Bought this at Wold's House of Hobbies, in Dublin, CA, along with the radio and all of the upgrades.
The last time I ran this, a rock damaged an MIP Shiny CVD, it has sat like this for nearly two decades now:
The CVD was cracked and one of the pin holes was stretched out, with no hope for a repair. I ordered what was said to be a vintage replacement from eBay, and it was homemade, no where near MIP quality. It was looking bad for this old GT, with no hope for a replacement CVD, anywhere in site.
But then... an amazingly kind and generous user here on this very forum, saw my other thread regarding my damaged CVD, he PM'd me, and proceeded to make me an offer I couldn't believe was still possible in 2023!
What could this be? Certainly packaged with care.
excellent packaging, got here in perfect condition.
Cracked vintage MIP Shiny CVD on the left, nearly new one on the right that was just received:
SO stoked! The new CVD is an exact match, and in perfect working order, still can't believe there was one of these out there - a real and Genuine MIP Shiny CVD, not an eBay homemade look-alike. Thank you so much, RE!! - from JSB.
eBay was able to fill in the rest of the damaged replacement, with a new MIP CVD rebuild kit:
Also picked up an RC10 GT stainless hardware kit, as there looks to be more than a few damaged/stripped screws on the bottom.
Have two like new engines that are gummed up with after-run, but they turn. Just need to be rebuilt.
Never painted the stock body, always ran aftermarket bodies. This is the body that was left on it last when it was shelved with a missing wheel, for two decades.
I'll be restoring this GT, and then putting it on the shelf. Haven't decided what to do about the stock body just yet. More to come.
Is there a trick to removing and installing roll pins, without damaging the shaft or pin? Thanks!
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