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Re: Craiglist RC10T ... bringing back to life

Posted: Sun May 16, 2010 2:40 pm
by sneako43
sneako43 wrote:I found servo mounts for the RC10T (part #6336). I checked my chassis and didn't see holes for mounting them for the steering servo. Did the 10T come stock with a mechanical speed control and that's what these are for?
I turned the servo to the correct position and I saw the holes! Amazing! I'm sure the mounts are an improvement over just using servo tape.

Re: Craiglist RC10T ... bringing back to life

Posted: Tue May 25, 2010 11:11 pm
by sneako43
I searched the forum and found way too many posts for this (a testament to the amount of info that can be found here).

My RC10T has the Stealth tranny. If I purchase the RPM 2.65 conversion, what else (if anything) do I need to use it in my truck? If I stick with the original ratio, what issues will I run into?

Re: Craiglist RC10T ... bringing back to life

Posted: Wed May 26, 2010 9:12 pm
by ChicagoRC10T
The RPM conversion will come with the tranny housing and a new top shaft. You will need to re-use everything from your stealth except those parts. Sounds like you were thinking of a 17T motor, which the stealth (or RPM) can easily handle. The advantage of the 2.65 RPM is that the transmission does more of the gear reduction compared to the 2.25 stealth. Therefore, you could run a larger pinion than you would with a stealth, which can be more efficient, on paper at least.

Craigslist RC10T - a few pics

Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2010 12:18 am
by sneako43
Here are some small pics of the RC10T. I have just begun putting it back together.
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Re: Craiglist RC10T ... bringing back to life

Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2010 10:20 am
by slotcarrod
Your doing a great job on your first build and welcome to the forum!

Your Novak esc is still way better than any modern Dynamite brushed esc! You can even run a brushed 10 turn in your Stealth with no problems, but a nice 17 to 14 turn would be perfect. I was running a 12T in my T2 and it was fun. Back in the day I ran 10 turns in my trucks at times. Run time back then was a problem with a 10 turn.

I'm sorry if I missed this but did it have bearings? If not, you must add bearings!

I'm not sure if the Pro-Line Calibers will fit your bead lock wheels but the Pro-line Edge tires will fit and work well on the front bead locks. I just mounted some Bow ties on my bead locks, if I could fit Calibers, I would!

Re: Craiglist RC10T ... bringing back to life

Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2010 11:41 pm
by sneako43
slotcarrod wrote:Your doing a great job on your first build and welcome to the forum!

Your Novak esc is still way better than any modern Dynamite brushed esc! You can even run a brushed 10 turn in your Stealth with no problems, but a nice 17 to 14 turn would be perfect. I was running a 12T in my T2 and it was fun. Back in the day I ran 10 turns in my trucks at times. Run time back then was a problem with a 10 turn.

I'm sorry if I missed this but did it have bearings? If not, you must add bearings!

I'm not sure if the Pro-Line Calibers will fit your bead lock wheels but the Pro-line Edge tires will fit and work well on the front bead locks. I just mounted some Bow ties on my bead locks, if I could fit Calibers, I would!
Bearings, bearing, bearings! So I used the parts catalog and found all the part numbers for the necessary bearings. I checked the AE website and found all the sizes. Next, I went to AvidRC.com and got lost! Can anyone hook me up and spoon feed me how to get bearings for this kit (any other way than buying bearings from Tower). This is a low-budget build!

Thanks guys.

Re: Craiglist RC10T ... bringing back to life

Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2010 12:25 am
by slotcarrod
Try this: http://www.bocabearings.com/main1.aspx?p=quicksearchkit&cat=1

Put in Team Associated as manufacturer and then RC10T as model. $16.99 for a full set of 17 bearings.

Re: Craiglist RC10T ... bringing back to life

Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2010 10:41 pm
by sneako43
slotcarrod wrote:Try this: http://www.bocabearings.com/main1.aspx?p=quicksearchkit&cat=1

Put in Team Associated as manufacturer and then RC10T as model. $16.99 for a full set of 17 bearings.
Found and ordered! Thanks for another resource. When they arrive the rebuild resumes!

Re: Craiglist RC10T ... bringing back to life

Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 7:16 pm
by sneako43
The bearings arrived and I have found some time to get back to the rebuild. Here are some photos of the work I did today.
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Re: Craiglist RC10T ... bringing back to life

Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 7:39 pm
by sneako43
I noticed that the rear bulkhead pictured in the manual and the rear bulk head I have are two different sizes. The one shown in the manual has many more mounting holes and is much wider. Is the one I have wrong, or is it from a early 10T kit? If it is incorrect, what problems will this cause?
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Re: Craiglist RC10T ... bringing back to life

Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 7:51 pm
by LowClassCC
its been trimmed. the outer holes were not used on your truck so it will not hurt anything. racers bitd would cut and trim everything to shave off those heavy grams of weight.

Re: Craiglist RC10T ... bringing back to life

Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 8:16 pm
by sneako43
LowClassCC wrote:its been trimmed. the outer holes were not used on your truck so it will not hurt anything. racers bitd would cut and trim everything to shave off those heavy grams of weight.
Thanks for clearing that up...I was afraid I was dead in the water.

Re: Craiglist RC10T ... bringing back to life

Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 8:21 pm
by scr8p
that's actually a "worlds" tower. the 3rd design. your 10t is a mid/late version with the black arms, and that was the bulkhead in production at the time.

Re: Craiglist RC10T ... bringing back to life

Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 8:29 pm
by LowClassCC
scr8p wrote:that's actually a "worlds" tower. the 3rd design. your 10t is a mid/late version with the black arms, and that was the bulkhead in production at the time.
i stand corrected. i never knew that they made them like that at any point.

Re: Craiglist RC10T ... bringing back to life

Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 8:38 pm
by scr8p
ya, the first one had the long wing tube holes with 9 camber locations on both sides. second was the same thing, except they used a shorter wing tube and added a new ball stud location underneath. the battery box was also notched to allow the rear arm mounts to be moved forward. the 3rd design looks like the one above (came in white and black).