This is my Team Associated SC10 2wd Short Course truck. It started life as a standard kit (not the Factory Team). I’ve done minor upgrades through the couple years I’ve owned it and adding a few more today. With as little as I run 2wd SC, I find it hard to justify a new SC10.2 kit with as much as I’ve already done to this kit. There are a couple annoyances I’ve had with this truck that I’m hoping to rectify. Some are performance, some are just maintenance. The products I’m installing are from AVID RC and Viper RC.

The mods I did to the kit prior to this article include:

• RPM Front Arms
• RPM Front chassis brace/bumper
• Kyosho Velvet Shocks from the Ultima SC
• MIP Shiny CVD’s for the T4
• Stainless Steel screw kit
• V2 Slipper clutch
• AJS Machine battery wrench battery hold down
• Aluminum servo mounts
• 12mm Hex Conversion

For electronics I was running:

• Castle Creations Mamba Max Pro
• Savox 1258TG Servo
• Spektrum SR30001 receiver
• Novak 13.5 SS motor
• CRC Speedsport “Shorty” Lipo – 4200mah/40c/2s

So here’s my old and busted SC10 before…

The duck tape is a requirement on the local carpet track, if you are wondering what that’s all about.

I then pulled the wheels off.. and was looking at this.. This is one of the most annoying things about this truck. The hexes tend to get stuck in the wheels and then you have to try to pry them out. Those days are about to come to an end.

So here it is with the wheels off. This will make it easier to work on.

Here’s what I’m installing:

• AVID bearing set (mostly Revolution bearings)
• AVID Triad Slipper Clutch system
• AVID Aluminum Steering Bellcranks
• AVID SC10 Clamping 12mm Hex Set
• Viper VTX10-BE ESC
• Viper VST 13.5T Brushless Motor

Continue to the next page for the installation.