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New guy, Old car.

Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 9:18 pm
by trey
Hi, new guy here. I'm trey, in the Air Force, And live in Cheyenne, WY. Always wanted an RC10 when I was younger, never had the money for one though. I had a Futaba FX10, but it didn't fill the want for one. Got my RC10 today. Took a few years! A guy at work brought it in for me to see, and I offered him some money for it. He took it, and I think I got a decent deal, and didn't have to ship it. Going to build this as a runner for now. Here are some pictures!

Re: New guy, Old car.

Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 10:05 pm
by highwayracer
Welcome Trey,

Nice car...looks very "period correct". All the original parts appear to be on the car...which is becoming very rare these days.

Regards,
highwayracer

Re: New guy, Old car.

Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 10:16 pm
by shodog
Looks like the makings of a sweet runner

Re: New guy, Old car.

Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 10:30 pm
by trey
thanks guys. it does appear to be original. only prob so far is rust. anything made of steel is pretty rusty. clips, screws, little stuff like that. no biggie though.

i have a lot of research to do, never had one of these. i feel like a kid again!

Re: New guy, Old car.

Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 4:21 am
by GJW
welcome trey original indeed but what would highway racer know? :mrgreen: use a wire wheel or if ya really lazy some rust converter :shock:

Re: New guy, Old car.

Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 4:29 am
by Asso_man!
Welcome aboard mate! Nice grab, you have an early production model there, do the tires have the "goodyear" writing on them?

Re: New guy, Old car.

Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 8:32 am
by trey
Asso_man! wrote:Welcome aboard mate! Nice grab, you have an early production model there, do the tires have the "goodyear" writing on them?
no writing on the tires. and they arent worn enough for the writing to be worn off.

Re: New guy, Old car.

Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 7:00 pm
by trey
what do you guys usually do with a badly scratched chassis? I could paint it, or polish it, powder coat it, or say screw it. i think powdercoating would be too heavy/thick.

Re: New guy, Old car.

Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 6:05 pm
by trey
well, just got done scrubbing parts. the white parts i used warter/bleach mix, and they came pretty clean.

most of my metal parts were rusty, so i made a mix of molasses/vinegar, and they are soaking now. will be spotless by tomorrow!

Re: New guy, Old car.

Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 2:41 pm
by trey
got all my parts died today. used rit black, very good results.

primer for the chassis is drying now. might take a few coats to fill all the deep scratches.

Re: New guy, Old car.

Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 4:58 pm
by trey
anyone reading this but me? haha.

here is where im at so far.

Re: New guy, Old car.

Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 4:59 pm
by trey
those are just water spots on the chassis, not bad paint spots.

Re: New guy, Old car.

Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 5:12 pm
by scr8p
looks good so far. you might want to flip your lower shock mount around, though. :wink:

Re: New guy, Old car.

Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 5:13 pm
by trey
the lower ball? that would explain why it lined up the way it did. thanks man.

Re: New guy, Old car.

Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 9:48 pm
by blacksheep
I think it looks good, too. Looking forward to seeing it progress.