I started the tear down this morning, this thing sure was dirty! Guess I'm just anal with my things but I've never had an item this dirty lol. I pulled the top plate off and cleaned it up only to discover a crack at the front of it. I didnt bother to order the chassis/top plate combo because this one looked to be in pretty good shape but some dirt masked the crack completely. WE SUCK AGAIN Oh well, back on the hunt for some more parts.
Was able to find a new motor plate from an online hobby shop for $4.95. Kyosho site had the upper rods/ends so I ordered them up too. I'll have this old heap in nice shape pretty quick. Most things are actually cleaning up pretty nicely.
Tear down complete! While the original owners lack of maintenance was disheartening initially, it actually came with a benefit. It doesnt look like a single screw was ever removed from the vehicle to work on anything and because so, all of the unexposed screws are in near perfect condition. The motor screws are an exception to that, one is great and the other is unusable for my purposes.
Enough of the parts arrived over the last couple days that I just couldnt resist staying away any longer. The diff balls and rings havent shown up yet (probably tomorrow) so I left the diff out of the trans and continued on with the build. The new shock towers (reason the rear sway bar wasnt installed) and top plate should arrive some time next week and hopefully the body gets here pretty soon so I can button the project up. I'd like to find a set of new front wheels but I have a pair that will do until that time comes.
Repro body arrived today from Marwan (only took a couple days via DHL!); cant wait to spray it up. Will probably have to wait until the weekend but the rest of the parts should be here around then as well so no big deal
Got the body cut, painted, and stickered but I'm still waiting on the new top plate, shock towers, wing mounts, and pressure plates to arrive (hopefully they arrive before the weekend) so I can finish it off. I also need to find a red-orange suitable to paint the vertical stabilizers of the wing so I can finish it up but I couldnt resist checking it out with the body mounted. I also need to pull the front tires off these wheels and mount them to the near new wheels I picked up last week. I had to source the new in package parts from all over the world to include: Dubai, Australia, Germany, Japan, and all over the US. Both projects were an absolute blast to work on and you really appreciate the effort it takes to track down all the parts once you've completed one.
The new radio plate and shock towers arrived today and I just couldnt wait to install them. Hoping the wing mounts and pressure plates arrive tomorrow so I can finish it off!
I won a FAV/Wild One mix and am waiting for it to come! Always wanted to own one but the prices for these are always way out of my comfort zone. Maybe I was lucky or maybe its really not a good deal but I got it for a...
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I like the silver radicator wheels and shum block tires in the first pics
Me too.
..but those black wheels give it a mean performance look. :wink:
Where my first 4x4 conversion was borrowing a lot from the optima and mid, I'm trying to stay closer to the original ultima with this one.
Major reason: the belt running through the gear box was asking for a perfect sealing: which I did'nt have and...
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why did this thread stop before the car was finished?
updates?
Don't we all have such builds? It happens sometimes to me: I get stuck or realize a fundamental aspect in the car I can not solve in a proper way. Or another car comes along and looks...
Awesome forum you got going here, great cars everyone has and the tips are gold. Anyways here's my first attempt on a vintage RC10 build. I picked up a Team Car blue tub recently and am now looking to upgrade/fix it up to be a daily...
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Looks great man, love the blue chassis with black parts.
G'day Guys,
I just found this website today & I just got my first RC10 yesterday! Fantastic timing! I've always wanted one but have only ever had a Tamiya.
Recently we had a vintage meet here in Sydney, where I had my very first introduction to RC...
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Yeah probably gonna have to order them from Tower..
Hello, all,
I’ve lurked this forum for a few years and decided to register in order to access more of the content here. In particular, I look forward to the buy/sell forums, as a regret I have is letting go of my rc10 worlds car years ago. Also, I...
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Welcome to the Forum! Have fun reading and posting :)
Patrick, France, Old (was watching the 93 worlds as an adult :)), still 41 and spending my mid life crisis in RC10s again.
Grasshoppper, then Mid (SWB), then Many Losis, RC12LW (loved it) and then big hiatus till 2001 :)
Building a NIX91 and...
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Welcome Patrick, looking forward to your race report with your 91 stealth/nix car. Post some pics of your build. Seeing members building them never gets old :D
hello all, my name is mike. just bought a EDS roller. gonna make a runner out of it also have a NDS box AND instructions. will post pics later this week. have been a AE fann since 86. :mrgreen:
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Well, got the TC wheels orderd, now to tear apart the pede... then ill have a better ds. 8)
Well sort of new, it was given to me by my brother-in-law 3 years ago, after sitting in a box in his garage for 20 years. I didn't have any interest in it, so it sat on a shelf in my basement until now. From what I can tell, it's the Cadillac...
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I just bought a Traxxas Stampede 4 x 4 with lipos and I'd like the RC10 to be able to keep up with it. Brushless and lipos seemed to be the only way. I've had a number of people say to keep it original. But, I figure I can always put the original...