Associated RC10GT Forum v2.0

[slow one]

I found a mt12s novarossi engine for sale. is this the same as the mt12 everyone is running or what is the difference? :confused:

[illbreakit]

A 64 tooth spur will smothen out your bottom end a little. I presonaly run a 63/15 in my gt and think it handles great, plus I have just a touch more top speed than the guys runnun stock gears. The ratios work out to; 4.2 for the 63/15 vrs. 4.4 for the 66/15. on a long straight, that can mean victory :D

[Skateboarder]

Hey, Im looking for a good a around type of tire for my gt. I have dirt hawg 2's on my xxt and they have worked pretty good but I dont want to get the same tires for my gt. I was thinking about the pro-line dirt works, they look like they should be good but I would like some other opinions.
Thanks

[sploof]

Dynamite "ultra-start"
Are the 7.2 packs hooked up in series or parallel? The one I recieved had been modified to hook directly to a car battery. The other option is to use a 12 volt gell cell (what amp?) that would fit inside the starte box.

Thanks

[Sponsored By Tyco]

Correct Mark,

That is why when i ran my 54/24 gear combo it took awhile to get up to speed but when it did it flew i think my uncle clocked it in a like 47.23 mph (he can do that cause he has a radar gun since he is a cop.) But when i race i run a 66/18 set up. Anyway i can't run today because it is pooring rain here. :(
i just put my mip lightoutdrives on and i can really tell the difference..

Todd S.

[RC10GTMark]

Richies I think you got it all backwards.

A bigger spur smaller pinion will give you more bottom end. (Acceleration)

A smaller spur and larger pinion will give you more top end (High Speed, Low Accel)

If you are spinning your tires when you start, first try better tires, second, get a smaller spur gear and a larger pinion gear.

[ilovemygt]

i was making stuff with my dremel and a found a way to lower the center of gravity on my gt i put a little 2 mm think plate under the rear arm mounts you have to grind your arm mounts down so the out drive hubs dont hit and so the spur gear dont hit but it work and i did notice some difference at the track yesterday

[ritchies rc10gt]

well mark thats what i thought would happen with a smaller spur but the guys at the LHS say its the other way around.i know on my car if i run a 205/60/r15 tire on the back it gears the car lower and if i run 235/65/r15 tires i cant do burnouts or chirp second gear cause it gears it higher

[RC10GTMark]

That is a pretty **** good idea ILovemygt. I am gonna draw up some taller a arm mounts and have a pair cut out of aluminum.

[rc10gt_bb]

Thats a cool idea! I think I read that somewere also. Like they put washers under the rear mount or something.

[atm92484]

Tyco, if you had enough engine the truck would hit about 73 mph, and thats not taking ballooning into account. Like you said though you only hit 43 mph since the engine wasn't powerful enough to pull that. I ran a 22/56 in my GT when I had a 12 CV and it barely pulled the truck. Heck it had trouble climbing hills but once it got going, look out. I still want to try this with my 12 CV-R now.

[magoo30]

RTR GT nightmare
problem over problem. now it's my pull start that keeps on getting stuck. So I have to rebuild it (rewind it and reasemble it). It's been almost two summers now and I haven't even gone threw a gallon of fuel. I did everything right, from taking advice from my LHS putting all the hopups possible on it. An dI didn't even get two hours running time all together on the thing. What the **** is the probleme?? This is one expensive hobby. Can Some one please help me out for the pull start on how to fix the things. Sorry for all the winning, I feel alot better know

[Skateboarder]

Hey Magoo, what part of montreal do you live in?

[Rc1oGtMaN]

Okay, since yall were wrapped up in the gearing thing for a minute, I'll answer the other Q's.

Slow One, I think that the "S" means that the MT12 has an SG crank, so you can't use it.

Elfn1, use one of the 12v gel cells, instead pf worrying about the 7.2 volt batteries.

Magoo, how does the p/s "stick?" Buy a bump start or a starte box. You won't need to use so much Tylenol every day with one of those.

Mark O.

[Sponsored By Tyco]

atm yeah but that day my cv-r was running really bad that day so i have to try it agian... and i was running a really old clutch so that played a factor in my speed.


Todd S.

[RC10GTMark]

Mangoo putting every possible upgrade on the truck isn't always the best thing to do. It is for the hobby shop because your buying parts from them.

I have the RTR and I have it upgraded to FT standards and I run a CV-R. I have had absolutely no problems with this truck accept for the ones cause by my own neglagence.

The hobby can get expensive but it is really fun and I personally think it is worth it.

Pull starters will rip up strings, it happens and always will, no matter who makes the pull starter. I had that problem and I bought a starter box, problem solved.

As for your other problems, they are your own fault. The RTR didn't come broken and if it did and your tried to run it anyway, well...

Everything goes together a certain way, and no matter how confidant you are, always check your work against the manual. This way your 100% correct and you dont have to be pressured to buy other parts from the hobby shop.

Take a break from the truck. Get it running again and let it sit for a couple days. Start it up, go play with it and get it tuned right and have some fun. Something breaks, replace it and leave it for a day. If you constantly play with it and constantly break stuff it will get annoying.

[TRXboy]

ATM- if you have a picco .12 laying around use that in a speed run..that thing hauls in the RPM's...

[atm92484]

Sorry TRX, the CV-R is my top engine. :(

.....unless you wanna send me one. :D

I still think a 12 CV-R on 20% will do nicely.

[Rc1oGtMaN]

Yeah, the picco pulls 4-6,000 more RPM's than the CV-R. I love my new engine, an probably would take it over the OS, just because it fits my driving style really well.

Magoo, tear down the entire truck. I mean down to the last screw. Then rebuild it reading only the manual. try to look at the pictures as little as possible. (You already know what the truck looks like, so you should really need to look them anyway.) This is what I did when I ran into a long string of broken parts. After the truck was rebuilt, I didn't break a part for weaks. Like Mark said, it's neglagence that causes things to break. Take 15 minutes aside before you drive your GT, and make sure the screws are tight, there are freshly charged batts where needed, that the fuel lines are good and not more than 2 weeks old at the most, etc. Clean your air filter every five runs or so, and lastly, watch how the truck is performing for the first 10 minutes or so of your day. I know this sounds like a lot, but you'll spend less money, and have more fun in the long run.

Mark O.

[TRXboy]

Hehe you wish ATM..i do have a picco.12 laing around here some where tho....anybody know any better rims then the Assocaited's for racing, i was out getting a basic set up with my bow ties on stock assocaited wheels and a "Big-curved like hill" got in my way at WOT and i landed a little wrong and punched the center out. Thanks guys.

[RC10GTMark]

I've always used the associated wheels, never found anything better really...

[adnansal]

I have a thunder tiger ST its based on the rc10gt I will post pictures soon,
I have proline f-150 body pro line road hawgsII tires TTR pro12bzx engine with thunder tiger racing tuned pipe rpm turnbuckles mip cvd's (with sanwa airtronics dash saber radio). my car can reach 50 mph because I have a big pinion and small spur gear its fast and have a great acceleration,but I'm tring to find and buy a bigger spur gear and smaller pinion so I can get more acceleration.

[sploof]

rc10gtMaN - You've suggested using a 12 volt Gel-cell in my Dynamite Ultra-start
. Any thougts as to amperage this should be?
This is in lieu of using two 7.2 volt batteries, which should be wired inParallel or Series?

[Sponsored By Tyco]

well my pullstarter on my cv-rx broke and the bearing that was on it i have many drill atachments so i found a socket that can be used with a drill bit that the bearing could fit into and i put the drill bit on a drill and put the bearing on the crank shaft seeing as now it sticks out of the back and set the drill so it spins clockwise and then put the drill bit/socket so that the bearing was completly inside the drill bit but so that it was still on the cranksshaft and pressed the trigger on my drill and it starts but after it starts make sure that you take the bearing off. So it is kinda like the HG easy start...

Todd S.

[magoo30]

:) thanks for your help. And I also think it's worth the money. But it get frustraiting sometimes. :mad:
I'm wondering what is the simplist foolproof combination set-up (less brakage part and motor wise) Is it real worth going to a starter box. If so is there a way of modifing my stock motor from my RTR or should I say ready to rebuild???

[atm92484]

Try the Proline (its either Dish or Velocity) rims for the T3. Thats what I'm using and I love them. They seem much stronger than stock.

[gedertr]

I use the Pro-Line Velocity Rims for my T3 and GT. The are interchangeable between kits and they seem to be tough as nails!

[Rc1oGtMaN]

Yeah, I have a pair of velocities, and they are really solid. I stripped out the inside of one of my AE wheels, so I decided to try the velocities, and so far they are doing well - wish I could say the same for the foam inserts. Putting the wheel nuts on is easier with the dishes though.

Magoo, you don't need to modify the stock engine for a starter box. IMHO, a box is worth it too.

Mark O.

[RC10GTMark]

I think that u need a starter box. Best investment I ever made. As far the 50 mph gt, what size pinion and spur are you running that you got that speed.

You can only fit a total of 86 teeth on a gt, between the 2 gears and todd did just that and got less than 45mph.

[Gokou]

I haven't touched my GT in over a month now... sad, isn't it?

I do have an excuse however, and THIS (http://www.jimdyerchevyclassics.com/stuff/engine/assembly3.jpg) is the reason why... I posted it a few pages back. It's finally finished and installed. Dynoed at 470hp, but I found out after it was off the dyno that it was waaaaaaaaaaaaaay too rich, so now that it's tuned it's probably closer to 500hp. Now I can get to the track with my GT in half the time :D

By the way... I am working on a graphite laminated aluminum chassis for my GT. I chem-milled the stock chassis down to half thickness and will be laminating it with 4 plies of M55 carbon fiber (2 plies top, 2 bottom) held to the chassis with film adhesive, which will put it back to about the same thickness as the chassis was stock. I don't know how well it will work, but it will certainly look cool. :) I'm waiting for some carbon prepreg and film adhesive scrap to proceed, should have it in a month or so.

[atm92484]

Mark I was using a 22 tooth clutch bell and a 56 tooth spur gear. It is still possible to go higher with a 24 tooth clutch bell and a 54 tooth spur gear. I did the math for the 24/54 and it tops out at 73 or so. But thats also assuming the 12 CV-R is at maximum RPMs (36k).

I just put in 30k because thats reasonable and that is saying 60 mph.

[magoo30]

Hello again, and thanks for your help so far. I'm having big problems with the pull start on my RTR RC10GT. I'm wondering if it could be rebuilt? I'v tried and it keeps on jamming on me. If not if i'm better of converting my motor for a starter box. If so how do I do so??? Is it worth doing so on this engine or should I upgrade the engine to?? :confused: :confused:

[magoo30]

Hello again, and thanks for your help so far. I'm having big problems with the pull start on my RTR RC10GT. I'm wondering if it could be rebuilt? I'v tried and it keeps on jamming on me. If not if i'm better of converting my motor for a starter box. If so how do I do so??? Is it worth doing so on this engine or should I upgrade the engine to??

[Rc1oGtMaN]

Gokou, that thing looks awesome! I'm trying to find an old panel truck from the 30's-50's that I can restore. It will be my first resto - any advice? A friend of my family, who restores cars for a living, will probably help me out on a good bit of the project. I'm not sure what engine I'll put into it though.

Magoo, when does the engine jam? When you're pulling the pullstarter, or when it's running?

Mark O.

[RC10GTMark]

You really dont NEED to convert anything on your motor to use a starter box. I ran my associated pullstart motor on a starter box.

If your pull starter keeps binding up, check the cord, if it is frayed it wont pull right or not at all, and eventually break.

Replacing pull starters cost 20 bucks each time, and a pull starter doesn't last forever, no matter what. Save the time and money and buy a starter box. Leave the pull starter on for convience. Being it isn't used as a primary starter (the pull) it will last longer.

[ritchies rc10gt]

well since we are talking a little about real cars and restorations here i s my project car.its a 1966 pontiac grand prix.i hope this picture works

http://members.aol.com/pont1966gp/myhomepage/car.jpg

[magoo30]

RC10GTman it's only when i'm triing to start it. Pulling on the pullstart. It's like it jams-up on me I'm not shure if it's fluding it or what?

[magoo30]

All right :) :)
I finally got my pull start working again For now anyway. I'm still getting a starter box thow. I need the most info possible on them thow. Like if they can be used on diferent trucks. HPI RS MT and my favorite RTR RC10 GT. Now I ust need help fine tunning my ingine for break in!!!! :confused: :rolleyes:

[Rc1oGtMaN]

Nice looking car, Ritchie. I was looking into pontiacs not too long ago. They are too expensive for me though. I love the Trans Ams with the Firebird painted on the hood.

Magoo, I'll tell you about boxes later - I'm tired (lazy too).

Mark O.

[bolink]

im thinking bout getting a RC10GT but im not gonna race,i might later thought right now i have a Epede,and a tamiya S-10 4wd,would the RC10GT RTR with the .15 be a good basher,will it take the abuse that a pede can take and whats the top speed on the RTR??

[TRXboy]

Top speed os a R2R GT is around 30-35 mph....and trust me..it can take abuse...trust me....

[magoo30]

Tanya I got a RTR at the begining of last summer. I was in a hurry wanted to use it right away. Wrong move, I ended up spending more money on it then if I would of boute the factory tean or any other kit. The motor kicks *** thow. there is no one that touches me in speed. RC10 GT is the way to go but not the RTR I think.

[Sponsored By Tyco]

yeah any rc10gt can take the abuse, even the early 90's models...

Todd S.

[RC10GTMark]

For bashing you cant beat the RTR. Everything you need all in one box and it is a pretty **** goodm motor, I have no complaints with it.

[Sponsored By Tyco]

magoo sounds like your engine isn't warmed up enough Cause that happened when i had my rb p/s engine it always used to get jammed up.


Anyway i was using a 24/54 tooth combonation. i went 47 mph. I think i need to go do a speed test agian. My cv-r was probably spinning about 33k rpm i guess. But i was just playing last night and i stripped my **** 54t spur!!!!! :mad: now i have to pay 10 bux for it plus shipping. I only have like 15 bux too.. oh well.


Todd S.

[TRXboy]

Ok Roll call(I did this a cuple months ago :))

http://www.printroom.com/_vti_bin/ViewImage.dll?userid=TRXboy&album_id=29532&image_id=3&show=image&param=55018

http://www.printroom.com/_vti_bin/ViewImage.dll?userid=TRXboy&album_id=29532&image_id=4&show=image&param=8694

1. O.S .12 CV-R

2. Picco "Pro" Pipe

3. Full Robinson Racing Transmison

4. Lunsenford Titanum Turnbuckels and Hing Pins

5. Motor Saver Air Filter

6. Hammad Gudman Alumnim Bulkhead, C Hubs, and Rear Hubs

7. MIP CVD's

8. MIP 4-n-1 cluch

9. Trinity Chassis Brace

10. RPM A-Arm Mount's, Ball cups, and bummpers

11. Associated Upgrade Kit. Teflon shocks, and unititanum shock shafs.

Edit-Page 8 is the first roll call :)

as for the pic, if they dont work i dunno! Print room is weird.

checkhere (http://members.tripod.com/pitmonkey911/id15.htm) if they dont work

[ 07-21-2001: Message edited by: TRXboy ]

[Rc1oGtMaN]

I haven't done too much to my GT. It's a Factory Team (now you know why I didn't add much). My few things are:

-Picco .12 R/C Speed engine. I might be trading this engine back to my friend since the manifold cracked, and they aren't instock ~~anywhere~~. It's the picco exhaust.

-If the trade happens I'll have my old engine which is an OS CV-X with a team integy head and the duratrax piston/sleeve conversion.

-MIP 4n1 clutch

-HG aluminum idler and diff gears

-HG titanium topshaft

EDIT: I also added RPM ball cups.

-Stripped the ano off the chassis with Easy Off oven cleaner. That stuff is very strong - I almost passed out from the fumes when I was outside.

That's it. The FTGT had everything I needed and more.

Mark O.

[ 07-21-2001: Message edited by: Rc1oGtMaN ]

[RC10GTMark]

I just came back from the LHS too.

This was an RTR, I dont have a current picture though.

Added .12 OS CV-R

RPM A-Arms Front
Red Springs, 30wt Oil

Stock A-Arms Rear
Blue Spings, 35wt Oil

RPM Hub Carriers

MIP CVD's

Full Bearing Kit

AE 2 Stage Air Filter

HG Alloy Diff Gear

MIP Super Diff Rebuild

MIP 4-in-1 Clutch

RRP Nylon Spur (64-66 Tooth)

IRS Racing also gave me some aluminum tube braces and a tranny brace for writing an article for them on about.com.

Im also running RPM Body mounts.

I think that is it. I upgraded from the RTR radio, but not to anything fantastic. Futaba Magnum or something like that. 2 Standard servos and reciever/transmitter for 70 bucks. Once I race more often ill upgrade.


EDIT: Left off body mounts and IRS stuff.

[ 07-21-2001: Message edited by: Mark ]

[Sponsored By Tyco]

Well I have alot of hop ups i need to list. Well here it goes:

* O.S. CV-RX

* AE upgrade chassis kit

* Paris Turbo Racing pipe

* MIP CVD'S

* MIP ball bearing steering kit

* MIP light outdrives

* RPM front arms

* RPM rear arms

* RPM rear aarm carriers (3 deg.)

* RPM body mounts front and back

* RPM Nylon Rear Bulkhead

* RPM Nylon yellow ball cups

* Trinity front Shock Tower

* Trinity Rear Shock Tower

* Trinity tranny brace

* HG alloy lower shock mounts

* RRP 54t spur w/ a rrp 24t clutch bell

* AE Blue Springs (front) with 37.5 w oil

* AE Red Springs (rear) with 45 w oil

* Lunsford Titanium Turnbluckles

* Full Ball Bearing Kit

* Duratrax Fiberglass Disc Brake

* Trinity Recevier Batt. Pack

* Ofna thorottle/brake linkage kit (blue)

* With a alot of replacement parts.

I think i covered it all... I will probably have pics in by sunday. Oh yeah I also have the Airtronic cx2p FM radio and standard air. 94102 servos.

Todd S.

[magoo30]

I was just wondering if anybody ever used a MIP bottle or back plate and if it's realy worth it. What is the mecanics behind that anyway? :rolleyes:

[rc10gt_bb]

I have the CX2P also, and it seems that lots of people critizise me for not having a comp. radio. But it does more the the XR3! Except model memory and the fact that its computer and digital and stuff. Ok, I'll shut up now. Just had to get that out.

[RC10GTMark]

THROTTLE RETURN SPRING IS A MUST!!!!!!

DONT EVER RUN WITHOUT ONE!!!!!!!! :)


I put about 200 bucks into parts the other day just replacing misc stuff and getting some spare parts. I took it out, fixed my carb leak (wasn't gas tank in the first place :( ) I tuned it all up and had it running fast as **** when my reciever pack fell of cause the zip ties broke rubbing on the ground. It decided to stay full throttle and it hauls *** down the street wide open throttle until my nieghbor about 20 houses down stepped on it. It stood there WOT until I could run down to shut it off. I think my clutch melted, cause it wasn't moving but it was WOT. The diff seems fine and I know it wont melt, I just put a metal one in.

Moral of this story, run a throttle return spring and save your self from a heart attack.

[atm92484]

From what I've heard the boost bottles don't do jack and they are more for looks than performance; especially in smallblock engines. That buttsink is just like the heatsink on the engine except it replaces the backplate. Its just supposed to help cool the crankcase some more.

[RC10GTMark]

The buttsink I dont see why it wont work. For a boost bottle to work it would have to be almost the size of the motor itself. Some people say in the .21's it makes a difference though.

[TRXboy]

the only thing boost bottels do is add dead weight.

[atm92484]

Heres my GT. I've posted it before but I'll do it again just to jump on the band wagon.

It started as a Team GT with the tub chassis in the Fall of 1999. Its almost 100% Factory Team. It just needs the unobtanium shock shafts and graphite shock towers.

The GT is powered by a 12 CV-R and is controlled by a 2 PCKA (soon to be replaced by a 3 PDF). I'm using a Hitec HS-615MG steering servo.

Here it is earlier today; nice and clean.

http://wsphotofews.excite.com/013/Zm/OG/qT/Ah70353.jpg

http://wsphotofews.excite.com/013/Zm/OG/qT/zB67867.jpg

Nothing a tank of gas can't fix.

http://wsphotofews.excite.com/026/MI/hz/qH/1s25445.jpg

I don't know if its just me but I love totally stock Factory Team GTs without any extremely noticable hop-ups.

If I'm bored one day I might take the GT apart and put all the original Team stuff back on with the original tub chassis and snap some pics; just for old times sake. :D

[ 07-21-2001: Message edited by: atm92484 ]

[gedertr]

Nice ride!!! I was with you...keep it factory it's all you will ever need. But then I added this and then that and now I have an overly hopped up GT. Unfortunatey, my latest and greatest hop-ups are on back order at Stormer Hobbies and my GT is completely disassembled. Once I get it back together I will also snap some pictures and show off my ride!

The AE RC10GT's are the Greates Nitro RC Vehicles Produced to Date!!!

[Sponsored By Tyco]

I am wondering if anyone has any appinians about an alum. bulk head. I was thinking abou a gpm rear alum bulk head but do they crack when I bash to rough? And do they bend when i am not bashing rough at all? Does GPM make good quality products or are there deformalitys...

Todd S.

[gedertr]

I own the Hammad Ghuman rear aluminum bulkhead. I like it because the two screws that mount the bulkhead won't loosen when loctite is used. My original plastic one would constantly loosen and oval out the countersunk chassis holes. I also have the HG aluminum rear suspension arm mounts due to the same issue.

The only problem I have noticed is that the standard shock towers break more often because the bulkhead is now so stiff (a also have an aluminum chassis brace). I do not have any experience with GPM products but I hope this helps anyway. :)

[Skateboarder]

Ya I had a bad day with my gt yesterday. I was tuning the engine in my back yard and I turned around and pulled the trigger. The engine when wot but it did not move and it stayed wot so I got worried and ran over to try and shut the engine off. I tried to plug the pipe to shut it off but the pipe was too hot and I could not reach the fuel tubing because the bodie was on. So I flipped the truck over and stepped on the flywheel and was finally able to shut the engine off. It turns out that the wire from the reciever batts got caught in the spure gear and got cut leaving my truck at wot and the fule tubing that I had the wire in to protect it got jambed in the spure gear and thats why the truck was not moving at wot.
So the only damage is the wire and a spure gear. My truck was only at wot for at most 20 seconds so I think everything else is ok. I was even running a fail safe but since it lost batt power it did not work so it looks like I will have to get a throttle return spring soon.

[Gokou]

Shameless posting of my truck, since everyone is posting pics...

http://www.jimdyerchevyclassics.com/stuff/gt_pics/new_pics/gt_lh_profile.jpg

http://www.jimdyerchevyclassics.com/stuff/gt_pics/gt_front_angle_2.jpg

Rest of the pics are HERE (http://www.jimdyerchevyclassics.com/stuff/gt_pics/) and I've got some videos HERE (http://www.jimdyerchevyclassics.com/stuff/gt_vids/) in both hi and low res copies, for the bandwidth-deprived :p

Sorry I haven't been around the forum too much lately, I've been buried at work, and by the time I get home I just want to go to sleep, so I usually just skip the "check the forum" routine.

Since the aluminum bulkhead question was asked: I run an HG bulkhead and like it much better than stock-- I also had problems with the stock bulkhead loosening. As for GPM, my personal opinion is that you pass them by. I bought a few GPM parts and was not at all impressed by the quality. Sure they looked nice, but they seemed to be made from a very low grade of aluminum, nowhere near the quality of the HG stuff. The GPM stuff did look pretty though...

[ 07-21-2001: Message edited by: Gokou ]

[Rc1oGtMaN]

Lemme see, how many times I've seen Gokou's truck posted on this forum? Hmmm... :p :D

Skateboarder, I'm thinking about getting into skateboarding. What do you ride? I'm going to buy a Black Label deck, Shorty's Black Panther Bearings, Monster Trucks, Shorty's Black magic grip tape, and some generic wheels. Think it's a good setup? I'll need like a 9-10 ply board, since I'm about 205 pounds.

Mark O.

[Gokou]

If you're gonna get into skateboarding, do me a favor and slap a 22cc Zenoah engine on it :D

[TRXboy]

here is my thought's on alumnium bulk heads, i did run the GPM back in the fall, that one started cracking near the mounting holes, some where around the winter i picked up the hamman, its much better, much liter, and better looking...i did how ever bend it...but thats me. Im still using the HG bulk because it is as light as stock and a bagilion times stronger. as for the trucks, nice guys!!!


Edit-Gokuo, those arent bad jumps! this is the first time im seeing them, i was away when you posted the first time, That engine really hauls, would defetly blow away my CV-r..but i think there a prob, im not getting any power out of it..o well... i gatta get my GT ready for the race tommrow morning.

[ 07-22-2001: Message edited by: TRXboy ]

[gedertr]

Anyone use the rpm two stage shock pistons? I have posted this question here earlier and haven't heard anything back yet.

[RC10GTMark]

I would show u pics of my gt but the only ones I have right now 1, aren't current and 2 they are ugly.

I've put alot of parts on it since. It is an RTR upgraded to FT specs accept the shock towers and shocks. Still using the RTR shocks in front and FT shocks in the rear, but they are old.

[Turboduck01]

hmm

[Turboduck01]

Lame Angelfire...... I miss **********
:(

[ 07-22-2001: Message edited by: Turboduck01 ]

[Sponsored By Tyco]

Thanks guys for telling me about the gpm bulkhead and the HG bulkhead i am going to go with that. I was running the RPM nylon bulkhead but i stripped to screw holes out when i was doing some jumps that where a little high.


Todd S.

[ 07-22-2001: Message edited by: Sponsored By Tyco ]

[Rc1oGtMaN]

Gokou, I might as well buy a go-ped if I was going to put an engine on the thing. I'll keep it off so I can do tricks and bust my arse. Go-peds aren't that great, but I do drive my friend's ThunderFart a lot. My other friend's four wheeler is better than that, but the GT beats both of them. Sorry for derailing.

Gede RTR, as I said before, most of the people that I talked to didn't like them, so they switched back to their regular pistons.

Everyone is making my GT sound like a peice of poo. You list all those hopups, but I had most of them from the beginning. Maybe I'll list all the FT hopups ;).

[Sponsored By Tyco]

I FINALLY GOT PICS OF MY GT today!!!
Here they are.

go here:yahoo (http://y42.photos.yahoo.com/bc/todder10/lst?&.dir=/My+Photos&.src=ph&.view=t)

Hope you like them.

Todd S.

[ 07-22-2001: Message edited by: Sponsored By Tyco ]

[Skateboarder]

Rc10GTMAN.. Thats a great set up, but one thing to know is that most of the time the no name blank boards are just as good as the ones that are al painted up nicely. The only thing is that you dont have a name brand board.
Like I have a inferno board, its a deck from a skateshop and it works great and is lasting pretty good.
Skateboarding is fun but its a sport that you really get beat up in. Both my ankles are pretty messed up, I have to wear a special brace on my right ankle anythinme I skate or do anything that could be painfull. And because of that I dont skate too much anymore but its still great fun.

[morfeeis]

who's gt is this i got it off e-bay and it has alll the trick i ever saw on this board on it down to the metal traxxas rear mounts

anyway this is my new baby just had to come by and dhow it to you all i know the pig's or on the wrong way but that is how they where when i took the pic

http://www.fototime.com/{B5A10AE5-7D3D-4057-B21B-A332838DD1E8**/picture.JPG

http://www.fototime.com/{4DB1A1D8-1233-4A04-B55F-3C372BAE8214**/picture.JPG


already went and got a new header so that one is GONE and it's blue too

http://www.fototime.com/{9D92ECD3-8B7F-4066-8CC8-6C92AEBE7437**/picture.JPG

http://www.fototime.com/{4B8CA47A-BB4A-4AC0-8BD8-CDA3847A0802**/picture.JPG

[atm92484]

That GT is pretty sweet. That blue chassis looks awesome.

[Rc1oGtMaN]

Sk8boarder, I agree about the no name decks. I have one, and it is basically indestructable. It's kinda heavy though. I know that you get banged up - ankle bashes are the worst.

Todd, the pics don't work.

morf, pretty nice looking. If you don't mind me asking; how much? Looks like all that's missing from that truck is the update kit. Is that engine a CV with a GPM head on it? Also looks like you got a JR radio, some HG stuff, and a few RPM goodies.

Mark O.

[Sponsored By Tyco]

What photo host should i use?

Todd S.

[Sponsored By Tyco]

Here are some pics! They finally worked!!!

http://fototime.com/{D5F702E2-F71F-4BB6-9528-8134B5C7BB19**/picture.JPG

http://fototime.com/{C9051FEE-1021-43FD-B1E0-23B679195DC9**/picture.JPG
forgot to put wing on body oh well. Like em??

Todd S.

[Sponsored By Tyco]

Success!!!!!

[morfeeis]

nice gt tyco

i got that gt off e-bay for $400 but i got 2 gt's a xe3 radio ht servo's trhe works that i now have a os 15 in there now with the od head.any way here is whats on this beast


blue team tub chassis ( damm another tub)
os 15 with odonnel head
cvec pipe
high torque servo
titanium turnbuckles and hingepins
piggy back res. suspension
MIP shiny universals
MIP clutch
full bearings
RPM front a-arms
alum tranny bracce
alum rear bulk head (hg)
RPM steering
JRRacing XR3 FM 27mhz
front rpm arms

cant wait to run it on friday

[KC10Chief]

Just a little something I learned yesterday, I was racing my GT and in the first heat, the truck would stay at WOT once I gave it full throttle for a couple seconds. Fortunately, it would also turn the wheels all the way in one direction so it would do donuts or flip over. Anyways, I couldn't figure out what it was and wound up buying two brand new servos, the reciever is new as well, and it still didn't solve the problem. I also replaced the extension to the battery and it still didn't fix it. I finally figured out that my battery pack which is the one that comes with the JR XR3 where you just put 4 AA's in it, had so much electric tape holding the batteries in, that the tape would hold the batteries in place and keep them from getting a good connection when there was a lot of vibration from the engine. I took all the electric tape off and instead wrapped a couple zip ties around them so the batteries could slide in there and the problem was solved! I never thought this could happen, but at least I have two spare servos now! Just thought I'd share this for anybody else who might have their batteries wrapped up in electric tape or any kind of tape! Matt

[morfeeis]

i would say is if you or planing on racing get a nicad pack they or a must have

[magoo30]

Hi guys,
Just got in fronm a great day of RCing. Hay skatebaord dood! Do you know of any hot spots tracks in the Montreal regoin or anywhere else in Quebec! And also you should take a wipe at a Skates skate board. Any of you guys or galls into long boards?

[Trucks]

420, m2sq@bscn.com
we really need to get those shocks done before next week. your truck will be a lot easier to handel with the right amount of shock oil.

[PnP 420 Racing]

Hey,how do i get my RTR's upper needle valve from vibrating around,changing my adjustments?

[Skateboarder]

Magoo, Nah, I dont really know of any track, Ive been looking for some but Ive had no luck finding any.
What lhs do you go too?

[Skateboarder]

http://www.printroom.com/_vti_bin/ViewImage.dll?userid=Skateboarder&album_id=31206&image_id=12&courtesy=1

This are my truck, the gt bodie is painted the same as my E-maxx and xxt but it was not dry when I took the pic.

[ 07-23-2001: Message edited by: Skateboarder ]

[Skateboarder]

Here is a better pic of my gt
http://www.printroom.com/_vti_bin/ViewImage.dll?userid=Skateboarder&album_id=31206&image_id=12&courtesy=1

Its a stock factory team gt and it has a OS hyper cv-x engine

[RC10GTMark]

Everyones GT makes mine look ugly. It performs just fine but it dont look pretty =(.

Just wait till I start work this week. 400 a week and I have no bills. All my toys are getting upgraded =) :D :D :D :D :D

[Rc1oGtMaN]

PnP, I have an old longboard from the 80's. It's great for cruising, and has some gigantic wheels. I like the newer pro boards a lot more though.

Nice trucks, Skateboarder. How do you like the sand paddles? I'm going to the beach next week, so I'll need some big treads. Mashers could do the trick too.

Mark, just post the pics you have of your GT. It's not like anybody will say, "Oh, that thing looks like crap."

Mark O.

[TRXboy]

<---wish's he could use alumnium shock towers...to bad i bent my last set :(

[ritchies rc10gt]

hey tyco i have a question for you.why are your wheels on backwards?does it handle better like that?does it make the truck wider? :confused:

[atm92484]

AWWWWWWWWWW You said a bad word. I'm telling. :D

[atm92484]

I think thats just the style of rim. If you look on the inside of the rim in the one pic they are different from what the stock AE rims are.

[Skateboarder]

I love the paddles, they work so well. Ill have some action shot of my truck with the paddles on later today. Im so happy that I figuered out how to post pics.

[ritchies rc10gt]

i was looking at a friends electric losi the other day and he had his wheels on the same way.he said it makes the truck wider and handle better.he used to race electrics a few years ago.I let him try my GT and he bought his first nitro 2 days ago.he bought the GS storm.i tried to talk him into get an rc10gt like mine but he said if he gets a 1/10 it would be the xxxnt.but he said the nitro is cool but he still likes his electrics.but he is new to nitro.so what can i tell him to change his mind about the losi and get the GT?i love mine

[Turboduck01]

That friend of yours must have some bucks if he buys a 1/8th gas rather than 1/10, even if it aint the top of the line buggy, just tell him trucks look cooler : P

[Sponsored By Tyco]

Nova!!!!!

Todd S.

[Skateboarder]

Here are some action shots of my gt in the sand with the paddles.
http://www.printroom.com/_vti_bin/ViewImage.dll?userid=Skateboarder&album_id=32483&image_id=0&courtesy=1
http://www.printroom.com/_vti_bin/ViewImage.dll?userid=Skateboarder&album_id=32483&image_id=7&courtesy=1
http://www.printroom.com/_vti_bin/ViewImage.dll?userid=Skateboarder&album_id=32483&image_id=1&courtesy=1

[atm92484]

Cool pics. Thats fun driving in baseball fields and volleyball courts.

[ 07-23-2001: Message edited by: atm92484 ]

[Skateboarder]

Thanks, Heres one last one showing that with the sand paw tires and a powerful engine keeping the front down its tricky.
http://www.printroom.com/_vti_bin/ViewImage.dll?userid=Skateboarder&album_id=32483&image_id=12&courtesy=1

[magoo30]

I use a couple of realy big BX tracks hear on the south shore and there is a dirt track for nitro in Gramby Quebec. What part of Quebec or u from sk8boarder?

[Sponsored By Tyco]

sk8boarder,

what engine are you running????

Todd S.

[PnP 420 Racing]

Hey,how do i get my RTR's upper needle valve from vibrating around,changing my adjustments?It seems to vibrate around a lot.
Also,i dont know is this is related,but my engine is set rich,but runs very hot and lean,what's wrong?
:confused: :confused: :confused:

[TRXboy]

Wow, i got a graphite rear shock tower(Finaly got rid of the Stupid MIP one)...now th stiffness of graphite with the stiffness of an alumnium bulkhead and a trinity tranny brace....you are looking at one **** of a stiff rear end....

[Skateboarder]

I live in St-Eustache, its about 20 to 30 minutes from montreal.

Im running a OS .15 hyper cv-x, I know that its not the most powerfull engine but its got great power for me :)

[Sponsored By Tyco]

Wish my cheap old rear end was stiff tirinty brace and trinity tower with a rpm nylon bulkhead. HAHAHahahahahhhahaha

oh well.

[RC10GTMark]

How can your motor be running rich, but lean and hot at the same time? Which one is it, it cant be both lean and rich..

[atm92484]

Pnp, check for airleaks and try replacing the fuel lines. Make sure all the screws are on tight. My friend's engine also had this problem. We found that switching the plug to an A3 helped a lot also.

[Sponsored By Tyco]

Richest,

those are some cheap LOSI rims that i use for bashing... I have better AE ones but forgot to change tires when i took the pic oh well...

Todd S.

[ilovemygt]

i have both a nova rossi and a AE tuned pipes which one should i put on my gt?

[Sponsored By Tyco]

As stated check you fuel lines and pressure line. Is your gas tank leaky??? if it is that lets pressure excape from your tank so the fuel does flow through the fuel line to the tank as efficently.....

[magoo30]

I'm looking for an new motor for my RTR RC10 GT any advisse? And what about Slide carbs VS. barel?

Sk8man what LHS do you go to? Is it the one in Laval? I think they are the best!!!

Nice looking cars everyone!! How do we post pictures on hear?

[Rc1oGtMaN]

Nice trucks.

420, do what was already stated. Check your gaskets o rings, etc. If they are old, then you probably need to replace them. To keep the high speed needle from moving, tighten down the metal boot that goes around it.

Magoo, if you're bashing, you should try out the OS CV line. They are great engines that don't give you any fuss. They have about the same power as the AE engine. Rotary carbs are better for offroad. They soften the low end throttle response a bit, so your tires can dig in before the power really comes on. Slide carbs put power to the wheels right away, but you'll have less traction, and more wheelspin.

Mark O.

[TRXboy]

Anybody have problems with there steering, it seems i get more throw when turing right then left, the wheels simply turn more sharply, even when done free hand, and the servo seems to strugel when turing left, anybody?

[Rc1oGtMaN]

I was talking with a friend of mine about that last week. He said that all GT's do that, but he doesn't know why. Maybe I'll write an e-mail to AE about it...

[RC10GTMark]

Yea I have trouble making very sharp right turns, but left it turns on a dime...

[Turboduck01]

i've pondered the same thing : P

[atm92484]

Mine did that but then I played with the posistion of the servo horn and the length of the turnbuckle. It still does it a little but its no where near as bad.

[ritchies rc10gt]

i have also been having that steering problem,its been doing it since i took it out of the box.mine will turn left real quick but it wont turn right that good.i thought it was cause by the wieght of the engine shifting or something like that

[TRXboy]

Ok good, i thought it was just me, not for another question, anybody have problems getting negative camber ith there front wheels when using RPM ball cups? I need more...

[RC10GTMark]

I heard you couldn't go into negitive camber with the rpm cups. Not sure though because I dont use them.

I broke the carb on my cv-r today, and my AE carb has a leak. No I gotta buy a carb damnit.

Anyone have a 10E-R carb for sale?

[PnP 420 Racing]

Mostly,i Think the Heavy duty RPM Ballcups are unadjustable lol........ :rolleyes:

[gedertr]

Mark - How exactly did you brake the carb? Just curious.

[RC10GTMark]

I was a dumbass. I was trying to take the nut on the side by the high speed needle off, so I put a rag around the carb and grabbed onto it with a pair of pliers. The pliers slipped and crushed the throat of the carb so now it wont fit inside the opening on the crank case. Even if it would fit, it would leak.

If anyone has a 10er carb, or better yet a good associated .15 carb (no leaks) ill trade for it. I have misc GT and tmaxx parts and a bunch of computer stuff.

[gedertr]

:( Definitely an oops. Are you sure that the thing isn't salvageable? I wouldn't be afraid to try to get it as close to round as possible and goop it up with high temperature RTV to seal it. I do understand that the CV-R is an expensive engine to take a chance with. Can you buy a new carb case and use your current needles? Just a thought. Sorry, but I don't have a carb for you.

[TRXboy]

Mark- i got some O.S Slider's laying around, ill send ya one, E-mail me bout it, i got like 6 of em, hehe that happend to my O.S Carb..sorta...the low end nut cam lose and the crab literly exploded....can you say WOT with a very LEAN setting....holy fast.....

[BadRacer]

Hey peeps. Im going to get the FT GT with the O.S. CV-X motor from tower. Im finaly getting into Nitro and was woundering what other things i should get...like Glow Starter, Fuel.. and do i need a fuel filter?

I have no price limit i could spend up to Grand or 2. So i would just like you all's input on things i should pick up.

Right now im getting the FT GT, Futaba 3PD FM, and a Futaba S9303 High Torque BB Servo that has 100oz-in of torque...is that enough? LOL

Thanx for your input

Cris

[RC10GTMark]

Get a nitro starter kit, like fuel bottle and glow ignitor and all that happy stuff. You might also want to look into a high quality servo for your brake and throttle.

A starter box is also a definate plus.

As for the carb thing, yea I goofed up, oh well. I think trxboy is gonna help me out. (thanks alot).

I could change the internals to a different carb body, but then I gotta find a carb body, it would be easier to find the entire carb, plus ill have spare needles and stuff incase I goof up again. As for trying to repair that carb, it would be hard. Part of the throat actually broke off so I cant clamp it down in the motor, it wont stay put, I already tried, it vibrated off.

[TRXboy]

YGM mark

[RC10GTMark]

Do you have aim? If so, my s/n is iexodus1

[TRXboy]

Yeah dude, i put you on but your not up on my BL.


Aim- Pitmonkey911

[ 07-25-2001: Message edited by: TRXboy ]

[ritchies rc10gt]

badracer, i would highly suggest a metal gear servo for your steering.between my GT and my Rush i had about 25 broken servos.i also suggest you get the alloy shock caps if the FT GT doesnt already have them.when i bought my RTR GT everybody told me to get them because the plastic caps pop off if you jump and land hard

[TRXboy]

oo ok thanks

[Rc1oGtMaN]

Wow, I almost passed out when I saw that there are only 46 pages on the thread.

Tough brake on the carb, Mark. How bout a Mike's Hard Lemonade? ;)

Mark O.

[RC10GTMark]

Woohoo leamonade!! Trxboy was kind enough to mail me a carb though, which I really appreciated. Some other guy that made an offer was some dude who wanted a .21 motor for a 10e carb. Needless to say I turned away from that offer.

Are the number of posts per page only in this forum, or in all of the forums? I saw that 46 and almos tried. Now we gotta work harder to get to 100 pages :D

[atm92484]

Whew ok good. I almost passed out when I saw the 46.

[kkd]

:D Hey all!!.. Well, its taken me about 3 weeks to read ALL of these darn pages...LOL.. Whew!!

I picked up a GT a few weeks ago and its a blast.. It was a factory team kit, and I put my OS cvx Hyper .15 in it... It screams.... (Had to do something with that .15 that I replaced with a .21 in my T :rolleyes: )..

I've also got a 4-tec that FLIES!!! I've pulled the ez start, put some hop ups on it, new powerline head, tossed all 3 shims from the head (can you say insane compression :eek: :eek:

Used to own a Kyosho Jetstream 1000, but sold it.. Now I'm sittin here with about a grand in my pocket and debating on hop-ups for the 3 cars I got or should I get a Chrono 1/8th buggy????

Decisions, decisions :rolleyes: he he he....

Sees ya'll

PS: Lets keep this baby goin FOREVER :D

[Grant Tokumi]

I thought pages got deleted too. The drawback to this new paging system is that other threads that linked to specific pages in this RC10GT forum are all messed up now. Hopefully there wasn't too many of those.

[RC10GTMark]

http://www.rccaraction.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=11&t=002138

Dont wanna do it but something that means more to me is riding on it. Take a look.

[Trucks]

sorry for your lost there mark. Bummer!

I had a dirt bike stolen about 3 years ago. I report it to the county sheriff but he didn't put it their computers. You ask how do I know well 6months later I saw it the back of this guy going down main street. I did me a big U-turn and ran him down notifilying the police at the sametime, They said that it wasn't in there computer, so i had them call the sheriff, he apologized for not putting it in the computer. But if hadn't been going down the street and seen it they sure wouldn't have got it back for me.

[RC10GTMark]

I would have ran the guy over then took my bike back and leave him for dead. Who ever has my bike better how the cops find them before I do.

Could you guys do me a favor and kinda spread the word im selling my GT. Anyone know anybody that one? Im adding EVERYTHING I have for it minus my tools. You can literally take it out of the box and start it up, everything is included.

[Jace2000]

Mark...
Does that mean we're gonna see less and less of you here?? Bummer...
I hope you stick around until you get another GT.
Sorry about your loss man.. :(

[RC10GTMark]

Yea ill stick around, still got my brothers tmaxx and I barely drive my gt anymore, but im always here. If I get my bike back, next paycheck can go into another gt.

Im not to worried about being able to get another gt, that wont cost much at all. But my bike costs a little more..

[TRXboy]

Aww man mark that blows...tell ya what, keep the carb and sell it, you can get a good 30-40 for it, you need it i dont.

Edit- i forgot to tell you guys i went to the track today....who ever said electrics eat up the Nitro's on a tght track lied...even the track owner(Sponsered by AE mind you) complimented me on my Driving...Days funniest moment-when a B3 tryed to bump me out of the way....that didnt last long... :)

[ 07-25-2001: Message edited by: TRXboy ]

[RC10GTMark]

Thanks for the carb dude.

I dont care what people say about electric vs. nitro, your **** electrics dont make cool noise. Simple as that, nothing else matters. lol.

[Rc1oGtMaN]

Mark, when is your deadline? If it's a ways away, you could get a pretty penny listing all that stuff seperately on ebay. I wish I could help out. I'll spread the word around here, and keep you in my prayers.

That's cool that you kicked some major aspen (<===stole that from Jeepinator).

Mark O.

[TRXboy]

wooo some one delted some pages ...

[atm92484]

LOL TRX. I was driving in this parking lot with some people. We had 4 cones set up and you had to go around them.

Anyways this one guy had a B3. He thought he was all bad. At 1/2 throttle my NDS was easily keeping up with him but he kept swerving to keep me from passing. Finally I went to the outside and he tried to shut the door. Too late. He ramed my side. The NDS kept right on going straight while the B3 cartwheeled down the back stretch. It was so funny. Jerk scuffed my body......but I scuffed his pride. :D

[ 07-26-2001: Message edited by: atm92484 ]

[Administrator]

No pages were deleted. The number of posts per page was increased to minimize the number of pages.

[TRXboy]

The funny thing is i dont get what they are thinking...my friend tryed nudging me out of the way with is XXX-T....he ended up in the wall...lets see....4 pound car vrs...2 pound car...lets see who will win...

[ 07-26-2001: Message edited by: TRXboy ]

[RC10GTMark]

Thanks Mark

Well im gonna let my forsale add sit one more day here, until tomarrow when I wake up and if I dont get an offer im not gonna sell it, my friend is gonna spot me the money.

My deadline is next friday. I really dont wanna sell it so im thinking ill just keep it and pay off my friend. Since I just got my new paintbal gun at cost, thanks to a friend, I can sell it at retail price online and payback my friend and have enough money to buy the gun back, at cost from the same friend. 1200 dollar retail, i can buy it for 5, and sell it for 1100 NIB.

[Rc1oGtMaN]

Mark, that's cool that you can work things out - and aren't you even making money off the paintball gun in the process? The prayers did work...

ATM, how do you like the NDS? I have a .15 FE sitting on the counter, just waiting to be put into something. The Duel Sport is so cheap that I'm starting to ask myself why I haven't bought it for the FE yet.

Mark O.

[RC10GTMark]

Well the deal was with the gun, is I got it at cost cause I was a friend. He was cool enough to sell me 1 more gun at cost, so I could double my money back. Not like I can buy all the guns from the shop and sell them, take all of his business.

[atm92484]

The NDS is a pretty sweet car. Due to the old GT chassis though if you want to put any more than a CV in you'll need a brace. I've had not problems with it. My version though is the Sport version which includes a slipper clutch, rubber tires, and aluminium shocks.

[Sponsored By Tyco]

nevermind this will just cause to much crazyness.

[ 07-26-2001: Message edited by: Sponsored By Tyco ]

[morfeeis]

i would feel so sorry for jase2000 if he got e-mail notification when he made the thread. just think of how full his mail box would be lol

[TRXboy]

2nd place A-main...O Happy Day

http://www.printroom.com/_vti_bin/ViewImage.dll?userid=TRXboy&album_id=29532&image_id=7&show=image&param=56147

[Gokou]

Oh wow.... Nick, your truck is in one piece. That IS a rare picture! :D

[Rc1oGtMaN]

LMAO, Gokou!

Good job, Nick. I don't think I'll place in the top 5 of the A Main at my track for a looong time - I'm so good, the wall knows me by name.

Mark O.

[PnP 420 Racing]

Hah,At the local oval there's a tree beside the back straight that seems to attract this guy named Mike at our track lol. There's been plenty of cars hit that tree,me too.

[RC10GTMark]

I haven't tried them yet, but I know this much, you have a strong truck now. Only thing I can really tell you is to put them on and go drive it, then you will know if you like them or not...

[TRXboy]

Ok guys, thanks for the compliment but i couldent resist...slaped my old body on, put the dirt works on...and hit the jumps...

check this out (http://members.tripod.com/pitmonkey911/id103.htm)

Born a race truck, bred a jump truck.....

[ 07-27-2001: Message edited by: TRXboy ]

[gedertr]

Has anyone used the Hammad Ghuman Front and Rear shock towers for the GT? I just bought them. They look like they are a going to be a super strong quality hop up, but I am a little dissappointed. The shock mounting holes are different than stock. I knew this when I bought them, but I did not realize how much different the rear one was. The standard tower has two groups of holes, the outer/upper holes (used most often) and the inner/lower holes (I have never used these). The Hammad Ghuman tower only has one grouping of holes located approximately where the original tower's inner/lower holes are and not the more commonly used outer/upper! I have not driven the truck yet since I am still rebuilding it, but I was wondering if anyone has experience with this tower and if anyone races with it. I assume that most people do not race with it due to the extra weight, but I was tired of breaking the standard and graphite towers after adding my aluminum bulkhead. Any comments?

[gedertr]

Has anyone used the Hammad Ghuman Front and Rear shock towers for the GT? I just bought them. They look like they are a going to be a super strong quality hop up, but I am a little dissappointed. The shock mounting holes are different than stock. I knew this when I bought them, but I did not realize how much different the rear one was. The standard tower has two groups of holes, the outer/upper holes (used most often) and the inner/lower holes (I have never used these). The Hammad Ghuman tower only has one grouping of holes located approximately where the original tower's inner/lower holes are and not the more commonly used outer/upper! I have not driven the truck yet since I am still rebuilding it, but I was wondering if anyone has experience with this tower and if anyone races with it. I assume that most people do not race with it due to the extra weight, but I was tired of breaking the standard and graphite towers after adding my aluminum bulkhead. Any comments?

[atm92484]

I personally like the AE ones because they are blue but the Lundsfords are guaranteed for life. You break it; they'll give you a new one.

The bearings probably exploded because they needed cleaned and the grit finally wore them down. Its also possible they just wore out. I've had this happen a few times. If your idle is set too high this can also cause bearings to blow. See if the car is sitting there and the engine is spinning fast, then the bearings have to spin. Once the clutch engauges though and the car is moving the bearings don't have to spin as much since everything is spinning with the engine.

Make sure you replace the clutch bearings with high quality ones since they are under stress. Quality as in not Duratrax or any similar company.

TRX, lol did you land it?

[ 07-28-2001: Message edited by: atm92484 ]

[TRXboy]

Yeah, that was the only good one i got, the BMX dirt ramps got plowed down so me and my friends had to go make some new ones tommrow(Stupid town) but o well, didnt really wanna jump it that high considering the soft spring, 30 wt oil setup.

[RC10GTMark]

What clutch are you running? If your running the MIP clutch you have to sand down the front face of the clutch to make it fit in the RTR clutch bell. Also if you dont not have your clutchbell shimmed properly it will rub in spots and create extra heat.


Nick, that is on insane jump, jesus. Did you break anything hittin a jump like that? Good thing I didn't sell my GT, I would be pretty mad seeing that jump and not being able to go out and do the same.

BTW, incase anyone was curious, I got my motorcycle back but the *** who stole it realized there is no way to start it without the key, the computer just wont fire over. So he started to take some of the parts off to sell it, and he took my exhast to the dealership I bought it at, and they realized who's it was and called the cops. They dumped the bike over once, and scratched up the side, and took my exhaust off. Insurance will pay for the new side ferring and the dealer gave me my exhaust back. Wish the cops would let that little *** go, so I could get ahold of him...

[Gokou]

Mark... they took your 929? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

That really ***** . My 600F3 is long gone (I brought this up about 20 pages ago, it's been several months now). No word on it. I've given up. If they find it now, it'll probably be just a frame. At least you got yours back, but that really ***** they scratched the frame up. That was some nice polishing work. At least they didn't ride it and thrash it. Good job for your dealer spotting your exhaust. Remember to check that sucker over THROUGHLY before you go to ride it-- who knows what they tried to take off and left loose.

[RC10GTMark]

The dealer has it. They are gonna go through it. Luckily, they really didn't scratch up the frame, couple hair line scratches. The right side ferring was pretty scuffed up though.

I know one thing im doing, besides going hunting for a bike theif, is get better insurance. Man I dont pay much for insurance, but they were barely gonna give me my **** back, luckily it was found.

They weren't going to pay for any of my upgrades, just gemma a stock motorcycle back. I have upgrade coverage, but they wouldn't cover my polished parts and all that.

[ritchies rc10gt]

i have a problem with my GT.its actually the only problem i cant figure out how to fix.when i give it gas it takes a hard right turn.my steering servo and linkages arent moving the front wheels stay straight as an arrow.my bushings in the rear hubs a worn,could this be the problem?but the strange thing is it hasnt done this before i put a new piston/sleeve in it for tomorrows race at big boys.and my ball dif screw keeps loosening up.i locktighted the screw and it seems fine now.any ideas suggestions?if it is my bushings does anybody have a set ican buy cheap if you are racing at big boys sunday?thanx for any and all help and info

[RC10GTMark]

If you got a big race I would hurry up and get a diff rebuild and a thrust bearing rebuild. If it is loosening then your thrust bearing isn't working, and locktite isn't a fix. Now it is gonna create heat. I was told but dunno how true it is, always put the head of the thrust bolt on the same side as the spur gear. Keeps it from turning loose.

As for the turning, you gotta play with the turnbuckle that connectes the 2 bellcranks, and you have to give one wheel a little more steering travel to compensate, then adjust your toe in and toe out on that wheel.

[TRXboy]

Go job mark, glad you got the bike back...hehe tryed taking actions shots with one hand today... GT ended up in a wall, in a bush...and hitting my shin.....pics are intresting at best, not to shure if ill post em.

[ilovemygt]

i was running my gt yesterday and i thought the gear mess was loose so i took it back to tighen it but that wasnt why it was loose the clutch bell was rocking back and forth because both bearings had exploded litterly explode there was bb everywhere and srap metal all inside there. what when wrong? these ball bearings are not cheap

[ilovemygt]

which are better lunsford or AE factory team turnbuckels?

[ritchies rc10gt]

i figured out what was wrong with my dif.i had the screw in backwards.i took it apart tonight and figured it out.

[RC10GTMark]

Post the pics nick, should be funny. I did that and smacked a tree and bent my chassis. Now I have a camera man.

[slow one]

I just bought a MT12 with a slide carb, does anyone have any pics of how to attatch the linkage. Also the carb is alot bigger than my CV15 so I guess I need a new air filter, does anyone have any recomendations, part numbers and where to buy would be great. what'the best way to break this bad boy in.


Ritchies; I had a problem with my dif screw loosening up also, a guy at the track told me to put a new spring in cause the old one wore out, end of problem.

[ritchies rc10gt]

i figured the dif out already but thanks for the suggestions.i have another question,what does the upper most screw holes on the rear shocktower do if i mount the shocks on them?i already mounted them there and they are pretty much straight up and down on those holes

[RC10GTMark]

ritche, drive it and see, thats the best way

[RC10GTMark]

TTT :D

[FTGT Racer]

Hey all new here racin gt's for 6 years now and just upgraded to the flat chassis today... but then i blew a clutch bell bearing and destroyed my MIP 4 in 1 clutch.... so now im going nuts waiting to go get my parts so i can race to morrow night... This thread is huge lets keep it goin TTT!!!

FTGT

[RC10GTMark]

welcome

[TRXboy]

Its on now guys, my friend just got the losi gasser....saposably he says it has tons of steering(I can understand, altho i didnt see it much better when i raced them) and he said that it has a much fater botem end(Yet his is in its 3rd break in tank and its a Hyper .12, i run CV-R..so im not sweating it) looks like things are going to get intresting for me...we will see..im going tomrrow to see it, peace all.

[ritchies rc10gt]

well i went to race today.it was not a good day.i got up there and before i payed the entry fee i fired the GT up to make sure the dif was ok,well it wasnt still wouldnt stay tight.so i went to the store and bought a new spring and thrust bolt.i couldnt get the spring in so i gave up and watched the races instead.i got home and ripped it apart again and found out my old spring that i thought was missing was still in there but compressed.i put the new spring in it and its fine now,i just have to tighten up the bolt a little more cuz its still slipping a little.as far as the steering goes i took all the turnbuckles off and set them to the length shown in my manual.whether that helps im not sure yet cuz my TX batteries died so i cant drive it.same thing with the rear sock mounting.

[TRXboy]

Ok guys, im having problems, and am worrying about this losi thing, i need your help, i already have the tires, but i need some camber ajustments and dont even know where to start so maby you guys could help, i like a slightly lose truck that i can get lose in turns rather easy, heres the pic of my track..

http://www.raceway.com/Pictures/Track4.jpg

[atm92484]

TRX, I'd have the front toe-in at 0 for maximum steering and add 2-4 oz of weights to the front body mount (or someplace up there) for more steering. Then I'd set your camber at -2 degrees on all tires. Try this as a starting point and see how it is.

To set these you can try the RPM tuning gauges for camber (http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p.pgm?Q=1&I=LXEV13&P=7) and toe-in (http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p.pgm?Q=1&I=LXEU91&P=7).

Try getting a set of M3 tires. Stick with Edges in the front and either Bowties or Step Pins in the rear.

[ 07-30-2001: Message edited by: atm92484 ]

[TRXboy]

Thanks ATM, im running blads and Holeshots, the hole shots hook up well enough, i might give the edge's a try tho, thanks for the imput, im running the short wheel base, do you think i should set it up to be long or nah?

[Gokou]

Another weekend past and I *still* didn't drive my GT. You can all proceed with my beating, I deserve it :p

I did however take a video of some other activities this weekend... I ordered some new tires last week which will be here in a day or two, so THIS (http://www.jimdyerchevyclassics.com/stuff/cars/burnout.mov) is what I was doing today :D I love the comments I get from the guys at the tire shop when I bring in wheels with totally treadless tires :p

[RC10GTMark]

Gouko that is awesome, I know what im doing on the cbr when before I mount new tires. Did I mention I got my bike back, my baby. I pick her up from the shop tomarrow.

Nick, you better whoop that losi, or im gonna have to go back to new york to see friends, and step on you. Try that spring setup I told you about, firm front and soft rear, little more steering that way.

[atm92484]

It depends on the track. If its a tight technical course I'd stick with the short wheelbase but for almost anything else I'd go with the long just to get more stability.

[TRXboy]

OOO man! i just got back frmo racing today..his little braging spree is over....i DESTROYED him! i mean ripped him apart, the losi is nice tho, very stiff chassis....looks like i coudl make it with my dremel tho...he couldent keep it going strait on dirt...toooo much steering..and as for durability...i have to show you his shock, i was going off a pichers mound, side swiped his read shock....ill just show you the pics when i upload em...very cool damage...

[RC10GTMark]

Hahaha cool, that saves me a trip to NY to kick ur butt. I got the carb in the mail today nick, thanks. You should have seen how it arrived. The envelope was all ripped up and wrapped in a plastic bag, it was pretty funny lookin. Carb is in mint condition though, thanks alot.

[Jace2000]

Here's what I've been up to lately.
http://www.printroom.com/_vti_bin/ViewImage.dll?userid=jace2000&album_id=31166&image_id=1&courtesy=1
I also got a new Sierra body.
I know I know... the paint scheme is from the Losi guys but it was easy to mask and paint. :D
http://www.printroom.com/_vti_bin/ViewImage.dll?userid=jace2000&album_id=31166&image_id=2&courtesy=1

TRX...
Nice one dude~

[nitrovig]

SWEET!!! paint job!! what happens after 3 qualifiers and a main? i hate that! (do another one) i guess? ;)

[atm92484]

Jace; nice paint job. Looks good even though its from the Losi guys.

TRX; Round 1 goes to the GT by a knockout. :D

[TRXboy]

Nice jace, i have to pick me up some piggys one of theses days...once i get a new radio, some(More like half) the parts to rebuild my T-maxx, and an axel for my Pede i think i might pony up for some...heres my friends 2 day old shock...

http://members.tripod.com/pitmonkey911/id109.htm

look closly and you can see that it flanged...this was a one in a million shot to the shock....nice T bone tho...GT came out unscathed :)

[rc10gt_bb]

Jeeze! What happend.

[TRXboy]

that would be a one in a million shot to the side....

[RC10GTMark]

Wish I could kill a losi like that.. would be fun.

[RC10GTMark]

I just put nicks slide carb that he sent me on my gt. omg it is fast. I had to modify the brake linkage, and I left it draggin the break so my clutch exploded, but other than that the thing literally flys. lol. I recommend others try it if you have a carb laying around, it is just insanly fast and powerfull. Throttle response time was just cut in half with this carb.

Just thought I would post this up. Nick has a picture of the linkage setup if anyone needs it.

[Jace2000]

Thanks for the compliment guys...
It won't look like that for long after I get through the tracks this weekend. :D

TRX...
Looks like someone shot that shock off. :eek:
One up for the GT. :D

[Gokou]

Jace-- does your truck have a ton of toe-out on the right front or is that just the angle of the camera playing tricks on me? BTW, your truck could pass as the more colorful sister of my truck... Nice! :)

LMAO @ the Losi pic Nick. I think you gave him what was coming to him! :p

And now, from the bloopers reel yesterday... Oops. (http://www.jimdyerchevyclassics.com/stuff/cars/oops.mov)

[ 07-31-2001: Message edited by: Gokou ]

[TRXboy]

O he knows now....that was right after the "No offense but Associated cars are getting ripped apart by losi's" yeah after the little crash i said"How do they win?By breaking?" yeah he wasent very happy....O well.

[ilovemygt]

i got some new parts for my gt today lunsford turnbuckles,mip zero matince stering, and a new glo plug i also found a set of foam tires for the gt they are pretty cool i just got a ditigal carmera so ill post pics tomorrow

[Gokou]

They win by having lots of sacrificial blockers :D

[ 07-31-2001: Message edited by: Gokou ]

[Jace2000]

Goku...
Thanks for the compliment.
Your eyes are right. I haven't had the time to dial it in yet after I replaced the ball cups. BTW, I'm not trying to copy your truck or anything. I hope there's no misunderstanding about that. :)
It seems that GTs begin to look more and more alike as they get more hop-ups.

Nice vid of your car.

[ 07-31-2001: Message edited by: Jace2000 ]

[TRXboy]

Speaking of ball cups, i just went back to stock(RPMS where shot) they dont pop off or anything, but they keep getting ripped out, anyone have a salution to this?

[Sponsored By Tyco]

Nick,

try using loctite on your ball cups. if that don't work use ca glue that will hold them in there. :D

[ilovemygt]

http://albums.********** .com/j/View?u=1548468&a=11742156&p=52379207&Sequence=0&res=high


why dont my pic work?

[ 07-31-2001: Message edited by: ilovemygt ]

[ilovemygt]

http://www.printroom.com/_vti_bin/ViewImage.dll?userid=rc10racer&album_id=33001&image_id=0&courtesy=1

[Rc1oGtMaN]

Hey everyone,
I'm on vacation in Florida, without my truck. It's raining, and I'm cooped up in a condo.

Gokou, it looks like there is a nice bit of toe out on Jace's truck, and the wheels are turned.

Jace, sweet truck.

Glad to that your baby is coming back, Mark.

I gotta jet for the beach - who cares if there's rain?

Mark O.

[Sponsored By Tyco]

rc10gtman where in florida are you cause if you are in south florida you can drive my gt!!

[TRXboy]

quicky, anyone hhaving problems losing the loooong tranny screws that contrl the chassis flex? i keep getting ripped out..To much pressure on the chassis is ripping them out of the holes is the only thing i can think of.

[atm92484]

TRX, I have one hole in my tranny case that is stripped. I just put a dab of CA on a screw and put the screw back in. Its holding until I order something and can get a new tranny case.

[YZ167]

Well guys i have had a Gt for a long time...I was out of the r/c craze for so long.But since i have been working so much this summer i bought me a new truck with a bunch of hot ups.Ill give you guys a list of everthing and ill get some pics of my ride with and with out the body!Wait tell you see it.
I took it out for its 1st outing yesterday and today.Man it felt so good!Although I had to wait the 2nd day cause i only finished 1/2 of break in because i forgot to charge the glo igniter,gezz it sucked. =) ill keep ya posted.

Ps,man i have been trying to read all 48 pages,ill get there dont worry.I am gonna try racin this year too,never tired,gezz i never even drove on a track,ok ill be sure to keep you posted....

HWG .............TTT

[Sponsored By Tyco]

welcome back to the hobby YZ167.

[TRXboy]

Sigh....another day..another
.broken CVD (http://members.tripod.com/pitmonkey911/id110.htm)


Inresting day at the track i must say, at first my GT was just not it self, i had no brakes, tons of power, and no steering, so after putsing around with the break i said screw it and bought a new type of break(Really really good, looks dum but way better then stock) then i had Spur gear problems...dont know how that happened, my rfiend was having problems with his losi...TO much steering, so after an hour of bad tracking, he went to tries that had amaxing rear rtaction and no front, and i went good up front, middle in the back..needless to say both truck handeled the same, i mean we where pulling same lap times over and over, only times i would gain on him was because i simply had more power, i beat him in the straits which caused me to win...the report..both trucks are the same...its all about the driver these days.

heres that brake..

http://www.rc10gthobby.com/index.htm

[Jace2000]

YZ167...
Welcome aboard man :)

TRX...
How's the new break? I was thinking about getting it but wasn't really sure what difference it made in racing conditions.

[ilovemygt]

hey trxboy i used to have the same problem with my cvds it would break in the same spot as yours all the time i put new out drive hubs and it never happened again

[LosiMan3456]

I am a newbie to nitro. I dont have a car yet but should have one soon. WEll you have probably guest what it is. But I cant decide on a Team built, Team Kit, or FT. Before you say go with the FT hear me out plese. OK. I have built 2 electric cars and worked on many others too. Is a gas car harder to build than electric? I built a XXX by myself which wasnt hard at all (Im 12). Now to what car I should get I will be running around my house outside and maybe race at the track. I was thinking of getting the Team but I wanted to hop up to ti turnbuckles. That would set me back 30 bucks. Team= 239.99+30.00=260.99 FT=279.99 w/tons of hop-ups. What should I do? Even though I will be bashing should I get the FT?
sorry for writing so much!
I am trying to read all the pages to this forum but man is it tough!!!! :rolleyes:

[Jace2000]

Losiman...
Oooh~ you gotta get a new ID for this thread! Just jokin' :D Welcome aboard.
I suggest getting the Team Factory kit because it comes with ti turbuckles and many other goodies which you'll eventually wanna get. The ti turbuckle in the kit is very good and it matches the color of chassis. :)
I've never had any problems with it.

[TRXboy]

Jace, i havent had anough time with it, i did run it for more then an hour strait with no problems fading what so ever, and it seems to be way more ajustable, i would give it shot if the stock aint doing it for ta anymore.bad part, i had to dihch my slid :(

[atm92484]

TRX, I'm interested in how that brake works also.

Losi and YZ, welcome aboard guys. Losi, just spend the extra money and get a Factory Team. Trust me, you won't regret it. Like you saw titanium turnbuckles almost make a Team cost as much as a Factory Team.

[LosiMan3456]

Hey thanks a lot guys!

Jace- I am still a Losiman!! Dont get me wrong. Your lucky im not getting the XXX-NT!!(nahh just kidding) I guess I will be an electric Losi guy and a Nitro Associated guy! :p

[XXXER]

Well, here I am, posting on the RC10GT forum, just reading, to see what the deal is, with a thread, that has more posts, than I do myself. But, you guys have a long way before you catch up to Steve, you have about...1200 more posts :p

Jace, I love that truck! That thing is definately in a Concours condition. Very trick looking.

-Steve

[Jace2000]

XXXER..
Thanx for the compliment. Although the paint scheme ain't very original I should say that it turned out pretty nice for the photo. :D
Hope you drop by more often.

[TRXboy]

ATM, as far as i am conserned, it locks up the brakes when i want, i drags them when i want. and it dosent drag when i want, and there was absalutly no fading, even after running for an hour strait on a track(Lots of turns, lots of braking) so i say give it a shot, it is acualy a clean set up...as for out drives, mine arent worn..NAH!

http://www.printroom.com/_vti_bin/ViewImage.dll?userid=TRXboy&album_id=29534&image_id=28&param=54078

[RC10GTMark]

Man you can still get some life from those out drives!!! lol, maybe not. Anyway im leaving for a few days, just thought I would let everyone know. till monday or tuesday.

Later,

Mark

[ 08-01-2001: Message edited by: Mark ]

[atm92484]

Theres atleast another 5 gallons on those outdrives. Just keep going until they snap off. :D

[hpi racer2]

hey jace, nice truck and body! i see you now spending more time at the gt forum than the impulse forum does that mean something? (the gt is getting more attention! :D )

Jace, i see you have some proggresive shock resavars(sp?)
Are they worth the money?

Well got to go guys i guess i need to go gets some sleep so i can go to the hobby shop in the morning (for the 5'th time since i got here in new york :D ) What the heck im on vacation why not go again :D

[TRXboy]

Racer...WHERE ARE YOU in New york!!!! Dude...

As for the out drives...All ready taken care of, thanks mark.

[BlackWolf]

Crescenzi RC10GT Brake System

From what I understand, when you have this brake on your car, you'll have more consistant braking all of the way through the travel of the servo. Fade will be a thing of the past (I've never had problems with fade on my FTGT because I have the carbon fiber disk). The only catch is, you'll need a lot more torque to lock the wheels up. You would be fine if you had a servo with at least 100oz/in of twist if you opt to use the Crescenzi brake system.

Does anybody here run this system? If so, please tell us about it. Pros and Cons.

[RC10GTMark]

Nick (trxboy) just installed this brake, he was telling everyone about it above I believe.

[TRXboy]

uhh i lock up the wheels with 40oz of torque, works great, no problems.

[Sponsored By Tyco]

i can't lock up my wheels. even though i have 75 oz. tourqe. well i do have the cheap duratrax fiberglass brake.

[FTGT Racer]

I have the crecenzi brake system i love it man if you can get it do i have shved almost 10 seconds off my laps because no more lock ups or no brakes at all. and i lock up with a 10 year old standard futaba servo. this has to be the single greatest upgrade i have ever gotten

FTGT

[FTGT Racer]

I have the crecenzi brake system i love it man if you can get it do i have shved almost 10 seconds off my laps because no more lock ups or no brakes at all. and i lock up with a 10 year old standard futaba servo. this has to be the single greatest upgrade i have ever gotten

FTGT

[FTGT Racer]

**** double posted sorry bout that

[hpi racer2]

trxboy, im in willimsville (sp?) its near buffalo.

well im having a graet time, i go to the hobby shop about every 10 minutes!! :D Im visiting my family here in new york (im the only one that dosnt live in NY! :D )

Well got to go guys my 2 1/2 year old baby cousin is wanting me to play hide n go seek with her, that and the lhs is calling my name!! :D

[Sponsored By Tyco]

how much is the Crescenzi braking system? if its under 50 after i get a new pull starter for my OS CV-RX i might get this braking system..

[FTGT Racer]

its about 30 bucks go to www.rc10gthobby.com (http://www.rc10gthobby.com) for pricing and pics and stuff

FTGT

[Jace2000]

I know what upgrade I'm gettin' next time :)

Hpi Racer2...
You havin' a good time in NY? :D

[TRXboy]

HPI racer..if your on Long Island dude....

[ilovemygt]

trxboy your outdrive hubs are why you keep breaking cvd's my outdrive hubs looked the same way and i keep breaking my cvd in the same spot as you get new outdrive hubs it the woulnt break

[atm92484]

ttt

Where is everyone?

[TRXboy]

me..i am looking for some new CVD bones and a plcae that carries some outdrives.hehe

Edit-Ok quicky, the redesigned rear a arm mounts, how are they diffrent then the RPM's, if they are what are the benifits? Thanks...now im off to go set up my new brake with a slider...latta

[ 08-04-2001: Message edited by: TRXboy ]

[Rc1oGtMaN]

Hey everybody, I'm back from Florida. My GT is down right now, because I need a pullstarter, battery, pipe holder, antenna holder, and a new receiver mount.

I thought about the crescenzi, but changed my mind and stayed with the stock brake. I haven't had problems with the original, and it works well for me. The fiber disc lasts a long time, and if it gets worn I just sand it down some.

Nick, there are new rear body mounts? When did they come out? I'll have to look for'em

Mark O.

[TRXboy]

No, tha acual rear A-Arm mount, i herd when associated Redisgned the GT the added anti squat or somthing

[Rc1oGtMaN]

Oh, sorry, I didn't read the post right. The two parts are the same shape, but RPM make them out of their nylon stuff, while the AE peices are composite.

Mark O.

[atm92484]

I think the RPM ones are the old design without the antisquat.