Ok - so i'm not particularly familiar with the Kyosho range of cars - but I always admired the 4wd off road buggies - and really hankered after an Optima Mid during my early days of racing.... the end of line Optima Mid Custom Special (in my eyes)...
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Hey Dan,
No problem, glad I was of some help. You're right in thinking that there's not a lot of interchangeable parts between the two. I don't have both bodies nor do I have my LWB Mid with my in Cologne so I can't answer your question about the...
Has anyone owned both a Mid lwb and Lazer ZX?????????
I have herd that the Lazer was not much better. Than i have herd the opposite the Lazer ZX was way better.
It will still be some time away before my lemon Lazer will be finished.
Any info...
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Zx and zxr are much better. Better platform and more stable and easier to drive than the mid. Also doubt the mid can handle the brushless unlike the zx and zxr. The zx slipper is better suited to the brushless system. Ive fitted a 5.5 in mine.
On the 8th of February, which is today, I raced my LWB mid in the 4WD class. as you all know the vintage class is non existent here, so I had to pit my Mid against all the modern cars. In total we had 15 guys racing today.
The competition consisted...
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ohh..so thats you on youtube. Your cars look amazing and you have great driving skills. I am just worried about damaging the scorpion on sbs..which is a much more difficult track than the one in your video..besides the XXXXXX traction too and...
I am building an Optima Mid LWB. It is an SWB to LWB conversion.
I apparently have an Optima Mid Custom Special graphite chassis and an LWB belt.
I checked that the belt has 127 teeth and is apparently the correct length (one groove is...
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Yes, later! Unfortunately I don't have a PC with a card reader here so I cannot post photos before I get back home :)
Also I'll open a new thread for this Optima Mid project.
Does anybody out there know where to source LWB belts for the Optima mid? I do not have BST status yet, and have even tried the original manufacturer MBL. 254XL014 are the markings on the belt. Any help would be great!!!
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Yes I have been told that as well! Along with the Hyperdrive belts coming from the cash register industry! They are just timing belts after all.
I am new on the forum hi everyone
I got an old Special Custom with the gold flat aluminum or steel chassis.
I have no upper deck.
Chassis could maybe be run this way but has a bit of flex.
Can a Lazer zxr upper deck work?
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This FactoryWorks upper chassis plate is awesome! Thanks so much!
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After all the restoration projects almost finished I've come up with the idea of creating an Optima rally car. A big reason for this particular combo is that I've got an original Kyosho Citroën ZX body unpainted and with N.I.P scale accessories....
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Nah, the shock tower itself, I already have the plastic body mount. The only difference is it has the lower holes to mount the front shocks lower down. Otherwise they're exactly the same as normal Mid shock towers (as far as I'm aware).
Ok after about 2 years of R & D, which included the testing and eventual ruling out of the twin belt system on the Optima Mid, I am glad to announce the success of my 48P conversion. Special thanks to Linus from Sweden who worked with me to suggest...
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I have a Turbo Optima mid. I believe it’s the SWB version. Would you be able to tell me what other accessories I would need to get to adapt the 48P conversion? Is it only a question of getting the LWB baseplate?
