Can anybody tell me what this is for

[tizeye]

I found this steering mechanism in a pile of other stuff I have..I think I bought it in about 1990-92 but not sure what it was for. If it had of fit one of my cars I would have used it I guess..I had mostly Kyosho in those days..being red it's Hot Trick but what?

[Halgar]

You don't know what that's for??? That's the left side steering arm for the Kyosho ... Or was it the right side suspension dampener for the ...

[tizeye]

You don't know what that's for??? That's the left side steering arm for the Kyosho ... Or was it the right side suspension dampener for the ...

That's what I thought but they might be back to front in the picture or I've got it upside down..

[Daddeo]

At first glance they look like Hot Trick steering parts for a RC10. Now after closer inspection I have no idea , sorry I couldn't help ya' out.

[tizeye]

Ok I guess if I could figure out how they are supposed to go together it might become more obvious to someone...so are they back to front or upside down?..

[MONSTER]

Take the Part on the Right, Flip it, and move it to the other side. Looks REALLY close to Hot Trick 10 Parts, except for that one Bend.

Well, after a bit of research, maybe it doesnt look "that" much like Hot Trick.

[Halgar]

Some help you guys are ...

They look like cantilever steering parts to me, but beyond that ...

[mikedealer]

i believe its hot trick for the red prince or the hotshot, not sure which one from memory

[tizeye]

This is on ebay at the moment looks very similar..it's says for RC10 but I never owned one back then...on second look it's not even close

[Halgar]

Well, I think we know what they are, now it a question of what they're for.

[civilguy]

I've never seen a complete Red Prince (the Frog kit), but I do recall seeing some Hotshots. The linkage went in the center, so if these are for the Hotshot the left one is oriented correctly-- you just need to flip the right piece over the left one along the left's vertical (in the picture) axis (of course assuming the bottom of the picture would be the front of the buggy ). There's a pic of a Hot Trick Hotshot here ( http://www.chucksquared.com/stf_cars_RC.aspx ), but the steering linkages look black (perhaps painted??), but you can get the idea. My money's on Hotshot steering components.

EDIT: here's even more pics: http://www.rcchopshop.com/hottrick/woobergoober.html
Some of the links are broken, but the Prince and RC10 had flat linkage arms, so those are out. The Hotshot one is tough to see but I think between the two link I provided I see an elevation difference on the linkage arm.

[tizeye]

Don't know..one of my parts is stepped..the one in your picture looks like it's not..

[MONSTER]

Some help you guys are ...

They look like cantilever steering parts to me, but beyond that ...

Oh Yeah, thats "much" more "informative" than what we said.

[Halgar]

Some help you guys are ...

They look like cantilever steering parts to me, but beyond that ...

Oh Yeah, thats "much" more "informative" than what we said.

Well, YEAH-UH!!!

[tizeye]

Hey what's happened to the general forum?..too much information?