Back in June 2013 i purchased an Electric DS to run on the street. i dropped in a sidewinder 3 and topped it off with a freshly painted red and black HPI Mustang body. I didn't do much to the car when i got it but i did add the body and electrics....
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SO you can use RC4WD 1.9 wheels with tamiya tires?
I was loking at some that looked like Magnum 500's but they said 1.9 and I thought they'd be for Short course trucks or crawlers because they always picture them with larger tires.
This is an unboxing of the RC10 DS kit from Japan. This is the racer spec kit with teflon-coated shocks and full bearings. I think most Associated kits sold in Japan were all racing spec since parts and hop-ups were harder to come by. Mine didn't...
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...Mine didn't come with a body...is this normal or just missing? .
Yes, it's normal. Associated made variations of the kit. There were 4 associated bodies that were offered with the DS but the racer kit(the smallest of the boxes) lacked a body....
Hi curious about what can I use to replace missing front wheel plastic washers, I have a couple of cars that are missing them. And foam tire donuts, what to use on pargu wheels, or even vintage sees & technacraft??
Glad to see some people still...
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I am looking for some white bbs wheels from twinn k. I see 1.50 wide but my original rears are 2.00 ??? What gives, I like to buy a set but not sure what sizes to buy, twinn k ebay listing show taller o.d. and i.d. ??? What should I buy, I don't...
My search skills might be failing me, but what is involved in converting a nitro RC10DS into an electric DS?
Maybe need:
B or C stamp chassis
Buggy stealth gearbox
Motor plate
Rear shock tower
Rear bulkhead
battery cup
Anything else?
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It looks like son is keepin' it nitro after all. 😁 An electric DS in need of some cleanup is going to find it's way to me after all.
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This winter, when tidying my attic, I found back my old toys including a RC12LW I bought in 1993 when I was a teenager. This car almost never ran, maybe 100m of test drive in my parent's house driveway.
The box later suffered from a flood in...
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On this picture, you can see that the shaft end of the schock is not straight.
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At first, I thought I made a mistake when assembling the car back in the days. But I watched closely this afternoon and discover that my shaft end seems...
I have an RC10L3O, and I updated it to be brushless. The motor does not fit? Has anyone run into this? I placed some blocks on the top portion of the pod. I analyzed it, and the motor is just larger than the pod. Did anyone else run into this, and...
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I think I got it figured out. Had to rotate and change direction of the wires. Thanks for the suggestion.
Has anyone tried peroxiding pan car wheels with foams attached? Will it have a negative effect on the foam if I submerged the wheels in peroxide and water?
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My goal is to whiten the mesh wheels. They have turned a bit yellow and looks from being in a smoking environment. The foams are new looking but hardened with age. I want to clean the car and keep it original because it may have held some historical...
My RC12LW uses E-clips to mount the front wheels, but I saw pictures of vintage RC12 with nuts on front wheels (which I find more clever). Is it DIY or was it an option offered by some manufacturers back in the days?
I'm still searching for a suitable dog bone replacement for the DS dogbone 8867
Looking at shapeways someone made a 8867 dogbone
the specs are
1.84 x 0.39 x 0.24 inches
(46.736 mm) x (10mm)x(6.3mm)
Since that is end to end it seems like there...
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Pin diameter is also important because between brands there is a difference, I've measured some that had a pin a smidge too large to fit into the associated slots.
Yeah.
Tamiya ball and pin size is slightly too large for AE cars.
Hello all,
I'm looking at getting different shocks to fit my goldpan rc10 DS conversion.
Will the tc7.1 shocks fit the rc10DS, or are they too short?
It seems that the stroke length is very close between the ds .35 and the tc 7.1 8mm . I don't...
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The shock body is the same as the short arm RC10 fronts, with shorter shafts.
Finally got with it and found a rear bulkhead, and new body mounts to finish her off. The chassis was a runner, more like a drifter, and the body is HPI, always had a soft spot for that particular one. Ended up fitting the wheelbase on the DS...
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Here you go Anthony:
It looks like long ago that link disappeared.
The internet archive has this located at
I am pasting the info down here just in case it disappears.
Converting Your RC10DS to Accept Standard
Touring Car Wheels & Tires...
got some 12L stuff I need help with Id. appreciate any imput.
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It's a mash-up of a 12L chassis, a 12LW front suspension + rear pod, and a 12L3 rear axle for 3 hole wheels. The added hole behind the servo, for the shock mount, is way forward compared to where it'd be on a 12LW, or 12LS. Not a bad thing...just...
Hi guys (and hopefully some gals), I am hoping someone here can help me out on my restoration. I am starting to rebuild my 10L from way back in the day and need some new front wheels and tires, and maybe rears as well. I have found some from CRC and...
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You should be good...pan cars wheels were pretty much standardized, especially 10th scale
I was fortunate to find this at a garage sale a very long time ago. I did go thru it about 7 years ago and serviced the diff cleaned the bearings and dressed up the motor. It is a runner.... although I don't run it.
In a recent trade I obtained what use to be a RC10L2 however it has a wider custom chassis plate, a custom made Kaydex rear brace and in-line front axles. The front axle part number is 8443. I had a set of 10L wheels in my parts stash but they have...
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Thank you very much. Old eyes and impatience is getting to me these days. RC10Talk is my oracle of all things Associated! :D
So this is my replica of ruffys rc10LS, its almost complete. At this moment I'm hoping you guys can help, no one on Facebook can confirm the wing mounts so maybe you guys can. I am also looking for this body and can not pin point the make.
There's...
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I can't ID the wing mounts on Ruffy's car but the two types that GeneralZod posted were both from Bolink.
Ruffy's body looks like the same as the bodies Barry Baker and Ralph Burch had on their cars in this pic...which according to the race...
This is another Composite Craft conversion fir the 12lw.
It has a 4/2 battery layout for road or oval option, and it length is about 1/2” longer if wondering why it looks long. DC5D0B20-BA5F-48B7-AD64-F824011C425D.jpeg...
I always wanted a fiberglass 12L as a kid but no tracks in my area raced 1/12 scale. Fast forward about 25 years and I finally picked up a sealed 12LW graphite kit. I need a 64-pitch spur and to trim a body and it will be finished.
- RCPS titanium...
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You have some impressive builds lately! It would be so tempting to give em a run just to break them in a bit! I want to get several more pan cars but had to hold off after looking at my workbench!🤔
I don't see much mention of the TC3 here in the vintage on-road section, so hopefully I don't get evicted for not being a pan car. Not sure where else it should go though.
For a few months, I've been rebuilding and re-rebuilding a freebee that was...
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This feels like something that should be done. I know there used to be a kit available. Just need some taller shock towers, longer shocks, wider suspension arms and longer/tougher CVDs or dogbones. Hmm....
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Going to be a slow build have some stuff in the works and some more ideas.......
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I just need to know where the aluminum front end came from, I have a build I'm doing and I'm missing an upper arm. Very hard to find. Anyway you can help?
Yesterday, on the track, my RC12LW met her bigger sister:
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It was so cool to take this picture. 8)
The RC10 was just taken out of the attic by her owner. Hopefully with a little work, she will it the track soon.
So I get asked fairly regularly about Bolink bodies that fit the Team Associated RC10DS.
So if nobody is offended I thought I would post in this section the official list that Bolink had on fit for RC10DS. Some are bodies made by others. Some I...
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Updated the list at the start of this thread. These bodies for DS are available now, require the lower kit though.
BL2271 96 Raven
BL2275 97 Pointer
The only one we have left is the BL2276, but it needs major repairs to the rear spoiler. So not...
Does anybody know why these 2 separate frontends would have the upper inside link mounts made 2 different ways? Maybe it’s a manufacturer mistake? I have a few of these cars and I see them all different. Either the hole is on the top or the side or...
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Yeah it’s just strange that their all not drilled out the same. I’ll have to carefully drill them out.
The Associated RC300 BD (Ball Differential) - Developed in 1979. This fine specimen was built in 2008 using new parts (as stated in Ebay ad, lol). The oldest RC I have is my originally purchased in 1994 RC10GT. I've only read and seen the these old...
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Duratrax sold a pipe in the early 90’s called a
“.10-.12 Hi Performance Tuned Pipe” that was actually made for Duratrax by O’Donnell. By far my favorite 1/10 vintage pipe for high-end. Absolute screamer.
Ultra long time to source everything for this 93 cheetah racing oval chassis conversion kit . Always wanted this in the collection . May not be to everyone’s taste but i
Love it .
Build list
Cheetah telesis chassis
Cheetah pro flex rear pod...
The story goes like this, i acquired two Associated DS cars and a 3Racing FGX F1 car in trade for a new in the box Tamiya F201. My buddy warned me that the DS cars needed work. The chassis' had been sharpied over to hide the scrapes and scratches....
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Cool car.
Thanks man....that was a cool body setup but she has been transformed to this - a Murcielago body with Countach wheels...
Here is the link to the updated thread. Front shocks had to be modified for the ride height to be correct to...
I am calling this a simple build because honestly, the foundation was so nice, the build was super simple. The parts list to finish this build is just so small.
The foundation. Obviously used, one owner RC12i:
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RC12I 2.jpg
A little...
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A quick question is it hard to find new wheels and tires for a 12i?
After some cleaning, fixing, dyeing, and replacing, I finally came up with something that looks pretty decent.
I bought someone's wreck off eBay a few years ago. The right side rear apparently took a good hit. The T-bar was cracked and most of the...
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Wow!! Beautiful!
I'm interested by the hubs you used to mount 3 holes wheels. Is it that part: ? If yes, does it fit the diff without changing anything else?
It could be a good solution for my epoxy R12LW. 8)
This post is a Re-Do on my RC10DS Lamborghini Gallardo. The chassis was a custom logo chassis don by Don Martin that i purchased many many years ago. (Build link )
It was a cool finish and i got some nice photos but a few things were buggin me...
I'm still tinkering with my eBay rescue RC12LW that only came with three wheels/tires, and the rears are of the old two-screw variety. I think I've managed to find a way to assemble a working diff and thrust using the original rear axle and RC4Less...
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Thanks. I ended up getting some more modern Xceed mounted foams (48mm I think) and will just deal with adjusting the ride height. It's actually not as far off as I thought it would be.
Back in 2013 Romulus22 knew i wanted an RC10DS nitro car. He also knew a guy that was selling one. He connected us and the rest is history. The RC10DS was mailed to me from Arizona and that started the DS fever. This is my first Nitro DS. I painted...
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Dude... Your cars are so beautiful they make me feel bad about myself :shock:
Seriously the lines are tight and perfectly aligned. Beautiful work.
Thanks!..I took my time with the lines...especially because i did not use line tape. I masked...
Ì received this 12L the other day from LurkingCAT which was in pretty good shape for its age. It will be a tennis court runner since that's about the only place that I'll be able to use it. The surface of the moon is smoother than Astralian parking...
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Yes it is the holmes hobbies revolver which is an outrunner motor. I'd say more like an airplane motor but still very similar to a drone motor.
I think the 2500kv is too much and feel the 1900 would have been a better choice. I haven't actually...
Hello, new member here. I just picked up an RC12l on my local clasifieds for $20. I’ve wanted one since I was a kid! It was missing the slipper/diff/hub assembly. I found some NOS parts and have more coming in the mail. I’ll slowly piece it...
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An 8213 just popped up on eBay. I do not know the seller.
This RC12LW eBay find I'm cleaning up is coming along pretty well but I'm going to have to address the diff problem. And by 'diff problem' I mean that it's missing half of it.
Working from left to right, I have up to and including the diff balls...
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I would opt for the 3 bolt hubs as you can use modern wheels, or better yet a 3/2 pattern hub so you can fit either 3 bolt or 2 bolt rims, plus you don’t have to disassemble the axle every time you want to change tires.
Nostalgic RC RC10DS Mid Mount chassis kit in Natural with some vintage parts, this will be an onroad track build with Iroc body and vintage electronics with modern day guts stay tuned.................................
Greetings, all. It's been a while, and this is my first foray into the on-road forum. :)
I bought a very used and sadly broken RC12LW Graphite off of eBay a few years ago and I'm finally getting around to giving it some love. The period electronics...
Got this lightweight, left side wheel hub for the RC12E, RC12i or similar car but don´t know which brand this is. Someone has seen this before?
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Not sure of brand but we just cut the factory hub down like that, I think I still have one in a parts box...also have a few MIP plastic diff side hubs for true lightweights...
Not really vintage nor even worth starting a new thread for but.....
Obviously I semi-restored it at some point but it's pretty much how I raced it. Never really been a fan of touring cars so it hasn't been used a whole lot to begin with. The car...
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That's pretty sweet looking. I'm a sucker for real carbon fiber parts.
The chassis braces are pretty unique and I'm sure do absolutely nothing :lol: some woven carbon fiber shock towers would have looked awesome.
Hi, need some help with this pan car. I have always wanted one and pulled the trigger on this one. I think it is an Accoiated RC10LSS. Anybody know for sure? Its complete and in decent running shape but needs a refresh. I am going to have to replace...
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You can use some cap head screws to pre tap the tweak screw holes. Just don’t go too crazy as you want them to be snug in there.
Did that several times and no luck. Took them to the wire wheel on the bench grinder and they go in smoothly now....
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