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Re: Turbo Optima Mid Special
Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2012 3:33 pm
by Jerzi
Simple one of the best tc cars ever.
jerzi
Re: Turbo Optima Mid Special
Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 4:53 pm
by Bo Wallen
Jerzi wrote:Simple one of the best tc cars ever.
jerzi
I Remember when the Swedish Distributor got the first 10 cars by air from japan.........Lucky me i got two of them.
And now i got to start rebuilding them. They are in very good shape one is not build yet so that's easy,
No 2 is a racer and need a little help. I might try that car on Vintage Nationals in September if they let me in.
Re: Turbo Optima Mid Special
Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 4:58 pm
by j0pp3
Bo Wallen wrote:Jerzi wrote:Simple one of the best tc cars ever.
jerzi
I Remember when the Swedish Distributor got the first 10 cars by air from japan.........Lucky me i got two of them.
And now i got to start rebuilding them. They are in very good shape one is not build yet so that's easy,
No 2 is a racer and need a little help. I might try that car on Vintage Nationals in September if they let me in.
Sounds very nice! Unbuilt
The Turbo Optima Mid Special is my next project...
Re: Turbo Optima Mid Special
Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 5:38 pm
by Bo Wallen
j0pp3 wrote:Bo Wallen wrote:Jerzi wrote:Simple one of the best tc cars ever.
jerzi
I Remember when the Swedish Distributor got the first 10 cars by air from japan.........Lucky me i got two of them.
And now i got to start rebuilding them. They are in very good shape one is not build yet so that's easy,
No 2 is a racer and need a little help. I might try that car on Vintage Nationals in September if they let me in.
Sounds very nice! Unbuilt
The Turbo Optima Mid Special is my next project...
Some Competition..........I like that !
Ooh !!! Fasten seat belts !!! Hard hat on !!! and of course white glows on.
Re: Turbo Optima Mid Special
Posted: Mon May 04, 2015 3:55 pm
by phoenix
Body ready, eagerly waiting for a built chassis
Hope i'll make some progress on this soon... planned to start the build already two years ago...
Re: Turbo Optima Mid Special
Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2015 4:41 pm
by phoenix
Ready to start the build !
Re: Turbo Optima Mid Special
Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2015 11:19 am
by slotcarrod
This is very cool, brings back some good memories! Enjoy the build, and I love the paint job!
Re: Turbo Optima Mid Special
Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2015 4:00 pm
by phoenix
slotcarrod wrote:This is very cool, brings back some good memories! Enjoy the build, and I love the paint job!
Thanks Rod ! Finished the Chassis tonight ! I really wonder why there are so few racer/track pics of it in old magazines etc... it was at least quite popular in europe.
Re: Turbo Optima Mid Special Build
Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2015 4:03 pm
by phoenix
Let's start ! Box and Chassis Blister.
The drivetrain was already prebuilt by Kyosho.
Please excuse the Schumacher pit mat
Re: Turbo Optima Mid Special Build
Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2015 4:07 pm
by phoenix
Rear Motor Plate and Stiffener attached.
Main Gear Assembly.
Rear camber plate and stabilizer.
Re: Turbo Optima Mid Special Build
Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2015 4:09 pm
by phoenix
Front shock tower and stabilizer.
Rear shock tower.
Re: Turbo Optima Mid Special Build
Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2015 4:13 pm
by phoenix
Lower belt cover.
The ugly: 20+ year old dust seals for the rear gearbox... the sponge vanished quite a bit
Rear dust seal attached. Somehow
And gaps filled with thread lock.
Re: Turbo Optima Mid Special Build
Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2015 4:17 pm
by phoenix
Rear A-arms attached.
Steering posts, belt cover brace and rear chassis gate.
Battery mount posts attached. Let's stick with saddle packs for now, sticks were seriously uncool back in the days
Re: Turbo Optima Mid Special Build
Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2015 4:21 pm
by phoenix
Front A-arms mounted.
Front steering knuckles, hubs and universals attached...
... and completed with upper links.
Re: Turbo Optima Mid Special Build
Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2015 4:22 pm
by phoenix
Rear hubs...
... completed with dogbanes and upper links.
Next was the steering assembly: