Gold pan itch! Time to scratch!

[ptlcb1]

After many months of staring at it, or it staring at me, I've decided to get my RC-10 out and get it running again. I also have to thank, delsami, for his knowledge and passion for the old school RC-10! What was pretty interesting about del is that is old school RC-10 is a replica of the Cliff Lett car that was featured in, I believe it was RC Car Action years ago with the cut down chassis and such! He was surprised when I pulled out that very article, which is in just as good of shape as my RC-10!

I also want to thank, i guess, maybe curse would be a better word, lol, all of you guys for causing me to miss out on a great deal of sleep, with all the info that is here! I would have never thought there could be this much info, to this day, about this awesome RC car! Me and my wallet are so happy that I didnt discover this site years ago!

The short version of how I ended up buying my RC-10, is, my younger brother bought a Tamiya Subaru brat, waaaaaay back in the day, i believe late 80s. Then he got a Hornet. I got tired of driving his, and wanting something different, I bought a Marui Hunter! Years later, I wanted to step it up, so I got my first and only RC-10!

[jon burrows]

Welcome to the forum! Im a newbie myself and, as you already know, the amount of information here is astonishing! as well a bunch of friendly & helpful members.
first off, beautiful caddy! it doesnt look like its gonna take much to get that running again, as far as i can see from the pictures, its a really good starting point. check this thread out, it will brighten that nylon like you wouldnt believe:

http://www.rc10talk.com/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=14978

i actually cracked up that you'd curse everybody, because i said to myself the exact same thing right after finding this forum . I was a perfectly happy, late 30 something reformed rc addict for 20 years, and thanks to rc10talk, ive blown mucho mucho dineiro and am back on the horse again !!! lol

I will offer you the same advice I was given by a fellow member when I joined "welcome, now hand your wallet over to your better half for safe keeping" lol
good luck with your project, and enjoy!

jb

[THEYTOOKMYTHUMB]

You gotta shave, the shampoo doesn't work.

Seriously though, I really like the body on that. Welcome.

[oldmanian]

I love those old futaba ESC's it's total nostalgia for me. Back in the day it was the only ESC I could afford..... there wasn't any internet to buy used so I had two or three of those Futabas.....
Good luck with the build, you've landed in the right place for help and inspiration!!

[ptlcb1]

Welcome to the forum! Im a newbie myself and, as you already know, the amount of information here is astonishing! as well a bunch of friendly & helpful members.
first off, beautiful caddy! it doesnt look like its gonna take much to get that running again, as far as i can see from the pictures, its a really good starting point. check this thread out, it will brighten that nylon like you wouldnt believe:

http://www.rc10talk.com/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=14978

i actually cracked up that you'd curse everybody, because i said to myself the exact same thing right after finding this forum . I was a perfectly happy, late 30 something reformed rc addict for 20 years, and thanks to rc10talk, ive blown mucho mucho dineiro and am back on the horse again !!! lol

I will offer you the same advice I was given by a fellow member when I joined "welcome, now hand your wallet over to your better half for safe keeping" lol
good luck with your project, and enjoy!

jb

LOL! Thanks for the welcome! Yea, my accountant, i.e. my wallet, would have been very thin for years had I found this site years ago! Im blown away by all the info here! Since joining, I have read many threads and I can tell by the conversations, that there are a bunch of really great guys here! That makes the time experience here all the more special!

Thanks for listing that thread about making the nylons white again! I currently have the rear end disassembled, except for the stealth tranny, and I will be giving the nylons a bath very soon! I will be taking pics before and after.

It shouldnt take much to get it running again. The rear tires have dry rotted, so Im going to do the B4 conversion to run more modern tires. The front end I will be keeping stock.

The stealth trans still spins pretty good. Is there any little tricks to get it to free spin longer, less friction?

Initially, I will use the Reedy Comp Stock motor that is pictured. The stock set-up will be more than enough to get my driving skills back, atleast the few skills that I had way back then.

I had to buy a new battery charger and another battery pack, so I will have to solder the connectors.

After that I think I will be good to go! We use to have a small dirt track in the backyard back in the day. I may have to borrow my buddy's tiller and re-create it! I cant see running it on carpet indoor. For me, my RC-10 and a natural dirt track just seems right!

[ptlcb1]

You gotta shave, the shampoo doesn't work.

Seriously though, I really like the body on that. Welcome.

Then shaving it will be!

The body was my very first attempt at painting. It turned out way better than I thought it was going to.