Aftermath of photobucket crash...My RC10T2 ebay restoration

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That's one really fine work of art. The more I looked at it, the more movement I found.
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NomadRacer wrote: Thu Aug 24, 2017 10:20 pm That's one really fine work of art. The more I looked at it, the more movement I found.
Thank you NomadRacer. Yes, I noticed that the checkered flag kind of looks like it's waving in the wind. :D I asked for those specific colors because in my mind, they go well together. I just hope the body blends well with my chrome rims. If not, I think white rims would be the way to go, or maybe white rims dyed another color.

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That looks awesome! I saw it on FB as well. He just finished up a custom LXT body for me as well. 8)
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SFC K wrote: Mon Aug 28, 2017 12:20 pm That looks awesome! I saw it on FB as well. He just finished up a custom LXT body for me as well. 8)
Thank you SFC K! I saw yours on FB this morning. Looks killer dude! :mrgreen:

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No decent pics yet due to the monsoon we've been having here in FL for the past two weeks, but I received the new body and got it all mounted up. I had to get creative with the rear body posts since this is a T3 style body. I think you guys will like the way I did it when I get to take some decent outdoor sun-shiney pictures.

Just wondering how I'm going to go about mounting the rear wing? 3M double-sided foam tape? Mini screws, washers, and nuts?

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I captured a few pics today. I think the natural sunlight does wonders at bringing out the colorful details in the body's contours. Andy's natural artwork does most of the work. At last, and without further ado:

Image22310517_10212559233873468_2330012155591154419_n by Joey Wyatt, on Flickr

Image22279557_10212559218473083_4385473585726289368_n by Joey Wyatt, on Flickr

Image22279514_10212559221433157_9170181927665026301_n by Joey Wyatt, on Flickr

Image22221525_10212559236633537_9182110107631943845_n by Joey Wyatt, on Flickr

Image22222048_10212559226913294_8994846089456126969_n by Joey Wyatt, on Flickr

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I modified some old T2 body mounts by cutting off the nubs that rest in the extra body mount holes in the tower, so that the mounts would turn at an angle. I found my desired angle and tightened them down. For the body posts I used a plastic shock eyelet from another model as a standoff spacer, and used longer button head screws to secure the body posts to the mount. I topped it off with shock o-rings to protect the paint from damage. :D I also cut some 1/2" x 1-1/4" pieces of velcro (the soft side) and placed them on the chassis' sides for extra protection.

Image22279899_10212559214592986_7809324849729991924_n by Joey Wyatt, on Flickr

Image22365701_10212559207512809_2824130308704719829_n by Joey Wyatt, on Flickr

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Side by side of my ae rides:

Image22228361_10212559245953770_5664873310471556036_n by Joey Wyatt, on Flickr

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Talk about being lucky! :shock: I happened to find what I think to be the very last NIP set of yellow front and rear RC10T2 wheels on the planet (Thanks to Andrew Rizzo), and...I accidentally found a set of four NIP Proline Speed Hawg tires that was mislabeled on ebay as "Proline Speed Hangs" for $22! Not saying what I paid for the wheels, lol! Pics when they arrive. :D

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I received my NIP yellow front and rear T2 rims yesterday, and I loosely mounted the Pro-Line Speed Hawg tires onto them to get some pics. I'm not sure if I'm going to glue 'em and use 'em, or just keep them unglued for show for the sole reason of them being so rare.

But, here is the final product of my build:

Image22886172_10212700590127286_5531710744055681949_n by Joey Wyatt, on Flickr

Image22886172_10212700563566622_540652506898846315_n by Joey Wyatt, on Flickr

Image22851758_10212700591647324_6852513772471321900_n by Joey Wyatt, on Flickr

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