YZ10 '94 restore.

[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

[Naushad]

Funny...I saw that YZ10 on the RC10 website....was meant to be a shelf queen I think. Doesn't look to be in too bad nick really.

Good luck with the rebuild. Hope it ain't too costly! I'll be posting mine at some point.

[ralphee]

It doesnt look bad at all bud, its when you really get into it, the nightmare ensues lol, ive got many parts enroute now, so itll be almost 100% brand new, a proper restore i feel, not a casual glance over! It was a long way off a shelf queen, put it that way!

Lee

[Naushad]

Hmmm.. I ain't so keen buying lots of parts although I had to shell out on some newish wishbones, shock towers and top deck. I recently bought some team Suzuki upgrade bling aswell!

I think with the other bits I've bought I'll have two rollers: one shelf ( but not queen) and the other for casual racing.

I'd really like to see how you get on!

The yz10 series are great pieces of kit!

[quincey]

Where did you get new driveshafts?..mine are shot and are the only thing it needs...

[Naushad]

eBay.com

[ralphee]

NIP shafts were from France, most other parts from the US, a few parts have landed now, and im just waiting on another package and i can put his back to maybe a 95% new car, which will be nice.

lee

[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