RC10GT restoration project

[justinspeed79]

Also got a brand new #6131 body for it. Does anyone know what the body colors are from the original box? The one I am really wondering about is the red, it looks like candy maybe?

[scr8p]

i think if it was candy, i'd be a little darker. unless it's backed with white. i'm thinking that pactra bright red. maybe.

[justinspeed79]

Well, I still haven't figured out for sure what color it is, and now I am having second thoughts about the whole box-art idea anyway. I figured since the truck isn't in perfect condition the box-art thing may be kind of pointless. Not sure yet what I'm gonna do, but I am going to work on putting this truck back together tomorrow along with both of my buggies.

[justinspeed79]

I've made some progress with this truck since my last post.

I decided to go with the Protoform Rambunctious GT body. I just need to find the old add that had the white and purple Rambuctious GT in it. I always loved the look of that body in that add.

I finally scored a NIB #7066 kit, so I am going to do the box art thing on that one.

This pic was taken a while ago. The truck has original narrow fronts, and something that resembles original rears on it now. I also put some white shock collars on it, along with white nylon nuts, shock ends, and bushings. I changed the springs to blue just for aesthetics. I added a six gear white spur gear. I would love to get an original white spur gear for it, but I think they may be the rarest Associated part there is these days.

[klavy69]

I've made some progress with this truck since my last post.

I would love to get an original white spur gear for it, but I think they may be the rarest Associated part there is these days.

Justin,
Lookin good...glad to see you are getting something rc related done at about the same rate I get things done

and since you don't get back to people about white spur gears....
Todd

[justinspeed79]

and since you don't get back to people about white spur gears....
Todd

Hmmm, I must have forgot about this. Sorry. I don't have any if that's what you are asking. Shoot me a PM.

[klavy69]

No...I told you I had one for you but actually had a NIP and a lightly used one sitting in the box-o-parts...been at least ten months ago or so. PM'd you several times but I guess life got in the way ...happens all the time here too. GT is lookin good and glad you still have some time to commit to the rc habit too.
Todd

[justinspeed79]

I don't remember that. Something must have gone wrong or something, if I had known you had white spur gears I would have been all over them. I have been searching for white spur gears for years, had to buy a whole kit just to get one lol... Do you still have them?

[klavy69]

NIP went to a local trader who just HAD to have it for his old truck of his dads and then ebayed it a week later but think I still have the lightly used one...I know it was in really good shape. Looked like it might've had a tank of fuel on the whole truck that it came off of. I'll drop you a pm when I get to finding it.
Todd

[justinspeed79]

Cool, let me know. Lightly used would be perfect for this truck. Thanks.

[Charlie don't surf]

I got one NIP, feel free to PM me--, and some other NIP(white) GT stuff

[justinspeed79]

I got one NIP, feel free to PM me--, and some other NIP(white) GT stuff

Cool, thanks man!

PM coming....

[Charlie don't surf]

I demand to see what this truck looks like now- updates???

[justinspeed79]

Actually, noting new since I posted that last pic except that I did get some dog bones in it. I haven't been able to bring myself to opening that spur I got from you you. It's just so perfect, and still in the package, you know..... I would really like to find a nice used one for this truck, and save that new one for my blue tub build, if I ever get all the parts to build that one, that is. I was thinking about tearing this one back apart and giving it the peroxide treatment. It looks pretty good as is, but I just did a bunch of other parts with the peroxide, and now I know that it could look better. That peroxide trick is the best thing to happen since sliced bread.

I think I will put this one back on the RC to-do list and give it a peroxide bath. It needs a good washing anyway. I'll post some pics when I put it back together.

[pattywagon34]

very nice, another member who is in to the Rc10GT too
i have a few, one is modded pretty good.i get all kinds of funky looks when i take it down to the local track. its a shame the rc10GT is not as popular as it used to be. ill always be a huge fan of the GT