Who wants to be the new owner of this sealed Kyosho JJ Ultima kit? :wink:
Ok the rules are pretty simple:
Every $5.00 that you donate to the site counts as 1 entry. Send $10.00, that's 2..... and so on.
This will go from May 1st to May 31...
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A big thanks to everyone that donated for a chance at this kit.
My wife had surgery on her arm yesterday, so my honey-do list is a little longer than usual right now. But I should have everything ready to do the drawing later this week or over the...
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I am going to L.A. next week and was wondering if there are good shops to check out in the area. We will be staying near LAX and I am not sure how far I can venture out. Any suggestions?
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Let us know when you're out here again. Next time, fly into Burbank or Ontario. These airports are much smaller and easier to get around than LAX. I never use LAX. It's a pain. Reminds me of when I lived in the Bay area. I always used Oakland...
I am working on a tube chassis for my cars here. i broke out my old mig last month and picked up practically the whole case of K&S Tubing from my LHS, and made myself a nice tube chassis for the B4. Soon to come i will strip down one of my original...
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which hobby store you talking about on the island? willis hobbies?
ya willis actually, i went there this morning and grabbed a new 6161 sidewinder body in package for $14, they either sold everything else recently or im losing it a bit lol
Hello there, I just recently stumbled across this website as I was restoring my RC10. I don't remember exactly when I bought it, it must have been around 1990. Within the first few months I replaced the brass bushings with a bearing kit. When I was...
Is it me or is anyone else coming to the determination that after May 14, the post office has done a fine job of messing up a somewhat predictable pricing system. Maybe it is a function of getting used to something new, but it seems to be more...
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waiting six weeks now for an auction i won from kenooze for tires! tires!!! what are customs officers stealing my vintage parts?
I just realized that I had made my 99th post so I thought I'd use #100 to thank all you guys that I've been talking to on here for the past two months, as well as the mods for giving us this venue. I've had a blast getting back into all my old rc...
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werd. :wink:
Giggle, , Hoopty has almost 1500 posts next to his name!
My favourite was the teeth suspenders one LOL
my wife, my son, and i went down to ocean city, maryland for the weekend. this morning, we got up kinda early, so we decided to go take a walk on the beach. durning our stroll, we found a complete, intact horseshoe crab. it must have just died since...
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Have fire ants made it to PA yet? We take those around here and drop them on fire ant mounds. In less than 2 days, all that is left is the shell. Those ants are wicked.
I drove my 10 through a mound the other day and the car was on the rims before...
I built this today, its just a start, it was hard to get a picture of the whole track, unless I stood really far away... anyways more to come soon. its gonna be a lot of fun and was not too hard to do for just a few hours work! i made the rails out...
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any suggestions???
thanks
asa
Big jumps and take some pictures of cars in action :D Looks amazing, I'd love a garden!
I was just being harassed by my wife, as she strolled through my workshop, counting how many cars I had laying around. I didn't really think I had as many as I did, but they seem to have accumulated a lot recently, and I have run out of places to...
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I have 46 Vintage New out of box just build with clear and uncut body and wing !
I have around 10 Vintage in parts just need to be build or completed
And around 12 racing runners like Durango, Bj4, B4, XX4, XXX4, TRF 501X, X5, X6...
I'm sure to...
I've been playing with these things for a really long time, and as the son of a machinist, I learned early on that there is a right tool for every job. Using the wrong tool to do something usually results in a frustrating mess. Hoopty's Scotch-Brite...
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Ok, so aside from the hazards of methyl ethyl ketone, do you guys work on your kitchen tables with Swiss Army knives and duct tape?
I figured there'd be some contributions to this thread... :?
lately, hoopty's been trying to make everyone think he's got a ram air t/a. but, i have found out that is NOT true. at a car show this weekend, i found his REAL ride.
personalized plates and all. :wink: :lol:
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I would love to have a Thing , I don't care what anybody thinks. LOL
baja things are pretty rad. a lift with some skinny all terrains and a rollcage really changes how they look. i wanted to make a baja style notchback or gia sooooo much when i...
Well, my iron has finally died. So, I'm wondering what one you guys suggest. I'd like it to have enough oomph to assemble battery packs and and connectors.
so i'm driving down the street next to one of those new trailblazer ss's with the ls2 350, we're both hitting the lights at the same time and are the first two cars at the lights for quite a ways. you guys know how it...
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My best bud has a trailblazer SS and it sure a lot faster then 14's:) His ran 13.6 stock and with a 3400 converter, ecm work its well into the 12's.. Its a bear on a launch against the converter .. Its awd. The only problem is that they are so damn...
We've been having some real troubles with Spam lately. I don't know about Hoopty, but I've been deleting at least two spam posts a day for drugs, porn, stuff in Russian, whatever.
This is starting to suck. It's become so regular that I don't...
Hi everyone. Just found this site yesterday, very nice and the projects you guys have are even nicer! Long time and current racer, been racing since around 88 or 89. I currently race stock and mod truck with an mf2, yeah I know! Last year picked up...
if i was rich, i'd be having too much fun to look for gnx's on ebay. :lol:
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yup.. 201 made. Mine was red/black top and interior.. Was all there. am/fm tilt/wood, power windows, vacuum trunk release. Sold it in 80 for 5 times what I bopught it for and was promptly taken apart and
never put back together. Shame cause its a...
I was working on my Losiated/RPM Car , (which is a runner) and I found some problems. Loose steering, etc.
Point is, people say we play with TOYS , but the fact is, if you run the stuff, it's the same as...
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Yeah, my little driver isn't at the point where he can handle my race-level rigs, but he's getting closer every day. I picked up a couple of real cheap RC10T beaters on eBay for him to learn with, and I started him off with 4-cell batteries, geared...
Am I the only one that has log in problems on this site? Normally I get booted after 30 minutes or so. OK, I can deal with that. No biggie. But today, every time I go to reply, I have to retype my name and password. Then I have to hit the back...
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Well, that did not work so I opened (gulp) IE. Explorer did the same thing. I am going to chalk this up to either a server issue here at the college or it could have something to do with the group policies from Novell. Tomorrow, I will delete the...
like the title says i am a new member to this forum i was refered here by doug carter after reading his vintage posts on dirtoval.com. i am a oval racer who also loves vintage rides. i have been checking out some of the rides you guys have and i am...
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wow! finally a new member that isn't hawking porn videos or generic pharamceuticals. hang out on this list and yuour going to learn a lot about RC10's
Hey I liked that new guy selling the Bigger Unit upgrade :D
Just want to mention the excellent service after the sale I recently recieved from Glenn at I ordered a set of crp front axles #1552 to use tamiya bearings. Recieved a set of #1553 standard replacement axles by mistake. One email and they were on...
There are some people that along with not being able to spend unlimited amounts of money on e-bay, also still deal with dial-up, I live out in BFE, and I'm not going to spend $100 extra a month to have DSL. I'm sure there are other people in that...
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Mannekenpis, just installed Image Resizer that is a very handy program saves me firing up Photoshop, and good that you can also do custom sizes as well.
Happy Easter guys!!! Hope you all have safe and happy holiday! :D
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GRIZZLY and family sends holiday greetings to all, in particular all those who are in service to our country so we may have the freedom to enjoy all that we have.
Hey everybody I just got married on Saturday, and Jason the stickers just arrived as well, thanx, nice wedding present!
Chewie.
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Why so much hate, why Florida? :lol:
About shopping, take the yellow page get any LHS a call and go there. I have made so far 3 shops and I have found more parts for a better price I would never find on eBay.
I just bought some Pro-line Champion tires on ebay last night and woke up this morning to an invoice of $62.60, for just the shipping part using USPS Global Express Mail. I checked the website for USPS and it said that prices start at...
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Sorted it must have all been a fat fingered error because postage is now $17 which is far more reasonable.
I don't mind helping out new sellers by letting them know their postage price is inflated ;-) I am sure they sell more goods in the long run...
I was wondering if any of you had found a UK based supplier of RIT fabric dye for dying RC10 parts? If so can you hook me up with a name and contact details please?
Cheers
Ed 8)
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I got mine from here :)
Thanks a lot Ferretti and everyone else for replying but I think I am going to go ahead and try out the website above to try and get the rit dye.
New to the forum but, know the RC-10 well. Sold off all my old Associated stuff years ago. Just picked up some chassis, and parts on eBay. Want to build a Dirt Modified car. Spent alot of my weekends racing and hopping-up RC-10's to go...
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Welcome to the club, enjoy the pool of talent and humor here!!!!!!! :lol:
I saw a documentary style show about the making of 300 on the history channel the other day, looks awesome. I can't wait until it comes out on VHS. :lol:
I was cutting a piece of scrap CF with my Dremel for about 30-60 seconds, before I realized and put on a mask. I was cutting for 5 minutes or so after I put on the mask, then I wore it for another 10+ minutes. I was in my Store (Med sized mobile...
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I've cut hours and hours of CF and have never worn a mask.
i'm sure carbon fiber dust in your lungs is not really that good.
for real, tiny little particles of silicon can be in your lungs for years before symptoms show up and the scar tissue...
Guys, I am back... just not 100%. Only have internet at work (I am staying in a hotel mind you for a couple months). Work is not going to provide a lap top at least until the beginning of the month, think I am going to just buy one. When I am not...
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To be honest, renting I don't think is a bad thing. There is to much crap that you have to worry and buy or keep buying when you own a house. I remember when I first moved to Michigan, I saved soooo much money living in an apartment and I made then...
Is it possible to reduce the level of automation on registration of new members? the latest one seems to have a particularly inappropriate name that would not have been accepted by a reviewing moderator. This might be to much work as I don’t know...
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Ya, well... certifications exist to acquire jobs, not knowledge :lol:
Without actually using the stuff you learn it goes away pretty quickly. At least for me.
Can you send a PM to the suspicious ones maybe occasionally, just to be sure they're not lurking enthusiasts ... :?
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phpBB seems especially susceptible to this stuff. vBulletin doesn't seem to have any issues with it?
Of course, phpBB is free and vBulletin is far from free...
LAST WEEK AT the tamiya race one of the guys there told me to go to an old hobby shop for old rc10 parts well it was like walking in time, there was so much white plastic there i bought it all, and tons of old bodies and such im gonna run up there...
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They list pure-tech as s manufacturer, but no link to a product page. Could you check to see if they have any velcro battery straps?
I'd gladly buy a couple of the ones with the mounts for the rc10/jrx2
I'll try emailing them too.
Thanks,
-Anthony
My better half is getting a little concerned that I have now collected 20 toy cars in the last 3 months (26 actually :D she don't see everything :wink: ). I am having difficulty explaining the difference between want and need, she wants a new hand...
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i face the same problems when it comes to guns
nothing RC or gun is a need
BUT
i would say the major component of the want / need issue is the variable of availabilty.
do u need a rc10 b4? no you can u can get one tomorrow.
when a mip 4x4 kit...
i was sitting at my bench, and i was looking at the instruction sheet for my 8080 rpm kit. not for any good reason, just something to do. at the bottom of the sheet it says:
THANKS FOR PURCHASING R.P.M. PRODUCTS! All of our molded parts are...
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Lifetime warranty =.....
Well it could mean that if you complain that you broke a part, they WILL come and KILL you for breaking their parts.........
:lol:
Just out of curiosity, has anybody here ever broken a RPM Part? I know I haven't, at...
HI IM SCOTT AND AM AN RC10 AHOLIC. I JUST FOUND THIS SITE FROM SOMEONE I SOLD SOMETHING TOO ON EBAY AND METIONED THIS SITE, I ALSO NOTICED A COUPLE OF PEOPLE FROM IL WELL I JUT WANTED TO SAY HI. AND ALSO WEBSENSE DOESNT BLOCK ME FROM HERE AT WORK SO...
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Nice bike. The 955 was third on my list behind the Zx12r and the Hyabusa back in '01. I bought the Ninja.
i dont drink much, in those rare times when i do drink i rarely ever get past 2 drinks before i switch to cokes or water. it just doesnt mix well with me and i dont really enjoy the feeling of being drunk like i used too. i can literally count on...
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well, if there was one good thing about last night, it was getting this on the way out the door.
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nice funny drunky story Hoop, you finally got that one for a cool price, with gold Kyosho shocks and rear chassis brace, mmmmmh!
Hello guys. After many months of being a (I hope) welcome guest I'm off the bench and in the game. I am usually not one to join in but y'all seem to be having fun with it and I'm up for that! I bought my first 10 used around '87. Had a lot of fun...
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Can be done but you would need a mould making with the kickup in it, a mould costs into the region of £250 :cry: then the cost of laying up the carbon fibre fabric onto the mould, so i basic sheet would be in the region of £70-£80 plus the one off...
I have an idea :idea: and I think it could be a laugh and maybe make a great thread/storey.
I thought I would take a photo of my basher shell on a chassis somewhere of interest (nice scenery or location of interest or fun), post the pick, then send...
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Im in. I think Im the eastern most person here. I got a good backdrop in mind that might be cool. :wink:
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