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T Tech Predator X10
Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2018 5:32 pm
by Rich Trujillo
Hi Guys,
One of my buddies mentioned that he had this X10 that he never used. Would you guys be willing to share a market value for this car? Not taking bids but just trying to get a feel for what something like this might get.
It has the original box, manual etc and a custom painted body by Andy's R/C way back in the day.
Appreciate the help,
Rich
Re: T Tech Predator X10
Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2018 6:11 pm
by aip47-2008
Nice they’re a work of art those cars. I’d say it’s worth 650-750 even more for someone who HAS to have it!!
Re: T Tech Predator X10
Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2018 7:30 pm
by RC10th
Senior Product Developer from Horizon Hobbies is paying us a visit
Re: T Tech Predator X10
Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2018 7:41 pm
by tamiyadan
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Re: T Tech Predator X10
Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2018 8:00 pm
by Lowgear
aip47-2008 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 08, 2018 6:11 pm
Nice they’re a work of art those cars. I’d say it’s worth 650-750 even more for someone who HAS to have it!!
I'd say that's a fair estimate. A used X10 recently sold on eBay for $554.40.
Re: T Tech Predator X10
Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2018 9:54 pm
by tamiyadan
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Re: T Tech Predator X10
Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2018 3:15 am
by Lonestar
RC10th wrote: ↑Thu Mar 08, 2018 7:30 pm
Senior Product Developer from Horizon Hobbies is paying us a visit
That's pretty cool indeed for sure
Then again Rich has been a member since, wow, like, long! Shame he doesn't stop by to say hi more often
<hint hint>
@Rich Trujillo your best bet is oOple really... biggest Pred fanbase on the planet, as it's the Pred's mother land
My unrestored '95 Intl. Press Car says hi
(next in resto pipeline I think... need to start a thread for it as it has a pretty interesting story!)
Re: T Tech Predator X10
Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2018 4:17 am
by DennisM
tamiyadan wrote: ↑Thu Mar 08, 2018 9:54 pm
they look pretty, run pretty bad.
the suspension arms break easily.
setup of the running gear is very tight, there is no good cooling path for air. the steering system is laughable compared to how other parts were designed on it. the lay-down cantilever shocks are impossible to get right, either too soft or too hard always.
mine, it is a runner, over the years I've had to fabricate parts for it since the company is long gone. mine started as a X10 and was upgraded to a X11 and a half sort of.
I think Your chassis is older than x10, unless You customized the x10 chassis to run stickpack. The front cantilevers would´ve been aluminum originally, Yours looks like carbon upgrades from the previous versions which had cantilevers in plastic.
Re: T Tech Predator X10
Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2018 9:26 am
by tamiyadan
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Re: T Tech Predator X10
Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2018 10:29 am
by Rich Trujillo
Lonestar wrote: ↑Fri Mar 09, 2018 3:15 am
RC10th wrote: ↑Thu Mar 08, 2018 7:30 pm
Senior Product Developer from Horizon Hobbies is paying us a visit
That's pretty cool indeed for sure
Then again Rich has been a member since, wow, like, long! Shame he doesn't stop by to say hi more often
<hint hint>
@Rich Trujillo your best bet is oOple really... biggest Pred fanbase on the planet, as it's the Pred's mother land
Thanks for the info guys, i'll try and stop by more but i have to stay away from Vintage stuff ...it's like crack and I'm trying to stay clean lol
Re: T Tech Predator X10
Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2018 4:04 pm
by DennisM
tamiyadan wrote: ↑Fri Mar 09, 2018 9:26 am
i didn't post a photo of the chassis however it is a saddle pack chassis. the original cantilevers broke i fabricated the replacements from carbon.
lots of stuff on the chassis broke or fell off during a run never to be seen again. so i made my own replacement parts over the last 10+ years.
the front nose was heavily damaged when i got the chassis and it has been Heat welded back together so i could remount the front wing.
the previous owner had the same issues and thus it is a mix of parts to keep it running. it was original a X10 and then some X11 parts were swapped in and then from there, home made stuff.
from a historic stand point it is cool as a runner it is garbage.
i have a box full of parts both new and broken that came with the chassis, all various years. basically if you could grab it off the shelf you bought it in the hope you could use it.
How´s the steering servo mounted? Since the rod is going in on the left side, I asume it´s there it´s mounted. There can´t be much room for it, with the saddle pack up front and the motor at the rear?
Re: T Tech Predator X10
Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2018 1:53 am
by tamiyadan
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Re: T Tech Predator X10
Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2018 3:15 am
by DennisM
XK98
Re: T Tech Predator X10
Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2018 1:47 pm
by tamiyadan
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Re: T Tech Predator X10
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2018 11:09 pm
by Rich Trujillo
Went ahead and tossed this up on ebay for my buddy. Did it with a BIN for those that have to have it...or offers are welcome. Will be interesting to see what it goes for.
Thanks again for the help,
Rich
https://www.ebay.com/itm/401506302019
BTW Forgot to mention, while i was going through the paper work, I found a "for sale" sign. Apparently at some point, he tried to sell if for $150 at the track, then knocked it down to $100 and nobody bought it LOL...This was quite a few years ago..unreal lol.