RC74. My Memory Having RC Car. My 41 RC. HuanQi Driff 2008 (Clone HPI E10).

- May 22, 2022

22/5/2022 buy another secondhand RC, a shaft type, from picture not sure what brand. Saler from Sungai Buluh selangor didn't mention, buy for Rm100. Got the unit on 28/5/2022 found out it a made in china Huanqi 1/10 Driff i thing clone HPI E10 Driff. Product year may be 2008.

Big problem with this brand No parts sale in RC shop in Malaysia event HPI. Another big chalange for me DIY or Modified.

The pictures from original HPI E10 Driff

Start blogger = 22/5/2022

Update blog = 4/1/2023

Sum for spareparts = Rm0

2008 - 2023 = 15 Years

Made in CHINA 🇨🇳

Below 3 image not mine, just to show the box, body and chassis in new condition. Not much information regarding this Huanqi driff. Is year 2008, not many people buy this brand.

Got this RC on 28/5/2022, take out check, the brand name under the chassis Huanqi Made in China. I thought HPI E10, is a clone RC from china.

In the box

The nissan skyline GTR body for this RC. Previous owner repaint white outside body. Currently the paint crack slowly remove the paint.

Look under chassis found the brand.

Using HPI E10 instruction manual as my guidelines to fix this rc. Almost same. Can't find the assembly manual only overview.

Fault found

1. No battery holder bracket

2. No ESC and Motor

3. Drive gear damage.

4. No cover for drive gear. 85616

5. Front and rear bumper screw missing

6. No bumper form. 6279

7. Front and rear different less greese.

8. Not fully ballbearing use only in axle case. Others just metal + plastic bushing.

9. Dirty with sand and oil.

10. The Proppeler shaft plastic soft.

11. No motor mounting 85603

12. Shock absorber not oil type

13. Given steering servo still function.

14. Use plastic wheels hex can't change.

15. The car body in bad condition.

After receiving image before remove and rework.

Front missing bumper foam.

Front suspension

Damage drive gear and no cover.

Non adjustable steering linkages

Rear suspension

Battery location bottom and top Electric component

Rear view

Driff hard plastic tyre.

Scratch not many normal

Front bumper bottom screw missing

Rear bumper bottom screw missing

Front bumper screw missing

Shock absorber not oil type

The body post rear top no damage means this units no over turn.

Battery holder missing

Using dummy brake disk as wheel hex

Bracket for steering arm servo

Servo still function

Damage pinion gear

Front body post no damage

The Proppeler shaft plastic

Dismental parts

Rear Diff case

Dry greese

Metal and plastic bushing

Proppeler end gear

Front

Diff gear dry up

Non oil type damper

Steering linkage

Tub Chassis

Old dust greese and sand.

Driff wheels

The diff parts

After cleaning ready to assemble back.

Total clean from dust and oil

Remove old greese add new

Center drive shaft and diff done.

Add new greese

Front suspension arm

Rear suspension arm

Done front suspension

Rear suspension done

Add a bumper form

For the battery holder i DIY using small metal rules.

Given the ori body fully respray white and black paint, event the small windows also spray

The paint crack and peal off, it take time to remove. after remove all the white paint need repolish

Done repolish this the original body look like

Done all assemble back, parts didn't have will find in rc shop. Example motor mount modified, will add in photo when done modified. Know when turn the wheel is better smoothly.

23/11/2023 because of difficult to buy the gear cover I use 3D printer pen to make it. Not that beautiful but can use. Will spray black. When it cool down the plastic become hard.