Cool find, congrats My only suggestion at this point would be to ditch all the brass bushings in exchange for bearings while your rebuilding (especially in the transmission) unless you're really NOT EVER going to run it
i am jelly of that horde of parts , was in much the same boat as you, though i was playin with a mod hpi savage with a 700 ho conversion. looks good btw, and makes me want to get to work on mine again, though i am waiting on trans at the moment.....
I have been working hard at getting this thing back together. My goal is to get the gold chassis back to stock. I cleaned everything scrubbing with a tooth brush and simple green, after that I soaked the white parts in peroxide. I started putting it back together today.
So far I have only ran into a couple minor problems. With putting the transmission back together after I took it apart to clean and grease everything I cannot find the proper screws to close the transmission casing, 3 of them.
And I cannot find a tiny nut that goes on the other side.
Other than that I am moving along. In the future I will need the cover that goes over the large outer gear and a body.
The bottom screw is shorter than the others. I believe the nut is still in the case. I don't think I have ever had one fall out before and I use to tear my tranny apart all the time to clean it up.
Thanks trek. The 3 screws that I thought went into the casing are to long and the shorter screw needs the nut. From what I can tell the nut is not in the casing, I will look again when I get out to the shop.
My 1985/86 era RC10 had the same issue. I remember when I built it (brand new) I could never find that little nut. Looked everywhere and finally had to grind down a nut to fit into there.
fiveonomo wrote:Thanks trek. The 3 screws that I thought went into the casing are to long and the shorter screw needs the nut. From what I can tell the nut is not in the casing, I will look again when I get out to the shop.
Well I have been spending a bunch of time on the old RC10 and I think I have most of it together. I still need the gear cover (fighting on eBay for one now) and a body. Other than that what do you guys see that I need to change or that I should? My intent is to display this car and I will not run it although I want it to work and it does other than the steering. For some reason today I could not get the steering linkage and servo to work right so I left it alone for now. When people ask me, what year should I tell them this is from? It is the A stamp chassis. Let me know what you think.
Thanks for looking and I appreciate all of the comments and thoughts in advance.
Got the gear cover in today, got it from eBay. Didn't want to spend that much but that's what they seem to have been going for. The seller said it was vintage, it looks like it and kind of like paper thin....I think it might be.
Very nice and clean resto but scr8p is right, that gear cover came on later stealth tranny rc10's! For such a sweet car, I would keep my eye open for an original!
Dang it, I thought tha is what I had. Anyone have a picture of the one I need? Also, my rear arms are on wrong? Can you explain little further? Thanks for the information!!
So when i ordered the many parts and pieces for my rebuild, i must have accidentally ordered a driver dude instead of a wing...please dont hate... but ill use the guy for a differenct rc10 i have. How do i mount the guy, and how do i go about...
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As far as I know, just tape or double sided tape. I don't think there were ever any actual fasteners.
Must say though, I bought the driver too, but it kinda sucks because it doesn't look like the box art dude with the separate helmet. I have some...
So I ended up pulling my RC10 out of storage at the prodding of my co-workers, and decided to do what it needed to get it running again. My son is 11, just about the right age to get into it, and I figured, what the heck?
I have been checking out this site alot looking at info on my RC0T2 That i bought when I was about 13, just dug it out and cleaned it up but i have always wanted a buggy and found one on craigslist for $50 so here it is I think its a worlds the tail...
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Nice score for $50 and welcome to the forum.
I reckon if you disassembled it and cleaned (or dyed with RIT dye) it that car would look great. I think sometimes sellers leave the crud on to hide any damage but it seems that you still got a very nice...
well this is the little brother to the RC10T in the other thread. its not done I have a new body on the way. and to make it cool it needed some Losi added to it, so some Losi aluminum wheels on the way. I think they will look good on the shelf...
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What rims are you going to go with? I kind of think those black ones look pretty good with that green. It is bright. If you ever race it, you wouldn't lose track of it in the shuffle. :mrgreen:
Almost looks like the new Dodge sublime color. Testors...
Ok fella's don't give me to hard of a time I am building my first Rc10 in 20 years. and I am not starting with much? this will be long and drawn out because of lack of funding. and waiting on parts? I have 2 chassis Not sure what one I am going to...
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Yikes, those aren't the ones you got from me I hope! If so, I will make it right. If not, let me know what you need and I will get it for you anyway.
By the way, that body is going to look cool on there!
I decided to join because I couldn't find answers to the questions I had. I rebuilt an RC10T recently, and thanks to my buddy, I now have a pile of RC10 parts to try and make into a couple of cars. When I was a kid, the RC10 was the car to...
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Welcome! I have an RC10 myself! If you need any help seeing how things are put together, I'll be happy to help! :D
hi all. First post.. Was refered here by a member after he saw my car. See any anyone can give me a list of parts to make this conversion. It still a runner too.. Just broke it out after about 20 years..
I made the B mains at the ROAR nats in Jersey...
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What class did you race this car in when you did so well? stock or modified, were you competing against RC10s with a modified Frog, very cool
I'm trying to fix my old rc10 nds. It was the first car I built 15 years ago.I cannot find a CV axle or even a dog bone for it.
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These are hard to find. I'd gladly pay $35 for a pair. If you're open to other options, I believe an RS4 cvd dogbone, associated CVD axle, and AE B4 hub with a drilled out hinge pin will work, but be like 10mm wider. I'm going from memory on the...