tamiyadan wrote:the holes are 2-3 MM out,, what you do is use thick Servo double sided foam tape and it fills the gap so the servo sits right.
I remember having to do stuff like that in the 80s as well.
I had to spacer the front servo mount up about 2mm on some plastic spacers so that the hole would align up with the hole in the servo's mounting 'ear' ... I used the rear mount/deck spacer that came with the car as the already drilled hole aligned perfectly with my servo. But I think Peakey, it sounds like your problem is with your servo being too short? My servo is a fairly old KO 2000 series & seems to be OK. Perhaps your servo is more modern & is smaller? I would be inclined to fix the servo down with decent servo tape & just use one of the servo mounts to give you one mechanical fixing
I think manual recommends spacing mounting up with white nylon washers supplied. I have designed a front mount to avoid having to do this, as it seemed to take too many hands to assemble,
Picked up a pre-painted Parma Fat-Cat bodyshell from DMS Racing (here in the UK) who were sorting through & selling off some of their old stock (this included a few cars) - by all accounts the bodyshell you see in the photos was painted for promotional purposes for Helger Racing (who were the UK Parma distributers).
I don't normally like the FatCat Body - but with the 'retro' strakes & stripes - I think this one looks great, especially with the red anodised alloy wheels (that I brought from a seller who made a small batch for sale over on the Oople forum)
Well, I got a good portion of my parts in over this week to start looking over what I am going to do for my runner/racer.
Here are plans so far:
Start with 1 hacked gold tub, almost complete
andys rear trailing arms
hacked up graphite chassis
So...
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Hmm... I have 2 Andy's 1/12 TOJ (with driver) bodies..one is still NIP and th other is trimmed/mounted not painted.. I wonder if he would spray them on a custom order? This is the body as mounted on my shelf RC12L. The one in the package, sealed is...
It's been a while since I posted on here, time to stop being lazy!
I'm mainly a Kyosho fan/restorer/collector but have a huge soft spot for the original CAT. I remember watching an indoor race at Gateshead Stadium when I was a kid and...
I have already got a bit of a thread on oople but I thought I would add one on here too as I know some people here don't venture over there and I wanted to get a whole range of opinions on where I'm going wrong or right.
So here is how it started...
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Hi pal I've not had chance to get the wasp box in yet as I was too busy getting the sx3 ready I overlooked the Procat a bit which came round to bite me a bit. I need up with the front end in bits so could of put the box in thinking about it. I'm...
Here is my old procat I purchased in 1993 in Northampton - UK. I wish to restore it.
Some parts are missing or broken, but it should run as is.
Wonder if it is a good idea to go brushless with a LIPO? I was thinking using a HobbyWing...
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i ran one in a vintage series last year using a 13.5t brushless without any problems, but the procat had MMS diffs and layshaft fitted.
the lipo stick pack fitted across the chassis using the original battery straps.
Thanks to this fantastic site, I have been able to pick up a TCP in great condition.
I didnt take photos of it during the tear down (literally just wiped it clean and used hex hardware if I had the right bolt in the box).
Plans:
To build a...
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I got the ZX5/RB5 wing mounts. They are 1mm off from the spacing between the existing holes, but I would mount it a little higher anyway.
I think you can easily get away with only 1 pair of extra holes.
Time to post pics of my stuff. Here’s what’s left of my racer from 1989. I got back into RC10s after impulsively buying a nice CE on ebay last year.
The gold chassis and stealth trans are new/used from ebay as are the wheels. Regretfully, I sold my...
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this is the final set of pics. I finally think I'm done with this black pan. This is the same one that's been in this thread. Got a body off ebay I'm real happy with and put in a Novak explorer II. I actually have a reedy MVP in it now, it hauls....
Last night I was looking on rctech about a new semilocal track and that lead to looking at another thread about a vintage rc10 turned into a modern racer. Then I found this site and never made it to all the work I had to get done, so thanks for...
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Didn't realize they had released them yet, had to keep them quiet for a while.