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My Turbo Optima never ran

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Below photos are my Turbo Optima never ran status.
Optima body uploaded last topic and this Turbo Optima were painted by my friend, NK graphics in Korea.

I matched the radios and battery as vintage parts and ready to run staus.
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NICE !!!!!!!!!

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Re: My Turbo Optima never ran

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Outstanding looking car. Is the pinstrping done with paint or tape?
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RedScampi wrote:Outstanding looking car. Is the pinstrping done with paint or tape?
Hi black pinstriping is tape. Maybe black pinstriping with paint clearly is very hard.

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Re: My Turbo Optima never ran

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Very nice box art scheme. I was going to ask the same question about the black pin stripe.

Is the driver painted from the inside or the outside? I haven't painted my driver yet but I will paint it on the outside because I would think the colors would be subdued because of the tinted plastic.

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Looks like its never been run!
Oh, wait... :mrgreen:

Excellent specimen. Hang on to it.
JRX2 in the late 80s... have since come to my senses with the RC10T, yes of course it's vintage! Wife is always destroying her Tamiaya LunchBox to call me her personal mechanic a few more times. Enjoying the fresh build of an RJ Speed Digger.

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Thanks for posting the pictures of the Turbo Optima and Optima. Paint is definitely top-notch. I also really like the drivers with the simple scheme contrasting the smoked polycarbonate. You need an authentic driver to pull that off, the reproductions that Marwan makes are clear polycarbonate.

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Sweet!

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i have been restoring a turbo optima and after i fitted the resistors i cant fit the body do i have to cut out the body to make it fit it dosen,t show that in the book of instructions
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Re: My Turbo Optima never ran

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Treehugger - small picture in manual:
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The car body is cutout to accomodate also:
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i have the turbo optima instuctions the optima ones must place the resistors in a different local the turbo shows them on the motor guard

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Re: My Turbo Optima never ran

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Yes, the standard Optima resistors are placed on the circular cutout of the left rear chassis plate...but caught too much dirt so they moved it (without changing the chassis).

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:oops: thanks ayk i guess my inability to read all the instructions (or look at the Japanese symbols ) saved me from cutting my body

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rcjunkie3000 wrote:Very nice box art scheme. I was going to ask the same question about the black pin stripe.

Is the driver painted from the inside or the outside? I haven't painted my driver yet but I will paint it on the outside because I would think the colors would be subdued because of the tinted plastic.

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mugenbulldog wrote:Thanks for posting the pictures of the Turbo Optima and Optima. Paint is definitely top-notch. I also really like the drivers with the simple scheme contrasting the smoked polycarbonate. You need an authentic driver to pull that off, the reproductions that Marwan makes are clear polycarbonate.
Hi!
I also love Marwan's great reproduction bodies. the body is Marwan's but driver is original.

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