i'm on the fence with the alloy arms... imho they make me either want to see them black or see more chromie stuff elsewhere.
I say run the plastic arms. Aluminum arms on old RC10's just look out of place to me. I don't remember ever seeing any aluminum arms bitd, or even seeing them offered in magazines. Well, except aluminum trailing arms. The look very not-era-correct and stick out like a sore thumb.
Not that it's not going to be an awesome truck either way, I'm just sayin.
Haha, always do what your friends tell you to. Peer pressure is cool. Give me a set of Tecnacrafts.
Seriously though, the aluminum arms are definintely cool, but I just think the plastic will be much more appropriate for this truck. Think of 24" aluminum Dubs on a Superbird or something. It just ain't right.
I was able to steal away to the garage to do a bit more work on the Tonight. I was at a stand still on the project because I needed damper springs and I found that the rear carriers I had needed unflanged bearings. So on the way to the Post Office tonight, I was able to stop by the hobby shop While looking for the springs I found some hop up rear RPM carriers that come with 1/4X1/2 bearings. I also installed the transmission and Losi hydra drive unit. I also bowed to the pressure and switched out the aluminum arms for some RPM plastic arms. I have to agree that they do look better. One last thing I need to do is to make some front axles. The issue I have is that JPS sent me front wheels for Tamiya. Usually that isn’t a problem as I have the Hop up JG axles to fit Tamiya wheels. But I found that the JG axles will not work with my RPM steering and caster block set up. So I plan to use my buddies lathe to make some from aluminum stock.
go back to the aluminum arms, use kyosho ultima polished sandoffs on the chassis, do what you think looks good... they would match the shock collars too.
As you seem very susceptible to suggestion at the moment, have you thought about switching all the parts out for a well used RC10? If so just pm me and I'll swap you one.
Not to be a ball breaker but that steel brace that you have attached to the front body mount should be mounted in front of the front arms, it's a front arm brace
adam lancia wrote:Not to be a ball breaker but that steel brace that you have attached to the front body mount should be mounted in front of the front arms, it's a front arm brace
Except it's an RPM front bulkhead...which IIRC the brace isn't used on.
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adam lancia wrote:Not to be a ball breaker but that steel brace that you have attached to the front body mount should be mounted in front of the front arms, it's a front arm brace
I was going to cut this chassis up to make a stealth 1991 replica but I am sure I would have been given a lot of shite for that since this is a pretty rare chassis and its also never been ran... ok so anyways, I hope Jim takes this as a compliment,...
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I have two standoffs plus two steering posts in case anyone is interested. They are brand-spanking new but not in the package.
Excellent, i could really use the two stand offs because this truck only has 4... it needs 6 and the front two i am...
I got this kit a few weeks ago. The build was straightforward and took just a few hours. A lot of the tedious stuff like the axles and transmission was already built.
The Mojave body is very similar to a Tamiya Hilux and it allows for lighting,...
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No clue how much wattage its pumping out. However they are loud enough to make my neighbor come out to see why a semi truck kept driving up and down our block when i was running my knight hauler.
I wanted to make this better than just your standard slap together by using some parts that are vintage and other parts that are currently available. I've been collecting things here and there. A set of Dhawk aluminum parts including the...
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6 years for an update. :mrgreen:
Why did you ditch the Race Master bearing adapters in the tranny?
I stole those to use on my sprint car with a Rogue Elements gear case
I bought the HPI mini RS4 sport way back in 2003 so it has been a very long term project. It was missing the entire steering system, body mounts and a shock so it languished in a box for years
I've been on the hunt for a tube chassis for years. I've missed out on a few in the past so when Spanky posted some of the chassis he made, I took the bait. I bought his #2 chassis and it came in the mail today and I'm happy.
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This is so killer! I've always wanted a tube sand rail since I saw that one in RC action that had the cooler and cup holders!!! That's was the 90s!
I saw that these were on sale at RC4WD and I wanted to grab one before they were gone. The shots below are using my existing jeep body. I have an entirely new body I want to use for this project. I plan to mod the body a little bit like getting rid...
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Your Jeep looks fantastic! :D
The only thing that gave it away (at first glance) was the bumper holes in the rear corners.
RC Channel makes some great looking parts.
It almost looks real!
*Personally, I kind of dug the wheel studs & scale lug...
Here are some pics of what I will be using in this build
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sweet car sho!! I have a question in regards to the hydra drive slipper. Is it anything special? I am just asking because I got a jrx2 roller a while back and it had one on it. And I have never seen one before. thanks
What's up guys. So I recently dug out my RC10T #7011.I don't know a lot about the truck being that I haven't played with it since it was new 25 years ago. It's in pretty decent condition. Has some light scratches on the front arms, front bumper and...
