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FYI. The manual says W5061 for universals

Cool. I have never seen a manual with universals, yet.

Scan from 1991 when the car was released.

Hey! I got one of those N.I.B too

Do you have the version with FRP shock towers or plastic/kelron style?

Nice work! My favorite chassis

Do you get a matching offset with those ZX-5 wheels? I mean, are the wheels lined up front/rear?

mikea96 wrote:What are those white wheels you are running?

Caster Racing SK123 Pin Tine
http://www.reservdelsrc.com/offroad-dack-for-4wd-12mm-hex/10489-0

That's a full set for 4WD with pre glued tires/rims (12mm hex). The offset is okay for a Mid but not 100% perfect.

Perhaps just a re-branded Team Orion can?

Looks nice and clean! You seem to have learned a lot about this car by restoring it. You are right about the maintenance-issues on Kyosho-models from this era. The Optima Mid is also unnecessary hard to work on. The diffs are built in so deeply into the gear boxes like they were not intended to get ...

I love it! Optima Mid models are my weakness and this sample looks sweeeet with the orange rims.

OMG, I love getting back to this thread now and then. I have never seen these chassis so fresh and cool looking. Awesome work!

If you ever run the car I would swap the carbon motor plate for a light speed heat sink setup or a lazer finned motor plate. Cooling is a nightmare on the turbo mid and lazer chassis. Back in the days, yes. Today if you run a brushless 10.5T or more turns it should be no problem. I checked my motor...

Bo Wallen wrote:Hmmmm...........Is it open for half American half Swede ? feel I need to travel a little

That would be so cool! You're welcome, Sir

Yes, it was hard to pass the triples nicely every lap. Next year I have to try other tires. Maybe I should listen more careful what the local racers say about tire choice :wink: Next race on the agenda is in February! Luckily I don't have to travel that far... http://www.rc10talk.com/viewtopic.php?f...

So what happened... It was super fun! In the end I took the 4th place out of 6 participants in 4WD. My first race ever and it was a great experience. The car held up well and the loose track surface acted as a slipper which saved my drive line a bit I believe. The tires I used was not optimal though...

Whats the best way to attach the belt covers? I dont have the correct foam tape. Silicone? Latex caulk? servo tape? CA? Team Associated 6727 is a good alternative. I've tried it on a Mid my self :) http://www.ebay.com/sch/Radio-Control-Control-Line-/2562/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=Team+Associated+67...