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Re: Snagged my first RC10
Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 4:28 pm
by mark
Looks like a good deal! I'm still looking for mine
Re: Snagged my first RC10
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 2:54 pm
by stampede_dude
And here she is:
Barely a scratch on the bottom...once I clean this baby up, it's going on the shelf for sure. It's my first time handling one of these buggies, and it simply amazes me how technologically advanced they were in 1984.
Re: Snagged my first RC10
Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2009 9:48 pm
by stampede_dude
Took the front end apart today, these old trucks are quite a bit more complicated than I thought, the steering especially
This restoration is going to be slow and easy, but I hope it will be nice and minty when I get done. The wheels have already been polished once, with a few more times to go.
Re: Snagged my first RC10
Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2009 10:52 pm
by Cooperd82
i love takin these to the track with me and people going wow whats that. only a few older guys spot these right off. even a few that remeber these forget what they were like under the shell outa the box. Even if im not gona run it, still nice to bring along for their heritage
Re: Snagged my first RC10
Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2009 2:33 am
by stampede_dude
$50 or so later, I have a FT screw kit coming, along with all the parts I could buy to make the front end basically new.