Mike's RC Restorations

RC Off-road 1989 Video

2010-02-13T19:23:00.000-08:00

RC Off-road 1989 Video, Ton of RC10 Action in here, cool watch. The Hobby Shop shown inspires me to try and build a time machine

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The Winning Edge with "Jammin" Jay Halsey VHS

2009-12-22T15:34:00.000-08:00

Purchased the VHS a while ago on ebay, Alistair in the UK hooked me up and converted it for me to AVI files.. here is the complete set of videos

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Merry Christmas! Every Issue of RC Car Action Since 1986

2009-12-21T12:49:00.000-08:00

Download them Here. All the Issues, all the classics.
http://www.rc10talk.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=13306

MCE 1000 (1970) - Before Restoration

2009-10-13T14:50:00.000-07:00

This car is a MCE 1000. It was manufactured by Model Car Enterprises in Brooklyn New York. The car could also be delivered with a body Porsche 917 and one of Ford WP. The price was of $249.95. I'm not a huge fan of 1/8th scale cars, or onroad cars for that matter, but when a 40year old car pops up on ebay at a reasonable price I cant resist, the body is shot up a bit, but the car and underside of the chassis look mint, probably on ran a handful of times. Its missing a few parts but im gonna restore it to running order and restore the hell out of the body. Cast Aluminum wheels, aluminum mostly throughout, this is a great peice of RC History im glad to own.

More Progress shown here: http://www.rc10talk.com/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=12155

RPM RC10 Conversion

2009-10-12T16:17:00.000-07:00

Has this project for a while, just laid down some paint on the XX body and wanted to snap a few shots. Parts are dyed black (i know i know, but they were black when i got them), but are all new. Stealth Tranny, litesink, standard stuff for this car otherwise.

Kyosho Sand Skipper (1982)

2009-10-08T16:23:00.000-07:00

They made 3 different varieties of this, as shown in the ad, pretty rare as they hardly ever pop up on ebay, and this one is in near mint condition, but missing the body (either the hilux or 70's buggy). Great rare car to add to any collection.

RC10 Tube Chassis Part 1

2009-09-18T15:35:00.000-07:00

I had cad drawings made up for the front and rear plates of a tube chassis i will be developing.. stay tuned for more news... getting them plasma cut out of steel asap. Thanks for designing the cad drawing Robert!

Update: 9/25/09 - Got the peices back from the plasma cutter and they look great. Going ahead with my order!

RC10: Andy's Conversion

2009-09-12T14:48:00.000-07:00

Andy's was another one of those great companies that made great parts for the rc10, a true classic conversion. though i dont remember too many people running the full conversion back in the day, the arms were always a huge hit. This is a full full conversion, with all andy's parts. While there were a few flavors from andy's, this is the molded chassis version with the shortened bullnose. There was the full graphite chassis, truck version, longer shock towers, etc etc.

The body is also Painted by andy's, along with the body being a Andy's Commanche (i believe is the model).

Wheels are Proline Nickel Covers with Proline Champion Rears, Proline Fronts. 6 Gear Tranny has a full metal gear conversion inside (mean sound coming from inside of it, metal on metal), along with a black litespeed litesink heatsink for the motor plate, Original Gold shocks, and some early rear universals.

The white vinyl andy's logo and associated logo where vinyl cut white lettering by myself. The RCPS Sticker, Dirt burners sticker, Engineered MIP Sticker are the labels i sell on ebay.

RC10: Hot Trick Conversion

2009-09-12T14:40:00.000-07:00

I always liked the Hot Trick parts and conversions, so I built this one peice by peice over time. Parma Chenowth body, MIP transmission, reedy modified motor, TMS Aluminum wheels, ayk front tires, proline "wild one" rears, along with all parts dyed red that were right.

I am Looking for a "new" Rear Red Shock tower, along with a set of side rails (i have small holes in the "passenger side" rail, not too noticeable but would love to get some new ones, please contact me at mikedealer@aim.com if you have any for sale or see any on ebay

The 2 Black Hot trick labels (on roof and front fender section) are the repro labels I sell too, to give u a idea of what they look like.

Parma Sway Bar Kit: Restoration How-To Article.

2009-09-07T18:34:00.000-07:00

well i have a bunch of random parma sway bar peices, along with a few NIP ones.. I couldnt bring myself to open a package of one for a shelf car and didnt want to use dirty ones on a new car... so i got to thinking.. gee these look like Dubro parts, and sure enough they all were.

The NIP kit comes with 2 prebent piano wires for roll bars, and small brass inserts that goes in between the rollbar and the aileron coupler peices. These can be picked up at any LHS from K&S Metal section. i found some that worked but didnt save the sizes. For like 10-12 bucks in parts, i was able to make them like new. All parts are available from tower hobbies.

Obviously they go together pretty easily, and ill leave it to you guys to figure out how to assemble the 5 peices.. But here are some pics and a parts list

1x - Part 602 - Kwik Links (12 in kit)
4x - Part 181 - Ball End and Cup (1 each in kit, need 4 of these total)
1x - Part 201 - 2-56 Small Turnbuckle Links (4 in kit)
2x - Part 103 - Aileron Assembly with couples (need 4 total, 2 in each kit)

The Brass Tube and Piano wire like i said can be bought easily.. ill post it up here if i find the info, but just bring a coupler from the aileron assemlby with you and see if it fits inside the plastic and metal part.

Ultima Front Axle Mod

2009-09-07T16:47:00.000-07:00

Posted this on tamiyaclub a while ago.. Allows use of the modern RB5 Wheels on a classic ultima
http://www.tamiyaclub.com/showroom_model.asp?cid=81842&id=22245

Jammin Jay RC10 Replica Build

2009-09-07T16:41:00.000-07:00

Ever Since reading and seeing that classic rc10 jammin jay ad, i always wanted this car... I finally have been able to make a replica of it.. Custom made roll cage, original RC10 6 gear.. missing the labels at this point but hoping to get some repros eventually. not much to look at without the decals but will update once i get them.

more build info here:
http://www.rc10talk.com/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=8522

Hot Bodies RC10 Stealth Fighter Body

2009-09-07T16:36:00.001-07:00

Got some paint laid down for a future rc10 project, more to follow once i build the car (or find the parts im looking for it)

Kyosho Turbo Ultima Gen 1 Cage

2009-09-07T16:35:00.000-07:00

Another runner i threw together from some extra parts i had, missing the body but will be ordering and painting one soon, though i havent decided on a scheme yet. Used a original tranny, with the OT74/76 Final Pinion and Slipper, with new bearings and option house 48dp gearing. Another great classic by kyosho.

Kyosho Gen 1 Ultima Resto-Mod

2009-09-07T16:30:00.000-07:00

I wanted a vintage runner, so instead of the RC10's i normally build and have 100 billion parts for, i decided to go with a vintage Kyosho Ultima. Just a Classic car, with the styling and heritage.. Installed a A&L Lethal weapon transmission with slipper, custom made carbon fiber shock towers and upper deck, aftermarket shocks with kyosho rb5 springs, Andy's Front's Wide Arms, Tower ST-15 Front Bulkheads, Ultima RB5 Front Hubs and Carriers (to use hex front axles), and HPI Chrome Wheels (fronts are cut to fit narrow tires), along with a narrow servo, custom made steering setup, and LRP Sphere ESC, and Novak Brushless motor.

Build Info Here:
http://www.rc10talk.com/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=6543

Kyosho Advance ... A Classic

2009-09-07T16:23:00.000-07:00

I usually dont collect gas cars, but had to make a exception for this one.. True classic and all original. Body is a repro and decals are from Marwan. This is the first "modern" kyosho gas buggy i felt they made.. there was the integra, las vegas, landjump etc etc.. But this style was just great and i had to have one.

Kyosho Turbo Scorpion Gen 7

2009-09-07T16:19:00.000-07:00

Bought this one from ebay a while back, probably a little overpriced, but a build with all the correct parts for a generation 7 car (like the rims and cage) are impossible to find. car was never run at all. Painted up with a body and decals from marwan.

TRX-10 Traxxas Bullet

2009-09-07T16:17:00.000-07:00

Always wanted one of these cars... classic Traxxas. Came Pre-assembled from traxxas, cleaned up the body, and the chassis was mint. The body is just a classic buggy style that is a mix between lexan and the roll cage molded parts that other rc companies should of emulated more.

Reproduction Vintage Brands Decals

2009-09-07T13:35:00.000-07:00

Well I took the time to dig through old decals, magazines, manuals, etc etc and make two different custom decal sheets to polish up some bodies. I am currently selling them on ebay for $10.00 a sheet free shipping. They are printed on a clear gloss vinyl (true clear) and are available in black only.

Sheet 1: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=380156336299

Sheet 2: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=380156392725