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Received the VTA 21mm wheels and the tires are almost tuck inside the body. The right diameter might finally be the RC4WD Dirt Grabber, the Tamiya BFGs were a tad too small Here's another inspiration (a TA02 would be a better fit for this one): [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=54...

Some update (almost there!): - I need a shorty battery - I need a soldering iron to install the original motor that I still need to clean (surface rust) - the right rear wheel is locked, I need to check the transmission, never seen this before - I need to acquire a Protech I body and paint it! https...

Mr. ED wrote: ↑Tue Jun 25, 2019 11:50 am Tamiya 9805481 works with 1.9" touring rims

That's the ones I'm looking for first but they are very rare.

Never seen this one, looks pretty sick! I'm looking for Tamiya Hummer (cheap and easy to find) or BFG, do you have a reference for the Prerunner tires? Aren't they 2.2? I just discovered the look you're going for : https://bangshift.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Prerunner-Camaro.jpg Maybe tmaiyas t...

Thanks for the advice, I'll take a look, I guess I could maybe shave 2 mm off each side with the right offset wheels. Not at full compression so I'll add some bump stops, but turning is fine, I could even have smaller wheel wells. I'm still looking for smaller tires, maybe Tamiya Hummer or BF Goodri...

Now that's creeeepy, 10 years + lurking on vintage toys photos without saying anything!

Lonestar wrote: ↑Mon Jun 24, 2019 3:04 pm

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Lonestar wrote: ↑Thu Jun 20, 2019 2:43 am Très joli! Gilles is back on Rc10talk !

I think you remember me from either RCTech or Petit RC, it's my first time posting on RC10talk

Well you signed on in 2008

Do the tires clear the body when the suspension is articulated and wheels turned left to right. Not at full compression so I'll add some bump stops, but turning is fine, I could even have smaller wheel wells. I'm still looking for smaller tires, maybe Tamiya Hummer or BF Goodrich, should look much ...

Great news! my soldering iron broke down so I'm stuck here.

I want to install the blue Reedy stock motor (Cadillac) but it'd have to wait till I order a new iron
RX will be non period correct with a Futaba R2004-GF.

Wow that came out beautiful bud great job on the resto. Thanks, it's far from a real restoration, shock bodies and aluminum chassis parts have a lot of scuffs, deep marks sometimes. Some nylon parts still have some yellow stains... I'm happy with the result so far, it's a cheap project, only had to...

I received the front and rear truck body mounts from Andy's. First mock up: looks really whack, wheelbase feels too short, body sits too high and the entire body should be moved backward... https://i.imgur.com/l6qXJG6.jpg https://i.imgur.com/RvZfzXa.jpg https://i.imgur.com/PSW7mxm.jpg https://i.imgu...

Lonestar wrote: ↑Thu Jun 20, 2019 2:43 am Très joli! Gilles is back on Rc10talk !

I think you remember me from either RCTech or Petit RC, it's my first time posting on RC10talk

Some progress from the last 2 days. The motor has an Edinger address on its label, I'm planning on using it. How do you remove those rust stains without damaging the label? I removed most using WD40 and some thin sand paper. https://i.imgur.com/FQSPmr5.jpg After all the white parts soaked in bleach ...

It took me a while before I started this project, I loved how it looked with all the fancy dust but could not resist working on it at the end. https://i.imgur.com/HqEbEdt.jpg I love this picture! The car truly does look like a "barn find". I have so many restored, squeaky clean RC10s sitti...

Bakauata wrote: ↑Fri Jun 21, 2019 10:00 am Are you familiar with the peroxide method of whitening parts? I think it is the most used, even though there is a risk of making the plastic brittle or flaky

I was familiar but wanted to try something a bit less harsh, might give it a try next time on certain parts.

The other parts are now soacking in bleach Mixed results so far, so parts still have some yellow/orange stains that won't go off

Bakauata wrote: ↑Thu Jun 20, 2019 10:03 pm Nice. Those parts seem to have cleaned up pretty well. Do you plan on stripping the whole thing down?