It Lives!

Well I got the Frankenstein MIPish RC-10 4x4 running! I'm sure some of you saw the NIB MIP RC-10 4x4 kit go on ebay yesterday for $1600.00 USD. I obviously do not have the kind of cash flow to spend on something like that so the only thing left to do was make my own. I started with a beat up RC-10, fit a hacked Nitro DS Stealth up front linked to the rear Stealth with Yokomo chain and sprockets. The front is under-driven but it handled nicely on it's first few test runs anyway. It also sports Yokomo C-hubs and wheels/hubs, Tamiya TA-02 Knuckles and axle carriers, Dirt Thrasher dog-bones, an HPI rear sway-bar with drilled Tamiya ball-studs soldered, and RC-18 ball-ends for the sway-bar links. I also used a Pure-Tech battery strap, RPM ball-ends with some Tecnacraft links, Airtronics ESC and Servo and RC-10 labeled motor. I was wisely advised to support the chassis with A&L type braces, I did so with some boom supports from a 450 helicopter. Some things left to do are to cover the front gearbox hole and come up with a chain tensioner/guide and paint the old body that I recently stripped using Krud Kutter paint remover. I will probably do a final strip and clean and build it again with all parts dyed black (maybe). I want to do another 4x4 RC-10, this time a hybrid not using AE gear-box's! Thanks for looking guys!