slick2500
Anything will break if you drive it wrong enough.
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Over the summer I stopped at a yard sale and found this vintage Team Associated RC10B2 buggy with 3 sets of wheels/tires, 3 Futaba transmitters(with only one battery holder that is missing a tab) 2 chargers, 5 random cans of paint, a dead 1200mah nicd battery, Novak Rooster brushed esc, Trinity Speed Gems 2 Quartz brushed motor and full retail packaging from 1995 for $50. I threw a different receiver in and tossed in my 1800mah nimh battery and was extremely surprised by how well it ran for a 22 year old rc car.
I tore it completely apart to see what if anything needed to be replaced, found 1 missing screw, 2 missing e clips, a few foam ball stud washers were missing, one of the rear camber/suspension mounts had a stripped hole, one bent front camber link and one bent shock shaft. Picked up most of the parts plus a few other odds and ends, right from Associated for $26.22 with shipping. I had to order some NOS camber links off eBay.
I lost a lot of my pictures doing the whole Photobucket debacle so I am missing a lot of my progress pictures.
I started by rebuilding the Trinity Speed Gems 2 motor
Old springs and brushes.
New springs and brushes installed.
Rebuilt the bellcrank, replaced the bushings with flanged bearings and added the Factory Team steering post.
New Kimbrough 81t spur.
New tranny case.
I tore it completely apart to see what if anything needed to be replaced, found 1 missing screw, 2 missing e clips, a few foam ball stud washers were missing, one of the rear camber/suspension mounts had a stripped hole, one bent front camber link and one bent shock shaft. Picked up most of the parts plus a few other odds and ends, right from Associated for $26.22 with shipping. I had to order some NOS camber links off eBay.
I lost a lot of my pictures doing the whole Photobucket debacle so I am missing a lot of my progress pictures.
I started by rebuilding the Trinity Speed Gems 2 motor
Old springs and brushes.
New springs and brushes installed.
Rebuilt the bellcrank, replaced the bushings with flanged bearings and added the Factory Team steering post.
New Kimbrough 81t spur.
New tranny case.
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