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Hello all. I just came across this RC10 but don’t know anything about it. What model or year it is from. I have the opportunity to buy it, but wanted to check if I’ll still be able to get it running again. I was only able to snap this quick over the top picture. Will replacement parts still be available or would it have to be a shelf queen? I’d love to actually run it, but not if it’ll be difficult to replace anything that breaks. I wouldn’t be opposed to updating it if possible too. Well any help and insight would be appreciated.

Hello that is a RC10 graphite six gear from the mid to late 80s. It looks pretty rough. The chassis has had the front kick up cut off and a aluminum kick up hacked in. The motor plate has been cut up also. Most of the parts have been discontinued so Ebay is your best bet for parts and they are getting pricey. I myself would pass on this one .

rctenracer wrote: ↑Mon Mar 22, 2021 7:22 pm Hello that is a RC10 graphite six gear from the mid to late 80s. It looks pretty rough. The chassis has had the front kick up cut off and a aluminum kick up hacked in. The motor plate has been cut up also. Most of the parts have been discontinued so Ebay is your best bet for parts and they are getting pricey. I myself would pass on this one .

Thanks for the quick reply. After I posted this I’ve been pouring through several pages here on RC10talk trying to figure out what it was. The aluminum front was throwing me off. What about the black arms? Were those stock? Or are those dyed black? I assume the direct steering is also not stock.

It appears that all nylon parts have been dyed black.
Out of the box, they were natural or off-white in color.
Also, these cars came with bell crank steering.

Looking at the pic. again the kickup hasn't been cut off but is in bad shape. The aluminum kickup was probably just used to sandwich the graphite chassis to the front arm mounts. Are those ball cups glued into a butt connector.

If the price was decent, I'd probably buy it. But I also have a stash of RC10 parts.

rctenracer wrote: ↑Mon Mar 22, 2021 8:55 pm Looking at the pic. again the kickup hasn't been cut off but is in bad shape. The aluminum kickup was probably just used to sandwich the graphite chassis to the front arm mounts. Are those ball cups glued into a butt connector.

At minimum, a 1/4" has been cut off the front edge of the kickup.

Admittedly the first time I’ve seen an RC10 without the bellcranks.... poor poor graphite
Please correct me if I’m wrong but wasn’t the Graphite released in 89’-90’

The majority of parts make me feel as though it’s an earlier gold tub with long front arms and graphite chassis. Namely the single hole towers and fully threaded turnbuckles.

Wow. You guys are great. All this info from a single photo!! I think I’ll pick this up after all. Once I get it and clean it up a bit I’ll take more photos.

Well, I missed out on this one after all. Tried to pick it up today and he decided to hold onto it. If only I had the $40 yesterday I could have bought it.

PhilV wrote: ↑Tue Mar 23, 2021 9:13 pm Well, I missed out on this one after all. Tried to pick it up today and he decided to hold onto it. If only I had the $40 yesterday I could have bought it.

$40? I hope you mean $40 more than whatever you had on you. I just bought a six gear transmission for $60 and thought it was a fairly good deal.

Yes he’s holding onto it alright......Wouldn’t be surprised if he checked out the going prices on eBay and ends up listing it.

Sorry you missed out bud, I’m sure you’ll find one. Hopefully in better shape to start with.

Yeah. $40 straight up. Probably my fault too when I started asking if he had any other spare parts or hop ups to go with it. Got too greedy. I was buying a Rustler roller from him too, so I was trying to work the bundle deal angle.