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juicedcoupe wrote: Thu Apr 22, 2021 5:27 pm Chances are, that was the source of your turning radius issue. All the flex was preventing you from getting adequate travel.
It was after fitting the new steering components that it under steered , it was caused by two things , firstly I was using Scorpion 2014 medium front tires and they are way too hard so I've switched to soft and secondly the servo horn was tiny but I've simply upped the travel to 120% and between the two I now have good lock .
I did have a nightmare yesterday , after driving it in the road and in y front garden I came in and found I'd lost the drop link for the anti roll bar as the ball had come unsoldered from the bar ! :shock: it took three searches but I found it on the path ! :D now well soldered on !
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Think I'm done !
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Is that all paint, or are there decals used too? That looks very nice
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Looks good 8)

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Frankentruck wrote: Sat Apr 24, 2021 11:03 am Is that all paint, or are there decals used too? That looks very nice
Just paint , I did use pre-cut stick on masks for the paint drops and splashes but they all get peeled off , just like using masking tape but shaped .
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Now that u got it done how does an RC10 compare to lets say an Astute? we gotsta know
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Sorry never driven an astute , nearest thing I've driven was a Mardave Meteor and that was over 30 years ago , this is more refined than the Meteor , better balanced , probably because the RC10 is heavier it makes its suspension work better , also more rigid by miles .
I'm looking forward to giving it a good workout soon to get a better impression .
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coxbros1 wrote: Sat Apr 24, 2021 4:44 pm Now that u got it done how does an RC10 compare to lets say an Astute? we gotsta know
Well, I believe history answers that for you.

The Astute was released in 1989. The original platform RC10 won 3 more IFMAR championships since then, before the B2 was released. Tamiya, zero.

But let's be honest, the original RC10 is likely the most iconic RC car of all time. Even most younger generations of hobbyists know one when they see them.
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Hi Dadio,
Nice job getting this Buggy back on the road!
RC10's never handled good on the street, they understeer like crazy. But on the dirt they work.
Also, hard to tell from your pics. But it almost looks like you are running some SRB positive Camber on the rear?
If you are, get rid of it and put the rear suspension to manual spec :wink:
Have fun,
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juicedcoupe wrote: Sat Apr 24, 2021 5:21 pm
coxbros1 wrote: Sat Apr 24, 2021 4:44 pm Now that u got it done how does an RC10 compare to lets say an Astute? we gotsta know
Well, I believe history answers that for you.

The Astute was released in 1989. The original platform RC10 won 3 more IFMAR championships since then, before the B2 was released. Tamiya, zero.

But let's be honest, the original RC10 is likely the most iconic RC car of all time. Even most younger generations of hobbyists know one when they see them.
....but if Masami drove the Astute it could have won?
not meaning to hijack Dadios thread....just wondering
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Just wondering....are The Cox Bros logged on to the wrong site :?:

https://www.tamiyaclub.com/

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coxbros1 wrote: Sat Apr 24, 2021 6:01 pm ....but if Masami drove the Astute it could have won?
Or more likely, Jay Hasley would have another.
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RC10resto wrote: Sat Apr 24, 2021 5:39 pm Hi Dadio,
Nice job getting this Buggy back on the road!
RC10's never handled good on the street, they understeer like crazy. But on the dirt they work.
Also, hard to tell from your pics. But it almost looks like you are running some SRB positive Camber on the rear?
If you are, get rid of it and put the rear suspension to manual spec :wink:
Have fun,
Brian
There was a little + camber on the rear , sorted now , I think the turnbuckles are too long as I can't get much less than neutral camber so I'll have to trim them a little .
The blue on the paintwork really POP'S in the sunshine , really pleased with how it looks in motion , not sure if I'm going to put decals on it or not right now .it's funny how pictures warp the colour , the striping is pearl orange and pearl white but it looks yellow and white in pictures , I used the orange as a deliberate nod to box art and in real life it's very orange !
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Re: RC10 Noob Questions

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Dadio wrote: Sun Apr 25, 2021 12:24 pm There was a little + camber on the rear , sorted now , I think the turnbuckles are too long as I can't get much less than neutral camber so I'll have to trim them a little .
I'm pretty sure that I use 30mm turnbuckles on the rear of all my cars. They fit the front camber links to (short arm).
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