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Reproducing Vintage parts..

Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 8:23 pm
by MOmo
I know many of you are active on RCtech.net as well as here, but wanted to share some stuff with some of you.

Dan, from www.RCProductDesigns.com recently moved his operation here to Oregon and inquired about Vintage parts, and the possibility of re-making some for those hard-to-find parts. I wanted to spread the word to others and have them offer up suggestions etc.

http://www.rctech.net/forum/electric-off-road/373967-vintage-replacement-parts.html

I have some RPM arms as well as the towers, but wondered what else could be added to the list and what you might like to see. I can dig through my box of parts and see what I have to show him in person.


Additional thoughts?



MOmo

Re: Reproducing Vintage parts..

Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 9:08 pm
by JHarris
The RC10 bulkhead. I don't think anyone makes one right now. Just about everything else can be found somewhere. Personally, I'd like to see some Houge arms reproduced. I ran my car and snapped one :(

Re: Reproducing Vintage parts..

Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 9:18 pm
by Soncho Ponza
3 degree rear inner suspension mounts r some of the hardest to come by.

Re: Reproducing Vintage parts..

Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 9:56 pm
by DHood
Front and rear suspension mounts and white stealth trans case would be great.

Re: Reproducing Vintage parts..

Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 10:03 pm
by RC10WORLD
I am going to make it easy... all white parts. :mrgreen:

Re: Reproducing Vintage parts..

Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 10:05 pm
by mikedealer
i personally would like to see a "aftermarket style" bulkhead, sorta like a andy's but carved, even a 2 peice would be cool, 1 peice bulkhead, 1 peice battery part thingie lol.

i would like to see a different stealth case also, possible a repro aluminum motor plate.

i think he could make a fortune if he invested in a chassis stamp for alum tubs.

Re: Reproducing Vintage parts..

Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 10:36 pm
by metallicats33
i think he could make a fortune if he invested in a chassis stamp for alum tubs.
x2

Re: Reproducing Vintage parts..

Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 10:39 pm
by Y'ernat Al
Tires choices with modern compounds, tread patterns, (and foam inserts?) that fit older (1.5-1.9") wheels.

Re: Reproducing Vintage parts..

Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 11:45 pm
by Lowgear
Though its not necessarily a re-make, I'd like to see an Aluminum Stealth trans case. Image

Re: Reproducing Vintage parts..

Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 4:25 am
by longboardnj
JHarris wrote:The RC10 bulkhead. I don't think anyone makes one right now. Just about everything else can be found somewhere.
rear bulkhead is one of the first on my list... repro just parts they dont make,or hard to get.. rear bulkhead,rear arm mount,chassis,and motor mount would be nice...

Re: Reproducing Vintage parts..

Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 6:10 am
by blown5.0
rear bulkhead is one of the first on my list... repro just parts they dont make,or hard to get.. rear bulkhead,rear arm mount,chassis,and motor mount would be nice...
I agree, we only need what isn't being made anymore, the other parts would not be profitable for them to even consider making.
Those would be the parts I would consider most beneficial.

Re: Reproducing Vintage parts..

Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 8:56 am
by rc10johnny
BULKHEAD PLEASE I'm tired of payin outragious prices for one :shock:

Re: Reproducing Vintage parts..

Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 9:29 am
by JHarris
My thoughts were that you can at least get aluminum front and rear arm mounts from Atlas. Nobody makes a bulkhead. I wouldn't even mind one milled from aluminum. If someone made a bulkhead, aside from the chassis you could find everything needed to build an RC10 from the ground up.

Re: Reproducing Vintage parts..

Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 10:21 am
by jwscab
if you wanted to use a bulkhead without a battery cup attached, you can easily make one from ~3/8" nylon. I have one on a hand built car I have here. I just used another bulkhead as a template.

I can snap a pic if someone is curious what it looks like. EDIT....so I had the camera and the car handy, so.....This is 1/4" thick, which is why that aluminum plate doesn't line up, the plate isn't thick enough, but it's no big deal if you use 3/8". the geometry on this car is really goofy because it's a bunch of mismatched parts, so I needed some extra spacers to push the shock tower out, that's why those two nuts are there. this is mid motored if you couldn't tell.

Re: Reproducing Vintage parts..

Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 3:07 pm
by Jeep-Power
how about the fiberglass battery hold-downs?

I'm fixing to make a pair of my own... from what I hear they are hard to find and that = expensive! :mrgreen: :)