Optima Mid Turbo LWB Custom special Conversion

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As part of my job, I'm often bending tube for instrumentation lines, and we predominantly use Swagelok parts, the 1/4" ,1/2" and 3/4" single saddles all use a rubber extrusion which was very close to perfect.
I reduced the channel depth by 3mm with a blade and trimmed it to fit, little bit of finessing and mounted up nicely.
I'm sure there are lots of similar saddles with anti-vibration rubber extrusions that would work well too.
I just had them to hand and thought I'd share

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There has been cyclone warning over a lot of New Zealand this Easter so the rest of the mid fell together.

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3 racing Titanium turnbuckles, alloy 4.8mm threaded balls, mostly new ball ends, and new fastenings all round.
Had a spare set of Yokomo adapters and 2.2 JC rims. Seeing as i found the original tapered shaft Universal driveshafts from the rear in the front, i dug around and found a pair of older rear tapered fitment hub shafts as well.
Got some RERE dogbones, and some shimming all round. Sorted.
Didn't end up using the 2.6mm screws for the belt cover, decided to keep it all stainless cap screw and went 2.5mm instead.
Fitted the adjustable rear hubs from the RERE, but i realize now that also commits me to using RERE rear arms to suit.

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Missing a front shock body somehow, found a couple of sets in Croatia of all places??? anyway, postage and duties still half the US post cost, You guys get so ripped off for postage there, Crazy expensive.
Waiting for that so trimmed up TBG body/ undertray /wing and had a spare set of Ultima JJ Wing mounting fittings, so drilled and tapped out to M3 and fitted up.
Bent up some 2.8mm 316 brazing wire and Traxxas rustler ( I think?) alloy wing buttons.

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So just waiting for shock body, and then i can fit the rest of the radio.
A local Kyosho collector here has kindly sending me some OEM Saddle pack clamps, and then I'm looking to replace the spur with a true 48DP rather than the .06.