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While the sway bar on my Edinger is blocking the topmost pin mark the rest of the pins and gate are in the same places as your Cadillac.

Here are my opening videos, the 6016 bearings were included as a separate retail bag. The 6020 did not include bearings.

6016

6020

The 6020 is the fulll kit with battery less bearings. So no bearings in the 6020 kit. The link below has the descriptions and so does the associated site as well.

https://www.rcscrapyard.net/associated-rc10-ce-1990.htm

https://apps.associatedelectrics.com/aereferencelibrary/info/info_tubrc10.pdf

earliest manual shows the 12e arm being trimmed down

Yes it's been cut down. This is back when AE took pride in their kits

https://grandprix3d.store/products/rc10-hinge-pins-pairs-choice-of-length

This is more academic than anything, as I doubt many people are out there programming their Novak Cyclones and Atoms anymore. I happen to think they are some of the coolest speed controllers ever, so I wrote up this guide to document the hours I have spent messing around with these devices and the t...

Any way to tell if these are RCPS or Lunsford?
The four on the left are 0.1255" in diameter.
The six on the right 0.1235" in diameter.

Does anyone have tips for cleaning up and preventing rust on screws in bulk? Case Tumbler/Vibratory Bowl: www.amazon.com/Frankford-Arsenal-Quick-N-EZ-Vibratory-Polishing/dp/B001MYGLJC https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71f3KEqf7QL._AC_SX679_.jpg Cheapest oil you can find: www.walmart.com/ip/Pennzo...

for steel, originally black oxide screws: use simple green in your ultrasonic cleaner, rinse and dry. put into a container with a rust converter of your choice, I have and use the brand Krud Kutter, it's sort of greenish blue and smells terrible. Leave it sit until you achieve a good uniform dark fi...

Once you get them clean, spray them down with Corrosion Block, Corrosion X, or Fluid Film.

I've used all three in marine environments, which is a much rougher environment than your garage.

The longer .300 ball studs didn't start showing up until the graphite and CE came around.

Yup, just as Chuck said, that retains the orings. Some shocks have the body do that job, there are different ways to go about it. I'm not a huge fan of the rere Kyosho shocks. They aren't the worst, but they definitely don't remind me of the gold shocks- the gold standard of vintage shocks. Oh good...

I know this thread it old, but I had a similar issue with a trigger that would not return to center. My issue was the potentiometer was seizing. I scavenged a throttle potentiometer from another Futaba radio that was functioning well. The radio was a different model (don't recall which one), but it ...

Oh damn. Last time I looked I was tied for 2nd.