Lobonyc
RCC Addict
I decided to make a thread for my RC10 Nitro DS Willys. it was born of spare parts. it was probably mentioned in another thread but i felt it needed a thread of its own.
It has slowly evolved and has yet to be finished. A high speed setup was the intended goal. It has a spur & pinion 56/24 for a 2.3:1 ratio. The manual has part numbers for 56,58, & 60 tooth spurs and 22 or 24 tooth clutch bells. i'm not sure what the stock ratio is but i went with high speed. I managed to find an associated 54 tooth 32p spur which would bring the ratio to 2.25:1. This has to yet to be fitted.
I shoe-horned an OS .18 engine with MIP 4n1 clutch shoes & spring. Although a Paris Racing pipe was going to be fitted...i couldn't resist the smooth glazed blue stock associated pipe. The associated header was not used as there was a clearance issue with the stock tire.
NTC3blue anodized shocks with blue springs. they proved to stiff and were later replaced
Silver springs in the rear
Green springs in the front
steel screws were replaced stainless steel whereever possible
Traxxas servos used for throttle/brake duties
Traxxas servo used for steering. servo saver used for protection in order to replace stock associated steering assembly with a MIP ball bearing steering setup.
GPM RC10GT aluminum front axle hubs used. They fit perfectly.
here is the setup. i love the blues but if you notice i used a GT header. This header was later replaced because it did not clear the stock tire. When the suspension compresses the tire rubs onto the hot pipe. I solved this issue on another car by using offset wheels but not in this case. I wish to keep the stock wheels on this project so i replaced it with a duratrax manifold set part # DTX8272. The header exits at a higher angle so the stock tire clears it through its entire suspension cycle. I thank Romulus22 for this fix.
Aluminum suspension mounts and tranny brace used. notice how close the tire is to the header.
Oh by the way, titanium turnbuckles and RPM ball cup ends are used as well.
The 62t spur was later replaced with a 56t spur. As i mention there is a 54 spur waiting for install in order to make this just a little faster, hehehe
here is the present 56/24 setup
Front end
GPM DS dogbones used along with polished cupends.
This is the Duratraxx header part # DTX8272 This clears the tire when the suspension compresses.
Now getting that big engine to fit required some modifying. in order for the header to clear 3 of the heatsink fins had to be removed. you can see above the silicone coupler.
here is a little trick i fingured out and use on most of my nitro setups. I replace one of the engine mount screws with a longer one. This allows me to attach with a small nut a duratrax filter mount and filter. it keeps the filter tucked away between the fuel tank and the aluminum tub wall.
Big power
The Sleeper
"thumbsup"Throttle/Brake Linkages, receiver/radio and receiver pack and some body details are only things keeping this from hitting the pavement. :mrgreen:
It has slowly evolved and has yet to be finished. A high speed setup was the intended goal. It has a spur & pinion 56/24 for a 2.3:1 ratio. The manual has part numbers for 56,58, & 60 tooth spurs and 22 or 24 tooth clutch bells. i'm not sure what the stock ratio is but i went with high speed. I managed to find an associated 54 tooth 32p spur which would bring the ratio to 2.25:1. This has to yet to be fitted.
I shoe-horned an OS .18 engine with MIP 4n1 clutch shoes & spring. Although a Paris Racing pipe was going to be fitted...i couldn't resist the smooth glazed blue stock associated pipe. The associated header was not used as there was a clearance issue with the stock tire.
NTC3blue anodized shocks with blue springs. they proved to stiff and were later replaced
Silver springs in the rear
Green springs in the front
steel screws were replaced stainless steel whereever possible
Traxxas servos used for throttle/brake duties
Traxxas servo used for steering. servo saver used for protection in order to replace stock associated steering assembly with a MIP ball bearing steering setup.
GPM RC10GT aluminum front axle hubs used. They fit perfectly.
here is the setup. i love the blues but if you notice i used a GT header. This header was later replaced because it did not clear the stock tire. When the suspension compresses the tire rubs onto the hot pipe. I solved this issue on another car by using offset wheels but not in this case. I wish to keep the stock wheels on this project so i replaced it with a duratrax manifold set part # DTX8272. The header exits at a higher angle so the stock tire clears it through its entire suspension cycle. I thank Romulus22 for this fix.
Aluminum suspension mounts and tranny brace used. notice how close the tire is to the header.
Oh by the way, titanium turnbuckles and RPM ball cup ends are used as well.
The 62t spur was later replaced with a 56t spur. As i mention there is a 54 spur waiting for install in order to make this just a little faster, hehehe
here is the present 56/24 setup
Front end
GPM DS dogbones used along with polished cupends.
This is the Duratraxx header part # DTX8272 This clears the tire when the suspension compresses.
Now getting that big engine to fit required some modifying. in order for the header to clear 3 of the heatsink fins had to be removed. you can see above the silicone coupler.
here is a little trick i fingured out and use on most of my nitro setups. I replace one of the engine mount screws with a longer one. This allows me to attach with a small nut a duratrax filter mount and filter. it keeps the filter tucked away between the fuel tank and the aluminum tub wall.
Big power
The Sleeper
"thumbsup"Throttle/Brake Linkages, receiver/radio and receiver pack and some body details are only things keeping this from hitting the pavement. :mrgreen:
