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Simple one of the best tc cars ever.
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Jerzi wrote:Simple one of the best tc cars ever.
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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.
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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 :shock:

The Turbo Optima Mid Special is my next project... :wink:
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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 :shock:

The Turbo Optima Mid Special is my next project... :wink:
Some Competition..........I like that !


Ooh !!! Fasten seat belts !!! Hard hat on !!! and of course white glows on.
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Re: Turbo Optima Mid Special

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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...
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Ready to start the build !
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Re: Turbo Optima Mid Special

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This is very cool, brings back some good memories! Enjoy the build, and I love the paint job! 8)

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slotcarrod wrote:This is very cool, brings back some good memories! Enjoy the build, and I love the paint job! 8)
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.

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Let's start ! Box and Chassis Blister.
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The drivetrain was already prebuilt by Kyosho.
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Please excuse the Schumacher pit mat :)
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Re: Turbo Optima Mid Special Build

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Rear Motor Plate and Stiffener attached.
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Main Gear Assembly.
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Rear camber plate and stabilizer.
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Front shock tower and stabilizer.
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Rear shock tower.
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Lower belt cover.
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The ugly: 20+ year old dust seals for the rear gearbox... the sponge vanished quite a bit :)
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Rear dust seal attached. Somehow :) And gaps filled with thread lock.
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Re: Turbo Optima Mid Special Build

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Rear A-arms attached.
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Steering posts, belt cover brace and rear chassis gate.
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Battery mount posts attached. Let's stick with saddle packs for now, sticks were seriously uncool back in the days :)
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Re: Turbo Optima Mid Special Build

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Front A-arms mounted.
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Front steering knuckles, hubs and universals attached...
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... and completed with upper links.
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Re: Turbo Optima Mid Special Build

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Rear hubs...
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... completed with dogbanes and upper links.
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Next was the steering assembly:
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