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At 80 mph I think the differences in you tri lobe washers would be the least of your concerns. Well, you can say that, as you've seen me drive... :lol: :lol: :lol: :P :shock: And make sure your little pee pee is functioning properly so you don't have an accident. 20231218_112048.jpg photo credit Go...

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Chuck

One of my favorite tools, especially in these cold winter months, is a heat gun. It is great for doing a new build where you can warm up the plastic parts and hardware to have them go together easily and hopefully avoid stress cracks in the future.. Another cool use is…if you have any colored plasti...

I always assumed this meant the fragile clear plastic parts... pretty much to stop people from running their 10CC, and then complaining that it broke - if you know there's (officially) no spares of the fragile stuff, then maybe you won't build the kit and then take it to the local motocross track. ...

Some before and after pics of my Hobby Shed. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49408064247_6e81b88720_k.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49407384358_501dfe1488_k.jpg It was like that for around 10 years, then there was this global pandemic that caused lots of lockdowns and isolation periods...

My Mugen Mercury was cheap... Probably because some work is required. Some of the grub screws heads are dead...
Extractor kit arrived today...

I'd wish you "god speed" but with the fire and brimstone coming out the back maybe "the luck of the devil " is more apt

Reassembled after a thorough cleaning. Repaired broken servo mounts from underside with small strips of lexan and CA. The mounts were probable broken because a previous owner had frozen the broken servo saver with CA. Could still need a bit more clean up on the belly and battery area. playtron dober...

Not in the post, but from FB marketplace. I showed up for this GT for $50, but left with the GT, a Jay Turner electric guitar, amp, and stand, all for $50.

This will be my first time building a new in box rc10 in about 30 years. I am building this up with a graphite chassis I picked up and didn't have a specific build for. IMG_3473.jpeg The front end went together well. You can see some small voids in the front A-Arms. The pieces are opaque, not clear....

Probably my favorite in my collection
Build thread here: https://rc10talk.com/viewtopic.php?t=48187
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Original Kyosho Turbo Ultima me an my brother restored.
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A guy was selling one of these at a flea market in Louisville this weekend.

(the pic is from eBay, not the flea market, but same thing)

Kyosho Pegasus - original body painted on the outside