my first project

[pipi135driver]

well ok, its ot that big of a project but i had to get some parts.
heres my vintage RC10 gold pan
before i did anything to it it had

aluminum wheels
aluminum steering things (dont remem wht their called)
painted body (by my dad)
le mans 480gold 25t motor


heres what it looked like

[pipi135driver]

heres the car probably a week later after removing the tires
there are some pics without the body

[pipi135driver]

heres wht the car looks like now
i added

Traxxas XL10 esc
Proline DirtHawg Tires
My brothers Futaba Magnum Sport Radio
fixed up body and added stickers

[pipi135driver]

so here it is :D
i like how it is
any suggestions and comments are apreciated(bad spelling)
probably getting a engine, batteries and a charger for the summer
i have a good idea for them
but wht i have will do

[Philderbeast]

I like it, reminds me of the good ol' days. Tires look a bit funny on it though, kinda old school meets next generation thing, but hey, ought to get good traction. I have had many problems with my xl-5, and looking to upgrade, so let me know how you like the xl-10. I would suggest a rear wing though.

[pipi135driver]

ya i didnt think the tires were that big when i got them but i wanted something for offroad as well as on.
and my brother lost the wing :(
i still got tons of work to do.
the esc is working fine so far

[pedeboi364]

that's awesome... where'd you get those wheel nuts???? those are the real deal right there

[pipi135driver]

i think they came with the car
if not then my dad got them
all i know is that they were origonally white and then painted

[pipi135driver]

i was wondering if anyone knows of parts from new cars out there that would fit my rc10.
maybe shocks or other parts.
since finding the parts on ebay isnt that much fun
thanks for any help

[Been 2780]

i like that body it looks pretty kool

[pipi135driver]

thanks Been
i like it too but i might end up getting a new one.
its kinda beat up alot

[pipi135driver]

so heres an updat eto whats happening to the car
its not much but
i fixed repainted some spots on the body were the paint worn away
and i also repainted the wheel nuts as you can see in the before and after pics
the last pic shows the only problem with the car so far
a striped servo, but its not so bad and works most of the time:D

[mbs306]

it seems someone really loved that thing enough that it lasted.it looks like it right out of the box. how many times did you have to clean it to get it to look like that? and all you need to do is get a futaba metal gear servo fro towerhobbies its only $32

[pipi135driver]

it seems someone really loved that thing enough that it lasted through hell and back it looks like it right out of the box. how many times did you have to clean it to get it to look like that? and all you need to do is get a futaba metal gear servo fro towerhobbies its only $32

ya, my dad did take care of it. but it wasnt used for about 6 years before now. only cleaned it once. but i scratched the towers after these pics but i bought a parts lot that had a practicly new one in it, i needed a part in the lot to complete it. and the servo wont be a problem.

[pipi135driver]

so i have added the new motor i got (challenger 19t)
and took a servo from my dads nitro sport
it runs great :D
but sadly i only got one full battery through it and part of another
while running the second battery i was doing some top speed passes down my hill and probably on the 10th pass i hit the breaks to turn and it clipped the side of the road were there is a ditch and it flew a few feet and landed hard.
this isnt good when your going almost full speed. so the turnbuckle thing poped off and the axle flew out some were never to be found again.:mad:
i havent started looking yet but does anyone know of dogbones that are 63mm long?:confused:

[pipi135driver]

:D i can drive my car :D
all i had to do was take an dog bone from an old car that i dont even know what it is and cut it 6mm shorter then weld it together.
so far its working fine. just waiting to bid on dog bones on the bay so i wont have to worry

and i found the other front nut to go with the others

[BrennansFund]

wheres the deans plugs or is speed not an issue?

[pipi135driver]

wheres the deans plugs or is speed not an issue?

actually i have two new batteries with deans but they were from a misorder ( supposed to be tamiyas) i just kept them, not worth sending them back
and i was going to switch the esc to deans after i got the batts but one battery wouldnt stop charging with the charger i bought with the batts and the seller sent a replacement battery with a tamiya connector so i kept the esc the same and am using an adapter that came with the charger.
and speed is not an issue with my new motor :D
but i guess it would be faster without the adaptor :rolleyes: o well

video hopefully coming soon
and pictures of the new arrangement of the electronics too

[pipi135driver]

the video is on hold for awhile now
something happened to my esc and now it overheats after only 5-8 minutes and a blinking red light of doom flashes
im gonna send it to traxxas for the lifetime replacement plan and see if they can fix it or replace it.
$20 is better than $60:D

[BrennansFund]

it seems you are running a large pinion gear with lots of teath. Maybe thats the reason that the esc is overheating or whatever its doing.

[pipi135driver]

it seems you are running a large pinion gear with lots of teath. Maybe thats the reason that the esc is overheating or whatever its doing.

maybe, right now the gearing is 16 pinion and 54 spur
but it never got so hot that it did this before
a couple days ago i was driving and all of a sudden it just stopped working and would sizzle if i pressed the on button. so i put it away then the next day it started to work but then the blinking red light thing happens
i guess i will get a 15 tooth pinion gear to keep it cooler

[BrennansFund]

oh i thought the pinion was larger than that... I doubt going down one tooth will make much of a difference... maybe 5 degrees or so

[pipi135driver]

oh i thought the pinion was larger than that... I doubt going down one tooth will make much of a difference... maybe 5 degrees or so

ok, i will probably try to send it to traxxas soon

[miniRaminator rules]

thats cool but how fast dose it go:confused::):)

[pipi135driver]

thats cool but how fast dose it go:confused::):)

i would say that it goes faster than my t-maxx so probably 45-50 maybe more or less. But thats with my 19t motor (i wanted a longer run time for more fun), so imagine a 12 or 10 turn motor :D:eek::D:eek::D

i will get a video once i get the esc fixed which could take a while.
nothing fancy though, just driving up and down my road and my driveway at first
then maybe a vid of its burnouts in dirt
(i dont use moviemaker, so it will probably almost be the full battery minus a couple minutes)

[pipi135driver]

got new dogbones to replace the welded one
they will be here soon:D

[2BAD4U]

heres the car probably a week later after removing the tires
there are some pics without the body

I remember the rc10 that was my first car

[Fiero_Man_121]

you could try using traxxas bandit arms and steering stuff on it and im sure a set of shocks out there would fit, maybe look at some older tamiya tires that might fit. get some losi springs or traxxas front springs, get newer ball ends and caps and of course turnbuckles

[pipi135driver]

I remember the rc10 that was my first car

its also my first electric. its awsome, just need to fix the xl-10 and i can drive again.

[pipi135driver]

you could try using traxxas bandit arms and steering stuff on it and im sure a set of shocks out there would fit, maybe look at some older tamiya tires that might fit. get some losi springs or traxxas front springs, get newer ball ends and caps and of course turnbuckles

everythings working so far so i am not gonna mess with it, but one front shock is stiff so im thinking that i bent it somehow but it still works so ill wait until it breaks to try to get new ones

[pipi135driver]

i got my axles today, they seem much nicer than the old ones i had.

but i still have to fix the esc:(

[Taylor]

Cool can't wait for the vid.

[LSXEric]

U sure bout that 45-50mph top speed? Seems awful high for a 19t motor.

[pipi135driver]

U sure bout that 45-50mph top speed? Seems awful high for a 19t motor.

idk, it seems alot faster then my t-maxx and probably a little faster than my friends (raveger)? maybe its a little high, probably around 45 not 50
it was just a guess, but ill make a vid of some speed runs after i get the esc fixed. hopefully that will be soon.:)

[LSXEric]

U do that I wanna see it in action!

[pipi135driver]

U do that I wanna see it in action!

me too :mad::):D;):D:):mad:

[Taylor]

Pretty colors....... me too

[Been 2780]

me thr33!!!

[pipi135driver]

it stinks caus i have not driven it in like a month, actually i havent driven anything in a couple weeks.

no gas, to windy, broken. are all problems:(:(

[LSXEric]

Blah, blah, blah like in he Volt drink commercials.. GET TO IT!:D

[pipi135driver]

Blah, blah, blah like in he Volt drink commercials.. GET TO IT!:D

i never saw that commercial but i will send the esc out to get fixed/replaced as soon as i could

[LSXEric]

cool tell us when u get it running!!

[pipi135driver]

cool tell us when u get it running!!

i will. i hope that its soon

[pipi135driver]

:D:D:D my dad is gonna ship the esc to traxxas either today or tomorrow
cant wait to get it back

[pipi135driver]

got my esc back but it has the traxxas connector on so i have to switch it for the tamiya connector.:rolleyes:
o well, at least i can get my car going again.

[newviennajj]

thanx for showing that sweet ride to all of us

[pipi135driver]

i like it too, its my first electric

[LSXEric]

Well U know there are traxxas to timaya conectors. But it be best to just change the battires to traxxas, or change the ESC to deans if the battires are deans.

[pipi135driver]

i already changed it to a tamiya plug. i know about the connectors but i thought this would be better.

its running great by the way.

[LSXEric]

Well what about that vid you were talking about? Or some action pics?:confused:

[notatoy]

i already changed it to a tamiya plug. i know about the connectors but i thought this would be better.

its running great by the way. you would be better of with deans it took me a while to see the sense in this but once you have fitted the deans you will never go back i guarantee it .:D

[pipi135driver]

Well what about that vid you were talking about? Or some action pics?:confused:

i have been really busy.
school just started for me and i have been driving my baja lately.
maybe this weekend, ill charge the batteries and fill my baja up and go over to my school parking lot, but i am not promising anything, cause my bowling season also starts this saturday.

[pipi135driver]

you would be better of with deans it took me a while to see the sense in this but once you have fitted the deans you will never go back i guarantee it .:D

i know deans are much better but i have 1 battery of each kind since they messed up the order. but maybe ill get more batteries with deans and switch permanetly, and get a connector to use my battery with tamiya plug

[LSXEric]

Updates?? ?

[pipi135driver]

ya ya i know.
i'll try over the weekend.

but heres what i have done
-took some old tires from my dads(now long gone) subaru brat and i made it so i could put the extra bushings i had in them. works great. justs rubs a little when i turn left or is it right:confused:, idr but its not bad.
also i never posted pics of the new layout, so you could see that.
maybe i will get around to putting my extra spektrum reciever in it.

thats about it.