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Well, if this keeps going, we'll need a forum just for A&L's. What is there to say, I personally think it is the greatest conversion for the RC10 (don't tell my dually I said that). Way to go Mr. Lane.

Here are a few pics of mine:

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The motor is a B&R off-road modified 19x1, the tranny has all balls and the metal idlers, ESC is a Novak 1x, Litesink motor mount, the rear rims are aluminum outers and the fronts I had new in the package, but busted them out to try to compliment the back. The rims I wanted to use (MIPs) would not fit the back. Once I am done modding them, the tires and rims will change. But the fronts are my favorite knobbies and they are brand spanky. I taped everything down that did not have a mounting hole. Chassis in perfect. I still have a few details, the mount has to be cut so the tranny brace/motor protector can be mounted. The tranny case is temporary. One day, I will come across another perfect white 6 gear.

There are other details but I have rambled on.
Thanks to Aconsola for the kick-up. That pulled it all together.
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Post by aconsola »

looks great!
did you screw the antenna mount to the rx case from the inside or are you really good at balancing? :D
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another nice one. :)

maybe i should knuckle down and get mine done. one day. :lol:

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aconsola wrote:looks great!
did you screw the antenna mount to the rx case from the inside or are you really good at balancing? :D
-Anthony
It's all in the hips. :lol: No I popped the top and tapped through the cover, just next to 2 big caps and bolted it in. I just could not bring myself to put a hole in that chassis.
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Post by Mr2.4T »

It's so cool to see the B&R motor on there. That is the motor we had to use when I raced back in like 90'-91'. We had 17 turn motors though. I still have a couple but they are plain worn out. Great lookin car BTW.

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Mr2.4T wrote:It's so cool to see the B&R motor on there. That is the motor we had to use when I raced back in like 90'-91'. We had 17 turn motors though. I still have a couple but they are plain worn out. Great lookin car BTW.
Thanks. I picked this motor up on the bay for $10. The only soldering done to it when I got it was the resistors. I would bet it had never been used. I'll have to fire it up once or twice though just to hear that all metal 6 gear whine.
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Post by RichieRich »

Fantastic work. I like it. Did you use titanium turnbuckles up front? I used to have that same B&R motor. I lent it too my brother, then someone stole it from him. :( That was a pretty good little motor.
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Post by Synergy »

I don't know much about period correctness but to me this one looks the most authentic of all the A&Ls I have seen, I think it's the white parts that does it. 8)
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RichieRich wrote:Did you use titanium turnbuckles up front?
they look like Ti Tecnacraft turnbuckles, veddy nice, my favourites with the old style Lunsford.

Nice buggy dude, it seems that the electronic period correctness is spreading like a virus here 8)
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Thanks guys for the comments. One thinng I was worried about was the HUGE rpm ball cups. But they are just sooo sweet looking, I had to use them. I let a set of aluminum front rims that match the back get away today. Maybe next time. I post some more pics when I get the top done and finish the rest.
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Post by Daryl Lane »

These are all really looking GREAT :D :shock: 8)

Tadracket yours is looking great - love to see all the different finishing touches! I need to do some web pages for these...where can I fit that in my time blocks?.... :?
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