How to build, original or with quality of life improvements

[JosephS]

I have a build that sort of organically grew. I have been collecting parts for an early Edinger runner.

The chassis was anodized before I know what I was doing. The rest of the parts are mostly NIP with some Cadillac header cards.

I am still missing one pair of notched shock pistons.

I also wound up with a number of option parts that are quality of life improvement, such as the track master long diff shaft and Losi ball bearing diff tube.

The electronics are all going to be slightly newer with a Novak receiver, nesc4 and futaba s148 with a blue label and he batteries.

The body is a husting(maybe) painted striped one.

Should I build with as much nos as possible or with some of the extra?


I think this will be the only 6 gear I keep so not likely to build a second one.

How do you all decide?

[Frankentruck]

The chassis was transfixed before I know what was doing.

Big word confuse me. What happened to the chassis?

[GoMachV]

I think transfixed is how you feel after you take your car to Aamco

[Frankentruck]

It feels like one of my duct tape, "There, I fixed it" moments.

[JosephS]

I think transfixed is how you feel after you take your car to Aamco

Your dealings with Aamco have been better than mine.

[JosephS]

The chassis was transfixed before I know what was doing.

Big word confuse me. What happened to the chassis?

I am not even remotely sure how autocorrect got transfixed from ::anodized::

[GoMachV]

Your dealings with Aamco have been better than mine.

At Ford we used to say Aamco stood for All Automatics Must Come Out

[1911Colt]

Aamco projecting:

[XLR8]

Thankfully, we don't all drive EV's or AAMCO wouldn't even exist.
I'll let that thought sink in.

Okay, sorry, back to the Joseph's question.
I like to build with what I have at the moment, then go back and replace parts as they become available. I really don't like having boxes of parts setting around when I know I have enough to build a car.

[Dangeruss]

Autocorrect has a knack for making perfectly healthy people sound like they're having a stroke.

XLR8 makes a good point... if it's tore down in a box waiting on parts, it isn't a runner.

I'm a big proponent of envisioning what you want the end result to be, then building to meet that vision. For a shelfer, I'd go all in on a period correct restoration. For a runner, I'd lean towards sprinkling in period-ish hop ups for reliability and ease of construction/maintenance. If I was stuck, I'd ask the question, "What would make me the happiest"... and then I'd do that.

[JosephS]

Autocorrect has a knack for making perfectly healthy people sound like they're having a stroke.

XLR8 makes a good point... if it's tore down in a box waiting on parts, it isn't a runner.

I'm a big proponent of envisioning what you want the end result to be, then building to meet that vision. For a shelfer, I'd go all in on a period correct restoration. For a runner, I'd lean towards sprinkling in period-ish hop ups for reliability and ease of construction/maintenance. If I was stuck, I'd ask the question, "What would make me the happiest"... and then I'd do that.

This is good guide. I was trying to make a way to experience driving the first RC10 with hopups available, as much as I could afford.
As I started writing this up I have a bunch of changes some are 84 catalog and some not.

So the servo and receiver are futaba j plug versions of the early parts ner2x and futaba s148 vs 2s and s48
The transmitter is a magnum senior FP-3PG
I have a machined RRP cover for the bearing adapter

The shock shafts are 'Cromed' but I am using a 1.02 in the rear vs the 1.32 since these were in the earliest catalog I have.


I already have a lot of 'option' parts. Though it seems that none of them are in the drivetrain,or can be easily pulled. I think I will stick with the original parts since I went through effort to find the parts Edinger tagged packages for most of the build.

I wasn't able to source the no hex ball cups, 1 set of notched pistons, Edinger rear tires, or the no stamp chassis.

I'll just have some parts around that won't be part of any build.