Project RC10 Bajamaro

[utieh]

It's been a while I wanted to put a Sand Scorcher body on a vintage RC10 buggy. Being not sure about the how much I'll need to chop the chassis to adapt a shorter WB body, I decided to go for a very different route with a Protoform Camaro VTA body.

I gathered some parts from different restoration projects, bought what I was missing on various Facebook groups (nose tubes, motor plate, rod ends, vintage Pro-Line rear bumper) and started the mock-ups.

Wheelbase was at first too long so I bought the first generation front arms: they are narrower and bring the c-hub 5mm back, perfect for that body.

I had a chassis full of random holes on its sides that I chopped and had powder coated with a few other chassis I restored, besides a few remaining holes on the chassis, it looks pretty clean now.

Electronics: it's going to be a slow one but I don't want to destroy the 6 gears transmission. I restored an old Novak T4 with new cables/wires/switch delete, might upgrade to M1 I restored in a similar fashion
Motor is a Reedy Stock (might go for a Badd Boyz stock motor), steering servo is a "modern" Hitec 645MG.

Tires and rims: The Pit Bull Braven Ironside are definitely too big, it's going to rub like crazy. For now most of the options I have for sub 100mm OD tires are from RC4WD with:
- Dirt Grabber (97.8mm)
- Prowler XS (96mm)
- Mud Trasher (97.8mm)

I like the Axial CRC 1.9 wheels, they are light which is perfect for that project but I wonder if I could find something that could give me a narrower track.

Unfortunately 1.55 wheels will not fit in the rear.


I wonder if I should go with DS suspension parts.
Would love to hear some other ideas/feedback.

[KidAgain]

Looks pretty cool brother, the DS arms are extremely short if you want to compare DS dogbones are 46mm end to end compared to 63mm for the RC10 dogbones, for the front you would probably have to cut the fenders off with those big tires....................

[utieh]

Thanks, didn't expect the DS arms to be more than 7mm shorter! Good to know, I really need some smaller tires, just scored a new set of RC4WD Dirt Grabbers, will see how they fit.

Looks pretty cool brother, the DS arms are extremely short if you want to compare DS dogbones are 46mm end to end compared to 63mm for the RC10 dogbones, for the front you would probably have to cut the fenders off with those big tires....................

[Lonestar]

Très joli! Gilles is back on Rc10talk !

[utieh]

Très joli! Gilles is back on Rc10talk !

I think you remember me from either RCTech or Petit RC, it's my first time posting on RC10talk

[utieh]

I received the front and rear truck body mounts from Andy's.

First mock up: looks really whack, wheelbase feels too short, body sits too high and the entire body should be moved backward...










I then extended the wheelbase using the longer arms, it looked too wide in the front and the body placement was still weird
I swapped the Andy's front body mount for a RC10T, it fits!


I was able to redrill some new holes on the body and move it backward, I lovered it as well, put back the early arms and moved the rear suspension mounts back to extend the WB:









It looks like I'll need a new body: wheel wells are too big, I still need to move the entire body a little bit backward and can't drill any new holes in the back.
I still feel the tires are too big, I'll keep them unglued till I find something more "scale"

Installed a "new" ESC (I kept the switched, replaced all the RX/motor/battery wires) and a Badd Boyz stock motor:

[KidAgain]

Do the tires clear the body when the suspension is articulated and wheels turned left to right.

[utieh]

Do the tires clear the body when the suspension is articulated and wheels turned left to right.

Not at full compression so I'll add some bump stops, but turning is fine, I could even have smaller wheel wells.
I'm still looking for smaller tires, maybe Tamiya Hummer or BF Goodrich, should look much more scale.

[Lonestar]

Très joli! Gilles is back on Rc10talk !

I think you remember me from either RCTech or Petit RC, it's my first time posting on RC10talk

Well you signed on in 2008

[utieh]

Now that's creeeepy, 10 years + lurking on vintage toys photos without saying anything!

Très joli! Gilles is back on Rc10talk !

I think you remember me from either RCTech or Petit RC, it's my first time posting on RC10talk

Well you signed on in 2008

[Mr. ED]

Not at full compression so I'll add some bump stops, but turning is fine, I could even have smaller wheel wells.
I'm still looking for smaller tires, maybe Tamiya Hummer or BF Goodrich, should look much more scale.

the axial wheels are the same size as touring car wheels. Get yourself some low profile treaded touring car tires and it'll look and fit far more to scale

[utieh]

Thanks for the advice, I'll take a look, I guess I could maybe shave 2 mm off each side with the right offset wheels.

Not at full compression so I'll add some bump stops, but turning is fine, I could even have smaller wheel wells.
I'm still looking for smaller tires, maybe Tamiya Hummer or BF Goodrich, should look much more scale.

the axial wheels are the same size as touring car wheels. Get yourself some low profile treaded touring car tires and it'll look and fit far more to scale

[Lonestar]

Ca craint, indeed

a+
Paul

Now that's creeeepy, 10 years + lurking on vintage toys photos without saying anything!

Très joli! Gilles is back on Rc10talk !

I think you remember me from either RCTech or Petit RC, it's my first time posting on RC10talk

Well you signed on in 2008

[Mr. ED]

I just discovered the look you're going for :

Maybe tmaiyas toyota prerunner tires will work with the axial rims

[utieh]

Never seen this one, looks pretty sick!
I'm looking for Tamiya Hummer (cheap and easy to find) or BFG, do you have a reference for the Prerunner tires? Aren't they 2.2?

I just discovered the look you're going for :

Maybe tmaiyas toyota prerunner tires will work with the axial rims