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thanks for the advice, I was wrong to use the WD40, thanks again, I will clean the bearings and use a suitable lubricate, thanks again my friend Bye from Tuscany Well, use it as a cleaner & degreaser, that's exactly what I use. WD40 and a toothbrush does a fantastic job of cleaning. But when yo...

Hi guys, I need your experience ...... to reassemble the 480 T on my Optima Mid Turbo I have two pinions available, 18 T and 20 T, which one do you recommend?
Thank you very much

thanks for the advice, I was wrong to use the WD40, thanks again, I will clean the bearings and use a suitable lubricate, thanks again my friend
Bye from Tuscany

ok guys, yesterday the Le Mans 480 T engine finally arrived, kindly given to me by an old model aircraft friend from Bologna ... obviously disassembled, passed with light paper on the manifold, brushes replaced, and 3 V running-in immersed in water with a few drops of dishwashing liquid, 10 minutes ...

hi guys, I had a lot of fun and I'm very happy for my third place. congratulations to TheDiamondOne on a wonderful build!!!!
stay tuned from Prato-Toscana-Italia

new adventure for me...
ok guys, here is my model, kyosho Turbo Optima Mid.
Totally original.
the electronics are completed by an EX-5 Ko Propo remote control, Kyosho Le mans 240 S engine
esc novak Racers.
my build topic https://www.rc10talk.com/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=45760
that's all.

hi guys, I've been away from the forum ....
look what I managed to find ....
the 480T can be rebuilt, the 240S is ok, the 480S cannot be found cap and shaft
which is the most suitable for my optima?

thank you so much.

Paolo

thank you so much.....

now I just have to find the right brushed motors, can you help me?

Paolo

what happened to the upper frame?

I would be curious to see a photo from above without bodywork and a photo of the chassis taken from below ....

Hello everyone my name is Paolo and I write from beautiful Tuscany in Italy, I live in Prato and I am 50 years old. I have been doing modeling for 45 years, I started with static kits then my first electric model was a Tamiya Grasshopper, transformed into a Hornet from that moment on I never stopped...

this is the final result .....

the original body is painted horribly, luckily it is in very good condition so I clean it and then paint it. There are original stickers never used as well as instructions in Japanese and English

as you can see the model is practically new, even if it is more than 30 years old, the tires have never been glued, the frame has only a couple of scratches, some protections never used, the remote control is perfect. I decorated the tires, but it took me a long time ... the esc is a ROBART .... I l...