scollins 154 Posted December 15, 2018 Hi all---scored a nice used vintage Turbo Optima from eBay for a fantastic price (pics were poor in the listing which helped from it getting sold quickly),,,I plan to give it new life and run it. It came with a vintage Option House belt drive conversion,,one-way front diff and the anodized gold nerf guards and rear motor mount. I lucked out and got some really excellent condition rare Option House tires with it also...The last time I ran an old generation Optima chassis was a Kyosho Salute I got for a Christmas present back in 1988! I have a NIB Kyosho re-release Optima that is kicking around the shop,,for now I will get this old chassis up to snuff and run this instead before deciding what to do with the re-release Optima. It cleaned up pretty well so far with a toothbrush and soapy water. I plan to run this outside,,,but not on these rare wheels and tires. I will likely use something completely different for running it. Oh,,if you are wondering I've got reproduction decals on order from MCI Racing and a re-pop body from Team Blue Groove already. Color ideas,,not certain yet! I am also geeked that I finally have my new R/C man cave figured out in the new house ( I moved 4 months ago). It is located off the finished basement and has lots more space than the prior workshop I had before. (special thanks to TC member speedy_w_beans on how to get pics uploaded,,,for years I struggled with how to do this-which actually prevented me from posting on the TC forums) Now I know about Google Sites to store images. Thanks Paul! scollins 5 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
speedy_w_beans 4272 Posted December 15, 2018 That really cleaned up beautifully! I'm glad you're able to post pictures; now let's see more content on here! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scollins 154 Posted December 18, 2018 Some progress over the weekend............It runs beautifully...Tested it outside on a 45 degree Fahrenheit day this weekend with on-road tires sourced from a stock Tamiya Amorak,,(with Kyosho Wheels) it is really quick and smooth! 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scollins 154 Posted December 26, 2018 More progress, big win on Christmas day 2018 getting the repro body from TBG painted and decals done right with the fantastic repro decals from MCI Racing! 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
speedy_w_beans 4272 Posted December 26, 2018 That looks great! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Superluminal 3750 Posted December 28, 2018 Are those buggy champ tyres on kyosho optima wheels? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scollins 154 Posted December 28, 2018 @ Superluminal- Hello, there- no these are actual Kyosho Option House hop up tires, that were used on the Optima Series back then, very rare tires! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scollins 154 Posted December 28, 2018 Sorry---you mean the other tires,,,those are Subaru Brat tires (re-re tires) they are mounted on re-re Optima wheels,, they work perfect! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Superluminal 3750 Posted December 29, 2018 Yes thats them!!! They look awesome. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Champ85 609 Posted January 15, 2019 Huh, I had no idea Brat tires fit Optima wheels. I feel dumb. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grotty Otty 868 Posted January 16, 2019 Great restoration job, looks awesome. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RichieRich 685 Posted June 21, 2019 This looks great. I just bought a rere body to finish the restoration of my Turbo. I started it 15 years ago!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites