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Truth is, I already know what it is, but what I don't know is how obscure it is...if at all. So basically, this is a test.

EDIT - LTO_Dave scores the ID.

Is that the TMS or Penguin(can't remember) OM-10 conversion?

Not TMS...but very close.

Then it must be PMS ROFLMAO !!!!!! Man that things chassis is setn low must be a high speed oval car.don

Changed the wrong letter.

Besides the chassis the parts on it so far are:

- Niftech aluminum left bulkhead.
- T&A Ti rear axle.
- HPI rear hubs. (not the really good kind...they're off an RS10/Super F1)
- Calandra Racing delrin upper front arms.
- Hyperdrive brass pivot balls in the front suspension and t-bar.


I have a new unpainted Associated T-Bird body for it as well.

I just found it in my October '93 RCCA:



TSR 10LSS LTO chassis distributed by T.M. Racing Components...Hey, I was close.

Where did you pick up that beauty?

Bingo...nice dig!

Here's one of the TM R/C ads for the car that can be found in some 1994 issues of RCCA:

LTO_Dave wrote: Where did you pick up that beauty?

Got the chassis off eBay a couple of months ago. The parts were advertised as new, and look it, but the kit wasn't in a package and there's one or two parts missing....most noticeably the rear cross brace that the lateral shock mounts to.

Front suspension pieces, t-bar, pivot balls, and lower pod plate are all NIP pieces I picked up here and there. Rest of the parts are nice used pieces I picked up in lots over time.

BTW, this is the fiberglass kit.

Looks like you did a helluva job finding the parts you needed for it.Hope you find or can fab that part your missn still.cant wait see the body painted an on it.don

Heh, just noticed something while looking at the TM Racing ad I posted above.....a little while back I asked if a Cheetah lower plate could be used with a 10LSS upper, thinking it would be a cool piece to add to this build. Seems I wasn't alone in that thought, since the ST-10 in the TM R/C ad is built using a Cheetah Lower pod. You can see the white pivot sockets that the Cheetah t-bar attaches to, just under the rear cross brace.


No real updates on the project, but was playing around with it today a little and come to the conclusion that I'm going to need to find a different body for it. The ST-10 is 200mm wide in the front with AE wheels, (wider than a 10LSS but narrower than a 10L) and doesn't really fit well under the Associated Thunderbird body I got for it. It's even a little wider if I use Pro-line fronts for rubber tires.

Tried out different wheel and hub combos and my choices look like I can do 200mm wide front and back with foams, or 205mm/210mm front and back with rubber tires. (uses a 10L diff hub and a long left wheel hub).

So what I'd be looking for is a body that's 8 to 8 1/2" at the front and rear wheel wells. McAllister I know produces a modern one that works but I'd prefer a period correct body. (early to mid '90s). Any other suggestions?


Also speaking of dates, does anyone know what approximate model year the ASC6120 Thunderbird body is supposed to be?

i have an mrp '88 olds cutlass that is 8 1/4" up front, about 8 1/2" out back. the body style pretty much stayed the same through 91-92 though.

Hmm. I'll keep that in mind. Going to try and narrow up the front first with different wheels. Got it down to ~195mm with Custom Works wheels but don't like how they look with the Pro-Line dish rears.