Optima restoration-lots of pics - now a Turbo as well

[mtbkym01]

That´s certainly a nice pair

I know You haven´t asked my opinion, but next time, please make sure to ROUND those innner corners, when You fit the body

For runner bodies I would, these shells are hard enough to fit as it is

[keithrc]

They both turned out really nice but there's one more thing that I would've fixed up, the lower front guards have bends that could be straightened out with a bit of extra work (or replace with re-release ones). Its something that so many people seem to overlook when rebuilding these things. To go to all the trouble of a resto and leave the lower guards bent really messes with my OCD. (And as mentioned, the sharp cuts in the bodies) Otherwise, great work.


Keith

[HatTrick]

Both of those look great! Very nice job on the restorations!

Any chance you took some pics of the Optima body before you put on the decals?

[Coelacanth]

I also think the sharp squared-off cuts are more prone to cracking wherever 2 cut-lines meet, than when the inside corners are rounded out with a Dremel or something. For a shelfer, if the body's rarely coming on & off, it probably won't matter much.

[mtbkym01]

Both of those look great! Very nice job on the restorations!

Any chance you took some pics of the Optima body before you put on the decals?

Unfortunately no, the painter applied the decals as well, so only took the pics when he had completed the bodies

[mtbkym01]

I also think the sharp squared-off cuts are more prone to cracking wherever 2 cut-lines meet, than when the inside corners are rounded out with a Dremel or something. For a shelfer, if the body's rarely coming on & off, it probably won't matter much.

Yep they would definitely crack, but these will sit on the chassis' and the shelf just looking pretty