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Re: The RC10 4wd (or how AE stole the Ten4 project)
Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2025 11:09 am
by 1911Colt
Frankentruck wrote: ↑Thu Mar 06, 2025 10:01 am
That's fractionally different!
0.014 inch
That's practically an entirely different buggy! No similarity at all...
Re: The RC10 4wd (or how AE stole the Ten4 project)
Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2025 11:33 am
by harvey
It looks like we're finally getting 1.02 shafts for the rear shocks in the box so that's a plus. The rear drive shafts look suspiciously short though.
Front wheels are b64 (92095), so I wonder if Jconcepts 3381 will fit? I think this buggy will look better with B4 offset wheels, and if I recall correctly, a B4 rear hub and cvd is all that is required to adapt the rear. Can anyone confirm? I thing the proline velocity (2736-04) could match the front wheels nicely. It is a strange mix of metric screws thrown in with the imperials, I have always resisted using metric on my vintage models.
Re: The RC10 4wd (or how AE stole the Ten4 project)
Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2025 11:46 am
by scr8p
B4 hub and cvd won't work. The arm isn't long enough.
Re: The RC10 4wd (or how AE stole the Ten4 project)
Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2025 12:02 pm
by RogueIV
Frankentruck wrote: ↑Thu Mar 06, 2025 9:56 am
It has some rare, hard to find bearings
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Ah Quality modern AE manual...
Too bad I'm not buying one of these, I could have gone through the build and fixed most of their manual errors like I did for the RC10DS.
Re: The RC10 4wd (or how AE stole the Ten4 project)
Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2025 3:31 pm
by Jeep-Power
Frankentruck wrote: ↑Thu Mar 06, 2025 9:56 am
It has some rare, hard to find bearings
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1/8", 1/9" - whatever it takes...
Re: The RC10 4wd (or how AE stole the Ten4 project)
Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2025 3:40 pm
by juicedcoupe
Let's be honest.
The bearings are 6.35 X 9.53 X 3.18 mm.
Re: The RC10 4wd (or how AE stole the Ten4 project)
Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2025 3:41 pm
by morrisey0
Jeep-Power wrote: ↑Thu Mar 06, 2025 3:31 pm
1/8", 1/9" - whatever it takes...
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Re: The RC10 4wd (or how AE stole the Ten4 project)
Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2025 5:19 pm
by RC10th
I have to keep telling myself it's not the same AE I grew up with.
Re: The RC10 4wd (or how AE stole the Ten4 project)
Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2025 6:50 pm
by RCveteran
RC10th wrote: ↑Thu Mar 06, 2025 5:19 pm
I have to keep telling myself it's not the same AE I grew up with.
You'll get there, its only been 40 years, these things take time
Re: The RC10 4wd (or how AE stole the Ten4 project)
Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2025 7:36 pm
by mark
Haven't got into it too much yet, this is it for tonight.
Re: The RC10 4wd (or how AE stole the Ten4 project)
Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2025 9:01 pm
by GoMachV
Mine got stuck today a mile from my house, at the distribution hub. Hopefully tomorrow. Damn UPS.
Re: The RC10 4wd (or how AE stole the Ten4 project)
Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2025 9:09 pm
by Incredible_Serious
RC10th wrote: ↑Thu Mar 06, 2025 5:19 pm
I have to keep telling myself it's not the same AE I grew up with.
Team ASSociated are proving it to you every week, so you don't have to tell yourself
Re: The RC10 4wd (or how AE stole the Ten4 project)
Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2025 9:13 pm
by morrisey0
GoMachV wrote: ↑Thu Mar 06, 2025 9:01 pm
Mine got stuck today a mile from my house, at the distribution hub. Hopefully tomorrow. Damn UPS.
You ordered from AE? Amain isn't shipping for a week, or at least they tell me.
Re: The RC10 4wd (or how AE stole the Ten4 project)
Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2025 9:17 pm
by GoMachV
Yeah right from AE. Usually I'll order a second one from amain to get some points and save money when I can but they are also a bit behind when AE releases theirs
Re: The RC10 4wd (or how AE stole the Ten4 project)
Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2025 9:28 pm
by morrisey0
I just don't like giving AE the retail markup on top of their wholesale. I like giving a good company like amain their profit even at the cost of being a little behind.