SCORE!!! ULTIMA UPDATE...

[madmaxx]

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...

[RichieRich]

Nice! Yeah, we need pics!

[madmaxx]

GOT IT TODAY!!! 11/25/2011 HERE ARE SOME PICS!!!





LET THE RESTORATION BEGIN...

[breck]

I'm a big fan of these as well - nice find! Was it ever ran?

[Coelacanth]

Looks great, Ruben, congrats! What are you going to do with it? It doesn't look like it needs much restoration...planning to upgrade it, run it or shelf it?

[madmaxx]

Looks like it was ran a few times, the tires are not that worn out... I dont know what im doing with this one yet but a brushless setup sounds good, one of the shock collars is broken but i gues ill order a set from pargu2000... I will inspect the car real good and let you guys know whats up...

[madmaxx]

ok, i have found that the car is in pretty good shape... so far... its missing the inner front tire "sleeves" that go inside the tire itself, i guess thats why the tires are so loose in the front rims and also the shock collars are mostly done... other than that its in very nice shape, i just received the body from marwankw and also a set of screws from HexHeads (hexscrews.com) now on the search for those inner front tire ''sleeves'' or support "wheel".

[RichieRich]

Those tire "sleeves" were a pain in the rear to get right. I remember looking for aftermarket regular rims right away to replace those.

[GJW]

glad you found a nice one, just an amazing looking buggy

[madmaxx]

I have been a bit busy but i make time now and then to work on this car... this is where am at...




those are not the correct size tires for the front but will do for now... still looking for a front set.
BTW thats not the wing thats going on it, thats the one it came with but im working on a new wing...

[ireg]

I like the wheels

[Mad Racer]

Very Cool.

Love it. The Ultima can take a brushless with no problem. They are super light and does not need anything more than a 13t.

I rather drive these to my rc10 graphite.

[madmaxx]

ok guys... i have finally finished the restoration on my Kyosho Ultima, took me a while but here it is...





Yes... it has become a shelf queen...

[Coelacanth]

Very nice!

[Hcp22]

You have don grate!