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I always believed the WASP "pulleys" were natural aluminum, and not black anodized. But I can of course be wrong, or even have them mixed up with something else.... It just pops up in my mind when I hear WASP :oops: I've heard people say the idler-less belt drives are better, and makes mai...

HatTrick wrote:I called them pulleys in an earlier post.
The Sprockets are made of metal.

You're probably right about "pulleys"

Then I believe what you have is a TBS "Competition kit". That is if the belt is a 310MXL. You better start counting the teeth of that belt

are the belt sprocket parts of the diffs plastic or metal?

is the front diff a normal diff or a "one way", and does the belt have markings that say "310MXL"?

I'm sure Nathaneal Ellis of http://mciracing.ca/ can help you, once you have done a scan.

Amazing work Ronit. I love the door handles!

ron wrote:......there comes a point where you stop tallying up the cost and just keep buying!!

So true.....

Search for Mayonnaise RC on facebook if you're in need of Kyosho Golds.......

Did we ever find out who made these? Stop it shodog! You're making me feel bad about my cars. :lol: You've got some awesome rides in your collection! Anyone know who made these? Thorp maybe? :? They aren't a metric thread, so most likely a U.S. company. http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f164/shutupa...

Remember that the differential wasn't even an option for the Scorp when it was first released in 1982, nor for the Beetle in 1983. When they later released the diff as an option (and standard on the Tommy -84 and Turbo -85) they also made new gearboxes, with the grooves to stabilize the diff. Those ...

There are differences between the vintage gearboxes. Some have grooves that the "side plates" of the diff go into, and there are others without the grooves. Make sure you have one WITH these grooves....

But then again, you can't go wrong with a re-re gearbox....

Since it's Kogawa doing the re-release work for Kyosho I find re-releases of the Gallop and Progress to be very unlikely, as they were designed by Hino & Tsuno. Not impossible, of course, just very unlikely. The Ultima and the Mid platforms are more likely, as they are also Kogawas creations, ju...

The Ultima Pro/Turbo mount is, as I said above, pretty much the same as the OT-65.......

I know I'm late to the party, and that you have found a very nice solution for a Optima wing. But I had a dive in my boxes today, as I knew I had some vintage wing mounts for the Optima, and I'll just post them here for reference (if someone at a later point are looking for info on Optima wing mount...