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as my journey starts for a search for an rc10.. i have ran into a question

im sure we all know that the rc10t2 has the 2.6:1 transmission gear ratio
that means all current transmission parts(t4,b4,sc10) fit.

that being said
can u mount an rc10t2 tranny on an rc10t or rc10 chassis?(without modding)

without modding is a no...there is a square cutout in the chassis for the tranny to sit in.

what if i made a plastic spacer? the same thickness as the square? and lay it under?
do the holes line up?

it will raise the tranny along with the outdrives, center of gravity and everything concerned.you will also need to build some kind of brace to get it secured to the bulkhead and rear chassis guard.

In answer to your question No it can't be done without any modding.

If you are willing to build a spacer, brace, drill holes, mod the motor guard to fit and not worry about any of the other stuff about raising the center of gravity/tranny/outdrive positions then yes it can be done with some modding.
Hope this helps.
Todd

mycrors4 wrote:do the holes line up?

or in short...no.
Todd

hmm, im fine workinging with plastic, i just cant work with metal, i dont have the right tools and bits to cut it/drill it

does anyone(other than ebay) sell t2 chassis? or is it all luck on finding a roller or something

T2's tend to be harder to find, and to find parts for because of it's fairly short production run, however there have been some nice examples on the bay for fair money lately-

And the 2.60 internals are not the same as the SC10, or the current ( metric bearing ) T4.1/B4.1- But, they are the same as the RC10GT-

Charlie don't surf wrote:T2's tend to be harder to find, and to find parts for because of it's fairly short production run, however there have been some nice examples on the bay for fair money lately-

And the 2.60 internals are not the same as the SC10, or the current ( metric bearing ) T4.1/B4.1- But, they are the same as the RC10GT-

if im not mistaking the sc10 and the old t4/b4's use imerpial
and if both diff and top shaft fit(my brother has tested them both) then im sure the idler will fit fine and runs with the t4 ball diff

I am not sure what you are meaning with the "I" word, but the 2003-2009 trucks and buggies did use a SAE bearing, and would fit- the topshafts have only changed in the Stealth to adapt the different slippers but the idler gear in the 2.25, 2.60 T2, 2.60Gt have a solid center shaft that rides on bearings inside the case, the 2.40, and 2.60 T/B4 idler has a shaft secured in the case with bearings that ride in the gear-

so the idler in the t2/gt has the bearing sit inside the gear rather than on the shaft and have the gear spin independently, while the shaft stays still?
so thats the only part that is 100% different between the older stealth trannies and thew more recent one?

was the "i" word ur talking about "imperial" cause thats how my parents and stuff refer to the US measurement systems =/ thats how i grew up learning it

mycrors4 wrote:so the idler in the t2/gt has the bearing sit inside the gear rather than on the shaft and have the gear spin independently, while the shaft stays still?

No, the original stealth and the T2 & GT has a idler gear with a fixed shaft

mycrors4 wrote: so thats the only part that is 100% different between the older stealth trannies and thew more recent one?

Other than the top shaft for the B4 type slipper, and the diff gear size-

mycrors4 wrote: was the "i" word ur talking about "imperial" cause thats how my parents and stuff refer to the US measurement systems =/ thats how i grew up learning it

That's cool I have never heard it referred to as imperial- but I get it now

But one nice thing about the T2 transmission is you can use all the Robinson Alloy, and hardened steel gears inside- and the new slipper arrangement as well-

Charlie don't surf wrote:

mycrors4 wrote:so the idler in the t2/gt has the bearing sit inside the gear rather than on the shaft and have the gear spin independently, while the shaft stays still?

No, the original stealth and the T2 & GT has a idler gear with a fixed shaft

mycrors4 wrote: so thats the only part that is 100% different between the older stealth trannies and thew more recent one?

Other than the top shaft for the B4 type slipper, and the diff gear size-

mycrors4 wrote: was the "i" word ur talking about "imperial" cause thats how my parents and stuff refer to the US measurement systems =/ thats how i grew up learning it

That's cool I have never heard it referred to as imperial- but I get it now

But one nice thing about the T2 transmission is you can use all the Robinson Alloy, and hardened steel gears inside- and the new slipper arrangement as well-

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and the t2 has the black pan, and just sounds more epic lol

nice t2, i think u need some new tires, unless u plan to run the ghetto slicks

Our local track is pure red clay, and always damp- so we slick off tires like these and Panther and JC tires and add traction compound to them to race- It is a huge pain to slick off so many different brands and combo's with different inserts etc-

ok
my two cents imperial came from the pre metric UK and is common still to refer to America as imperial sounds daft but hey that's the Brits for you ,me personally base 10 kinda fits in with me. but as a carpenter iVe worked with guys in the US that will convert feet and inches to base 10 to work out the rise and fall of stairs .kinda the next level of stubborn

i started playing with a t2 trans about 6 months ago i removed the square from the bottom of the trans case as apposed to cutting square holes and even though the diff protruded from the case, a little tickle with the dremel on the pan i brought the cutting disk across the pan a couple of times made the perfect relief for the bottom of the diff (as the dremel disk is almost identical diameter and i think a 1/32 shim did the trick the pics were on my stolen computer but i do have plans to do another one .

Paul