Newbie with a story.....

[BMXDad]

Glad to have stumbled across this forum !!!

My story:

Back in the early 90s, I raced dirt oval. Had a TQ10 (RC10 Graphite) that was set up for oval.....lower shock towers, short shocks on all four corners, a Stealth Transmission, all Titanium hinge pins/turnbuckles, etc etc etc. Due to having kids of my own, as well as moving to an area where the closest track was 80 miles away, my RC racing took a back seat. Everything was boxed up and sat for a few years, until I finally decided to just give it ALL to a family that had a couple of boys in the 10-12 yr old range. Three radios, batteries, a Tekin Charger, all of the spare parts....everything....I even thru a Bolink Invader in the box for good measure.

A couple of months ago, I discovered an indoor oval track just a few miles from my house. Got to talking with the family I had donated all of my stuff do, only to find out that "That junk is all sitting in a box up in the attic". The kids I had given it all to had grown up and moved out. Dad was tired of moving the bunk around, so 20 yrs after giving it away, I got it back !!

Well, what I got back is NOT what I gave them (no surprise there). No wheels, no receivers, no batteries (they were all Ni-Cads anyway)....but the biggest "missing" item?? No chassis. For whatever the reason, the kids decided to take everything off of the chassis. I got the shock towers/bulkheads/control arms, and all of the major suspension components, but No Chassis and No Wheels !!!!

Does anybody know of a chassis I could use in place of the original? I would prefer to avoid a pan chassis, as I had actually reversed the transmission so I could run mid mount. Is there an Associated (or aftermarket) chassis that has all of the holes already pre-drilled, in the correct places?? I know there are plenty of oval conversions out there, but I have no idea if one of these conversion chassis would work, or if the geometry of a later graphite or carbon chassis would work. As I don't have the original chassis, I don't have a template to work from, so would not be able to drill holes in the correct locations, etc.

My plan is to put this thing back into racing form, and use it in the street stock class. I think it would be cool to be the old guy running the nearly 25 year old car !!

[coxbros1]

Hit up "they took my thumb", thats his username. dudes an encyclopedia on the TQ10, tell him i sent you. He might even have a chassis, but good luck getn it from him. His memories with that car are more ceremonial than physical. Its an oval chassis for the TQ10. Pic of it in his avatar. Good luck with the build

[THEYTOOKMYTHUMB]

^^^ They have A LOT more faith in my scope of knowledge than I do! Sorry, but I'm not an "encyclopedia" on anything! In fact, one of my first orders of business on this forum was getting help with an I.D. of the chassis in my avatar. There are many members on here that truly are encyclopedias though, and I'm sure someone can help you in your quest. Good luck and welcome!

[jwscab]

Welcome to the forums, i believe you posted this question in another thread , I added some info and links for you there before I saw you started this thread.

Good luck, and take some pictures. We like pictures

[BMXDad]

Welcome to the forums, i believe you posted this question in another thread , I added some info and links for you there before I saw you started this thread.

Good luck, and take some pictures. We like pictures

Yes I did....but then I got to thinking that as a newb, I probably oughta at least start some sort of introductory thread instead of just jumping in and piggy-backing on somebody else's topic.....which is why I started this one.

[scr8p]

I don't think there is anything readily available that is a one piece chassis. Anything these days would require the use of a nose from a tub chassis.

Keep an eye out on ebay for an old graphite chassis. Eventually, something will show up.

[BMXDad]

This will most likely turn into a winter project, with the intent of eventually making a street stock out of it for oval racing. I am wanting to get back into racing ovals, but I am fairly certain that when put up against the modern conversion packages/cars marketed specifically for ovals, that I would be left in the dust, at least in the faster classes.

It should be fun however, sourcing the needed parts to get it running. I found https://www.kranzelshobbies.com/terminator-kits/ which appear to be a conversion for the RC10.....at least that is what their ad says.

[scr8p]

The Kranzel's Terminator is the same thing. Requires a separate nose plate. You could use and rc10 nose and suspension, but they have their own for it, which requires using their front arms and shock tower.

[Lonestar]

Welcome aboard, and cool story

As said above, you will struggle to find a one-piece solution to your chassis needs, the used car market is the way to go... I sold one a few weeks ago, but it isn't cheap either, especially if you want it in good shape. Most of them have some delamination at the nose edge as cars inevitably dart some of the jumps during their lives. The reason why no one does them anymore has to do with the complexity of machining carbon plates with kickup...

Good luck with your search

Best,
Paul

(Ps: show us pitchers )

[jwscab]

nothing wrong with using a noseplate, either. plenty of them around to be found.

[BMXDad]

The Kranzel's Terminator is the same thing. Requires a separate nose plate. You could use and rc10 nose and suspension, but they have their own for it, which requires using their front arms and shock tower.

Thnx.

I doubt my suspension arms and tranny will bolt up to one of these modern day Associated oval conversions.......most of those are a flat (not sure about nose kick up) plate that your arms and components bolt on to. I doubt that the bolt patterns stayed the same over the years tho, considering that these conversions use B4,5.6 suspension arms/blocks.

[coxbros1]

I still think if "thumbs" got the right offer he would cave

[KidAgain]

Here's a Mid Mount conversion graphite chassis kit that I have purchased myself, great quality and you should be able to modify it to your liking.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Team-Associated-RC10-Vintage-Stealth-Mid-Conversion-Kit-RC10-VSM/192852087973?hash=item2ce6e154a5:g:nqMAAOSwSxRb3JXW

[BMXDad]

I'll have to look into that....Thanks !!!!

Looks as tho I would have to add a front kick up piece upon which to mount the front suspension, but that wouldn't be that difficult.

[KidAgain]

Yes you would need a nose piece.