10T for my nephew

[SteveK]

I bought and purchased that same HPI lid for my 10T- and surprisingly enough it looks like it will mount up pretty good. I haven't done any painting or trim work on the body to finish but it will be real close and should look good!

My worry was the high rear shock towers and they look like they might clear within the "rear rollbar/toolbox" area and have a good flat spot to body mount.

Once again I am just eyeballing the best I can with a non-trimmed clear HPI body

That is what I thought about them too: HPI's trucks all have their shocks mounted on the backside of the suspension arms, like the RC10GT, but all the bodies seem to have that area of the bed filled in. Many gas truck bodies have the humps for the rear shock tower in the middle of the bed, and the area where the shock tower is on an electric truck is much lower. The HPI bodies look like they will clear that OK, or maybe sit a little bit higher. I think the Ford, Chevy and Dodge bodies all look great, much better than the generic racing bodies from other companies.

You will need some new body posts, I like these ones from Duratrax (Parma offers the same ones):
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXD243&P=7
They come in 1.5" to 4.5" lengths.

[vintage AE]

that's good to hear. i know what to get him for his birthday in January.

[vintage AE]

I now got a decent pair of wheels for the black pan 10t, one piece wheels with dish inserts, which I haven't seen before I got these ones. They turned out black with dark blue inserts, wrapped in losi tires. They look really good with the current body

[SteveK]

I now got a decent pair of wheels for the black pan 10t, one piece wheels with dish inserts, which I haven't seen before I got these ones. They turned out black with dark blue inserts, wrapped in losi tires. They look really good with the current body

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LOL that blue body is by HPI. I guess we know they will likely fit

[kistner]

to keep the speeds toned down you might sit on that 17t motor for a while and go with a stock motor or even a silver can. If that is still an objective.

[vintage AE]

I now got a decent pair of wheels for the black pan 10t, one piece wheels with dish inserts, which I haven't seen before I got these ones. They turned out black with dark blue inserts, wrapped in losi tires. They look really good with the current body

DSC_0677.jpg

LOL that blue body is by HPI. I guess we know they will likely fit

YUP! I noticed that too, but wasn't sure how old the body was...considering it came on a 10T

i think i will encourage a radio with throttle end points to adjust the top speed.

[SteveK]

I now got a decent pair of wheels for the black pan 10t, one piece wheels with dish inserts, which I haven't seen before I got these ones. They turned out black with dark blue inserts, wrapped in losi tires. They look really good with the current body

DSC_0677.jpg

LOL that blue body is by HPI. I guess we know they will likely fit

YUP! I noticed that too, but wasn't sure how old the body was...considering it came on a 10T

i think i will encourage a radio with throttle end points to adjust the top speed.

The Traxxas XL-5 ESC lets you limit the throttle to 50%, and it's waterproof. No idea how well it performs, but it should be a good option if the radio doesn't have throttle EPA. A radio with steering EPA or dual-rate adjustment is a must IMO. It's pretty disappointing that Hitec's cheapest AM pistol has this, but Futaba's radio at the same price point ($50) doesn't. You do get a lot more adjustments with the next radio up, and it's only $25 more, but still, it's a big thing for Futaba to omit.

[vintage AE]

i just got back home from working...i missed my wife's b-day, christmas and new years all at once this year. Not only was I working, making money, I also saved a bunch of cash,

I'm giving the 10Ts to my niece and nephew tonight, so here is the final products

I'll see if I can get some reaction photos on tomorrow

[vintage AE]

they were so excited most photos were blurred, which is a good thing a guess

my brother was more excited though

My niece was so excited

my brother helping my nephew open his RC10T

[treehugger]

your a luck man mr vintage kids and cars cool