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so ive been looking for a replacement for the indoor captet track as the rc10 took it hard last year

so i found a rc10b4 on ebay and decided to grab it .. i know i could have gotten a factory team b4.2 car but i want to build it so i got a basic first gen b4

here are the picts before i took it apart









the car was in overall good shape but stoped by the local hobby shop to see if they had anything intresting for it ... well i picked up some goodies and headed home

so i striped the car down and wanted to do something to the chassis so out came the carbonfiber vinyl







after that i started building the front end .. boy im glad i did .. some people just dont know how to build a car .. anyways i had picked up a RPM front end and after a couple of hrs got to swing free on the car .. also pulled the scales out to see it there was a diffrance .. the RPM's are a little hevier







i also did some RPM ballends ... dont know why they came out light blue on the picts but they are a close match to the shocks




rebuilt the front shocks and did 30wt oil to start ... starting to come together

Glad it arrived , that's a good project for a weekend .

yep just finished .. need a couple of parts .. bearings for the rpm rear carriers and i want to get a set of the alum mip cvd's

so today i did the tranty over .. installed the mip alum top shaft and cleaned lube the diff and gears.. smooth as butter









nice wight savings from the mip top shaft .. the slipper pads looked new so i just gave them a quick sand and reinstalled

just a quick pick of the rear before i redid it over



installing the rear hubs i was hopeing i had the bearings at home but didnt





installed the electronincs in it and called it a night

Vemon VR3T
LRP PRO brushed speed control
Speed Gem Extream brushed motor ( i think its a 10x2 )

as soon as i can get a set of bearings i will have it up and running

Looks great...when I rebuilt a car for my son to race, I took a little time, some grid plastic (plastic canvas from the craft store) and a drill bit to dimple the motor plate. Just to be a touch different...

nice touch

i just ordered the rear bearings, mip alum cvd, and a couple odds and ends .. just striped the body till i can find a body i want to run

Cool

Wow, those rear carriers are beefy. I never realized they were so thick.

got some more done to the car today ..i still need the mip cvd so i just stuck the old dog bones for now



striped the body the other day and the brake fluid took it off easy



new RPM mini bumper



blue motor plate and thum screws for the battery





installed the new bearings into the rear carers



and finaly installed the servo mounts and horn .. it was a little long so i had to delete the front body mount .. have to figure that one out

Looking good , lmk when you run it at the track . I'll pop down to see you .

sounds good .. maybe even take it for a lap or 2 ?

so i got the MIP CVD's in the mail the other day and wanted to see the diffranc between the dog bones and alum. CVD







i wish i had the steel mip cvd's to see the diffrence in weight so if anyone has a set i wouldnt mind knowing the weight





and them finaly installed

just fitted my old body onto the b4 and looks cool just have to velcro down the front

got the body fitted better as well as it velcro the front and a new set of rims










had to work the back alot to get it to fit well and 1/2" off the sides to keep it from draging the ground