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rc10 Graphite car , in need of a resto too.
Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2009 3:38 am
by matthew john
traded some clod parts for this car. had mix matched junk rims and tires, Novack esc, futava servo, trans got sand in it.
the green rims with sand tires i put on i got with the other rc10 goldpan i got for $50.
this one too is awaitaing a resto. will post resto pics and updates for this car on this thread.also see my other threads for the resto of my resto projects. will also be posting in the Tamiya, Kyosho forum on rc10Talk.
got a 74 tamiya m4 sherman rc tank , Kyosho assault,Rc500 , and a brand spanking new rc300 , all restorations that will be posted here shorly.
enjoy!!!
Re: rc10 Graphite car , in need of a resto too.
Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2009 3:53 am
by Asso_man!
mmmmmmmh black MIP shock bodies
Re: rc10 Graphite car , in need of a resto too.
Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2009 8:08 am
by matthew john
i think they are gold shocks? with those black spacers on them, think they was put on there cuz the car sagged so far down.
idk, will post pics of the tear down.
Re: rc10 Graphite car , in need of a resto too.
Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2009 8:15 am
by Asso_man!
matthew john wrote:i think they are gold shocks? with those black spacers on them, think they was put on there cuz the car sagged so far down.
idk, will post pics of the tear down.
I already know the answer, you can believe my trained eye
Re: rc10 Graphite car , in need of a resto too.
Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2009 8:23 am
by scr8p
Asso_man! wrote:I already know the answer, you can believe my trained eye
Re: rc10 Graphite car , in need of a resto too.
Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2009 8:45 am
by matthew john
oh .......now that is messed up!!! i removed them spacers for the springs and theyre freaking black under them.
i thought they were gold with them dang spacers on em!!!! i never seen that before, black shocks with gold caps??
are those like a hop up or some thing??? those are going in the parts bin, was hoping they was gold!!
did those come factory or what. also can anyone tell me what year my rc10 graphite is???
thanks for setting me rite!!
Re: rc10 Graphite car , in need of a resto too.
Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2009 9:20 am
by Asso_man!
matthew john wrote:oh .......now that is messed up!!! i removed them spacers for the springs and theyre freaking black under them.
i thought they were gold with them dang spacers on em!!!! i never seen that before, black shocks with gold caps??
are those like a hop up or some thing??? those are going in the parts bin, was hoping they was gold!!
did those come factory or what. also can anyone tell me what year my rc10 graphite is???
thanks for setting me rite!!
told ya, they are MIP black teflon hard coated shock bodies and came as a hop-up, pretty rare nowadays. Your car is a Stealth Graphite and was probably produced between '92 and '94
Re: rc10 Graphite car , in need of a resto too.
Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2009 3:40 am
by matthew john
i had probably spent 3 hrs total bulding up and tearing down this car. i stripped this graphite car for the parts to build up another car.i dont know if i like the final product of the car that was built from these parts.heres some pics of the car built up after stripping down this graphite car.i got some parts to build this graphite car up up, just need to find some shocks and a some tie rods, a black bulk head. tell me what ya think
