- Early "Edinger" RC10 with Tecna shoes & Novak goodness -
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- Early "Edinger" RC10 with Tecna shoes & Novak goodness -
Hey guys, I scored this one a few weeks ago for a pretty good price, I just couldn't resist even though I already have a never run early Edinger (see here) and a few other partial cars. While both cars were most definitely produced at the Edinger facility, there are some differences that once again tend to prove that the production there was not really consistent when coming to details and part design changes/modifications. For example you can see that #1 (which I beleive is a later version than #2, mainly because #1 has a Cadillac manual, ball cups with hex portions, no clip inside the tranny...) has rear Goodyear tires while #2 has no Goodyear tires at all, which means that the tires are not a good markup to tell the earliness of an Edinger car. As a result, I think it is better to rely and focus on real enhancements that were brought to the car (nut or clip inside the tranny, rear box art or solid spring cups, ball cups with or without hex portions, addresses of manual and box) rather than for example tire differences (presence or not of a Goodyear logo). Here is a quick comparison (fields in blue differ between the two versions):
Early Edinger #1 ......................................................................... Early Edinger #2 (pictured here below)
- light gold anodising all around.........................................................- light gold anodising all around
- small OD shock gaskets................................................................- small OD shock gaskets
- 4 spring collars with no lip............................................................- 4 spring collars with no lip
- ball cups with an small hew portion.................................................- no hex portion on ball cups
- big nut to retain the outdrive shaft...............................................- no big clip to retain the outdrive shaft
- double servo saver....................................................................- double servo saver
- early clear gear cover (very thick version).......................................- early clear gear cover (thin version)
- 4 solid spring cups with no recess but not the early design...................- box art rear spring cups / solid front spring cups
- front 7 rib tires with no sidewall marking.........................................- front 7 rib tires with no sidewall marking
- rear early tires with Goodyear logo................................................- rear early tires without logo
- diamond wing buttons.................................................................- diamond wing buttons
- plastic battery retainers (as opposed to earlier GRP ones)....................- plastic battery retainers (as opposed to earlier GRP ones)
- front and rear cut shock towers.....................................................- front and rear cut shock towers
- rear shock tower with only 2 shock holes.........................................- rear shock tower with only 2 shock holes
- Manual says Cadillac...................................................................- Manual says Edinger
- Box has stamped sidewall kit info...................................................- Box has stamped sidewall kit info
- Motor says Edinger....................................................................- Motor says Edinger
One thing that I had never seen before was the ROAR yellow envelope included in kit #2, I took a few snapshots to share it with you.
Enough blabla, here is what you're looking for:
ROAR envelope content / Light A stamp done from the bottom (Click on the pics to enlarge them)
Early Edinger #1 ......................................................................... Early Edinger #2 (pictured here below)
- light gold anodising all around.........................................................- light gold anodising all around
- small OD shock gaskets................................................................- small OD shock gaskets
- 4 spring collars with no lip............................................................- 4 spring collars with no lip
- ball cups with an small hew portion.................................................- no hex portion on ball cups
- big nut to retain the outdrive shaft...............................................- no big clip to retain the outdrive shaft
- double servo saver....................................................................- double servo saver
- early clear gear cover (very thick version).......................................- early clear gear cover (thin version)
- 4 solid spring cups with no recess but not the early design...................- box art rear spring cups / solid front spring cups
- front 7 rib tires with no sidewall marking.........................................- front 7 rib tires with no sidewall marking
- rear early tires with Goodyear logo................................................- rear early tires without logo
- diamond wing buttons.................................................................- diamond wing buttons
- plastic battery retainers (as opposed to earlier GRP ones)....................- plastic battery retainers (as opposed to earlier GRP ones)
- front and rear cut shock towers.....................................................- front and rear cut shock towers
- rear shock tower with only 2 shock holes.........................................- rear shock tower with only 2 shock holes
- Manual says Cadillac...................................................................- Manual says Edinger
- Box has stamped sidewall kit info...................................................- Box has stamped sidewall kit info
- Motor says Edinger....................................................................- Motor says Edinger
One thing that I had never seen before was the ROAR yellow envelope included in kit #2, I took a few snapshots to share it with you.
Enough blabla, here is what you're looking for:
ROAR envelope content / Light A stamp done from the bottom (Click on the pics to enlarge them)
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Re: - Digged the Edinger gold mine and found a nice ore -
Very nice
Great to see the differences in these pieces of history.
very nice car
peter
Great to see the differences in these pieces of history.
very nice car
peter
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Re: - Digged the Edinger gold mine and found a nice ore -
Sorry I meant "cut", was too busy trying to align the right column of the comparison, which I gave up at some point. I would like to be able to draw tables in the threads but need to study the codes...pedro wrote:Very nice
Great to see the differences in these pieces of history.
I dont wanna sound like i'm nit picking but those shock towers definetly aren't stamped though.
peter
Thank you for your comments!
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Re: - Digged the Edinger gold mine and found a nice ore -
While I hate to break the "Noob's" streak of the active topics Congrats Dave, you have been working hard at finding this car for about as long as I have been here It all comes around at one point
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Re: - Digged the Edinger gold mine and found a nice ore -
Thank you Reggie, I have been looking for a really early car in such condition for quite a long time indeed and am always amazed to be able to find these 25+ years old cars in so nice shape. Now on the hunt for an early one with GRP battery strapsCharlie don't surf wrote:While I hate to break the "Noob's" streak of the active topics Congrats Dave, you have been working hard at finding this car for about as long as I have been here It all comes around at one point
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Re: - Digged the Edinger gold mine and found a nice ore -
Yet another great score, David. Congrats!
BTW - is this body the thick Lexan version?
BTW - is this body the thick Lexan version?
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Re: - Digged the Edinger gold mine and found a nice ore -
Thank you Paul! Yes this is the thick version. I also noticed the rear body mount is of a different shape than the later versions with a sorta long tip, anyone ever noticed that?aeiou wrote:Yet another great score, David. Congrats!
BTW - is this body the thick Lexan version?
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Re: - Digged the Edinger gold mine and found a nice ore -
First of all I’ll repair the picture links above ASAP. Dam you Photobucket!
So I recently found a beautiful set of early Tecnacraft and after some thought I decided they would best fit on this early Edinger chassis.
The rims are almost perfect but badly deserved a quick polish, which they got
Front are 2 pieces, rear are three pieces. They now look like true jewellery.
I’ll grab this occasion to go through the car and mount all the parts that have reamained in their ‘84ish packs like battery trays, servo and antenna mounts. I also plan to install period electronics so stay tuned
Wheels before and after :
So I recently found a beautiful set of early Tecnacraft and after some thought I decided they would best fit on this early Edinger chassis.
The rims are almost perfect but badly deserved a quick polish, which they got
Front are 2 pieces, rear are three pieces. They now look like true jewellery.
I’ll grab this occasion to go through the car and mount all the parts that have reamained in their ‘84ish packs like battery trays, servo and antenna mounts. I also plan to install period electronics so stay tuned
Wheels before and after :
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Re: - Digged the Edinger gold mine and found a nice ore -
Stunning wheel set. I've always wanted a set, nowadays, they are "unobtanium".
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Re: - Digged the Edinger gold mine and found a nice ore -
While not the same, the Pargu wheels look killer, are fairly cheap, and readily availableNomadRacer wrote: ↑Sun Feb 04, 2018 2:15 pm Stunning wheel set. I've always wanted a set, nowadays, they are "unobtanium".
It's time to stand up to the bully. Support the companies that support the industry, not the ones that tear it down. Say no to Traxxas
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Re: - Digged the Edinger gold mine and found a nice ore -
Pargu wheels are nice, but they do not make your heart beat as fast as when holding a genuine set of Tecna's. Quality doesn't compare really and they do come with more $ and patience indeed.
I've been looking for this very set for years until I found one for sale recently.
(Note: all broken links have been fixed in this thread at least)
I've been looking for this very set for years until I found one for sale recently.
(Note: all broken links have been fixed in this thread at least)
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Re: - Digged the Edinger gold mine and found a nice ore -
Beautiful wheels and a beautiful buggy. Can’t wait to see them together.
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