So I won the heap for $70 and almost instantly regretted it, not because of the amount but I have this funny feeling it is going to derail my original reason for building this project in the first place. Essentially bought it for the front and rear shocks, MIP steering, the slipper assembly and a front body post.
With all the rust and crust I could see in the pics, it was likely sitting outside and I will fear the worst when it comes to the diff/tranny and engine and hope for the best.
I am starting to think that maybe the white GT bits I was going to use were a little too good for a basher and might swap them out for another build and go for an all black build...will update when the heap gets dropped off
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I come for the RC10's but stay for the Yokomo's
Current projects:
1993 WCS Faux-komo
1994 Yokomo Box-Art
RC10GT Restoration
Well the first small bunch of bits for this project came in the mail this morning and the good thing with buying cheaper used bits is if you goof, it doesn’t hurt so much.
The rear associated tires are in good shape with a lot of tread left, so I am going to clean them up and mount them to some rims; ended up costing me $14 which seemed alright. The teflon shocks were actually for my Yokomo project but I ordered the wrong size (they are T rears) so they will likely be added to this pile. Then finally I goofed hard on the body, I mean it was $10 but not even remotely the right one (I think it is a T2 body)
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I come for the RC10's but stay for the Yokomo's
Current projects:
1993 WCS Faux-komo
1994 Yokomo Box-Art
RC10GT Restoration
Of course you guys were likely right as I have had a real hard time leaving well enough alone. Ended up selling a couple of bits off this project and buying some replacements off of the bay to get it closer to what I wanted and it seems to be going from basher to restoration rather quickly lol
I always liked the white arm look, these were cheap enough and the blue paint was ‘fairly’ easy to remove (lots of scrapping and nail polish remover later) so I cleaned them up and mounted them to get a sense of what I had.
The heap arrive yesterday and I spent most of the day, tearing it down. It was a huge ball of rust unfortunately but the MIP steering was salvageable (minus the screws and nuts that I had to toss...that bad), shocks were in ok shape and thankfully the slipper assembly I was able to disassemble and will be using on the project. It also had lunsford’s on it which I was pretty happy to see, cleaned them up and threw them on as well. Still a long way to go and I will sell the remaining bits to keep myself from building yet another project before finishing this one and see if I can lower the investment in this one which is around $100 right now.
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I come for the RC10's but stay for the Yokomo's
Current projects:
1993 WCS Faux-komo
1994 Yokomo Box-Art
RC10GT Restoration
Well juicedcoupe’s ‘heap’ is looking so good I was determined to at minimum give him a run for the money and dug my ‘heap’ out to get back to work.
As suspected by many on here, this is really starting to turn into a full restoration but I wanted to continue with my attempt on salvaging the used body, swapped out the shocks to maintain more of a blue look and threw on some blue aluminium screws sitting around (they are a little beat but at least they now match the coloration).
I am torn about continuing this as an EGT and will at least rebuild it closer to a GT and see how it looks before I potentially make a change. Thoughts? Suggestions?
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I come for the RC10's but stay for the Yokomo's
Current projects:
1993 WCS Faux-komo
1994 Yokomo Box-Art
RC10GT Restoration
scr8p wrote: ↑Sat Feb 27, 2021 2:26 am
That's a nitro DS tub on that truck. Your're gonna have to run the 10t steering bellcrank for that to work properly.
I just use short screws to attach the nose plate to the chassis, then put the bellcranks in the front holes.
Always looking for new and interesting ways to waste money.
scr8p wrote: ↑Sat Feb 27, 2021 2:26 am
That's a nitro DS tub on that truck. Your're gonna have to run the 10t steering bellcrank for that to work properly.
I just use short screws to attach the nose plate to the chassis, then put the bellcranks in the front holes.
Hey guys, appreciate the heads up on the chassis. I have never owned a nitro DS so it must have been on one of the parts trucks I bought. Am I mounting the nose piece incorrectly? Never owned a GT before so am flying a little blind here. Had another chassis although a little discoloured, is this the proper chassis? Is it the flywheel gap that differentiates them?
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I come for the RC10's but stay for the Yokomo's
Current projects:
1993 WCS Faux-komo
1994 Yokomo Box-Art
RC10GT Restoration
Thank you Romulus22, cant believe I didn’t notice that difference when I was deciding what chassis to go with. Well now I have something RC related to do tonight so at least there is that hahaha
I come for the RC10's but stay for the Yokomo's
Current projects:
1993 WCS Faux-komo
1994 Yokomo Box-Art
RC10GT Restoration
This started as a very inexpensive purchase. I decided to keep it that way but not investing a ton of parts.
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It was a challenging disassemble. There was a lot of...
i'm trying to find the right word to describe this car. oh, i know. HAMMERED!!!!!!!!!!! :lol: it's amazing to me to see what some people will do to an rc car. i have seen worse, though. i still haven't understood the need people have to paint...
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well, i got a motor plate, so the trans is in. no lhs have the nose brace tubes, though. so, instead of waiting to order some, i bought some k&s 3/16 aluminum rod and made my own. it should beef the front end up a little more, since they're solid...
Finally came in the mail!Plan on using this truck as a runner.It's been used hard which is fine by me and makes me not feel guilty about bashing it .I do plan on trying to keep it period correct on outside but updated underneath.She isn't much to...
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Begin this one with other couple of projects. I have one that is in great condition, I began to dissect it to clean the parts and restore it into factory stock condition, yet other project in as a burden I'll be making custom suspension pieces out...
I got this several years ago in a trade, have not yet made a single change to the configuration - works great the way it is. This summer though, I plan to go through and make it a bit more correct...and less stiff in the front end...
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Thanks, I'm hoping for some improvements also.
My son is starting 1st grade in 2 days, so that will give me a bit more time during the day, at least when my 2 year old daughter is taking her nap.
One day at a time, that's the way it goes...
Not bad for $14.33, (23.28 shipped)
an interesting mix of parts: green nose, sprint car chassis, rpm steering bellcranks, stealth motor plate, jrx-pro? front shock tower.
I bought it because i needed short front shocks :lol: that didn't work out the...
I put together an old stock motor beater for my kids to play around with. I let them paint over an old body I had, as you can see... :D After they get the hang of it, I have another all white parts gold pan to put together that will be much nicer to...
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Yeah i know they are not RC10's but here are me and my sons runners :)
My SCX-10 1.9 Comp Truck
My Sons SCX-10 1.9 Comp Truck setup for the local Camel Trophy Challenge :)
I folded and ordered up an X-60 mid motor kit for my T4,so I had to find another truck just to beat on.
I picked this up as a roller for the equivilent of US$65.
New body,but no decal sheet and the previous owner shot it a truly horrid smurf vomit...
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Oh now I see the rears.
If ya really want to screw with people then the next time your racing run the truck with regular tires and wheels and then do a snake race. Turn on the lights and race. My buddy did that and distracted most of the field to...
I don't know why I'm going to attempt this, or what my plans are with this car, but it's too gnarly to let it go. I picked up a package deal a few months ago for a Custom Works Dominator roller with a boatload of spares. The main car was relatively...
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hey, sometimes it's fun to just clean em' up and put and put em' back together. not having to worry about nip this and nip that. that crap starts to get old after awhile. for me anyway. :wink: