need a little Optima Mid help

[j-sou]

I was assembling this Mid last night, mostly just to see what pieces were missing, and I ran across something odd. The front diff case is split front to back, and not left/right like in all of the instruction manuals I can find. There's some other minor differences with the diff case too. What the heck is going on here?



you can see the parting line on the case here

[highwayracer]

That's the one from the Lazer ZX series. If you're going to use that gearbox, you also need the lower rear section that's used to hold the front arms on.

[j-sou]

ooooh hmm. so this is just a mash up of parts then? Thanks for the info!

[highwayracer]

Not at all. The internal diff and belt are from the mid. So the only thing that's not from the mid is the front gearbox (case). That one looks like a stock mid with platinum shocks (vs. gold shocks). Very little needed to get that running. You've got a good car there.

[rccars4sal]

Interesting that the lazer la32 case would fit on a mid. I never figured that. If it works, then thats very cool.

[j-sou]

Well I don't seem to have the lower piece that the arms mount too. I could have sworn this was almost complete when I got it years ago, but maybe I was wrong. I had all of my optima stuff in one storage bin, and it's not there. Oh well, parts car...