Threaded gold shocks??

[wydraz]

Hi Guys,

Here's an interesting one.

A good friend is restoring his friends mid for him and it has these threaded shocks....I questioned their originality but hes sure they were in the new kit box along with a wire wing mount?? I've asked for pics of the wing mount.

From the pic these look darker gold than Kyosho golds so perhaps Duratrax? But I've never seen threaded ones before....

[GoMachV]

I saw that over on the other site, I'm stumped! I have never seen a threaded gold kyosho or duratrax but I hope someone can answer this

[Mr. ED]

I guess you could do this with the right equipment, but then the gold anodising would be gone. I can't say I've ever seen these before.

[RichieRich]

Cool ! I've never seen these before too.

[DennisM]

What about ENA 3D Shocks with Kyosho top.

[highwayracer]

I haven't seen those before, but I know Kyosho made special parts for their race teams. There was a local racer that was sponsored by Kyosho to drive the lazer, and his gold shocks had the swivel ball in the shock cap. This similar to the cap on the Platnimum shocks.

The concept has been around for some time, so it's possible that they did a limited run just to see how it worked.

I also remember a company modifying the standard losi silver shocks.

[klavy69]

I guess you could do this with the right equipment, but then the gold anodising would be gone.

could be done then re-annodized in gold. are they actual kyosho shocks by o-ring standards or duratrax born...that is if you have had them apart yet?

Todd

[DennisM]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FP-Racing-ENA-3D-1-10-4WD-RC-Buggy-/140884223806?nma=true&si=o7ZNJCEroxXGnDeXMgtgPl7Ujh8%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

[wydraz]

Dennis wow that looks like them!

I dont know if he's had them apart will check.

Cheers

[Mr. ED]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FP-Racing-ENA-3D-1-10-4WD-RC-Buggy-/140884223806?nma=true&si=o7ZNJCEroxXGnDeXMgtgPl7Ujh8%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

What's the story behind this model? Looks like a gently more modern redesign of the Yankee Electra (elektra?)

[wydraz]

Here is one of them stripped down.....internals look the same as Option House Golds??

[Mr. ED]

http://www.vintage-rc.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=16510

In French, but maybe you can use a translator.
Most things on the car are borrowed and mixed together. So it should not be too surprising they copied the gold shock design and modernised it a bit.

[DennisM]

I´ve dismantled an Ena 3D shock and put a Kyosho cap on it.
The Ena shock has the same 2 O-ring setup at the botton as the kyosho shock.

[Mr. ED]

Now if those were readily available still ... would be a great mod for old-is-new kyosho builds.
Any idea which lengths they had: comparable to short, medium and long by option-house?

[DennisM]

On the Ena buggy´s, I´ve only seen this length, which spot on match, the short Option House.