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i picked up a well used tq10 chassis on ebay for like $4.00. it's definatly seen better days. i dyed all the new red parts from my 6010 kit black. i thought i had enough parts to finish it tonight, but i guess not. i need to make a bearing run tomorrow.

Looks pretty sweet so far.

Scr8p, are the shock towers dyed black too? I've never dyed the fiberglass shock towers and I wonder if they come out ok when they're dyed and if you use the same stuff eg. Rit to do it.

ya they're dyed, too. these didn't seem to take the dye very good, though. they are a little transparent. i have others that i did that are as black as night. i just figured for this car, they were good enough. next time i dye something, i might throw them in again.

i got it pretty much complete now. i got to do the servo linkage and install the rest of the electronics yet. oh, and i got to pick up a sidewinder body. hopefully, i'll get it to the track before long.

i love rebuilt rc10s that show some previous use. lots more character than newbies.

super cool rig man.

i threw an esc and a receiver in it today, and took it out for a blast. everything seems to work pretty good. now i just got to get to the off road track to launch it off some jumps. it's got to get dirty sometime, right?

Looks good scr8p. Is the heat sink your work?

ya, that was a motor plate that i had cut the mount off years ago. i had some of the heatsinks laying around, so i welded a piece on to it so i could attach the heatsink.

Nice work indeed. I don't have the patience (read skill) for welding aluminum.

i picked up these aluminun rods just so i could do little stuff in my basement. you just use a standard torch that you would use to solder plumbing. just v out both sides, puddle it in there, and grind it smooth. this was the first thing i tried it on, and it seemed to work really good.