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The plan is to freshen it up with a good cleaning and new grease.

I've found threads and scans for 4wd and SP1, but just a few pics of this one. Would love to learn more about it, especially the model name, any instruction/ad scans of it, etc. So let the discussion begin!

How it came to me, a real Frankenstein.

Reserved for during and after pics.

Reserved for during and after pics.

That is a really cool car, part srb, part rc 10.

Where did you find it?

It should clean up really nicely.

Cheers
David

That ball diff is from Thorp

Thanks Shodog. I'm learning bit by bit. I might have already mentioned this, but you're collection is amazing. So clean. And great pics. I just browse through your pictures and notice something new every time.


DJ Kilroy, I found them at a garage sale just a few blocks from my house. I rarely stop at garage sales, but this one had 5' tall antique wheeled fire extinguisher out front.

I have the same thing, I mean the white nylon casing from MIP, but it is fashioned to fit the RC10 buggy. The ball diff inside is narrower and is aluminum, at first I thought it was full metal. But it looks like it is in very good condition, I have 2 brass gears. I think it is great you have a nylon gear, it will lower wear and tear in the diff gear and the other brass, its also a fail-safe between the 2.

ron wrote:I have the same thing, I mean the white nylon casing from MIP, but it is fashioned to fit the RC10 buggy. The ball diff inside is narrower and is aluminum, at first I thought it was full metal. But it looks like it is in very good condition, I have 2 brass gears. I think it is great you have a nylon gear, it will lower wear and tear in the diff gear and the other brass, its also a fail-safe between the 2.

Sounds like you've got the same version I do, see the 4th post down here --> http://www.rc10talk.com/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=34009&start=75
Twinrider's is a slightly earlier version than yours and mine, there's some more discussion here --> http://www.rc10talk.com/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=34009&start=90

OH, YES, that is where I first saw the diff, from your post and I followed the other links from it, Yes, I have the same one as yours except that the gearbox is white, I guess they either changed to white from black or vis-vesa OR made it side by side for preference from the buyer. The thing is these are really cool, I very much like the design of the MIP gearbox casing an I can use to go with a Tamiya SRB like the scorcher, I have the original front arms from the MK 1 scorcher saved up, it has the thin arms.

Phin was selling this diff on ebay a few months back and I INQUIRED, told me it was for the RC10, same size and pitch of the SRB they are selling now, except the axles are shorter AND since I had a few RC10s around, I opened up one and right there, I had the same MIP ball diff!!

I am going to open up the others to see what might be inside

Mine was originally white, the pervious owner died it balck.

Oh, so there were no 2 versions, ha ha ha, that's what I thought initially. Well MIP certainly did a good job at making these, they are really compact in nature, I like the simple rounds of the design.

I have a stealth ball diff as well, well used, I will assemble that and keep as spare. I also have NEW MIP axle ends, bearings but not the aluminum diff gear, good to have.

I am at the moment trying to get my hands on a CRP or thorp ball diff for the kyosho scorpion.

These parts are really cool, they are made well and performance wise, its top notch. Just make sure you have a proper slipper, you don't want the diff to slip as well as create the differential rotation of the wheels