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RE: vintage rc official old school thread - 1/27/2008 11:18:35 PM   
FORDTRANSMAN


 

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RE: vintage rc official old school thread - 1/27/2008 11:48:53 PM   
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Status: offline 		i was in the attic today and found my rc10 gold tub that i convertered into a road car that i raced in the early 90's. i think i'm going to rebuild back to a bashing buggy with all the moderen day upgrades.

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RE: vintage rc official old school thread - 1/28/2008 10:49:33 AM   
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Status: offline 		Here are a few pics of some of my old skool rides. The first one is a PB Sizzler Pro-10(new assembled), second one is an RC10 built entirely out of NIP parts to resemble the 90-92 worlds car, and the third one is a rare Horizon TQ10 with Andy's arms, Parma HD tie rods, and Houge BB steering.






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RE: vintage rc official old school thread - 2/8/2008 1:14:17 PM   
cbs52


 

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Status: offline 		Quick update on the Mini Mustang:

Finaly got around to rebuilding the front shocks yesterday, without replacing any seals as they look pretty good after all. Found that they had some tubing on them to limit the travel, which I have no recollection of doing at all! Took it off and put them back together, but I don't have any shock oil, so I used "3 in 1" oil, which I think is too thin as there is very little damping action now. What I do have though is more suspension travel on the front, which does appear to help things along. I also wanted to do something about the twitchiness of it - it has been very hard to keep it in a straight line without the back end whipping round at the slightest steering correction. A quick look at the setup guide on this forum suggested that I should toe the rear wheels in a bit to help stability, so that's what I did, and during the run today, it did seem more stable.

Anyway, some pictures. Not brilliant, but then it is not easy trying to operate a camera and drive and I was using a new mode on the camera, but you get the idea...

Actually, having some trouble with the pictures at the moment, so I'll post them separately later.

Colin

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RE: vintage rc official old school thread - 2/8/2008 1:26:37 PM   
cbs52


 

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Status: offline 		Right, let's try the pictures one at a time...

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RE: vintage rc official old school thread - 2/11/2008 2:06:27 AM   
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Status: offline 		does anyone know anything about the tamiya falcon with the rs-540s motor?

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RE: vintage rc official old school thread - 2/14/2008 12:35:06 AM   
rc10gold


 

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Status: offline 		Dude I have been rebuilding rc10 fors and I love. And if you need any help I have a lot of rc10 parts stuff. IM looking for rc10T and I dont care if its crappy..
Thank you.

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RE: vintage rc official old school thread - 2/19/2008 9:08:04 PM   
B44&501xRacerEX



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Status: offline 		I dont know which tamiya buggy was raceable in the 80's, was it the grasshopper and hornet? or something else?

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RE: vintage rc official old school thread - 2/20/2008 12:13:39 PM   
FlyinGN


 

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ORIGINAL: B44&501xRacerEX

I dont know which tamiya buggy was raceable in the 80's, was it the grasshopper and hornet? or something else?


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RE: vintage rc official old school thread - 2/26/2008 7:01:45 PM   
racefans26


 

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Status: offline 		Nitro old school.... getting ready to sell it...

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RE: vintage rc official old school thread - 2/27/2008 1:40:33 AM   
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Status: offline 		do any of you guys have a hirobo 44b i got one and when there nib they go for big money



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RE: vintage rc official old school thread - 2/27/2008 4:46:06 AM   
pizzaman409


 

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Status: offline 		Hi everyone, I just came across an old rc10 in a friends basement the other day and I fell in love with this thing. Its sort of dirty and needs a few things, but it has much potential. I also happen to have a fairly mint Royal Crusher that I bought at a yard sale about 5 years ago, a grasshopper II, and an old beat up rs4 mt. I never really realized that other people actually still follow and use the old stuff. Can anybody tell me where besides ebay I may be able to find parts for the rc10, the grasshopper II, and the royal crusher. I love these things and I think its time to clean them up put them back together like they were when they were new.

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RE: vintage rc official old school thread - 3/4/2008 9:43:26 PM   
tommythecat



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ORIGINAL: Tommygun

Here's some pics of my old Tamiya Hotshot (1985), Kyosho Vanning (1986), and a new build 1987 MRC Acoms Excalibur Hawk boat, which I know isn't a buggy but since it was put out by the same company that owned Tamiya and made components for cars back then, I felt it was a noteworthy addition. I recently restored both cars; the Hotshot has full ball bearings, an original Techipower motor, and a Duratrax ESC.


Seeing that beautifully restored vanning made my heart stop for a second. As a child, that was my dream toy, I would have given just about anything for one, but hell I couldn't even afford an entry level electric grasshopper back then...

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RE: vintage rc official old school thread - 3/8/2008 4:06:28 AM   
nomorehobbies


 

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ORIGINAL: gopedracer

does anyone know anything about the tamiya falcon with the rs-540s motor?


The Falcon was my first car!!! Gave me lots of smiles. I still have peices of it. Suspension, tranny etc...

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