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Hi all, Getting back into r/c after a 30+ year hiatus. Started out with a few Sears and Radio Shack cars back in the 70s and early 80s. My first hobby grade was a Marui Samurai, quickly followed by an early Cadillac gold pan. Shopped at a little hobby shop on BelAir Rd in the Overlea area of Baltimo...

After decades of absence from RC, I bought a group of RC10 pans and parts. Now bear in mind, I'm just a low level hobbyist, with minimal knowledge of the various mods, etc.. I do have solid (bordering on extensive) knowledge of all things mechanical, electrical, and electronic, relative to vehicles....

Frankentruck wrote: ↑Tue Mar 25, 2025 3:59 pm It's not a big deal, but this nose plate mount screw hole is the one I don't like.
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I was looking at that tonight. Probably clean up countersink and make a bushing to resize the hole. I've got a lathe and I'm not afraid to use it!

So, a little progress; got the measles-looking pan bead blasted, epoxy primered, and painted with VHT Burnt Copper. Cleaned and dyed black all the purple plastics. Started reassembly, but I need to pick up some new hardware, and many other parts. Slow but steady progress. It will probably need to be...

This is interesting, I was just working on the 6gear for my build, and had the same revelation. The parts lot I bought had a second trans, with the dogbone cups being very worn. After a few measurements, I decided to cut down the outdrives to make idlers. The outdrive gears are the same thickness as...

I've heard of out drives being trimmed and used as steel idler gears. That might be what these are. However if so, then they also got a bevel trim. Anyone know if aftermarket steel idlers were ever sold? Bevelling a straight cut gear isn't unheard of in powersports. It's usually done to decrease dr...