lmwong RC10 classic resurrection

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lmwong RC10 classic resurrection

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Like many of you, I'm just now stepping back into the hobby after a couple decades hiatus. My parents were moving and found my old RC10 in the basement. I now have a 6 yo son and thought it would be fun to do this hobby with him. I'm not sure what version RC10 it was as I had bought it used as a kid. It had pink arms, a red carbon chassis, and pink spur gear! I had frankenstiein-ed the car to go on-road with chopped shock towers, turned the motor mount and transmission backwards to run mid-engine, and put slick tires on it. I wish I had taken pictures of the car before I disassembled it.

Anyway, to make a long story short, getting inspiration from this board I decided to modernize the old car with newer parts and electronics and restore it's off-road capabilities. Here's what I came up with. I know, I know, it's a Losi 22 body that's too narrow for the already narrow graphite chassis, but it was what I found at the shop and I rather like the look of the modern buggy so I made it work. I found an AE graphite chassis on eBay, I went with RC carbon shock towers, RPM arms, axle conversions to B4, B4 wheels and proline holeshot tires. I have Lunsford Ti turn buckles, JConcept bell crank steering, and V2 shocks left to install. I just bought an entry level brushed motor and ESC to get it going, but plan on going brushless. So far my son and I have had a blast with it. I'll post more pics after another round of upgrades.

I adjusted the camber and toe of the wheels since taking these pics :wink:
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Let me know what you think!

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Killer, looks set up 8)

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Minor updates: installed the Jconcepts bell crank steering. The left-hand screw broke off in the nut! They are very soft; don't over tighten! Installed the motor cover and new turnbuckles. I scuffed the wing and lowered it.

Any recommendations for a new brushless motor and ESC that this old transmission can handle?

Thanks for looking and the inspiration!

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Novak Racing Ballistic 17.5 brushless motor mated with Hobbywing Stock ESC. I did some re-wiring, but looks like I can trim up the wires a bit more to get a cleaner look.

I plan to blackout the rear bulkhead. Shocks will be upgraded. Tire options in the mail.

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very nice looking car!!

The graphite cars always look clearer than tubs!

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Well, for power any brushless setup will be awesome so it comes down to budget and preference.

I'm a Castle fanboy myself - got a 4600 and a 5700 in a few of my cars and they positively SCREAM. I also have a 7700 in my B44 and that is literally like overkill but I just love watching it fly down the street and terrorize the neighbourhood kids :lol:
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V2 shocks upgrade to further the blackness of this build. Blacked out rear bulkhead install tonight.

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New body day! It's the '91 Jordan 191 F1 livery in buggy form. I also installed the black rear bulkhead and trimmed the electronics.

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1991 Jordan F1 191 by jens.lilienthal, on Flickr

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Here I'm playing with photoshop to get an idea of what the wheels would look like if I dye them to look like the F1 car. I like it, but it would be a lot of working masking off the yellow.
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Will a stealth transmission fit on this chassis? How can I tell? Old 6 gear transmission right now.

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lmwong wrote:Here I'm playing with photoshop to get an idea of what the wheels would look like if I dye them to look like the F1 car. I like it, but it would be a lot of working masking off the yellow.
I like the white wheels better. :wink:

lmwong wrote:Will a stealth transmission fit on this chassis? How can I tell? Old 6 gear transmission right now.
Yes, a stealth transmission will fit on that chassis. The question is whether or not you will have to drill four new holes to mount it. Post a picture of the underside of your car. Let us see if the holes are already there or not.
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looks slick with that body!!!!

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I love your build. You could use a bumper. maybe one of mine lol?
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or a wide one?
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I absolutely love the build man. It looks so killer!

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That looks SICK! I especially like the version with the yellow/black wheels!

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lmwong wrote:Image

Here I'm playing with photoshop to get an idea of what the wheels would look like if I dye them to look like the F1 car. I like it, but it would be a lot of working masking off the yellow.
Keep them white. Definitely.

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