I've ordered and recieved my inline steering block and the alu inline but it doesn't seems to fit well. The hole on the steering block are too narrow for the axles and alittle short for the king pin to go through. Any advise experts?
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I'll try to take a picture of the few I have and will let you decide the ones you want, then I'll shoot you a price for them. If I haven't done it by next Monday, please remind me. I'm quite busy these days
i was just wondering what year the sidewinder bodies were introduced? just wondering as i have 3 restos going on at present and was wondering which to put it on.
thanks, spencer.
My question today is can I fit narrow arms as seen on Asso-man's amazing CC chassis,
To either of my tub cars (I can handle a little drilling and chassis cutting)
Any help would be much appreciated, and if anyone could say...
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Wow, thanks, yes I believe I would need the template if you can find time to scan and email it to me, though there is absolutely no rush as I only won these items last night!
Has anyone tried mounting a body to the A&L RC10 conversion? The A&L shock tower is significantly taller than the stock one. I'm wondering if there is a specific body that works with this or if a Viper/Protech I or II can be used. Maybe A&L bodies...
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Sweet rides!
That chassis is starting to show up on ebay... I think I'll pick one up.
i found a new in bag MIP tranny part at a hobby store today, i believe it is for a rc10 tranny since it was in a box with a ton of old NIP 6 gear tranny parts, but it is definetly not part of a 6 gear tranny.
it was $16 i think, it is a White...
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ya ive been hitting alot of local shops from long island, new york, new jersey and pennsylvania in my travels and been finding a bunch of great random stuff. i am surprised to find out what stuff is still out there and the stuff im able to find and...
is this possible to successfully mount a rc10gt bulkhead onto a rc10 somehow and make it work alright?
do the holes line up on the bottom? is the tranny brace holes similiar to what is there now? any ideas? i found some nice alloy bulkheads i got...
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ok so after testing, this is a official not even close lo, holes on the bottom were close, but not enough, the brace doesnt line up vertically with the tranny, and the braces holes arent too close either lol
Does everyone have a copy of their manuals? It seems there have been a lot of questions being asked lately that might answer themselves by having a look at the book, almost all the old manuals are available for free download right from Associated:...
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The POS FM I have found is the XTM stadium truck by Hobby People, Man that thing sucks. Now it really doesn't tell you anything! At least it has a picture to go by, I am so glad I don't work on that POS truck anymore. I was told it was a combination...
Well I am going to be getting to grips with some imagineering projects for the next couple of weeks as all my stuff is packed up and I will be homeless from Sarturday (fingers crossed my new home will be available very shortly).
So I have been...
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I'd use the sanding drum
Lol. Were you serious? I'm not that much of a n00b :lol:
:| Actually I was serious, yes.
How thick is the alu tub?
I've grinded stuff before and it works really well: because of the larger diameter than drill bits etc...
I am working on a project runner made of used and new parts...
The nose plate was damaged with the threads all stripped so the front plate does not hold without using a nut to hold the screws that go through the servo saver (see #1 on the picture)....
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That's clever :shock: I'll try that... I may need longer screws but that may work...
I've seen on ebay and here that some nose plates seems to be wider than all the ones I own. Why is that? what model used the wide plate? was that used with the short front arms only?
Can someone post a comparative picture? Thanks
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i have no idea how the hot trick arms mount either. i've tried them both ways, and neither seemed like it was the way it should be. :wink:
How many different desing were made? I am building a gold tub runner out of used and new parts and after installing the rear shocks I realized that the tower is kinda too much forward. The shocks are at an angle (leaning forward) and not straight...
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There's an interesting thread. I had no idea there were that many versions. Based on the little I understand about suspension designs, I've been wondering what you'd use the far outer holes for on the 9-hole bulkhead. That'd be some severe camber...
What does everyone use for vintage builds?
Is there any difference between the currently available hardware and bearings versus the stuff from 20 years ago?
I don't recall having colored rubber seals nor teflon, but metal shielded bearings from...
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I use new stuff. I'm not really a stickler for period correctness. Who's gonna know if you use ceramic bearings in your 6 gear anyways? :lol: Whatever keeps the cars together is what I use.
I just got back from vacation and came across some sweet finds at a hobby shop. One of the things were some Hamman Gruman VLT damper bodies. I searched the forum and found that hoopty has a set and he called them crappy and Scr8p has a set but...
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yep, they look sweet, I used a set on my RPM Ultra molded chassis, mine are Losi's... I just found that tightening the shock clamps just a little bit too much slightly hampers the travel of the piston because of the soft plastic, anyway, they look...
Hello, after a few months away from home I get back into RC again
I know this has been discussed a few times already but what is the update on the RC10 shells? Looks like nothing is hapening at Towers and Van's invent (Dahms bodies) seems dead with...
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Thanks Tom!
As it sits, the top of the tub rides along the bottom of the red tape, hence the tape. With a shorter rear tower, you could lower the body slightly but it will be limited and flared out by the chassis. I might even add a lexan skirt to...
My recently rebuilt rc-10 has a saggy nose. :(
I have silver springs on it, and even with some pre-load the front bottoms out easily over small bumps.
The only springs I have seen/owned for the short shocks are silver and gold.
I took a look over...
what was this used for there? i picked that one on ebay recently and was wondering what that ratio was used for
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so, did i do it right this time?
you know, the little hissy fits you throw everytime someone says something you don't like is getting kinda old. i'll be the first to admit that you were right, though. i took my time on this one, and didn't need to...
i got a andy's rear bulkhead a while back here from a trade and i am trying to mount it in a stock chassis with my normal stealth tranny, and the tranny brace does not wanna fit, it just WAYY to tight and if i snug it tight, it actually pullls the...
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does fibre-lyte still like sell parts and such and will they ship to the US?
yes they do and you can't beat those parts, they are absolutely awesome :wink: 8)
I'm looking for a bit of education, I think I might see the odd rolley eyes for this one :roll: :oops: Anyway how does the numbering work for shocks, is it related to the length, I thought 0.71 = fronts, 1.02 = mid length and 1.32s = rears :? I'm...
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to this day i still get all mixed up on the frigging way ae labeled thier shocks.
I'm pleased I'm not the only one :? Thanks for the info chaps. :D
I just read the Model Cars RC10 review at the scan archive and apparently the first generation RC10 included adapters for Tamiya wheels. If someone here has them I would really appreciate a pic as I never seen these anywhere. I guess at some point...
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Well I no longer have those parts, so can't offer you visual proof, only my word as an officer and a..... oh never mind!
I am proud to say I no longer have any used parts!!! All my used stuff is sold, so anything I build from now on... will be brand new pulled out of a bag! 8) Oh the joy of not having to clean parts anymore, yeah!!!
I got a couple cars off ebay. Both have 6-gear transmissions. I have only had one of these before and passed it on without messing with it, in favor of stealths.
I have 3 observations/questions:
1: the diff gear fits very loosely on the inner diff...
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Used to run 48P spur on my six gear trannys with no problems. The gear floats on the diff balls and all have some wobble without the pinion gear engaged. Can't remember who made the ones I ran but they fit great. Trackmaster made a long diff shaft...
I think this is a standard bulkhead and I can still buy these from Tower, am I correct because I'm going to chop it up for my A&L car :?:
Thanks.
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well, shortening the wheelbase would help the car turn better. it would also help off corner traction, since there would be more weight transfered on the rear of the car. or, i could be talking out of my you know what. so, if anyone has anything to...
Ok guys, I've developed a pretty good relationship with someone in the R/C industry, who is on VERY close terms with many important and high-ranking Associated guys.
What this means for us, is that we can get REAL answers about the history of the...
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Here's a very popular question.
When are they going to start making bodies again? :?
Or any other parts for that matter? Should we start buying all old stock from the hobbyshops? :)
I'm looking for the black rear arms mounting in Tower but unable to no avail. Anyone knows where I can get a pair?
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Sorry for resurrecting an old thread but did anyone ever find a supply of 6360s white or black :?: . I could do with some I have most other stuff as spares but none of these.
i found a new set of Tq70 (pyramid pin) Front Tires and am throwing them on ebay in a little bit, what car originally do these come from? a tq10 is what i assume. I found a Used set of tq20's also im going to throw in with the lot, they are used but...
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He definitely changed the rears....... and then wore them out too! When I got the car, it had worn out yokomo tr-8 tires in the back and tq76 fronts. It had the 4-hole front shock tower, black idler gears (I think the short arm tq10 had the white...
Hi bros, can any one advise me on the length of the tie rods for front the wide A Arms. I'm making my own out of stainless steel rods. I need the measurement of the rods for the steering links and front damper stay to the C hubs. Thanks. David
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here's the lengths to do all of the rods:
center link - 1
steering rod - 2.06
fr. camber rod - 1.65
r. camber rod - 1.25
One part I seem to struggle for is wheel nuts, I have standard size axles on my cars can some one please advised me on nut sizes requires :?: I know I'm crap :oops: but it doesn't seem to say in the instructions, thanks.
does anyone remember the name of the transmision for the rc-10 that was just belt drive no diff it was just bare aluminumdidnt look anything like the 6 gear tranny
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iiii, correction: it's not just about turning the endbell 180°: that actually is identical to swapping the leads really.
The fact is your endbell is put a few degrees off from neutral postion.
That means the little screws are not exactly in the...
Alot of folks (some on this forum) seem to think the 6 gear is a no good relic that requires alot of maintenance. So much less efficient and heavier than the stealth.
It can be a pain to set the pivots so that the gears mesh smoothly. It's loud....
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I've read 1.85 but it could have just been rounded up for math simplicity...
But anyways I've been a fan of the 6 gear forever and I think that when I switch to Lipos very shortly the added weight will be wickd for rear traction...With Nimh i do...
Disappointed by having to cut the rear bulkhead so much (since it looks so ugly when cut), and the fact that i don't own anymore rear a-arm mounts, i decided to search for an alternate. I came up with RPM # 70575 Rear mounts for the B3 or T3. I cut...
so i have a milk crate of parts for the old rc10, most of them look like this or worse.
Any proven cleaning methods to clean the crud off these parts and make em look like new? someone said if i just scrub the living crap out of them they will...
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a buddy of mine just cleand his parts with bleachwhite tire cleaner with great results
My diff seems to be slipping since I rebuilt it. I have set it up as per book but still slips. I have to back the slipper off to stop it from screaming.
Has anyone got any ideas?
Thanks
TJF
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instead of putting ca glue on my diff ringg here is what i do.i have taken all of my aluminum 2.25 outdrives that i use for racing and with the assistance of my drill press an end mill and a cross slide milling vise i cut them to accept a d-ring. i...
Are black aluminum shock caps still available? I looked on tower and the bay but all I could find in aluminum was blue, and all I could find in black was plastic???? :roll:
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nope, they aren't available since quite a long time... Ebay is probably the best clue...
Has an aftermarket manufacturer ever made a front arm set that was the same size as the original front arm set? I want to do some hopping up to my graphite car requires narrow arms for the MIP 4wd kit.
I'm having some troubles getting ball joints to thread in to my aluminum bell cranks. I can't seem to get the standard 4-40 ball joints to thread in to attatch my steering linkage. Anybody know what size thread is supposed to fit?
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Keep a 4-40 tap around handy for that stuff. An 8-32 doesn't hurt either.
What is the best (easily available) lube to use in the six gear transmission? Thanks. :)
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I've had good luck running them dry in the past, however in the last few i rebuilt i put green slime on the thrust bearing and a very light machine oil on the 6 gears...most of the oil spins off but they stay wet and it seems to run very...
I was wondering, how is it possible to clean the dirt that gets onto the edge of fibreglass parts. For example RC10 shock towers or an old firbeglass chassis.
What I mean is you can have a part which looks cosmetically excellent on the...
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Works great for me too! to get flat edges put the sandpaper on a flat surface and hold the tower in your hand sanding against the flat sandpaper. :)
I'm looking to get some new tires for my buggies. I've got 2.0 rear wheels and 2.1 fronts.
This is all I could find for tires:
Losi spike rears
Custom works:
street rears
Street fronts: (2.0)
Tamiya:
spike rears
Traxxas:
Spike rears:...
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Hey guys, I purchased some of the Traxxas front ribbed tires. If anyone cares, buy directly from Traxxas. They still have them in stock. Anyplace else you order from will have to order them themselves.
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