Re: RC10 Team car restoraion
Posted: Wed May 19, 2021 7:53 am
It’s looking and coming together very nice, well worth the effort.
What kit did you buy that didn't sit flush?JohnE wrote: ↑Tue May 11, 2021 9:18 pm Skipped this picture of the nose plate after it was painted.
I decided to put stainless steel screws in this car since most of the ones on it were pretty rusty, plus I always thought they look really cool. The screw kit I bought came with stainless steel versions of the bigger screws that hold the suspension mounts on but they did sit total flush like the aluminum ones do so I left them in.
How do you straighten the universal joint axles ? I have a set of bent ones and couldn't figure that out.JohnE wrote: ↑Fri May 21, 2021 5:23 pm Rebuilt the rear hub carriers, the bearings were pretty shot so I put new ones in. The dogbones were ok, a little bent and rusty so I straightened them out and painted them semi-gloss black.
One of the shock collars was missing, looked around for some original ones but ended up getting some 3D printed ones. When I say white they are white, I did the hydrogen peroxide trick on the rest of the hardware but the colors still don't match but it's close enough. Put new seals in the shock bodies and new oil and they were good to go.
The screws? I bought an RC Screwz set for the 'RC10'. The big ones stuck out the bottom of the chassis but the small 4-40 ones were all fine.JosephS wrote: ↑Sun May 23, 2021 9:51 pmWhat kit did you buy that didn't sit flush?JohnE wrote: ↑Tue May 11, 2021 9:18 pm Skipped this picture of the nose plate after it was painted.
I decided to put stainless steel screws in this car since most of the ones on it were pretty rusty, plus I always thought they look really cool. The screw kit I bought came with stainless steel versions of the bigger screws that hold the suspension mounts on but they did sit total flush like the aluminum ones do so I left them in.
It's not that hard, I just put them in a big bench vise and taped them with a medium sized adjustable wrench. You will be surprised how easy they bend, if you hit with a hammer it would make it an L shape.JosephS wrote: ↑Sun May 23, 2021 9:53 pmHow do you straighten the universal joint axles ? I have a set of bent ones and couldn't figure that out.JohnE wrote: ↑Fri May 21, 2021 5:23 pm Rebuilt the rear hub carriers, the bearings were pretty shot so I put new ones in. The dogbones were ok, a little bent and rusty so I straightened them out and painted them semi-gloss black.
One of the shock collars was missing, looked around for some original ones but ended up getting some 3D printed ones. When I say white they are white, I did the hydrogen peroxide trick on the rest of the hardware but the colors still don't match but it's close enough. Put new seals in the shock bodies and new oil and they were good to go.
If you read around some, it is known that kit doesn't have the correct 8-32 screws. They include the common 82° screws instead of the correct 100° screws. An RC10 pan isn't thick enough for an 82°, 8-32 screw.JohnE wrote: ↑Thu May 27, 2021 2:11 pmThe screws? I bought and RC Screwz set for the 'RC10'. The big ones stuck out the bottom of the chassis but the small 4-40 ones were all fine.JosephS wrote: ↑Sun May 23, 2021 9:51 pmWhat kit did you buy that didn't sit flush?JohnE wrote: ↑Tue May 11, 2021 9:18 pm Skipped this picture of the nose plate after it was painted.
I decided to put stainless steel screws in this car since most of the ones on it were pretty rusty, plus I always thought they look really cool. The screw kit I bought came with stainless steel versions of the bigger screws that hold the suspension mounts on but they did sit total flush like the aluminum ones do so I left them in.
Thanks for the info, I'll look into some of these optionsjuicedcoupe wrote: ↑Thu May 27, 2021 4:43 pmIf you read around some, it is known that kit doesn't have the correct 8-32 screws. They include the common 82° screws instead of the correct 100° screws. An RC10 pan isn't thick enough for an 82°, 8-32 screw.JohnE wrote: ↑Thu May 27, 2021 2:11 pmThe screws? I bought and RC Screwz set for the 'RC10'. The big ones stuck out the bottom of the chassis but the small 4-40 ones were all fine.JosephS wrote: ↑Sun May 23, 2021 9:51 pmWhat kit did you buy that didn't sit flush?JohnE wrote: ↑Tue May 11, 2021 9:18 pm Skipped this picture of the nose plate after it was painted.
I decided to put stainless steel screws in this car since most of the ones on it were pretty rusty, plus I always thought they look really cool. The screw kit I bought came with stainless steel versions of the bigger screws that hold the suspension mounts on but they did sit total flush like the aluminum ones do so I left them in.
Team KnK has the correct ones. They have kits and packets of individual sizes.
If you don't care about color, the Custom Works 8-32 X 1/2 (blue aluminum) have the correct angle.
Thank you, I am pretty happy with how it is coming alongMarkyDents wrote: ↑Wed May 19, 2021 7:53 am It’s looking and coming together very nice, well worth the effort.