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This is the new member to the vintage collection, NOS Graupner Kyosho Rowdy Baja Kit 4962, no Dif. It arrived with Radio and tons of spare parts but no motor:(, Its going to be a queen shelf, but I will try to find a motor, I really would...

Got this old girl thrown in a box of rc , pretty poor condition, but getting hard to find.
These used to kick the Tamiya hotshots when i was younger.
Conditions too poor for a shelf queen so going to have some fun instead. Fibreglass chassis, and...

I bought enough new parts to repair an original release and build a new car from scratch with upgrades.

The new build is not from a kit but parts sourced from USA, Canada and Germany. Most parts are NOS Kyosho but body/driver/spoiler are new...

Ok all - does anybody have any makes or even better, any pics, of Mid bumper options that were available bitd?

I never ran the narrow Kyosho standard item, as we upgraded to a slightly wider option immediately after buying the car. Trouble is i...

Hi all, new on here. I’m an off road electric buggy racer on a good day, but I’ve been given a PureTen GP F1 Maclaren by a friend to try to get it going. Not managed to start the engine yet as no glow plug heater or start box provided. There are a...

I have a Rampage GP10 chassis I picked up ~25 years ago thinking I could use parts to do a DIY gas truck build but never got to it. I later picked up a RC10GT and the Rampage ended up stored in a box. I have recently started digging out some of my...

This is my Pro-XRT project I started last May of 2021. It was in a little rough shape and missing a few parts when I got it. I disassembled the truck shortly after getting it, then placed in a tote until a couple weeks ago. Plans are to replace...

Hello all, need some assistance identifying these shocks.

I have an old Kyosho Lazer that came with these shocks (I’m not the original owner). They look like the Equalizer shocks but they don’t have the 6 sided shock caps. See photos. These have...

I have an original Optima Mid I got from my uncle about 20yrs ago. It was already built when he gave it to me while cleaning out his garage, but never had a radio system until I installed it recently. So has never run until about 3wks ago! Anyhow,...

Guys, I'm looking for a source for M2.6 nuts. Kyosho uses this size for some of the suspension link connections. Of course, I can buy an OEM pack of 10 for $10, but that just seems silly. I've found some here:

These appear to be plain with a...

I was able to get my Raider to hit 60+ mph with a budget brushless setup. I am pretty sure it is the fastest one in the world (not that a faster one couldn't be made pretty easily!). As a kid I never would have thought my Raider would have gone much...

I’m fixing a Kyosho mp5 for a friend and we need a right front lower a arm (I’m pretty sure they are the same left to right). They don’t need to be perfect as we’re not restoring the car, so scratches are ok as long as it’s structurally sound....

It seems like this topic has been covered a few times here already, but in all of the thread comments that I've read so far, I could not find a clear description of *why* this gearbox was such a problem. I have a few of these gearboxes that I'm...

Next build is a Mid Optima with the JG (John Gudvangen) LWB conversion kit. The kit was available in both Fibreglass and Graphite. In 1989 the Fibreglass kit was $65 USD, the graphite kit was $129. The chassis is 25.4mm (1 inch) longer than the SWB...

...or Neo Classic Optima Touring Car version, as I prefer to call it.

Kyosho's slogan for this thing is Beyond the Extreme , and it's exactly that.

Here's how I got it, with a Dodge Stratus body and a Team Atlas 23 Turn motor:
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Hi there,

I recently could get a gear set of a Circuit 20 Differential without the gearbox. Intention was to built my Fairlady oder my Baja Body. Both shelf queens, no runners.
But during research I noticed that there is a difference in the...

I'm looking for some options for a replacement body for a USA-1 Nitro Crusher. The original is impossible to find at this point, with the chrome-plated plastic accessories costing more than I paid for the truck. Unfortunately (at least from what...

This is my first project in the garage on the RC side. Looking through some random boxes I found 6-8 graphite A&L chassis and after looking around at other spare parts I found a Kyosho front bulkhead that matched the hole pattern on all of them, so...

Does anyone know of an alternative way to convert vintage ultima to 48dp besides the robinson racing parts? those parts cannot be found anymore so looking for other options if possible

I thought I read somewhere that the Trinity chassis used by Joel Johnson for the ‘87 ultima worlds car was 5mm longer than the standard ultima aluminum chassis. Has anyone else heard the same or different ?

Was working on a MP6 restoration - and some of the black plastic parts are faded etc. What is the easiest way to restore them? I have seen some posts for paint, dyes, silicon, petroleum jelly etc. I am hoping for easy - but would like it to last!...

Hi!

I am trying to make a drawing on the Ultima XL chassis to my project I have on this forum (New/Old Ultima PRO XL), but it is not easy when I have only pictures to look on.
If there is someone that have an original Ultima XL chassis and would...

Haven't seen one of these in a looooong time. In fact I only saw them in the mags never in the stores. 10L front end with a Rampage transmission and rear suspension. The seller put Platinum shocks on it, I guess they can stay. The current plan is to...

Is the tray that extends under the rear gearbox in this picture a custom made part, or was something like this offered? I like it.
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What is the purpose of ref #74 shown in the picture? 4AA138FB-1893-465B-981B-8B20C8A7365C.jpeg

Does anyone know the style or part number of the tires Kyosho used on their RTR version of the Lazer?

A while back I acquired a bunch of nitro stuff from a clean out basically…there was 11 cars/trucks in it in various states…today I started pulling out the ones that I thought would take the least amount of work and parts to get up and running…and...

In the last 3 years I have finally gotten back to the hobby of my youth and have restored my first ever 1/10 RC car, a Kyosho Raider, back to running condition (sometimes). I have changed the following from the stock car to have great fun racing...

A suggestion and question for Kyosho and Kyosho Ultima fans out there...

Suggestion: Kyosho, please come out with a Joel Johnson 1987 Kyosho Ultima replica (a special edition buggy) .
All of us know that the 1987 Ultima with aluminum chassis, was...

Thought about anno or powder, but these parts are not in great shape, so decided to try something else

Chrome blue vinyl wrap.....

I have an old Kyosho GS-11 engine with a pullstart that has an internal bearing (called FD24 on Kyosho part no list) The problem I have is that if I take the bearing out and clean it it works just fine. It works fine until the motor starts but as...

I have now made 2 of them.
Sorry I can't attach pics here but if I can send them through messenger to someone and you can attach them here to show them to everyone.
Or if you have spot it in the Facebook and can copy them and put them here I would...

Hi All
I am new to the forum and the RC community generally.
I have a Kyosho Dash-3 that my Dad gave me when I was a kid. It has sat for sometime (20+yrs) and unfortunately the body has deteriorated completely. I am hoping someone can point me in...

Here we go again! I couldn't resist picking up this beautiful Turbo Inferno. It is a built but never run buggy with some very rare vintage upgrades.

It is dusty and I am tearing it down for a complete rebuild. The only negative part is that the...

So I have got a little wild and silly with my Raider but she is officially a ripper. I have videos on my Youtube channel of how I make a series of bad decisions to end up with a car that is 3 times faster than it was designed to be.... but it is a...

Hi guys been awhile hope everyone is doing Great and Healthy. My questions are what kyosho size shocks go on the front and back, plus what current kyosho shocks would work? And what is available for axle/ cvds. Also need help on rims what can I use...

Got my Alpha/pureten back together.
All went well until it converted itself to rwd.
Looks like a grub screw has come out of the coupler that connects the diff to the driveshaft.

No idea if that the correct names for the components!
But anyway I...

Seeing as my Optima is in the BOTM this month..... and there is a strong Kyosho showing among the other entries....

Unicorn rarity alert! :shock:

I recently got sent a bag of NODIS aluminium parts, mainly diff gear, from a gent who used to be...

OK, so I have lusted after this car since I was 13 years old.

In my very first RC car magazine purchase there was a review of the Chicago Model Trade Show, the mag being dated December 1986. In that review was a double page spread of pictures, and...

Hello all!
Im doing a restoration of an Gallop MK2 and need 2 front dogbones and 2 rear dogbones. Can someone please tell me the length of the fronts and rears?

Regards Patrik

I found my old Kyosho Alpha at the back of the garage a couple of weeks ago.
it was last ran 15+yrs ago and has been in a box since I clipped a curb breaking the rear diff casing and suspension arm.

I ordered the bits and started stripping the car,...

EDIT: I have acquired a manual. I took pictures & have made a PDF file. It is now posted here Thanks Lowgear for helping make it happen!

I'm restoring an original Tracker (30324), while it doesn't need much, I haven't been able to find a manual...

Well, thought I would let everyone know Why I haven’t been on here for a while, and the reason being I decided to sell up my collection of Kyosho RC cars.
Not for any major reason, just a number of circumstances that made me decided the time was...