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Hi guys, I need some of your expertise. I received a belt setup for my Project CYANide Optima. It looks like I have the 2 diffs with belt sprockets, a couple belts and the rear gearbox halves, and a little plastic roller gear. I have no instructions...

would any one happed 2 know what this is?

looks very interesting, thinking about it, but im not for sure what it is.

well after i retired my com com cf lazer i haven't run any 4wd on the dirt and even though i have 5 lazers they just see shelf duty 8)
so i had to snap this one up for my official runner i have some nice period turnbuckles and will be putting some...

A great shot of my Turbo Ultima.

Has Trimph front wheels, Lazer ZXR rear wing mount, Gold Shocks.

This was at the Australian Vintage Festival this yr. It was sao nice to drive.

Kyosho On-road series Porsche
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hi after 20 odd years finally got myself an optima mid!
got it off ebay, been looking for ages then one with a buy it know price that was reasonable appeared!
was told that it needed work but was an turbo love the platinum shocks so had it!!!
well...

Hi guys.
I want to rebuild some of my Option House gold dampers with new shock shafts. I feel the original shafts are a little short and would be happy to find something a little longer should they be out there. Even if this means adding spacers on...

I stumbled across this video by accident this morning:

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It's an SC10 running an old LeMans 240st , with lipo power.
Damn, that's pretty quick!

I've never posted pics of my Turbo Optima on this forum, so I thought I would. (these pics are from before I rebuilt/cleaned it up)
I picked this up locally for a very good price in the beginning of this years summer. I've only run it once, but it...

G'day Guys

Been looking for ages for a Kyosho Beetle to add to the VW collection, finally found a mint example.
Looks to have hardly been used. Not a spec of dirt anywhere, not so much as a scratch on the body, terrible paintjob but I already have...

anyone know what kyosho inferno this is?
year it was made?

Can anyone confirm what thread is found on the Kyosho Gold shock ends & shafts? I'm guessing it's 3mm but could it possibly be 2.5mm? TIA

so I got this chassis set from a guy who claimed he was a sponsored JG driver and had this made up for him but he never used it...I tossed in some pro xl a arms to widen it up . its almost like a squre in its dimensions. cant say Ive ever built a...

Not really finnished but looks good anyway with carbon motorplate....

mvh Isobarik

I was looking over that image of all the Le Mans motors, in particular the rated voltage for each one, and was wondering what physically enables a motor like the 360 Gold for instance to use up to 8.4V but not the 480 Gold? Construction-wise, both...

Hi

I like to share some pictures on one of my Scorpions, which for the moment is my shelf Queen... enjoy! :D

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I have a full set of platinum shocks. I'm going to make a runner with them, but I'd like to rebuild them. Does anyone have any hints or tricks on rebuild kits?

guru's

Just want to ask how much would a Lazer ZX Sport Cost now, near mint condition, no body/cover. with steel towers.

Just want to ask. Coz i have one that i will part with.

Thanks in advance.

hi all, I haven't posted for a while now, I've been crook, still not out of the woods, more test to be done, hopefully all goes well, but I thought I'll post some pictures of some of my Kyosho's, hope you all enjoy

cheers Bullfrog

Hey guys I just got the Optima I have been looking for. I got it for a decent price. Little more than I wanted to spend but was not totally unreasonable, Much less than what they have be going for on eBay lately. This is the first one I have owned...

hi Guys, just about finished my latest Kyosho buggy project, I'm getting this ready for a vintage Enduro run in November, need to give it a few test runs before I can give it the ok, the Enduro race goes for 4 hours (2 cars / drivers per team) so...

Here I am again with another technical question. My problem is, I'm always trying to do things differently, and that means custom-fit applications always require research, and when that fails, help. :oops:

Anyway, I'm looking at using a set of...

Hi every body,

I Need Pics on the Joel Johnson Optima Mid WC 1987' in Romsey...

Thanks for your help...The paint schema is pink like the Ultima WC 87 but in pink in the white place.

I'm currently working on some vintage kyosho projects. The Optima was my second car I ever had and I'm recently back into RC and want to recapture some of that magic LOL.

Does anyone have any good ideas where to get gold shocks.

On a side note,...

Hi all. I've been reading these forums for a while (mostly vintage kyosho & yokomo sections), but just signed up as a member today.
A few of us on another forum have been trying to id this kyosho gearbox. I thought the answer might be found here....

I've been seeing all these Optima Mids with those lexan bathtub under-body trays, and was thinking it would be quite easy to fabricate one using the Optima (non-Mid) skidplate as a mold. My idea would be to cut a long, rectangular piece of lexan...

I'm new to this forum. I see a lot of Lazer and Optima threads (and rightfully so) but anyone out there a fan of the Kyosho Vintage monster trucks?

What is the visual difference between option house and duratrax gold shocks? Came across a few sets and i'm trying to find the difference. :?

well got my com com lazer out tonight and after being heavy into TCs for about six months it was a great change so i decided to put together the last two zxr s i bought of the bay i finished my nib sport so it will be a dual resto ,going to need...

I installed my mystery black can motor (brushed) in my Turbo Optima and man, that thing is fast! I was using a 25-year-old 6-cell matched Sanyo pack and I was surprised at how fast the car accelerated. I don't really know any specifics about the...

Im looking to fit a slipper assembly to my Mid Custom Special vintage racer.
Im not looking for an ultra modern solution with B4 spurs or anything but if anyone might have a suggestion to help me fit 'ROBINSON' type spus that would be great....

Well i just finished my Turbo Optima re build with Belt Drive.

It took a good 40hrs to completly re build this old girl. Has a almost box art shell . Not quite to turbo specs as its missing a undertray and put Yeah racing shocks as they work well...

Just started on my Lazer ZX. This another runner that i always wanted by are few out there.

It needs a lot of work but i feel im half way there. Has a new Team Blue Groove Re Po shell.
Custom decals. New Rear dual plane wing.
New wheels and tires,...

Back in the old days, you had bushings or bearings. Nowadays, there are different qualities of bearings. A month or two ago, for the first time, I saw these sealed bearings, the ones with the blue sides. I've also seen bearings that are sealed by...

I got a pair of used Andy's A Arms for the front of my Turbo Ultima. Right now I have the stabilizer set on the front, I assume this needs to come off if I go with the Andy's arms. What about the adjustable tie rods? They will be short, correct?...

I finally had time to restore an old project, code name: Ultima Pro XL, some parts are still missing (mainly new tires and rims, new body, Kyosho motor...), but I already cleaned it up and polished some parts to bring them back to life...

The car...

Okay, I've seen some aftermarket A-arms for the Optima that were extended length, for use in a monster truck application...but does anyone know if any company made shortened A-arms & shafts, for on-road use for example?

The stock Optima front...

Is there a tool to use to help take off the tops of the Kyosho gold shocks (to avoid scratching them up every time with a pliers)? Kyosho had the included tool for the smaller red shocks with their unique design. I saw a shock tool for modern...

Okay, so I've ordered a bunch of 3mm titanium turnbuckles in the appropriate lengths to upgrade my Optima's tie rods & rods that adjust the front & rear hubs' camber. I want to similarly upgrade the ball ends with ball cups, as I've seen on many of...

Well I've been slowly but surely getting in parts for my Big Brute. All that's left is a rear shock, which is in transit, a passenger side mirror and 3 clear plastic covers for the lights on top of the light bar. Aside from that the only thing I...

I have an old Kyosho Lazer Alpha. I'm trying to decide fixing it up or selling it and a big part of that is chassis options. Is there a carbon fiber or fiberglass option for this car. I'm wondering if the drive train is the same as other lazers or...

HI.

Just got my Vintage Lazer ZX. I need i copy of the Manual as it needs a complete strip down.

Can't seem to find one. Any help much appreciated.

Thanks.
Mark.

so this little project has been on and off for months and with the down seizing of my collection this got all the goodies this will be the camping Beatle as we mainly stop by the beaches around WA all im waiting for should arrive this
week

i...

Will a Turbo Ultima body that has been cut and finished fit on a Kyosho Ultima Pro XL? I know the XL chassis is longer, so it seems like it would not. Thanks for the help Ultima experts!

I've been sourcing upgraded parts for practically every weak link in my upcoming Optima build, from turnbuckles to steering knuckles, but I've had absolutely no success with dogbones.

The stock black steel Optima dogbones are always getting bent. I...

Does any one know the difference between the 2 receivers Pulsar and Kyosho. I am getting some radio gear together for some Kyosho Wildcats and I am coming across both Kyosho and Pulsar receivers with the Pulsar Pro 2000 transmitter.

I was just given this...I was told it was a Turbo Optima Mid Custom Special,but I own a Turbo Optima Mid Special and this car has different A arms,steering knuckles and other tasty,carbon fibre parts,so I'm thinking it's a first edition Lazer.
Can...

My wife found this in a lot on Craigslist! We were lucky enough to get it along with a full graphite RC10LS. It is a Kyosho ATC 250R! Unfortunately, the rider is missing, but the guy thinks he still has it and is going to try to find it. The tires...

hey guys i was told this was a kyosho but i cant find any info on it it has independt suspion all around lg-786385-0-7163.jpg lg-786385-1-5728.jpg

Well, for years, I have dreamed of a custom Optima build which incorporated custom anodised chassis parts, belt drive system, ball diff, oneway front, 2.2 in. yokomo rims, racing shocks, etc. -as a racer. Well, here it is my Blue Edition Optima . It...