rc10 help needed

[FranchizeOG]

Hey All,
Just recently was given this vintage RC10. Appears to have a body conversion kit. It is running but esc is a little flaky going reverse. I never owned the RC10 back in the late 80's, early 90's when i was an avid rc'er but always wanted one. Mainly a Tamiya truck guy.(BLackfoot, monster beetle, hi lux monster racer, king cab). Picked up a couple tamiya Re-releases within the last couple years so this project is a score in my mind. I was hoping some people could help with some basic questions.

any info you can gather from the pictures would be appreciated.
model, year, etc

Is there a link for the users manual somewhere?
Is it easy to get parts for restorations?
How difficult would it be to go back to the stock buggy style body?
I always hear about stealth transmission. Would this have that?

Thanks in advance

[XLR8]

Hello and welcome to the forums.

It's difficult to see the tranny in your photos but it appears that your car is an earlier RC10 and likely has a 6-gear transmission.
Go here to see the full history.
https://www.rc10talk.com/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=13059
It doesn't appear to be heavily modified so it won't be difficult to re-fit an original style body and wing.
Ebay, OldRC, etc. are your best sources for parts. AE has discontinued this car (both the original and the re-released version) so new parts are becoming scarce.
If you planning to run the car, you'll want to fit it with ball bearings - if it doesn't already have them.
Here's a copy of the manual
http://oldrc.com/AssociatedFiles/rc10_manual.pdf
I have a car like yours that's close to original (6-gear, short arm, etc.) that I run in the backyard dirt track - lots of smiles.