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Re: So what is the rarest part
Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 6:07 pm
by Phin
Thanks for posting that LTO_Dave...I really didn't want to go looking for it again.
There's probably dozens of hop-ups like that kit, that seem really neat to us now, but back when they were new were of questionable value and had very low sales.
Re: So what is the rarest part
Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 6:09 pm
by shodog
don't forget about the suspension arms with bearing in the hinge pins
Re: So what is the rarest part
Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 6:36 pm
by Charlie don't surf
shodog wrote:don't forget about the suspension arms with bearing in the hinge pins
QuarterFlash
Re: So what is the rarest part
Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 6:44 pm
by scr8p
the hop-up one is really hard to answer. i mean, how many of one item has to be made to be considered a "hop-up"?
i could make a handful of parts designed to hop-up an rc10, does that mean they super rare?
Re: So what is the rarest part
Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 6:51 pm
by a01butal
GJW wrote:a01butal wrote:I think an unbuilt RC10 CE with white parts dyed green is uber rare. That must be the ultimate.
were you the lucky buyer al?
No I wasn't the "un" lucky buyer.
Re: So what is the rarest part
Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 6:54 pm
by Phin
The hop-up one is the hardest to answer because it's the one the most people have totally forgotten about and therefore it's not likely going to be named in this thread.
Re: So what is the rarest part
Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 7:05 pm
by Charlie don't surf
Can we add-
Best hop-up
Worst hop-up
Re: So what is the rarest part
Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 7:15 pm
by scr8p
worst hop-up - hot trick __________. <------- insert any item here
Re: So what is the rarest part
Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 7:19 pm
by fredswain
Phin wrote:Charlie don't surf wrote:
Rarest hop up part overall? MIP trailing arm conversion
The Bullet Racing version would be even rarer...along with just about everything else Bullet made.
Honestly though there are some pretty obscure hop-ups that I don't expect to ever see. For example, I've seen ads in old RCCA issues for a rocker arm kit made by Slam Dunk (I think?) that criss-crossed the RC10's front shocks across the nose.
I look at boxes of old Bullet/Raborn parts all the time. Trailing arms, belt drives, chassis, Invencer dirt oval parts, etc. It helps to be on the same team as the guy who owned the company though! I was on team Bullet back in the late 80's too. One day I'm going to build one of the belt drives for my car. I always wanted one yet never had one. Go figure.
Re: So what is the rarest part
Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 7:27 pm
by Phin
fredswain wrote:...
I look at boxes of old Bullet/Raborn parts all the time. Trailing arms, belt drives, chassis, Invencer dirt oval parts, etc. It helps to be on the same team as the guy who owned the company though! I was on team Bullet back in the late 80's too. One day I'm going to build one of the belt drives for my car. I always wanted one yet never had one. Go figure.
People in the porn industry get into three-ways all the time...doesn't make a menage a trois any less rare to the rest of us.
Re: So what is the rarest part
Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 7:32 pm
by farmer
scr8p wrote:the hop-up one is really hard to answer. i mean, how many of one item has to be made to be considered a "hop-up"?
i could make a handful of parts designed to hop-up an rc10, does that mean they super rare?
i say we keep it at some what mass produced stuff no one -offs, are this guy made 10 of these
Charlie don't surf wrote:Can we add-
Best hop-up
Worst hop-up
worst hop up lol only if you post a pict of it
Re: So what is the rarest part
Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 7:35 pm
by a01butal
scr8p wrote:worst hop-up - hot trick __________. <------- insert any item here
X2 Any HT stuff no pictures necessary!
Re: So what is the rarest part
Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 8:48 pm
by murphy3428
Did quarter flash make any aluminum steering hubs with bearings?
Re: So what is the rarest part
Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 12:00 am
by JK Racing
flipwils11 wrote:Tecnacraft titanium rear stub axles (gold color) for the RC10 are pretty damn rare.
flip, thanks for posting that, I was wondering what the gold stub axles I had laying around were...I thought titanium, they are really light.
I would say a rare part is the notched shock pistons (stock parts)
Hop up part...gotta be the tuber chassis, rare and cool
Re: So what is the rarest part
Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 4:08 pm
by xanadu
Agree. Hot trick parts were terrible and now they are sought after. Funny world. The best hop up (to me) was the many ball bearing steering kits. I had one on every car. Even the hot trick steering was a little better than stock, but no bearings so hot trick just never did anything right.