These are pretty cool, OG Optima Carbon

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Post by XLR8 » Sun May 21, 2023 3:52 pm

Very nice indeed!

Replacing the original aluminum parts with cf makes good sense especially on an Optima since those cars tend to be very heavy.
Run NiMH batteries in a stock Optima and you got yourself a real lead sled.

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Post by LoCoCNC » Tue May 23, 2023 7:24 pm

Well I ended up trading for another complete gold celebration chassis with ALL the parts in it, a new bumper and a new LeMans 240s...

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