TC's RC10 Project X (now with build list)

[Toasted Coastie]

So I practice painted a shell las night, and I think I might be confident enough to do the one in the picture, or I might just keep the practice shell!



Not the best quality. I put two thin sprays of silver, then coated the rest blue. Silver pops with some blue in the light really well. Taping this thing is a horror show, and I give huge kudos to all of you painters on here with the superstar pain jobs. Going to take a long time of trying before I get to that level....

I'll try to get better pictures up later tonight (amongst other things, I have class tonight)

[Toasted Coastie]

Grabbed a Viper shell on of my favorite LHS' tonight. Going to try that scheme this weekend.

[Toasted Coastie]

So I didn't like those shocks, and didn't want to mess with them anymore, so I took a set of 3Racing blue and silver shocks (like the ones I have on the Yokomo) and found that they are almost the exact same size as the original shocks. They are sold as Kyosho Lazer ZX-5 shocks

and they look SO MUCH BETTER on the car than the other shocks. More like they belong. They also slam the tub down a little bit.

I'll try and get pictures up tonight. I have a MIP CVA rebuild kit coming to fix the CVA I busted the other day testing it out.

I cut the cover and put it on. Hindsight being 20/20, I wouldn't have cut it the way I did. I will post a picture of that as well. Just waiting on 2 more items from Fibre Lyte, and I can wrap this one up mechanical wise and work on the viper shell.

[Toasted Coastie]

So here is where I am at. Besides the fine tuning of the front and back wheels, the MIP CVA rebuild kit, two items from Fibre Lyte and painting the Viper body, this baby is done.

Front with cover on. The front end looks a little low in these pictures, and the rear end a little high. I think if I move the front shocks in one hole, it will be good. The rear springs are a bit short, so it sits a little lower with the battery, making the stance a little more even. I will have to revisit that I think. However the stance isn't as aggressive as the other shocks.











I am having trouble adjusting the rear wheels, the turnbuckle is too long. I ordered some 1.125" turnbuckles. Should get them next week.

[vintage88]

in the words of ace ventura (B-E-A-UTIFUL) LOL it looks amazing i cant wait to get mine so i can start prepping and building something awesome and thanks again for all the help

[Toasted Coastie]

in the words of ace ventura (B-E-A-UTIFUL) LOL it looks amazing i cant wait to get mine so i can start prepping and building something awesome and thanks again for all the help

Sweet. I will post a complete build list this weekend. I know I did some things (probably a lot) differently that a few others on here...

[Seabass]

Where did these come from? You are the only other person I have seen with something like this. I machined some for my buggy I recently built.

The car looks good.

[Toasted Coastie]

Where did these come from? You are the only other person I have seen with something like this. I machined some for my buggy I recently built.

The car looks good.

They are actually just spacers, not milled mounts. I took those shocks off, they were way to big.

those mount/spacers you milled are pretty friggen sweet though!

[tecnica2001]

Awesome build, I specially like the color combo that you're using....

One question though, are you using the GT rear hubs with B44 front CVDs??

[Toasted Coastie]

Awesome build, I specially like the color combo that you're using....

One question though, are you using the GT rear hubs with B44 front CVDs??

B44 Rear CVA kit with 1.5 GT Rear Hubs. I still need to get my part list together and post it up. I was working on a PowerPoint for it before the computer I was using STB.

[Toasted Coastie]

Purchased:

RC10 Car (Want Ads) $100
Powder Coating Semi Gloss Black (New Era Models) $30
ASC1207 B3 FT Turnbuckle Set (Tower) $24.39
ASC9706 B4 FT Battery Post Blue (Tower) $4.79
ASC9594 B4 FT Battery Strap CF (Tower) $12.99
ASC1787 B4 FT Battery Strap Screws (Tower) $6.69
ASC9623 B4 FT In Line Axle Blue (Tower) $7.19
ASC9580 B4 25* Caster Block (Black) (Tower) $2.89
ASC9622 B4 Hinge Pin Set (Tower) $3.89
ASC7207 Truck Front Bulkhead (Black) (Tower) $4.79
ASC9756 B44 Rear CVA Kit (Tower) $26.99
Acer Ceramic Bearing 3/16X1/2 (2) (Tower) $31.96
ASC9608 Rear Axle Wheel Spacer (Tower) $3.89
Tower Hobbies 224 receiver (Tower) $18.99
ASC1414 1.125” FT Turnbuckles (Blue)(Tower) $8.59
Reedy/XP Brushless 4900KV Combo (Hobby Etc) $103.19
ASC6160 ProTech Buggy Body (Hobby Etc) $12.00
ASC6121 Viper Body (Hobby Etc) $12.00
ASC6186 Large Wing (Hobby Etc) $4.02
ASC6193B FT Wing Buttons Blue (Hobby Etc) $4.54
Team Blue Star Shocks Titanium (Team Blue Star) $44.95
Fibre-Lyte RC10-02/-03 Shock Towers Carbon Fiber $45.05
2701Klein Front Replacement A-Arm X2(Dynotech) $18.00
2700Klein Rear Replacement A-Arm X2 (Dynotech) $18.00
ASC1779 Associated Servo Mounts (eHobbies) $12.99
ASC1780 Associated Shock Bushing (eHobbies) $5.99
Fibre-Lyte RC10-01 (RPM) Shock Tower Carbon Fiber $16.85
Fibre-Lyte RC10-05 Transmission Brace(Fibre-Lyte) $5.53
Fibre-Lyte RC10-11 Battery Strap (Fibre-Lyte) $10.73

eBay:

RC10GT Steering Bellcrank Blue $21.90
RC10 Carbon Fiber Worlds Shock Tower F/R $35.00
ASC9577 B4 FT Inline Steering Blocks Black $4.65
JConcepts 3306 Rulux Wheels (Rear) White $13.00
JConcepts 3305 Rulux Wheels (Front) White $11.00
ASC7013 RC10GT Nose Tubes Blue $4.13
RC10GT Nose Plate $17.88
RPM70272 Carriers w/o Ball Bearings RC10GT $5.88
RC10 Stealth Transmission w/MIP Lightdrives $59.50
ASC7208 Front Bulkhead Brace RC10GT $1.20
RC10 Wheel Nuts Blue Bean Knockoffs X2 $3.00
RPM RC10 Mini Bumper $2.99
Kyosho Lazer ZX 5 Aluminum Threaded Shock Dampers $24.99

Final Part List:

ASC1207 B3 FT Turnbuckle Set (Tower) $24.39
ASC9706 B4 FT Battery Post Blue (Tower) $4.79
ASC1787 B4 FT Battery Strap Screws (Tower) $6.69
ASC9623 B4 FT In Line Axle Blue (Tower) $7.19
ASC9580 B4 25* Caster Block (Black) (Tower) $2.89
ASC9622 B4 Hinge Pin Set (Tower) $3.89
ASC7207 Truck Front Bulkhead (Black) (Tower) $4.79
ASC9756 B44 Rear CVA Kit (Tower) $26.99
Acer Ceramic Bearing 3/16X1/2 (2) (Tower) $31.96
ASC9608 Rear Axle Wheel Spacer (Tower) $3.89
Tower Hobbies 224 receiver (Tower) $18.99
ASC1414 1.125” FT Turnbuckles (Blue)(Tower) $8.59
Reedy/XP Brushless 4900KV Combo (Hobby Etc) $103.19
ASC6160 ProTech Buggy Body (Hobby Etc) $12.00
ASC6121 Viper Body (Hobby Etc) $12.00
ASC6186 Large Wing (Hobby Etc) $4.02
ASC6193B FT Wing Buttons Blue (Hobby Etc) $4.54
Fibre-Lyte RC10-02/-03 Shock Towers Carbon Fiber $45.05*
2701Klein Front Replacement A-Arm X2(Dynotech) $18.00
2700Klein Rear Replacement A-Arm X2 (Dynotech) $18.00
ASC1779 Associated Servo Mounts (eHobbies) $12.99
Fibre-Lyte RC10-01 (RPM) Shock Tower Carbon Fiber $16.85
Fibre-Lyte RC10-05 Transmission Brace(Fibre-Lyte) $5.53
Fibre-Lyte RC10-11 Battery Strap (Fibre-Lyte) $10.73
RC10GT Steering Bellcrank Blue $21.90
ASC9577 B4 FT Inline Steering Blocks Black $4.65
JConcepts 3306 Rulux Wheels (Rear) White $13.00
JConcepts 3305 Rulux Wheels (Front) White $11.00
RPM 70272 RC10GT Rear Carriers w/o bearings $5.88
ASC7013 RC10GT Nose Tubes Blue $4.13
RC10GT Nose Plate $17.88
RC10 Stealth Transmission w/MIP Lightdrives $59.50
ASC7208 Front Bulkhead Brace RC10GT $1.20
RC10 Wheel Nuts Blue Bean Knockoffs X2 $3.00
RPM RC10 Mini Bumper $2.99
Kyosho Lazer ZX 5 Aluminum Threaded Shock Dampers $24.99

*I ended up only using the rear tower (RC10 03) from this purchase and will save the front one for the next build.*

The Kyosho shocks were an almost exact fit, with only the rears needing any adjustment.

Turnbuckles: It would have been easier to get them seperately:
ASC1405 x2
ASC1414 x1
Would have cost the same amount as the set of 6, and been the correct sizes.

So, I have a good amount of parts left over for another project, but this one is still not quite finished....

[vintage88]

thanks for posting this parts list it will really help when i start my own version of this i get my gold pan on the first i cant wait...

[Toasted Coastie]

thanks for posting this parts list it will really help when i start my own version of this i get my gold pan on the first i cant wait...

I pieced worked the crap out of this. I could have probably gotten 90% of this from Tower. Try to find as much as you can at one place to save on shipping. I don't even want to think about how much I spent on that.

The part numbers should help out a lot, but a few things you will have to get on eBay, as well as direct (Fibre-Lyte, Dynotech)

[vintage AE]

I could have probably gotten 90% of this from Tower. Try to find as much as you can at one place to save on shipping. I don't even want to think about how much I spent on that.

you and the rest of us.

These post will help guys in the future to reduce the cost of shipping...IF they want to buy everything all at one time. I think most people spread the part collecting over a period of time, which gets you on shipping.

[Toasted Coastie]

Oh yeah, another lesson learned:

Use some thread lock on the cva's if you are that guy who likes to see the wheels spin freely during a test. One of the pins flew right out and I had to buy a rebuild kit.....