need a little Optima Mid help
- j-sou
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need a little Optima Mid help
I was assembling this Mid last night, mostly just to see what pieces were missing, and I ran across something odd. The front diff case is split front to back, and not left/right like in all of the instruction manuals I can find. There's some other minor differences with the diff case too. What the heck is going on here?
you can see the parting line on the case here
you can see the parting line on the case here
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Re: need a little Optima Mid help
That's the one from the Lazer ZX series. If you're going to use that gearbox, you also need the lower rear section that's used to hold the front arms on.
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Re: need a little Optima Mid help
ooooh hmm. so this is just a mash up of parts then? Thanks for the info!
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Re: need a little Optima Mid help
Not at all. The internal diff and belt are from the mid. So the only thing that's not from the mid is the front gearbox (case). That one looks like a stock mid with platinum shocks (vs. gold shocks). Very little needed to get that running. You've got a good car there.
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Re: need a little Optima Mid help
Interesting that the lazer la32 case would fit on a mid. I never figured that. If it works, then thats very cool.
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Re: need a little Optima Mid help
Well I don't seem to have the lower piece that the arms mount too. I could have sworn this was almost complete when I got it years ago, but maybe I was wrong. I had all of my optima stuff in one storage bin, and it's not there. Oh well, parts car...
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