RC10DS White Parts Special

[Lobonyc]

Story: A while back i got two DS cars in trade for a new in boxed tamiya f201 ferrari. One was restored into a Lamborghini DS RC10Talk.com - View topic - RC10DS Lamborghini Gallardo.

The "RC10DS White Parts Special" was born from the second DS. First off, the chassis was scratched and then painted over with a black sharpe so a new one was needed. i acquired a full set of Dyno-Tech racing white nylon arms and thought of mating them to an anodized emerald green DS chassis i have been saving. Here is a photo link of that chassis
https://www.instagram.com/p/_ALOjsouTQ/

Then i thought i could use the carbon DS chassis i have...Here is a photo link
https://www.instagram.com/p/_AMEuQouUr/

Sandkil from rc10talk suggested a black and white themed DS carbon chassis build so it was begun.

The Dyno-Tech racing arms

i decided to take remove the black powder coating off the nose plate and engine mount with some EasyOff oven cleaner and sandpaper.

I swapped out the original stock DS black parts for white parts.

I replaced all brass bushings with bearings

Replaced the stock black ball ends with RPM white ones

The hubs and suspension arm mounts were placed on a carbon DS chassis (not by associated)

The Dyno-Tech Racing arms are installed along with a set of GPM blue anodized front suspension arm mounts

Problem enountered with the white arms...they are missing the hole for the shock mount tabs indicated by green arrow

Problem solved by removing the anti roll bar and reassigning the hole to fulfill shock mount tab duties. This in turn created a new problem. I lost ride height as the shock position is now lower than the stock.

problem solved by using the RPM long shank ball cup ends

White parts battery tray, antenna mount and a fiberglass battery brace

White part rear bulkhead and stainless steel hardware

Axle cups polished,blue anodized GPM dogbone used, White parts Axle hub and white a rpm ball end cups

White parts used on the team shocks as well

The Rear

The front

Angle Photos

Body choice has not been made yet but more updates to come.

 

[johnnyluv]

I can certainly appreciate all the time and effort you put into both the build and the writeup!

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[Postclanker]

as usual, you have a pristeen build my friend....
great job "thumbsup"

I'm jealous...what body do you have picked out?

 

[Lobonyc]

I can certainly appreciate all the time and effort you put into both the build and the writeup!

Thanks John, Im getting better at remembering to take photos while doing a build. This project was a restore. I only wish I had remembered to take a picture of the actual car before stripping it down.

Love it! I have a few DS parts tucked away for a project one day.

That's pretty cool...I have two DS kits in the box and aftermarket upgrades for each on the side.

as usual, you have a pristeen build my friend....
great job "thumbsup"
I'm jealous...what body do you have picked out?

Thanks a bunch Greg! My intention was just to clean the car up and get it running but you know how that goes, I had to go all out:mrgreen: as for the body, I have a HPI 200mm PT cruiser I was thinking about just to keep this whole build unique but as of now im still undecided.

 

[Lobonyc]

Heres an update to the RC10DS White Parts Special...

The rear of the car lacked a motor guard...i couldnt find one so i cut up an old chassis. I trimmed and attached it to the carbon chassis

I polished the outside of the guard and left the inside powder coated black

I had to trim the center so it would clear the tranny...hey what do you know? a "C" chassis

Fits perfect

Now for the front nose support. Someone chopped up the front nose area of a chassis and attched it to the carbon fiber chassis in order to support the nose tubes. That was really cool idea but i went a different route. I used a set of trinity nose tube braces for the RC10GT...something i got in the mail from Romulus22 one day a while back. THANKS ROMULUS22 THEY FINALLY WENT TO GOOD USE! I used the long GT nose tubes in order to get the braces farther back onto the wider part of the chassis. Each brace is secured to the chassis via two screws.

Im still contemplating on a body....

 

[CM9000]

a porshe body would only be fitting nice ride btw.

 

[Lobonyc]

a porshe body would only be fitting nice ride btw.

Funny you mention that. I purchased a Tamiya porsche 911 body over a year ago with the martini decals. Unfortunately the DS wheelbase is just a tad too long.

I also purchased the HPI 200mm porsche body and im contemplating using the tamiya racing decals on the HPI body. I already have a set of the porsche wheels and tires. I really wish i could use the tamiya body but that would require some chassis modifications which im not willing to do.

i will keep you posted!