Cliff Lett's 1990 ROAR National's Winning RC10 Replica

[Ruffy]

I figured I better start a proper thread for this one so it gives me a place to post pictures on the progress as I create a Buggy Master replica from his 1990 Radio Operated Automobile Racing Organization, Nationals winning car.

Here are the magazine article images for Cliff's car that I am reproducing a copy of:

[Synergy]

Now this is the sort of build I like to see

Will it be a NIP A chassis that you will be drilling

[Charlie don't surf]

Look at Ruffy, stealing my thunder!!!

[Ruffy]

Yes it will Synergy. But there are no holes to drill here. Just mill the channels and lighten slightly the sides, a little off the motor plate and nose and she's done.
I even have my old shock towers to use for this car, since I too used to run my antennae on the rear tower as well. Just check out pics of my 93 World's car and you will see the antennae coming out the top of the body. I recall running my antennae there, only because I wanted to reduce as much weight as possible, so I figured one steel FH screw and antennae mount off the car works for me, for the World's.




Sorry about that Reggie, I wasn't aware you were going to do this build as well.
I have been sitting on it for some time, but finally decided that I better get off my stuff and get this one done, and one way to motivate that is to start a build thread!


Someone should do a build of that setup Matt had on his car in that pic at the 93 World's above pitted in front of me.

[Charlie don't surf]

That's ok one less thing to try to do anyway Let's see the starting pile of parts!!!

[RC10resto]

But there are no holes to drill here

Stealth trans holes

[Ruffy]

I got a gold tub with the Stealth holes in it, brand new.
Just something I have had for a long time.

[RC10resto]

C'mon Ruffy, that's not like you
We come to expect the best out of you now go drill a mint "A" stamp
That is un-less you already have a Stealth drilled gold "A" stamp

[Ruffy]

There, I had to fix the images!

[m_vice]

This is one of my old time favorites. I remember i had the magazine with me all the time. My last gold RC10 had the same set up as Letts.

Very cool Ruffy post away.

[Ruffy]

I will post some images soon.
The hardest thing about documenting is remembering to stop for pictures!!!

[tamiya]

clamp a GoPro Hero above your workbench and keep it snapping stills @ 5s intervals

[vintage AE]

I figured I better start a proper thread for this one so it gives me a place to post pictures on the progress as I create a Buggy Master replica from his 1990 Radio Operated Automobile Racing Organization, Nationals winning car.

What happened to this build Ruffy?

Don't start something ya cant finish. Guess this is the wrong site to say that on, there are a lot of on going projects that come up.

[jwscab]

I have always loved the paint job on that car, but I think the thing that really sets it off are the window rivets. it just looks COOL. I think I may have to make something very similar to put on a gold pan I have here, that happens to have the lightening curve cut into the nose(probably where I got the idea to do that), and I have a set of white wheels too. More of a tribute than a replica. HMMMM....

[Chamberlain]

I was in Cliff's heat at that race. Missed the A by like 1 second. This litte brat named Brian Kinwald knocked me out...lol. That race was the first time anyone ran foam in the X patterns. We all got our Stealth Transmissions right before the race. One of my parts boxes is still my original stealth tranny box around somewhere. Ruffy that is pretty cool can wait to see your finished car.