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1992 RC10 CE Tires/wheels? Motor?
Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 6:09 pm
by ddogg17
Hello. Can anybody answer a few basic questions. I got a 1992 RC10 CE, buggy. Trying to restore it and bring it back to life. Anybody know where or how to get new tires for the car? Hobby shop said no way, just do not make them anymore. Something as to work, huh? Anybody got some ideas?
Also, the motor is inop. Can anybody recommend a new motor, battery combo for track purposes?
Thanks for the help....
Re: 1992 RC10 CE Tires/wheels? Motor?
Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 6:33 pm
by RedScampi
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Re: 1992 RC10 CE Tires/wheels? Motor?
Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 6:39 pm
by ddogg17
Thanks. That is what the hobby shop said. No way to do some sort of modification to run "current" modern day wheels/tires? What are other vintage RC10 owners doing, to keep their cars going?
Re: 1992 RC10 CE Tires/wheels? Motor?
Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 6:44 pm
by scr8p
Re: 1992 RC10 CE Tires/wheels? Motor?
Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 6:50 pm
by Ruffy
Thanks for the link scr8p.
Re: 1992 RC10 CE Tires/wheels? Motor?
Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 6:55 pm
by ddogg17
Thanks guys. OK. That wheel/tire problem can be solved, sounds like.....
Anybody recommend a good strong replacement motor that would replace the stock one? Hobby shop also said, not too powerful, if I blow the tranny, car is done.....forever, as I will never get parts for it again. How about a battery recommendation? I plan to use this car on a track.
Re: 1992 RC10 CE Tires/wheels? Motor?
Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 7:28 pm
by scr8p
you can still get all of the trans internals. your car does have a stealth trans, right?
Re: 1992 RC10 CE Tires/wheels? Motor?
Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 7:40 pm
by ddogg17
Hello. Not sure of the tranny type. I know the whole car is OEM. Whatever they put in it that year, that is what I have. Anyway to tell, just by looking at the car?
Re: 1992 RC10 CE Tires/wheels? Motor?
Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 7:50 pm
by scr8p
does it look like the one in this car?
Re: 1992 RC10 CE Tires/wheels? Motor?
Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 7:54 pm
by ddogg17
No, it does not. My tranny case, is "rounded" in the rear, to match the profile of the motor. Awesome looking car you got there....
Re: 1992 RC10 CE Tires/wheels? Motor?
Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 8:04 pm
by scr8p
so you have a 6 gear trans then?
Re: 1992 RC10 CE Tires/wheels? Motor?
Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 8:06 pm
by ddogg17
Yes, that is it. Good to know....
Re: 1992 RC10 CE Tires/wheels? Motor?
Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 8:16 pm
by scr8p
you can still get parts for the 6 gear, it's just that not all of them are readily accessible. you might have to hunt for some of the stuff.
being as though you have a 6 gear, i'd stay in the 27 turn stock motor range, maybe a 19 turn. no sense in grenading it if there's nothing wrong with it.
Re: 1992 RC10 CE Tires/wheels? Motor?
Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 8:28 pm
by ddogg17
OK. Thanks. Here is a question? What is meant by 27-"turn"? Is the word "turn" a unit of power?
Re: 1992 RC10 CE Tires/wheels? Motor?
Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 8:41 pm
by scr8p
"turn" basically means the number of times the wire is wrapped around the armature.