The Yokomo Love Machine

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The Yokomo Love Machine

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Got this one in the mail Yesterday.

Race ready it said in the ad - Just buy a new battery and You´re good to go.
Got it for half the asking price - when I saw that front bulkhead, I felt good about my hagling :lol:
He should have used a bumper - The WIDE one.

The front tower intrigued me though - any ideas to what it is - looks PK corally?
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the front tower is PK Corally

BUT .....the front arms are different left & right.... :(
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minimini wrote:the front tower is PK Corally

BUT .....the front arms are different left & right.... :(
Thanks for clarifying the front shock tower.

Yes, this buggy is a mess of DIY work - It came with a new set of arms for all four corners, though.

I´m not sure this one will be refurbished, the chassis is not fantastic either.
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needs (a bit more) TLC - love can do miracles :mrgreen:
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Woa... poor little yoke... please help it.. it does need alot of help but keep the undertray for it.. :lol: make it a runner and see the laughs you get if you put it on it's lid... 8) good luck with that one..

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Am I seeing 2 home made arms in back, and an optima (mid) arm in front?

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Yes it certainly needs a lot of love - but the only thing I can think of is a lullaby :D
The under cowl reminds me of an eighties comercial for preservatives :mrgreen:

The aluminum arms will come up for sale in the BST - these are a real catch

The weird front arm is a shortened works arm.
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Re: The Yokomo Love Machine

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The front right shock looks a little cockeyed. Bent shock shaft?

I have a total of four 870's in my possession (excluding two parts cars). Every single one of them was in some way botched by the previous owner. Even the "minty" ones...not much reading of manuals. Or checking of left vs. right parts. Or leaving the chassis/tower plates and bulkheads alone and not hacking them to hell.

Point being, every 870 took a dive off the ugly tree. It's up to you to unretardify it ;)

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Yes, molested shocks too - this one go it all.
I´m not going to bin it :D but the chassis is damaged at the front, so this one will be used for parts.
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