The Official "What is it?" Thread

[tomolupus]

I would like to know to what car these belong.
They are 88mm in length, probably 1/8th.
Came with a bunch of Serpent parts.

[Hcp22]

From the first generation of the Kyosho Lazer

[SMOKE-DOG]

Picking up this on-road today in a lot.

Please help identify. Looks like 2 golds and a platinum k shocks but I know this ain't no Kyosho...

[scr8p]

A.R.T. Agitator

[Phin]

A reasonable facsimile of one at least. Chassis doesn't look stock/typical. Top brace might not be original either.

Looks like a shortened wheelbase too. Here is Coel's for comparison:

http://www.rc10talk.com/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=35595#p393587

[SMOKE-DOG]

Cool, thanks.

[Coelacanth]

Picking up this on-road today in a lot.

Please help identify. Looks like 2 golds and a platinum k shocks but I know this ain't no Kyosho...

Nice score...those are pretty rare and are a high-quality pan car. Apparently the original shocks were black Duratrax shocks (that's what mine came with) so have a close look at those. If they're Kyosho Golds instead of gold Duratrax, that would be a nice upgrade.

[Phin]

The jury is still out on who made the shocks. There's been one case where the black shocks had one o-ring in them like a Duratrax Competition Shock....but Jeff found two in his new Agi. Jr. shock and suggested they might be from Bluebird.

They shouldn't be Kyosho though.

[GoMachV]

Yeah it's been a mystery for sure! Hard to call them a Kyosho but could have been the same company that made the duratrax for sure, and making it for one or two o rings could have been an option at the oem level. Hard to say

[SMOKE-DOG]

Got it home and they are in fact Duratrax shocks with the top one being black (mine has anno removed)


I noticed a difference in Kyosho golds and Duratrax that might not be true for all but... If you scrape your nail on the shock caps you can feel the machining grooves on the K shocks but on the Duratrax you can't, they're smooth.

[Coelacanth]

There's another tell-tale sign if they're Duratrax shocks but you have to look very closely at the bottom of the shock bodies, opposite the capped ends...Jeff found that Duratrax shocks have a slight bevel machined around the bottom of the shock body; they're smooth on a Kyosho Gold. As you said, I've found Duratrax shocks to have a finer, more glossy polished finish.

[SMOKE-DOG]

Yes. And the Duratrax shocks use cheaper plastics, especially collars.

Here's another one. Is this rc10 dirt oval chassis custom made? I feel like I've seen it before...

[GoMachV]

BME

Nice one!

[SMOKE-DOG]

Thanks. Not really my style so it might find a better home.

[jwscab]

That chassis has crossed my mind a few times as the perfect base for a cage build.