Need help with my rc10 worlds build

[covell2]

Hey guys whats up? Just starting to get my parts together for next years vintage nationals ride. Looking for the rpm front shock tower, or a template that I can make my own from, rpm worlds rear bulkhead and the guide for cutting the chassis. Any help would be great.

[scr8p]

fibrelyte makes a worlds front tower.

http://www.fibre-lyte.co.uk/

i have tracings of the rpm front and rear worlds towers, too. if you'd want them to make your own, pm me your address and i'll send you a copy.

i think bill cline has some rpm worlds bulkheads in his ebay store.

[covell2]

Thanks scr8p you got pm

[scr8p]

ya know............ with the way your car ran at the nats, i'd be showing up with the same one. no sense in reinventing the wheel.

[covell2]

yup thought about that too. but...... It is just something I want to try. I think there is room for improvement in the steering and suspension departments. Would like to have it done to test at my home track before the nats.

[scr8p]

i plan on running the same car i used. i didn't have a whole lot of time to play with it before the races started, being as though i only got there saturday morning. i'm pretty sure i can get it better. i know my off-road driving skills need some help though.

[covell2]

your car is sweet for sure. when I drove clines car I could tell it had a bunch of potential, but I think he was using the t2 front tower. think it tips in the shocks to much at the top making the car loose, but I cant remember what tires he was using on the rear as this could have caused this problem too.

[scr8p]

my car handled pretty good, but landing off the jumps was a different story. it definatly needs smaller pistons and heavier oil. when i put the car togther, i didn't compensate for the different geometery of my rear suspension compared to a standard rc10. so it was a bit too soft. and at the track, i didn't have enough time to get it right.

another thing i want to do is make a new rear tower so i can lay the tops of the rear shock inward. the way i modified the 10t tower i used, it's not an option.

[Brandon G]

There is a composite craft reat shock tower on the bay as we speak.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Composite-Craft-RC10T-Graphite-Rear-Shock-Tower-VINTAGE_W0QQitemZ140284223718QQihZ004QQcategoryZ34061QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[scr8p]

the only reason i ended up using the 10t tower was because i had planned on seibenslammin' the body. then i decided not to. but, i already had a brand new rpm 10t rear bulkhead on the chassis, and didn't want to open up a new buggy one, too. so, i ended up chopping the 10t tower down to buggy height. i would've had to add a bunch of external limiters if i hadn't. the problem is there's not enough width on the tower where the shocks mount to lay them inwards. maybe a little bit, but not much. so, i'm either gonna custom make a whole new one, or i'll need to swap out the truck bulkhead in favor of one for the buggy so i can use a standard buggy tower. or maybe i'll make an rpm worlds tower. who knows. i got some time to figure it out.

[ThomasH]

I have am going down to see Martin this week so if you want anything from fibrelyte I will be happy to get it made up and posted to you.

[covell2]

still think your car is one of the best looking restomods i have seen scr8p.

[scr8p]

thanks. aeiou and myself spend a lot of time trying to get that old school/new school setup to pan out.

david (Asso_man) through a similar setup in one of his cars for a big race, and it seemed to work very well for him (1st place ). i just wish my car would've had a better maiden voyage. but, it'll be back to try again next year.

[Asso_man!]

thanks. aeiou and myself spend a lot of time trying to get that old school/new school setup to pan out.

david (Asso_man) through a similar setup in one of his cars for a big race, and it seemed to work very well for him (1st place ). i just wish my car would've had a better maiden voyage. but, it'll be back to try again next year.

Yup, you can have a look at it here: http://www.rc10talk.com/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=1649&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=60

and by the way, I will run it again this Saturday against modern cars on carpet, I'll add lots of pics, vids and full report...