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Jkelm24 thats honestly the best compliment ever!

Its a sad day, as the Nitro Brute restoration is done. It was truly the most fun i have had workin on rc's, and i have worked on a bunch. One last detail is to change out the s148 steering servo to a savox sc-0251. That s148 has trouble with those big tires returning to center. Got the belt cover on...

Still have to do the rollbar, side guards, grill and lights

Lol, your gonna like it, its really brite red

Makin some progress

Decided on red for the body for authenticness

I know only a few are familiar with a Nitro Brute, and these people know what a joke the brake setup is.....well, i fixed that. Thanks to Spektrum for the ability to servo mix. Now when u apply the brakes, this arm (with a rubber boot) comes down off a 3rd servo and pushes on the clutch bell, totall...

Huge details on the Brute to come. Pics later, it made drivability go thru the roof

Coolest nitro on road i've seen. That 4 stroke and fan!

Its a starndard lexan clear body, not like the midnight pumkin.

I know i said box art at the beginning, but for those watching this thread, any other color opinions on the body?

This is an original RC10GT i bought off ebay, i did a pretty full restoration. The motor was seized up due to years of gunk, got it freed up and running great. Top speed is 33mph. As far as the rest of the truck, mostly dissasembly and a thorough cleaning, obviously some parts were needed. Its got t...

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It is alive!!!!

Yes,but they would have to be super thin, only a few thousands to play with before it rubs the chassis on the back side and wont turn freely