Vintage RC-10 - worth restoring to running condition?

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Re: Vintage RC-10 - worth restoring to running condition?

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XLR8 wrote: Thu Jul 30, 2020 12:49 pm
antman wrote: Thu Jul 30, 2020 11:41 am If I want to put modern 2.2 wheels/tires on the classic RC10, are these the 12mm hex adapters that I would need? Or is there a better alternative?

https://www.amainhobbies.com/team-associated-12mm-wheel-hex-set-4-asc91027/p203828?gclid=CjwKCAjw34n5BRA9EiwA2u9k33lXkrjRuKF3T7JiEgi8ZvDmVR-GEehgBIJfhJ_UMOS1pI3ixAh9sxoCa7wQAvD_BwE

Thanks!
Those adapters definitely won't fit your car. They are for SC10 4x4.
What's wrong with using JCRacing wheels like matt1ptkn mentioned a few posts up? They are a direct fit so no adapter needed and there are multiple colors to choose from.
Oops, sorry about that - you're right, I missed that earlier. That seems like a great solution, thanks.

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Re: Vintage RC-10 - worth restoring to running condition?

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The RC10 can become a money pit when changing over to 12mm hex wheels because of the differant wheel offset with the newer hex wheels.

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Re: Vintage RC-10 - worth restoring to running condition?

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rctenracer wrote: Thu Jul 30, 2020 1:32 pm The RC10 can become a money pit when changing over to 12mm hex wheels because of the differant wheel offset with the newer hex wheels.
Understood, thanks.

Given that tires are usually glued to wheels, do you guys end up reusing the wheels after the tires wear out or do you just buy new sets of wheels? Or is there a trick to removing old glued tires from wheels when you're done with them?

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Re: Vintage RC-10 - worth restoring to running condition?

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I reuse my wheels.
I use a rectangular plastic container with an air tight lid and pour in about a half inch of acetone, place the wheel/tires on a 3/4" thick wood block to keep the tire from contacting the acetone, seal the container and leave it for 24 to 48 hours and the tires will slip off easily. I use some of the acetone from the container to clean the remaining ca residue from the wheels. Sometimes I'm able to salvage the foams using this method but more often they are worn out.
When removing the wheel/tire from the container, it's important to work quickly because the ca will begin to set again away from the acetone vapor.
This works with nylon wheels but not abs plastic wheels like those from Tamiya. Acetone will dissolve abs plastic
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Re: Vintage RC-10 - worth restoring to running condition?

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Chassis looks in similar condition to a couple I converted to 2.4 GHz. Cheap ESC and flysky tx/Rx. ESC unbranded china about £8;. Flysky £25.; Battery approx £15. All ran original brushed motors. Steering servo plugs can be filed to fit Rx but a cheap steering servo good enough for a runner. Depends on how fat your wallet/bank account is
With the flysky I bound 3 fs-a3 Rx's to the one controller

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