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ive been thinking about doing a mid engine rc10t3 but a rc10gt fell into my lap so im going to build it and see how diffrent it will handle to the rear motor rc10t3













the bad part ...2 bent front shock shafts , and it needs a set of diff rings and balls

going to order the parts soon as well as a tc5 motor mount .. looks like a fun project

just made sure the chassy was strait .. it wasnt but is now

i thought the bottom was crappy looking and would replace the chassy but want to make sure the truck will be good before i make a custom chassy for it .. so i just whent and polished it instead





its not a perfect polish but seeing its a runner .. good enough

Don't you mean "mid motor"

Just kidding, look forward to watching your progress.

lol i thought and engine was a motor

just ordered some part and will be here next week

Thats interesting, how did you polish it? By hand, dremel?

at the shop i work at we have air powered die grinders and have come up with a good steps



the chassy was scatched up so i cleaned it up with a red pad about 80 grit



if you want a smooth polished finish then i do a wet sand with sanding disks on the die grinders ( it gets realy messy ) 180,320,400,600,800,1000 checking between to see if you can see and past scaches .. at this point you have to keep things clean because if some dust plows up and you polish you will scatch the finish and you have to step back in grit

at this point it will look realy good so i finish with a buffer pad and Autosol and it comes out perfect

Ah, cool. Ive got an air grinder, ill have to try that.

got to work on the truck alittle today and got some of it back together

i have some ofna 16mm shocks im going to install on it ... boy they are big compared to the stock shacks



but they do look good on it







just throu the parts on quick and i think this is how its going to end up .. i dont want to have the battery sidewase unless i have to

You were supposed to drop off that urine sample to your parole officer last week ! Looking god buddy .

Nice progress. Man, those shocks are HUGE!

Nice work so far! Those shocks are huge. This should be an interesting once completed.

worked on the truck alittle today .. got the gt5 motor mont but didnt realy care for the look so i got out a spair b4 motor plate and 2of the 3 bolts lined up .. just need to make some 7mm spacer for the back of the plate and open up the hole for the slipper



i like the way it looks



i also picked up parts to rebuild the diff but ended up witht he wrong diff rings

Looking good, that's gonna be pretty sweet

got the spacers for the motor plate cut today ( 7mm) as well as the center hole opened (1/2") up and the 3rd hole drilled and tapped






i can space the motor another 6mm to the right if i need to for weight ballance but with the battery on that side i might have to move it to the left .. time will tell

Are you going to use the stock GT slipper? That's my plan...