I'm not entirely sure why I'm starting this project, but every once in a while a thought pops in my head and I finally decided to put it to paper...and g10. The kickup is Kydex for mockup, the rest is basically finished and usable. Bump steer is very little, travel is the same as stock and geometry is very similar to stock (raised upper inner mount to match added height of kyosho caster blocks). The noseplate was copied off a cut down version so the rounded end will get the "V" cut on the final version. Kickup is 10 degrees.
The slipper is just a placeholder for the pulley, I plan to drive it off the back side of the slipper hub (will be cut down) like a GT brake adapter. That pulley will run back to the "master" stealth with the same pulley. I need to research pullies and see what my options are.
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Originally I was thinking i would open it up to fwd or even dual motor but to get everything to line up and to be able to use stock steering and even chassis I had to give that up
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Without measuring, but with the experience from the bullet fwd, using standard old style kyosho wheels puts it at the same front track as an rc10 rear. This is using the kyosho dogbones and front axles. The bullet uses short arms but the front chassis is wider, basically I just narrowed and ran later arms.
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minimini wrote:how to secure the gear box to the kydex ??
The Kydex is just for mock up, it will be aluminum- however the trans bolts to the front tower only so the lower just holds the arm mounts. The arm mounts are stock rc10 that have the third hold cut off. The trans is also spaced back with 3/32 plastic which will be g10 also. This puts the outdrives low and forward as far as possible without requiring trimming. Really the only parts modified are the arm mounts and holes for the steering idler.
The trans bolts are the stainless steel ones shown here
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i would like to see how much wight was added to the front .. it looks like it will be nose heavy .. and if your doing 4wd maybe do a one way bearing for the front
gomachv wrote:Without measuring, but with the experience from the bullet fwd, using standard old style kyosho wheels puts it at the same front track as an rc10 rear. This is using the kyosho dogbones and front axles. The bullet uses short arms but the front chassis is wider, basically I just narrowed and ran later arms.
I think it also depends on what off-set rims you are using....
I have decided that I am in the minority on staying era correct. I have decided to remain AE loyal however and will try to graft the B44 front knuckles and carriers to the stock wide clip. So far it's not too far off, just slightly narrow (maybe get...
I haven't posted the full build here as didn't want to distract from the true geniuses behind the concept of using a front Stealth gearbox to make a 4wd converted RC10. Jeff and Mini.
Anyway, I've made my own version using Optima Mid front arms,...
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How is the car coming along? I was able to build up a similiar style car with a few changes to the front support for the shocks. I took it to my local track and I handled better than I could have hoped. Thank you for your posts and information. I...
still needs a ton o work just got the losi 5 link fit up to the chassis for now still need to drill some holes and sand blast plus fit up some more parts this is gonna be a good one! i have never seen before hope i am the first to do so. the best 2...
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The Rc-X2 conversion was from Bullet Racing. It was a graphite chassis that used the RC10 front end with the JRX2 rear end. The logic, and keep in mind that this was before the stealth came out, was that the JRX gearbox was cheaper to buy than the...
Hey guys, I finally finished this car! I wanted to give it my custom flavor, but keep it as correct as possible, and come up with a '80's era paint scheme, I think I pulled it off nicely...
replaced all the black hardware and the turnbuckle...
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Glad it arrived safely!
I can do another body exactly (or better) like that one if you are interested, just let me know.
I can also do just about any other paint scheme you may be interested in.
P.S. keep a lookout for my next Edinger in a few...
Have a few little things to replace and wrap up (like powdercoating the engine mount). I've had the powdercoated chassis sitting around for ages and finally decided to put it to good use. Haven't decided on the wheels yet. Don't like the plastic MIP...
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WOW!! I'm impressed. The MIP 4wd conversions where hard to get new!! I guess you guys never got rid of anything, huh?
EDIT: See thread here for complete listing of Ten4 parts and where to buy them
Thought I would start a new thread on this, outside my Tuning Options thread, since it's going to be a pretty big project.
Jeff (GoMachV) and I are taking this on...
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After a long layoff, I'm working on my MIP 4WD conversion. So far I have both front and rear gearboxes and the cable installed. I had to bend the front chassis braces, and now it looks like I will need to add spacers to join them to the front...
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Wow great pictures ! That car is very well done. I'll have to get back to work on mine. Thanks for posting these.
