Aftermath of photobucket crash...My RC10T2 ebay restoration

Post by **NomadRacer** » Thu Aug 24, 2017 10:20 pm

That's one really fine work of art. The more I looked at it, the more movement I found.

Post by **joey_zrl** » Fri Aug 25, 2017 4:34 pm

NomadRacer wrote: ↑Thu Aug 24, 2017 10:20 pm That's one really fine work of art. The more I looked at it, the more movement I found.

Thank you NomadRacer. Yes, I noticed that the checkered flag kind of looks like it's waving in the wind.

I asked for those specific colors because in my mind, they go well together. I just hope the body blends well with my chrome rims. If not, I think white rims would be the way to go, or maybe white rims dyed another color.

Post by **SFC K** » Mon Aug 28, 2017 12:20 pm

That looks awesome! I saw it on FB as well. He just finished up a custom LXT body for me as well.

Post by **joey_zrl** » Mon Aug 28, 2017 4:22 pm

SFC K wrote: ↑Mon Aug 28, 2017 12:20 pm That looks awesome! I saw it on FB as well. He just finished up a custom LXT body for me as well.

Thank you SFC K! I saw yours on FB this morning. Looks killer dude!

Post by **joey_zrl** » Thu Oct 05, 2017 7:00 pm

No decent pics yet due to the monsoon we've been having here in FL for the past two weeks, but I received the new body and got it all mounted up. I had to get creative with the rear body posts since this is a T3 style body. I think you guys will like the way I did it when I get to take some decent outdoor sun-shiney pictures.

Just wondering how I'm going to go about mounting the rear wing? 3M double-sided foam tape? Mini screws, washers, and nuts?

Post by **joey_zrl** » Sat Oct 07, 2017 2:33 pm

I captured a few pics today. I think the natural sunlight does wonders at bringing out the colorful details in the body's contours. Andy's natural artwork does most of the work. At last, and without further ado:

22310517_10212559233873468_2330012155591154419_n by Joey Wyatt, on Flickr

22279557_10212559218473083_4385473585726289368_n by Joey Wyatt, on Flickr

22279514_10212559221433157_9170181927665026301_n by Joey Wyatt, on Flickr

22221525_10212559236633537_9182110107631943845_n by Joey Wyatt, on Flickr

22222048_10212559226913294_8994846089456126969_n by Joey Wyatt, on Flickr

Post by **joey_zrl** » Sat Oct 07, 2017 2:39 pm

I modified some old T2 body mounts by cutting off the nubs that rest in the extra body mount holes in the tower, so that the mounts would turn at an angle. I found my desired angle and tightened them down. For the body posts I used a plastic shock eyelet from another model as a standoff spacer, and used longer button head screws to secure the body posts to the mount. I topped it off with shock o-rings to protect the paint from damage.

I also cut some 1/2" x 1-1/4" pieces of velcro (the soft side) and placed them on the chassis' sides for extra protection.

22279899_10212559214592986_7809324849729991924_n by Joey Wyatt, on Flickr

22365701_10212559207512809_2824130308704719829_n by Joey Wyatt, on Flickr

Post by **joey_zrl** » Sat Oct 07, 2017 2:47 pm

Side by side of my ae rides:

22228361_10212559245953770_5664873310471556036_n by Joey Wyatt, on Flickr

Post by **joey_zrl** » Wed Oct 11, 2017 10:01 pm

Talk about being lucky!

I happened to find what I think to be the very last NIP set of yellow front and rear RC10T2 wheels on the planet (Thanks to Andrew Rizzo), and...I accidentally found a set of four NIP Proline Speed Hawg tires that was mislabeled on ebay as "Proline Speed Hangs" for $22! Not saying what I paid for the wheels, lol! Pics when they arrive.

Post by **joey_zrl** » Fri Oct 27, 2017 5:17 pm

I received my NIP yellow front and rear T2 rims yesterday, and I loosely mounted the Pro-Line Speed Hawg tires onto them to get some pics. I'm not sure if I'm going to glue 'em and use 'em, or just keep them unglued for show for the sole reason of them being so rare.

But, here is the final product of my build:

22886172_10212700590127286_5531710744055681949_n by Joey Wyatt, on Flickr

22886172_10212700563566622_540652506898846315_n by Joey Wyatt, on Flickr

22851758_10212700591647324_6852513772471321900_n by Joey Wyatt, on Flickr