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If you restore RC10's, you know it's cold when...

Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2018 9:27 am
by Lonestar
... this happens:
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(yes, that's H2O2...).

Re: If you restore RC10's, you know it's cold when...

Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2018 11:06 am
by Timmahhh
haha, Ive had that happen too! I left the container at the inside corner of my garage to catch a little sunlight when the door is open

Re: If you restore RC10's, you know it's cold when...

Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2018 5:29 pm
by winkjr
what exactly is going on in that Pic? besides the icemaker

Re: If you restore RC10's, you know it's cold when...

Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2018 5:57 pm
by tamiyadan
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Re: If you restore RC10's, you know it's cold when...

Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2018 9:46 pm
by XLR8
WOW, that was very well put Professor Dan. :D Can you recommend (generally) how often one will need to boil the vintage nylon part to keep them sufficiently hydrated and prevent them from effectively disintegrating? Is this something that should be done maybe every 5 years or so??

Re: If you restore RC10's, you know it's cold when...

Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2018 9:50 pm
by RC10th
I think we'll be fine for the most part if we don’t get too carried away. If a part goes chalky it's a sign the material is breaking down.

Re: If you restore RC10's, you know it's cold when...

Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2018 10:40 pm
by XLR8
Please don't say "carried away" - I'm kinda old.
So chalky means that the material should be re-hydrated? I want my RC10 collection to outlast me - which probably isn't asking much.

Re: If you restore RC10's, you know it's cold when...

Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2018 12:03 pm
by tamiyadan
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Re: If you restore RC10's, you know it's cold when...

Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2018 12:57 pm
by NWarty
tamiyadan wrote: Fri Apr 13, 2018 12:03 pmwhen i lived in Tuscon and raced in Scottsdale with my Rc-10 i boiled the parts once a week when i was getting ready for another race and i was cleaning up the car anyway. it was a good way to inspect everything catching a crack on a hinge point so i could get the car 100%.
Whoa. Never knew people did this :shock:

I was strictly an on-road guy so I never raced competitively off-road. Just bashed the gold pan in the yard and street.

Re: If you restore RC10's, you know it's cold when...

Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2018 2:13 pm
by Lonestar
NWarty wrote: Fri Apr 13, 2018 12:57 pm
tamiyadan wrote: Fri Apr 13, 2018 12:03 pmwhen i lived in Tuscon and raced in Scottsdale with my Rc-10 i boiled the parts once a week when i was getting ready for another race and i was cleaning up the car anyway. it was a good way to inspect everything catching a crack on a hinge point so i could get the car 100%.
Whoa. Never knew people did this :shock:

I was strictly an on-road guy so I never raced competitively off-road. Just bashed the gold pan in the yard and street.
People didn't... Dan did ;)

Re: If you restore RC10's, you know it's cold when...

Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2018 2:28 pm
by GoMachV
Lonestar wrote: Fri Apr 13, 2018 2:13 pm People didn't... Dan did ;)
:lol: