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Have you ever seen a part and thought, "I didn't even know they made that". Like... tire retreading kits for 1/4 scale cars... who knew they were a thing?!?


Imagine a track full of road-gators

What other RC parts are out there that no one knows about?

Dangeruss wrote: ↑Tue Jul 16, 2024 5:26 am Have you ever seen a part and thought, "I didn't even know they made that". Like... tire retreading kits for 1/4 scale cars... who knew they were a thing?!?


Raco Tire Retreading Kit.JPG


Imagine a track full of road-gators

What other RC parts are out there that no one knows about?

I'd say the older/"original" carbon RC10 tubs were a "whoa" for me when I started lurking around here.

Along the same lines as the first post, did you know that Kyosho used to make glue on spikes?

GoMachV wrote: ↑Thu Jul 18, 2024 1:05 am Along the same lines as the first post, did you know that Kyosho used to make glue on spikes?

Never knew back then that these existed but I got some used tires with em on.

GoMachV wrote: ↑Thu Jul 18, 2024 1:05 am Along the same lines as the first post, did you know that Kyosho used to make glue on spikes?

I definitely did not know that.

I read somewhere that Masami had a bin full of various spikes of different shapes and sizes to make whatever pattern he needed for a particular track. I assumed he had salvaged them from actual tires, but maybe he had these or something similar from Yokomo.

God only knows what Kinwald was doing.

Here is one that I didn't know existed until fairly recently. Kyosho made wheel adapters to use their wheels on the RC10 (not at all unlike the piece that we produce). I'm told they made servo bellcrank shafts for rc10 as well but I have yet to ever see a pic.

From the "So what did you get in the post today" thread...

MarkyDents wrote: ↑Tue Jul 30, 2024 8:17 am Some big car goodness that I’ve been putting a little to the side for two years since I got my truck……
Came in to my family’s shop the other day but I’m going to get it and install it tonight

Frankentruck wrote: ↑Tue Jul 30, 2024 10:31 am That would be great on an RC10GT!

I give you... one RC10GT sized Flowmaster muffler

Dangeruss wrote: ↑Thu Aug 01, 2024 9:40 am I give you... one RC10GT sized Flowmaster muffler

That would be awesome, and also a .40 size engine to go with it into the RC10GT!

That’s awesome

To continue the trend of 1:1 manufactureres I will add the 1/4 scale Edelbrock Delara Sprint car And the Leonard Wood of NASCAR fame designed LW10

Those Quarter Scales were absolutely beautiful pieces

Ok here's another new one to me, mikuni made rc carburators

GoMachV wrote: ↑Mon Aug 12, 2024 8:35 pm Ok here's another new one to me, mikuni made rc carburators

Very cool! Wait, no side draft version?

TIL Pro-Line's first stab at progressive shocks happened back in 1984:

Did you know Associated made condoms??

Talk about a prepackaged metaphor