RC10T Rebuild

Last year I was able to acquire 2 early 90's RC10Ts. 

I was going to rebuild one as a runner, and keep one as a shelf queen, but then decided to give one to my brother, as we both had one of these trucks as kids. So I'll be rebuilding the one on the left above for him. I'm gonna go "Ultimate Combo" style for him, and include everything he'll need. 

Here are a few shots showing the condition of the truck. All in all, not bad for a 20+ year old truck!!

The transmission is SUPER clean. 

All I had to do was re-lubricate the ball differential and add some Team Associated diff lube to the gears. 

So far I've also replaced the unknown weight shock oil with Team Associated 40wt fluid and rebuilt them. 

I'm working on restoring/rehydrating the original tires, and waiting for an order of ball posts and a steering turnbuckle to arrive. 

I'll be installing a basic Reaktor stock brushless system, and a Spektrum DS2L DSM radio, which will be covered in the next update. 

RC10 Worlds Car build - part 3

Here's an update that goes up through a finished chassis. 

The rear bulkhead and shock tower:

Stealth transmission installed:

The finished roller:

I really enjoyed this project. I used a JR metal-gear servo for guidance duties:

Here it is, ready for tires and electronics:

I used a Speed Passion Reventon Stock Club Race ESC and 17.5T brushless motor, which was super easy to install and required NO soldering!!

And all ready for body & paint:

I used Pro-Line Dirt Hawg tires since I'm mostly going to be bashing with this car. The tread is perfect for general running around, and the compound is quite durable. 

In the final update I'll show the body's paint job and wrap up this project.