Dusting off the ol' RC10
Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2024 8:18 pm
Hi everyone,
Now that my kids are old enough, I pulled out my old RC10 from the late 1980's for some fun. I was surprised and pleased to find that there are so many fans of the car still out there!
After a little tinkering and a new battery, we're driving the car pretty well. I have a few questions (and wonder if this is the right place to post them).
1) The steering turnbuckles keep popping off - I replaced the cups with new ones but they still keep coming off over jumps and large bumps. Is this common? Is there a good remedy?
2) I have an after market chassis, a "Real Racing" tube frame (#0029, stamped on the bottom). We all think it looks awesome but are we bashing around with something super valuable? I found a couple of people talking about the frame on these boards years ago, but almost no references to it anywhere else.
3) on the chassis - I'd like to put new body panels on it as I'm not fond of my 14-year old self's choice of stickers, and it's partly broken. The body panels use a sort of push faster that is similar to the body panel fasteners for full scale cars. I've gone to the parts store and tried a few that should be the right size, but no luck. Does anyone have a suggestion for how to attach a body panel to a 5mm hole (see pictures)?
Thanks!
Dave
Now that my kids are old enough, I pulled out my old RC10 from the late 1980's for some fun. I was surprised and pleased to find that there are so many fans of the car still out there!
After a little tinkering and a new battery, we're driving the car pretty well. I have a few questions (and wonder if this is the right place to post them).
1) The steering turnbuckles keep popping off - I replaced the cups with new ones but they still keep coming off over jumps and large bumps. Is this common? Is there a good remedy?
2) I have an after market chassis, a "Real Racing" tube frame (#0029, stamped on the bottom). We all think it looks awesome but are we bashing around with something super valuable? I found a couple of people talking about the frame on these boards years ago, but almost no references to it anywhere else.
3) on the chassis - I'd like to put new body panels on it as I'm not fond of my 14-year old self's choice of stickers, and it's partly broken. The body panels use a sort of push faster that is similar to the body panel fasteners for full scale cars. I've gone to the parts store and tried a few that should be the right size, but no luck. Does anyone have a suggestion for how to attach a body panel to a 5mm hole (see pictures)?
Thanks!
Dave