Kyosho Ultima find.

[nufnuffz28]

Love it!

One of the first "race car" RC cars I was exposed to was my uncles Ultima with a modified motor.

Of course he said the RC10s gave him a fit racing.

It made my Traxxas Cat look like a toy!

[yellowdatsun]

Sooo, speaking of roll cage mounts, would it originally not have come with any, and the (small) body just held the ends? Or was there another means of attachment? Did it not really come with any mounts for the forward part of the roll cage?

It looks really cool as is, but I do have a re-pop body I'd eventually like to put on.

[Kyoshojoe]

just the body mount post up front and the side roll bars slid into a 90 degree tab of sorts that stuck out the sides of the body and the rear roll bar mount to the motor plate are all that mount the body. The front part of roll cage that goes into dash was held in place by bushings and e clips.

[yellowdatsun]

Ok. I need to find some good pics then to see what I'm missing for the side mounts. Hard to see, since the majority of the pics have the body on, which covers up the mounts.


I think for my uses, since I likely won't drive this car, I'll probably just paint up and decal the body, drill the correct holes, and just set the roll cage in place. Honestly though, I kinda like the car without the body/driver, looks a little meaner.

[yellowdatsun]

*Finally* finished the restoration of the old Ultima. Figured maybe someone would want to see it.

I kept the CRP wheels, because I really don't like the "1984 Corvette" stock wheels. Plus, I think it looks better with these regardless of my taste.

[70rscamx]

you could put the new Tamiya holiday buggy wheels and tires on the car they will fit nicely, you just need 4x10 mm front wheel bearings so they will fit the Kyosho front axle I used a set on my modified Scorpion I got the set of 4 wheels and tires for $30.00 on E-bay

[DennisM]

you could put the new Tamiya holiday buggy wheels and tires on the car they will fit nicely, you just need 4x10 mm front wheel bearings so they will fit the Kyosho front axle I used a set on my modified Scorpion I got the set of 4 wheels and tires for $30.00 on E-bay

NO he can´t - plain and simple


Yellowdatsun, nice outcome and agreed, those wheels looks much better than stock.

[yellowdatsun]

you could put the new Tamiya holiday buggy wheels and tires on the car they will fit nicely, you just need 4x10 mm front wheel bearings so they will fit the Kyosho front axle I used a set on my modified Scorpion I got the set of 4 wheels and tires for $30.00 on E-bay

Ha! No. I much prefer the ones I have on there. Thanks anyways though.

[Wahrsuul]

Nice looking Ultima.

[rccars4sal]

What is the purpose of the roll cage mounting? Is it so the car can be run without the rest of the body?

[yellowdatsun]

What is the purpose of the roll cage mounting? Is it so the car can be run without the rest of the body?

I assume that's the reason. I kinda liked it without the body.

[cheropache73]

The Ultima is born with red 10mm shocks (8mm bore )

I dislike those red shocks very much. That's probably why I don't have the urge to go out and buy any of the re-releases from Kyosho. They just seem like cheap toy shocks to me.

[DennisM]

The Ultima is born with red 10mm shocks (8mm bore )

I dislike those red shocks very much. That's probably why I don't have the urge to go out and buy any of the re-releases from Kyosho. They just seem like cheap toy shocks to me.

And by that You´re saying?

[Basher67]

Great looking buggy! I recently built my first Ultima also and I really enjoyed working with a car that was designed so different from the other buggies I had built. I'm with you on the stock wheels---I never liked them either. I like the wheels you have there now.