RC12i Restore ****Finished!****

[GoMachV]

Nice wax job, rook!

Looking great, sure wish my white parts were still white
What did you do to polish up the motor?

[PlastiZapCA+]

Nice work on the motor's can

Thanks man! Since I couldn't find a mod motor I had to make it look fast.

[PlastiZapCA+]

Nice wax job, rook!

Looking great, sure wish my white parts were still white
What did you do to polish up the motor?

Thanks gomachav! I still like your black 12i. It looks right to me.

To polish up the motor can I used fine steel wool dipped in Mother's metal polish. After cleaning off all the gunk with the steel wool and polish I used plain paper towels to polish out the impurities. I'm not sure why, but paper towels work much better than cloth for polishing metal. I just kept polishing until I was satisfied. It's still not perfect, but I can live with it. It runs great too! If you look on page three of my 12E resto you can see some of the stuff I use for metal polishing.

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Speaking of metal polishing.

[Charlie don't surf]

Nice work on the motor's can

Thanks man! Since I couldn't find a mod motor I had to make it look fast.

if it don't go fast.......chrome it!!!!


Seriously though, regardless of perfect originality of parts finishes etc- this is very much a great restoration! Hurry up on that IFS!!!

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Nice work on the motor's can

Thanks man! Since I couldn't find a mod motor I had to make it look fast.

if it don't go fast.......chrome it!!!!


Seriously though, regardless of perfect originality of parts finishes etc- this is very much a great restoration! Hurry up on that IFS!!!

Thanks Charlie! I hope to get the IFS together by the end of the week. It had some kind of grease smeared on it which yellowed pretty good. I'm thinking one more week of soaking in peroxide out in the sun should do it. The shock will get the polish treatment and full rebuild. I like my cars sleek and clean. Can't wait!

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Coming soon! A fully functional RC12i. Full photo shoot and video to follow.

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With the exception of a body this car is done! I ran it in our conference room at work last night and had a blast! Really couldn't open up the throttle on it as there's just not enough room up there ,but the difference between this car and the 12e is obvious. The handling is impressive and she has a tight turn radius thanks to that IFS up front.


Here she is!

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And a poorly shot and edited video of me doing stupid things with a rare car.

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[GoMachV]

Omg when I first saw the car move I thought you were on asphalt! I about died! When I saw it was carpet I was OK again lol

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Omg when I first saw the car move I thought you were on asphalt! I about died! When I saw it was carpet I was OK again lol

Never! That gives me the chills just thinking about it. This car will probably never touch the ground or carpet again after this.

I just picked up this parts car for my carbon fiber 12e experiment. I found a track that runs 1/12 races so I need a runner now. I think half of it's junk but it has some good parts I can use like the rear axle and motor mounts. Might try an experiment by adding a front suspension like you did.

[GoMachV]

I have a couple weight saver replica upper and lower chassis if you shoot me your address I'll get one out to ya.Then you will have a solid runner without the guilt

You have to promise to take pics and video tho

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I have a couple weight saver replica upper and lower chassis if you shoot me your address I'll get one out to ya.Then you will have a solid runner without the guilt

You have to promise to take pics and video tho

Yes! PM sent.