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got a vintage Ultima on Ebay for a nice price in mint condition , this is my first true real RC car back in the days... HAPPY,HAPPY, JOY, JOY!!! I will post pics as soon as i receive it...

Awesome work Mark !!!!!!

hey guys... would these tires fit the stock turbo optima wheel???

http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXRLN9&P=7

hmmmmmmmm... i think i like the black ones...

checked on ebay but couldn't find a 32mm wheel...

Hey guys , I have been looking for some aftermarket wheels for my runner... I was at my LHS and saw a few wheels in the 2.2 size but I have no idea where to start... What wheels in the 2.2 size will fit on the optima??? Any pics??? I guess is easier to find 2.2 tires and the bigger wheel would give ...

ok guys... i have finished the car... i received the motor yesterday...its a 19T single from Trinity its installed along with a "hard" final pinion gear , i had some electronics sitting around so i got them installed in the car for now, i need a better speed control cuz this one cannot han...

let me finish installing the Dirt Burners "Thorp Hard'' final pinion and i will post some pics... almost done.

Here is my T-maxx, used to be a short chassis... now extended chassis and a few other mods including a Picco Red Dot Maxx 26 Motor with the Nova cooling head that does wonders here is south Florida, Check it out... http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u24/rubeneg123/GEDC0265.jpg http://i164.photobucke...

Thanks for the parts Coelacanth... Perfect... the car is finally done.

NICE SCORE!!!! That will look great !!!

i dont know if this is old news but i just received 2 Dirt Burners "thorp" final pinions and noticed that they were heavier than the standard or stock aluminum pinion so i did the magnet test and yep they are metal , are these considered "hard" pinions?

Thanks for the comments, i went to my local hobby shop today and picked up a servo for the steering... http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u24/rubeneg123/GEDC0263.jpg and here are the two brothers... my shelf queen and my future runner... http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u24/rubeneg123/GEDC0261.jpg

ok, i am looking at a trinity 19T single as i type... would this be ok to run on 8.4v Nimh battery?

here is the link...

http://www.rc-truckncar-tuning.com/arcornite.html

i was going to run a NIMH 8.4v with that motor... is that to much? or should i still go with the 19T motor and 8.4v instead?