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Decided to start the first BOTM with a curveball...a Tamiya M-06 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia.
Basically stock except for ball-bearing upgrade.

All custom built 1/10 monster truck. Chassis hand built 3/16" steel tube, Freestyle Rc axles, Castle brushless system, detail parts all 3d printed link to build thread https://www.rc10talk.com/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=46767&hilit=tube https://i.imgur.com/Yo4EZxv.jpg [ https://i.imgur.com/Pt...

Hello new to this board, I am 46 from Italy and currently mega happy for my latest find, a barn find...3 rc cars that i considered lost in the early 90's. An Sg Tag coyote 4wd (kyosho megamotor) 1/10 buggy, a Tamiya Porsche 959 Dakar rally model 58059 1/12 (Tamiya Black motor) and finishing with a K...

Amain Bullet had the Maxxum beat by a year and was very competitive locally. This was why front wheel drive was made to run with 4wd. Here is your front wheel drive rc10
https://www.rc10talk.com/viewtopic.php?t=32179

I found some of the extra parts that came with the car. The round indentations behind the Tekin is a dead giveaway.

Best things I see are the ESC and cover. Motors look beat.

thanks guys. I feel like the kid in me having fun with my RC stuff. Just slower and with less hair.

This will be a nominee for my build.

I had completely forgotten about the Orb racing cars. Here is a great video on them

Just arrived. Nicer than I even hoped. I'm chasing a childhood want that I never got then. Got a few others on the way to make runners out of. I'm scared to even take this one apart

I replaced the front gearbox. Same procedure as with the rear gearbox, A .5mm lexan shim around the bearing holds it nice and snug. Replaced the front underguard that was bent and deeply scratched. The underguard is almost a perfect match for the original and fits perfectly. Javelin.12.JPG Javelin.1...

My TQ10 and a future project car both got some sweet painted bodies. I have no plans to be a Losi collector but I couldn't pass this JRX2 up.
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I LOVE the idea of using the "not shelf quality" stuff to build a runner! The last time I had a bunch of spare Losi parts laying around I ended up doing a full resto-mod LXT. Excellent work sir.

Finally got around to putting a TBG lid on the ultima. Turned out ok. Had a lot of bleed around the pinstripes. Think the tape was pretty old and I was a little impatient. Securing the lid to the chassis was good to. There is three countersunk holes in the bottom of the chassis. Also used clear gori...

This is how she looks after rebuild. Still missing some white parts like the right front arm, right rear suspension mount, rear body mount and spur gear… I also deanodized and polished the stinger pipe because I didn’t care for the purple. Not sure if everyone is going to like it, but I sure do. 8) ...

Here are some advances in the bodywork thanks to 3D printing I made the intake cones on Tinkercad https://media.joomeo.com/large/63bb21640d219.jpg https://media.joomeo.com/large/63bb2177b6e26.jpg https://media.joomeo.com/large/63bb21889b27c.jpg https://media.joomeo.com/large/63bb2196521ef.jpg I also...

I think I've hit on a design that will work. I've also reversed the top shaft direction since the gearbox is flipped around. . PXL_20230108_022946111.jpg . It's coming together well. The CVDs have good smooth range of motion and the shocks are smooth, although the springs seem too stiff. . PXL_20230...