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I bought an aluminum transmission from Walt, which is really nice BTW, and wanted to build something a little different around it rather than put it into something factory. I haven't seen one built up yet so here it is. I had a new black stealth that I robbed the parts out of.
The tolerances in the case is tight. The bearings must go in perfectly straight. When they are in though there is absolutely no slop.
I don't know if it is just in my head but this is one of the smoothest, most free spinning stealths that I have ever built. I think the close machining and case stiffness keep everything in perfect alignment.

Here are some pieces that I have to make the build. I had a new "C" chassis that had some color issues so I removed the anodizing and gave it a rough polish. I assembled almost everything for a mock-up before I final polish all the parts.

Now just to add the wheels and wing to see how it looks. I used the polished screws on the bottom. I think I will polish all the screws on the chassis and use black ones on the nose plate so they blend in.

Loving it!!

Where did you get those wheels? Very nice!

They are See's

Nice work, looks super cherry
-Kevin

Thumbs up!

I have my aluminum case from Walt ready to go but not sure if I want to rob parts from an rpm stealth conversion trans or get a used stealth for the parts?

flipwils11 wrote:Thumbs up!

I have my aluminum case from Walt ready to go but not sure if I want to rob parts from an rpm stealth conversion trans or get a used stealth for the parts?

Make sure to do it justice with good bearings and parts. It fits together so well it would be a shame to put in parts that are worn too badly.

You've got to get a set of these http://www.rc10talk.com/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=23224

Love that Allu Tranny, but seems Walt is off Radar , maybe busy.... anyway will just wait when its available.

lpddpd wrote:You've got to get a set of these http://www.rc10talk.com/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=23224

Thanks for the reminder. I have that place bookmarked. As I posted, this was a quick evening rough mock-up. I plan on fine polishing and adding pieces and tweaks to the final car, if there is ever a final car as I am seemingly never totally done with any of my cars.

Very nice! Any thoughts of stripping and polishing the nose and motor plates? The Sees look awesome against that tranny.

EDIT: After another look I think the motor plate should actually stay black, but maybe polish the nose. Either way it's better than any of mine...

THEYTOOKMYTHUMB wrote:Very nice! Any thoughts of stripping and polishing the nose and motor plates? The Sees look awesome against that tranny.

EDIT: After another look I think the motor plate should actually stay black, but maybe polish the nose. Either way it's better than any of mine...

I did think about it. I have a new Cadillac car that I polished the whole thing. I am going to get some CF towers and I kinda like the contrasts. I do have another nose already polished so I might change it out time to time. I also have aluminum bell cranks that are polished up that look good against the black.

Thanks for the kind comments from everyone by the way.

Torn down to start the fine polishing. I think I might strip and polish the shocks also and find some black springs. Does anyone know who still makes CF shock towers. I can't seem to remember.