So I see an ad on craigslist for "2 Vintage Kyoshos and parts". Contact the guy, it turns out to be someone I had bought a Big Brute from before. I offer him my Mtroniks brushless speed control and some cash (less than you'd guess) and come home with a box with 2 cars in it and 2 bag full of parts. I would love some of the Kyosho maniacs to chime in on any details I miss or have wrong.
I break down my find to see what I'm looking at.
The 2 cars were a Turbo Optima Mid SE in VERY good shape, but missing the original body and wing because someone had put an original Turbo Optima unpainted body (not 100% but not bad) and a Turbo Optima with the belt drive conversion in it, also in good shape. A set of foams, a pair of yellow and a pair of silver I believe Ultima rear rims, and a set of 1.9" treaded on road tires.
I end up with 3 pairs of the Turbo Optima/Optima Mid tires with decent tread left and 1 pair of an "I'm not sure" on the front of the Turbo Optima
The unpainted body is has no cracks but the old owner cut it to fit the back of an Optima Mid
Here is something I'm confused on, the mount for the idler gear. I have a gear but not sure what I'm looking at. Haven't been able to tear it down yet
I got some A&L steering components for the mid
Some parts for the mid (the only frustration is I JUST bought a belt cover from TBG off the bay LOL it's not even here yet)
Here are all my optima spare parts that came in the bag (I think an ultima aluminum shock tower thrown in too boot
And some Non optima parts which I have ZERO use for so if anyone needs anything here PM me
2 SG-8 Tensioners for stingers
2 sets of A-arms for the Integra Vanning Presto
Diff tensioner part number SST-16
Bag is cut but appears to be a brand new full chain for the Landjump/Vanning
2 SC-86 Scorpion/Tomahawk/Assault/Advance rear suspension plate
1 set of sideguards for the gallop/progress
Finally, I believe a gear set for the Stinger, there was an opened SG-2 parts bag and these gears floating around
Needless to say, for so long, I sat there looking at other peoples finds thinking, I'll never find one. Well I did LOL. I cant wait to get into the buggies. Just gotta figure out the counter gear of the optima
My Optima find on Craigslist.....pure WINNING!
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Re: My Optima find on Craigslist.....pure WINNING!
Nice score. Does this help? It looks like maybe the previous owner installed one of those clutch bells in place of the stock counter gear. Here's the one that was used with the Turbo Optima & Salute, it's a torque limiter gear.sgirouard wrote:Just gotta figure out the counter gear of the optima
http://cgi.ebay.ca/KYOSHO-OT-74-LIMITER-GEAR-SET-OPTIMA-JAVELIN-NIB-/290423344267?pt=Radio_Control_Parts_Accessories&hash=item439e948c8b
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Re: My Optima find on Craigslist.....pure WINNING!
Okay so I have to figure out the 2 white gears.
The other parts are the SG-2 gears but what are those white gears
The other parts are the SG-2 gears but what are those white gears
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