Jump to content
Sign in to follow this  
emory70

Sorry, not a Tamiya... my rc10l ebay score

Recommended Posts

So I was looking around ebay and found this rc10l. I really only wanted it for the tires, so I let it go. It was immediately relisted at a lower starting price. I bit and got it for like $60 shipped.

Tires are dry rotted Pro Lines. Wheels I cannot identify. The aluminum parts are a bit corroded, and the lower pod plate is scuffed badly. But overall is in really good shape.

Posted Image

  • Like 1

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

A pity the tyres arent what you hoped they'd be but its a nice chassis for the money, and no doubt plenty of bodies out there to give you lots of options for a rebuild runner

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

The tires are 4wd buggy units. Duratrax has some street treads that would look great. If they fit.

Don't really have a direction yet. Thought it was gonna be a parts car, but it's too nice

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

What scale is that Pan car? 1:10 or 1:8...

Spray some silicone onto the tires, should be able to bring them back to life, but the cracks will remain. At least the tire will still be good for display purpose.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

It's 1/10 scale. Tires are deformed as well as cracked. And no foams, not glued to rims. Diff is very loose. May just have been tossed together from parts.

The rims are what I'm excited about. The rest of the car is in too good of shape to be a parts car though.

I could never see myself owning a shelf queen.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

The rims are Pro-Line as well. Very popular around the time touring cars appeared. I have a set of rears for my Invader. They're 2 inch diameter, so you can use buggy tires, or Custom Works dirt-oval tires, which are still available from Tower Hobbiees.

  • Like 1

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

The rims are Pro-Line as well. Very popular around the time touring cars appeared. I have a set of rears for my Invader. They're 2 inch diameter, so you can use buggy tires, or Custom Works dirt-oval tires, which are still available from Tower Hobbiees.

How can you tell the rims are pro-line? All i see is white or the left front wheel gives it away? Mind you I think is 1:8 scale because that servo looks small. I am no expert in Pan cars, i am beginning to like them because of the simpilcity and they are fast especially the 1:12 scale with the 540 motor.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
How can you tell the rims are pro-line? All i see is white or the left front wheel gives it away? Mind you I think is 1:8 scale because that servo looks small. I am no expert in Pan cars, i am beginning to like them because of the simpilcity and they are fast especially the 1:12 scale with the 540 motor.

I was a pan-car fanatic when those came out, I remember them clearly. Pro-Line is the only company (to my knowledge) that made wheels to fit 2" rubber tires to pan cars. They made those wheels specifically for installing those tires (Road Hawgs, originally made for RC10 and other buggies) on pan cars, so they had the traction to run with the then-new touring cars in parking lots. I had a full set, but the fronts are lost, and I will be using the rears on an upcoming Bolink Invader build.

Someone (I think it was Bolink) also made wheels to fit Associated RC10DS rubber tires (slightly smaller diameter) on pan cars. I had a set of these, but they didn't hold up well; they cracked in several places.

The servo might look small for two reasons: first, it might be a mini servo. This was common in pan cars because you don't need a lot of torque to steer them, and weight saving was important. Futaba S132H (later S9602) was common.

Second, a "1/10 scale" pan car is considerably bigger than a 1/10 scale touring car: it's about 235mm wide across the rear axle, and has a wheelbase of around 260-265mm. So it's really closer to 1/9 actual scale, but the class was considered 1/10. Sadly, it's getting hard to find bodies for them, but Parma and McAllister still offer some good options, and there is a bit of new-old Bolink stock being sold by RJ Speed.

There was also an RC10LSS ("Super Speedway") which was 200mm wide and had all the battery slots on the left for oval racing. I've had one of those since I bought it new. You can usually make a touring-car body fit one of them, but you have to "cheat" the wheelbase a little.

(And if you want me to REALLY geek out and get pedantic, the car shown here is actually an RC10LS, with the later "Dynamic Strut" front suspension, but it's an early example, because the nylon parts are white, not black.)

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

It's a 132h servo.

The diff is terribly loose

No foams, tires aren't glued

I've seen a few old school pan bodies on ebay. Rj speed has an old torino body I'm interested in.

The t plate may be set up badly as well. The only flex is from the rear joint to the pod. I think the tweak screws area just way out of adjustment.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

I am looking at Serpent's 1:12 pan car at rc mart. Like the F1 and probably faster, pan cars mean speed and is such a clean design. The only down side is can't run on the road without scretching the bottom, unless is like a pool top surface. Debating ... :rolleyes: And 73 thanks for the insight...the person to go for pan car info.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

With these rims, this car has ample ground clearance. Assuming I can get it dialed in, this thing will be a beast

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
Sign in to follow this  

×
×
  • Create New...