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This was my first RC10...A Christmas gift from my parents in 1988.  It has been Beaten, Drilled, Jumped off porches, Drove through creeks, and Painted 10 different colors..etc..etc..  I gave it a good restoration and retired it to the shelf. RC10 Restoration Parts list 1. Lohas Split Spoke Wheels 2....

That blazer looks amazing. I need to paint mine to look like that.

My first rc10 arrived today!
Wanted one since they were released, dont know why its took me so long! Whats here is all i got!
It will be restored and run.
So far, its actually not as bad as i thought it would be.
Its light!
There is alot missing.

This is my last resto, a tamiya 58008 lp500s https://i.postimg.cc/C5HQ28y1/20191222-133255.jpg Hopefully this car will come out as well. Im probably not going to be super fussy about it being completely correct unless it comes up really well and turns out to be rare. I want to run it, but i also wan...

XLR8 wrote: ↑Tue Jan 21, 2020 9:52 am

nicholasdivitto wrote: ↑Tue Jan 21, 2020 8:36 am
I designed the chassis and had it laser cut from 1/8" thick 6061 aluminum.

Very nice!!
Was the chassis plate laser cut at your place of business or by another commercial service provider? Link?

Cut by theses guys:
https://sendcutsend.com/

XLR8 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 13, 2019 5:53 pm I did the butter-tub thing as sight guards for fender wells. Without some kind of guard, I’m able to see right through the front fenders to the opposite side of the truck.
P1010191 resized.jpg

Can you give a little more info on the inner fender wells? Looks very nice.

She just went 67.3 mph fastest car in my fleet......................Updated with a HobbyWing BL120 Vintage Novak 4.5 brushless and 120c 2s battery.

https://youtu.be/CztU3cn00l8

Some pictures of the follow up project; mid-motor conversion.
First design prototype printed: with cage body on c-channel chassis.
Final design prototype for ultima pro style chassis: print ordered.
I'm gradually adding the parts on a shapeways shop

Well Christmas decided to come right in the middle of my tear down, staring at the parts definitely makes you want to move quicker, but I am definitely not the rushing type. Started with tearing down the front end. Removing the battery cup and working my way forward. Steering servo, shocks arms etc....

chassis skins with holes make maintenance easier, but defeat the purpose of having them on a carpet track. As you mentioned, they are required to keep screws from backing out and snagging the carpet. As far as I know, all carpet tracks require them, as well as turf tracks, and is usually part of tec...

This build has made me realize just how much time we spend on these projects. I think the dampers took me a solid 3 hours to do. From striping to polishing and then rebuilding the bottom loaders with new O-Rings. http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg131/shodog1/RC10%20Ascot%20Sprint%20Car/ECE927F2-B...

I still like to run brushed motors in clean water on 3v for a few minutes to seat the brushes. That way the debris from the initial cut in washes out and doesnt build up inside the can

I went ahead and put the chassis together. I’m definitely a truck over buggy person. But these cars are just awesome looking.

The Kyosho Icarus is a 2WD entry-level RC car from the year 1985/1986. It has the same chassis as the Pegasus, Cosmo and Cox Bandido. The original motor is the 360ST, size 550, 22 turns - 22,000 rpm and it has independent suspension on four wheels with oil dampers. This buggy is the version that Gra...