YZ10 '94 restore.

[Chris Larner]

Love the Yoke it looks like a great match to the original.
If your after the perfect charger to sort your Nicads/Nimh I've got a perfect condition Protrak in a Protrak case with instructions and balance leads and of lead.
Pm me if interested.

[franki]

Originally Posted by ralphee

Hi guys

I bought this one off CATS last week, and thought is begin a resto thread, seeing as the car needed a LOT of work, hence, a resto, not a quick rebuild.
On receiving the car, the first impressions were good, clean new chassis suspension components, new wishbones, but thats where the good ended, and the money pit began.


On a strip down, i noticed that both diffs were shot and very grubby/ rusty.

Lucky for me, ive managed to source parts for a full set of of new diffs.

The left rear driveshaft was badly bent, and all four shafts worn to thr point of excessive play, all new ones were ordered.


The rear bulkheadn and front were stripped on the underside, so new ones were needed, and also, the rear camber link, seems to have been stripped of thread, and hastily bodged up, yup, a new one ordered lol.


This is how she lies now, awating a big box of parts to put it all right properly, many screws were bent, missing, and even chopped down on its original "resto" this is all being put right, to make this girl glorious as she one was.


As soon as some of the parts land, ill be updating the thread with the build, itll be quite different to how i recieved it, Masami shell in the pipe too.......this will be fun, although very costly!

bests.........lee

Really love that shell design !!!

[ralphee]

Traded that shell for a Mr Lexan 94 tray and body Franki, i wanted shot of it as it reminded me of the stinging i got from the deal on this car when i recieved it lol, but, that cloud had a silver lining in the end!

lee

[franki]

Ooohhh that bad?

[ralphee]

Not great, but thats in the past, ive one hell of a YZ now, its cost me a wedge, but i got what i wanted in the end.

lee

[franki]

yes thats the main thing, i have decided that i am going to run mine !!!!!

so don't think ill be sending as much as you for original stuff !! going to spend more on spares back up and ill go for lexan wing etc

see how it pans out

[franki]

im also interested to know if any parts swap with more up to date and simpler parts to get hold of? that way i can keep the original stuff safe and run other bits ???

[ralphee]

Cant think of any parts that will interchange mate, its a pretty specific beast.

Your diffs are one to baby, spares are rare, i think youll have no worries wirh diff balls, but the main races, and thrust races are rocking horse poop.
The screws do snap too, but id bet you can remedy that with an M2 cap head, and put your own locking kink in it.
Just buy the toughened screws though, not the cheapie stainless.

Everything else, is a case of trawling Ebay daily and try pick up a deal, a lot of 94 parts get snapped up quick, but a short few months got me a nice tidy collection of NIP parts, so it is doable, just takes time.

lee

[Naushad]

Diff parts, slipper I think are interchangable from yr4m2 sp..


http://www.rc10talk.com/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=28495

So for some parts you may be able to swap around a little?

Originally Posted by franki

im also interested to know if any parts swap with more up to date and simpler parts to get hold of? that way i can keep the original stuff safe and run other bits ???

[ralphee]

Was sorting out bits and bobs the other day, laid this out on the table, got a fair bit now, 'scuse the pic, only had my phone to hand.

lee


The start of my install.


Cells, picked these up, i think £30 for both, sealed, just need to find the time to build them, the V max are sitting in the car for now.


Gratuitious sexy angle.


lee

[franki]

OMG !!!!!!!

[DanB4]

Love it!

That Novak 410 brings back memories, always wanted one in my RC10 but ended up with a Hammer Pro back in the day.

Excellent looking YZ10.

Dan

[ralphee]

Thanks guys, doubt ill run her now lol, its a tough decision, its a new car now, a fortune spent, we'll see maybe next Summer lol.
The 410 Dan, is just a placeholder, till i can get a mint or even new Atom or Cyclone, but im in no rush, ill find one when im ready lol.

lee

[franki]

Originally Posted by ralphee

Thanks guys, doubt ill run her now lol, its a tough decision, its a new car now, a fortune spent, we'll see maybe next Summer lol.
The 410 Dan, is just a placeholder, till i can get a mint or even new Atom or Cyclone, but im in no rush, ill find one when im ready lol.

lee

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NOVAK-CYCL...item46085eca9e

[DanB4]

Ooh a new one just for you Lee! Buy buy buy!! (I won't, I promise!)

[James]

Is the red shell that came with it a recent one? Colour scheme is similar to what Matt Needham used to run..

[ralphee]

Dan, not at that price mate, ive seen perfect cond ones in the US go for £50, thats a little overboard, but ive sent him an offer for a laugh lol.

James the red shell that came with it was based more on Rory Culls design i believe, in any case, that shell went off to the US a while back, traded it as the paint was cracking badly and another fella really wanted it!

lee

[franki]

It is a bit on high side hence why my money still in my pocket !!!!

[ralphee]

Yeah, im trying to be mean now Franki, my YZ has maybe cost me over £500 adding all the new parts, intially getting led down the garden path added to that though, so im being cheap on a Cyclone, im not too fussed though, the 410 will serve me well, i was happier to get decent matched 2400 cells brand new TBH.

lee

[Martin Wallace]

Originally Posted by ralphee

Yeah, im trying to be mean now Franki, my YZ has maybe cost me over £500 adding all the new parts, intially getting led down the garden path added to that though, so im being cheap on a Cyclone, im not too fussed though, the 410 will serve me well, i was happier to get decent matched 2400 cells brand new TBH.

lee

Looks awesome there mate .

how did you manage to source all the new parts for it?

wish i had kept my pavidas edition now. lol.
cheers martin