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Now that my kids have some interest in RC, I decided to pull out my old RC10 Team car. After lurking the forums a bit, it seems like a common theme. This was my second proper RC car and something worked forever to purchase. The only problem was I fell in love with the RC10T almost immediately after, but thats another story... I built the car and drove it for maybe 2-3 dozen hours and eventually got hooked on full size vehicles and the RC10 has sat for 25ish years now. Never got to race it on a proper track, or even break a single part on it.

The plan is to strip the car, clean it all up, rebuild the shocks and transmission. Oh and a new shell and a better paint job my 13yr old self would be proud of. Then let my kids have some fun in the parking lot. I have an eBay RC10T in the mail that ill be building to what I would have loved to build as a kid. This one stays just like it is now with maybe a Pistol grip FM radio like I always wanted.... Gotta figure out if I can get this receiver to work with a different set of crystals. I can't bear to let it sit on a shelf so it will get some parking lot fun. Would LOVE to take it to a track too...

Ah, another wonderful time capsule from the golden age of RC. Welcome to the forums.
Happiness is having an old RC10 to restore.

Awesome, welcome aboard!

Love the antenna wrapped around the cardboard bit internals - don't remove this one, it's period-correct

Thanks, yeah not too much to restore actually. I picked up a new NiMH battery and charger and hope to take it for a spin. The antenna idea probably came out of RC Car Action years ago and will stay. I never was a fan of the antenna sticking up. I ordered some new tools ordered to make the teardown faster. Never have been a fan of the L shaped hex wrenches. Then it'll be grease for the transmission and a rebuild kit for the shocks. The local shop almost tried to talk me out of using the thing and putting it on a shelf... I don't think 12 year old me would have appreciated that.

jeepnut24 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 03, 2018 10:39 pm ... The local shop almost tried to talk me out of using the thing and putting it on a shelf...

Complete rubbish!! Clean it up, do your maintenance, and RUN it.

Welcome. I enjoy these types of threads. Im new here as well and doing something similar, restoring and updating a few things.

I picked up some deans connectors, and took it for a drive for the first time in 25 years. Well, until the pinion set screw backed out... Too much fun.

What options are there for modern tires? I would imagine the rerelease would be close, but would they be a direct swap? Im gonna need some new tires, and some that are more parking lot friendly.