My RC10GT rebuild/restomod that kinda snowballed

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My RC10GT rebuild/restomod that kinda snowballed

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I planed on doing a simple rebuild with a new engine and modern electronics. This is my second r/c from when I was 17 so it was in storage since about 2000. I bought it as a new roller off a neighbor kid. I put my Traxxas Pro .15 in it that I took from my Nitro Rustler at the time. A few months later my grandfather spoiled me and bought me a O.S. .12 CV-X that I put a MIP 4-n-1 clutch, backing plate and a CVEC pipe on and used a bump box. I ran it on Trinity 25% nitro and everything was great until I had a runaway and it hit a curb and telephone pole at full tilt. There was carnage to put it mildly. Let's just say the engine and tank were found separate from the car and the chassis was a taco. I fixed it and eventually put the Traxxas back in but I switched to electric with my XXX-T so the GT went into storage.

This simple rebuild snowballed when I found a crack in the rear bulkhead and figured I'd quickly design something and print it. Well you can see how that went.

My Rebuild
  • My Designed & 3D Printed Parts↴
    Front Control Arms & Lower Shock Mounts
    Front Bulkhead
    Rear Control Arms & Lower Shock Mounts
    Rear Bulkhead/Arm Mount (all one piece design)
    Upper Shock Spacers
    Transmission Brace
    Exhaust Hanger Mount
    Throttle/Brake Servo Mount & Return Spring Bracket
    Steering Servo Mounts & Power Switch Plate
    Battery Box & EZ-Start Harness Mount
    Modular Radio Tray
    Fuel Tank Flip Bracket
    Chassis Beauty Cover (to hide wires)
  • Traxxas↴
    TRX 3.3 Engine
    JATO 3.3 Header & 5541X Pipe
    JATO 3.3 Flywheel, Clutch & Clutch Bell
    JATO 3.3 EZ Start Motor & Gearbox
    Nitro Rustler EZ Start Wire Harness (old)
    JATO 3.3 Throttle & Brake Linkage
  • Robinson Racing 56T Machined Spur Gear (old)
  • Team Associated Factory Team Aluminum Brake Adapter (old)
  • Unknown Manufacture Vented Carbon Fiber Brake Disc (old)
  • Integy RC Model XSR2 HeavyDuty Piggyback Shock Set
  • Lunsford Titanium Turnbuckles (old)
  • RPM↴
    Heavy Duty Rod Ends
    Clawz Front Wheels (old)
    Talonz Rear Wheels (old)
  • Proline↴
    Edge Front Tires (old)
    Dirt Hawgs Rear Tires (old)
  • Feetech FT5330M 35KG Digital Servos
  • Radiolink R7FG Receiver
  • NHX↴
    Muscle Pack 2S 7.4V 2000mAh 5C RX Hump Receiver Lipo Battery
    Power Switch ON/OFF MCU
Possible Future Plans
  • MIP 4-in-1 Clutch (I have it just didn’t install it)
  • FastEddy↴
    RC10GT Sealed Bearing Kit
    TRX 3.3 Bearing Kit
  • O.S. #11K Carburetor (if I can find one)
  • Team Associated↴
    SC10 Pro 2 Front Axle Conversion
    SC10 Pro 2 Rear Hub/Axle Conversion=
  • Pro-Line↴
    BFGoodrich K02 Short Course Tires
    Split Six Short Course Wheels
    1981 Bronco Short Course Body
  • ST Racing Beadlock Rings (Blue)
  • Yeah Racing 4mm Wheel Nuts (Blue)
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RC10GT (Black Tub/Black Parts) | RC10T (Black Tub/White Parts)
XXX-T | Mini-T 2.0 | Nitro Rustler | Jato 2.5 | RS4 Rally

My big and super expensive rc truck :D LINK | LINK

spinnburn
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Re: My RC10GT rebuild/restomod that kinda snowballed

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Here's some renderings of the bigger parts I designed.
Attachments
SteeringServoMount.jpg
FrontArms.jpg
RearArms.jpg
RearArmBulkhead.jpg
FrontArmBulkhead.jpg
BatteryBox.jpg
ThrottleServoMount.jpg
TankMount.jpg
RX_Tray.png
RC10GT (Black Tub/Black Parts) | RC10T (Black Tub/White Parts)
XXX-T | Mini-T 2.0 | Nitro Rustler | Jato 2.5 | RS4 Rally

My big and super expensive rc truck :D LINK | LINK

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