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I picked up this Turbo Optima Mid Special off a local online auction site for pretty cheap.
It was sound and mostly complete,but still a little rough around the edges.
I'm pretty sure this was originally sold as a complete kit,rather than one of the conversion kits.
The limit was two kits per store,which makes 'em pretty rare.
I stripped it,cleaned everything and rebuilt the shocks and both ball diffs.
A body,undertray and decal sheet from Marwan in Kuwait arrived pronto.
The car was missing the battery straps and the mounts for the undertray,which was a huge issue.
I was lucky enough to find one on the 'bay and now there seems to be a glut of 'em out there...go figure.
I *hate* the stock 8 hole rims these cars came with!
Found a set of regular Mid rims for $10...But some fool had painted them gold.
Apart from the gold paint issue,the rims were mint.
A little work with some acetone,detergent and bleach had them looking like new.
A close friend kindly donated a set of new front shocks and a set of new Bridgestone tyres.
Bummer the fronts are narrow and the rims I have on the car are wide,so if anyone wants to trade some new wide tyres for some new front skinnys,let me know!

Anyway...All done with bugger all funds and to keep me busy...If I don't keep busy,these days,I wind up back on the path to severe depression. :(

Here are some photos...Hope y'all like it. :wink:
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More photos... :D
Looks cool next to my Turbo Ultima.
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Nice Job, one of my favourites . And those rims cleaned up real well !

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Thanks! :wink:
I just knew I'd be able to get that paint off... 8)

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ahh brings back memories, I had one as kid but sold it along with my other cars. Nice job one of my favorites in the optima line.

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nice clean up job brendan! what new parts did you buy? cant believe ya dont like the factory yellow rims, they rule!!!

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Thanks,dude.
Man,hardy ANY new parts!
Just lots of cleaning and detailing.
Ummm...The body,undertray,decal set from Marwan and the OTW-9 parts tree that had the battery straps and undertray mounts.
That's it.
My friend Mark gave me the new front shocks and the tyres,to whom I am very thankful. :wink:
I still need to get a belt cover kit,but it's not that urgent.
Strange how some people love one style of rim and others hate it,huh? :lol:
Those 8 hole rims were bad enough in white,dude!
Yellow?! :shock: :roll:

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