This was not a great build. I wouldn’t recommend this kit to anyone that doesn’t already have an rc10 collection.
The instructions are poor, all of the descriptive text from the original is gone. The pictures are ok, but the text would really be necessary for a first time build.
The plastics are problematic. Nylon has a a lot less friction than the clear plastic in the kit. This makes the screws very difficult to drive as the parts were designed for a different material. For most of the parts you can get by. For the set screws on the front arms you can not. These absolutely have to be pre-tapped. The set screw for one of the arms got so stuck that my handlers driver snapped at the bit.
The diagrams for the tie-rods are not to 1:1 scale.
The instructions call for the liberal use of lock-tite and there are reports from Facebook that it makes the plastics brittle.
You are only given exactly enough parts to build the kit. I lost an e-clip. Roll pin, and a retaining clip on my build. Since associated doesn’t offer any of the hardware I would have been 100% out of luck if I didn’t already have a collection of those parts.
It does look nice and I bought this as a shelf decoration. I’ll need to fix up the camber links.
All of the metal parts are 1:1 interchangeable with the Cadillac parts I had. They used different bushing in the rear outer hubs that eliminated the need for the cone washer.
The tires , body and stickers look and feel great. I don’t see any problems with the chassis pieces(but I haven’t assembled them)
The instructions show the ball cups as half hex, but they are full hex in my kit. I am not a fan of these cups but they look quite good and vintage.
The kit looks great. If someone were to take the time to polish the parts until they were clear it would be a next level look. I think that would really show off the internal of the transmission.
I’ve got a body for it on the way.
Looking good!
