybody of you have experience in making a tub chassis from aluminium? I would be interested in making one, but there are a lot of questions...
Which material is good?
What heat threading processes are needed...
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Thanks a lot for all your comments and help. It sounds quit complicated. It is possible, for sure, but with a big effort, spending a lot of time testing different materials and treatments. In the next few months I don't have the time to do that, but...
Not quite ready to kickoff this project yet, but getting closer. This B stamp chassis has some issues so it's the right participant for this project since there will be a little chassis trimming needing to be done.
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Interesting! I was planning to pocket this graphite chassis with a template anf my Dremel like I did for my Frankenbuggy build.
Does anyone know if the 7380 axles 3/16 mip for the t2/t3 /
customworks short can be substituted for the
b4 part 9598 ?
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Ideally you'd want the longer B4 axles and the #9608 spacer.
Not sure what custom works has but alternatively you could use these from Jeff which is a readily available replacement for the #9608. Mind you the spacers won't work with the shorter...
I'm racing my B3 on carpet soon and want to fit a rear rollbar. Anyone have photos/instructions of where it clamps to the chassis?
Thanks.
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Sorry it took some time, knew I had it somewhere. Just took a while to find somewhere :lol:
Well after many many years,my son became interested in my old worlds car. After a pile of upgrades it goes to fast has to much torque and is way to cool 😎. Now I need help, broke a stock rear axle and need guidance to find something that will fix...
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