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Optima chassis plates???

Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2018 12:20 am
by Inevergrewup
Found these in a box full of optima/ultima parts. Not really sure what they are. They fit the optima gearboxes but nowhere to mount motor. The plates with the breaks in them are next to re-re plates for reference. Does anyone know what these might be??? Thank you for any info you may have.

Re: Optima chassis plates???

Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2018 12:22 am
by Inevergrewup
More pics

Re: Optima chassis plates???

Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2018 12:25 am
by Inevergrewup
Sorry for the upside down pics. This is my first post.

Re: Optima chassis plates???

Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2018 12:52 am
by GoMachV
Really interesting pieces. They look a lot like the hot trick ram parts to use a flat chassis plate but they aren’t them. I’m not sure who else did these. I’m pretty sure trinity used hot trick pieces as well. I’m also at a loss on the missing motor mount. There was a nitro conversion for optima but I’ve never seen pics. Wonder if that’s how they did it.

Re: Optima chassis plates???

Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2018 12:57 am
by Inevergrewup
I was thinking mid motor, but nitro might be a possibility as well. The box these came from had quite a few aftermarket peices. I figured they were aftermarket for some type of mod. Thank you for reply.

Re: Optima chassis plates???

Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 4:10 pm
by Mr. ED
Could they be beagle parts?

Re: Optima chassis plates???

Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2018 3:10 pm
by Coelacanth
Mr. ED wrote: Sat Nov 24, 2018 4:10 pm Could they be beagle parts?
That's what I was thinking; I seem to recall seeing those Beagle parts with the folded-over edges...I could be wrong though.

Re: Optima chassis plates???

Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2018 3:25 pm
by Mr. ED
I looked up pictures of the beagle and baja growler at one of the members site. I don't think they are. But I just had another idea to check: maybe it's hot trick stuff with the anodising removed... They used a flat chassis instead of the rails I believe so that'd make sense.

Re: Optima chassis plates???

Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2018 9:17 am
by Inevergrewup
I appreciate the replies. I don't think I will ever use them. Thinking of putting them on Ebay.