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by p8md
Fri May 20, 2011 11:11 pm
Forum: RC10 Buggy Forum
Topic: Revive or buy new for 8 year old?
Replies: 19
Views: 2293

Re: Revive or buy new for 8 year old?

Not yet. I thought about tightening the diff nut but it was fine before the water and WD40. I will try tightening the nut tomorrow. Thanks
by p8md
Fri May 20, 2011 2:34 pm
Forum: RC10 Buggy Forum
Topic: Revive or buy new for 8 year old?
Replies: 19
Views: 2293

Re: Revive or buy new for 8 year old?

Hey thanks for all the replies. :D I let the car sit on the AC register for a couple days and put the battery back in it and everything worked great EXCEPT for the transmission. When I tried to accelerate the transmission (differential) would slip. The motor turns. The large gear turns. But the car ...
by p8md
Mon May 16, 2011 10:12 pm
Forum: RC10 Buggy Forum
Topic: Revive or buy new for 8 year old?
Replies: 19
Views: 2293

Re: Revive or buy new for 8 year old?

Ok... I have some sad news. Not for the faint of heart. I'm already hearing the "I told you so's". I haven't had enough fun money to buy my son a slash. So I started restoring my old RC10. I had an ESC that was never installed. I installed the ESC and charged an old battery just to see if ...
by p8md
Thu Apr 28, 2011 8:45 am
Forum: RC10 Buggy Forum
Topic: Revive or buy new for 8 year old?
Replies: 19
Views: 2293

Re: Revive or buy new for 8 year old?

Thanks for all your help. Looks like you have all swayed me towards a Slash. I’ll probably start going that route and looking for a Slash. SO… to change the subject a little. I still want to revive the RC10 and “modernize” it a little. I don’t want anything wild but something that would initially ke...
by p8md
Wed Apr 27, 2011 12:53 pm
Forum: RC10 Buggy Forum
Topic: Revive or buy new for 8 year old?
Replies: 19
Views: 2293

Revive or buy new for 8 year old?

An RC track opened a few weeks ago in our town. I tooled around with my RC10 back when I was a kid so I thought it would be something my son (8 years old) would like. I took the kids over there during a practice session and his eyes opened up as soon as he walked in. He kept asking if he could “borr...

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