Kyosho Javelin at last
Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2010 7:33 am
As winter sets in , I find myself surfing the forum more and more . I love a photo laden thread on a cool car . Or a neat story on how we find some of our " rides "
Well , as luck would have it , I heard about this car sitting in a local hobby shop over two months ago . I was out of province working and considering how many serious Kyosho guys in town I thought for sure one of our local vintage group would have snapped it up .
Not 24 hours after arriving home , I had confirmed the car was still available and drove up to see it . How can you not spot that roll cage , it stood out like a sore thumb .It was the first thing i saw as i entered, and walked out not two minutes later , car in hand . I sat in the parking lot for a good twenty minutes looking at it . I have never seen one other than pictures , and it took a while for it to sink in that i now owned one.
So here are a couple of shots i took as it was received . Not perfect , but that roll cage is a thing of beauty .
Since then , i flipped the front shocks over and installed CRP shock collars , The grub screw is barely tight enough to hold the tension of the spring , it was a bit nerve racking sliding them on .
I have ordered a decal set from Marwan , and sourced front and rear gear boxes NIP . Looking for a few odds and ends before i tear it down and do a complete rebuild . I would like to install all Novak electronics , RX - SC and receiver , i am wondering how all that orange will look .
I will post better pictures once i can get outside in some better light .
Well , as luck would have it , I heard about this car sitting in a local hobby shop over two months ago . I was out of province working and considering how many serious Kyosho guys in town I thought for sure one of our local vintage group would have snapped it up .
Not 24 hours after arriving home , I had confirmed the car was still available and drove up to see it . How can you not spot that roll cage , it stood out like a sore thumb .It was the first thing i saw as i entered, and walked out not two minutes later , car in hand . I sat in the parking lot for a good twenty minutes looking at it . I have never seen one other than pictures , and it took a while for it to sink in that i now owned one.
So here are a couple of shots i took as it was received . Not perfect , but that roll cage is a thing of beauty .
Since then , i flipped the front shocks over and installed CRP shock collars , The grub screw is barely tight enough to hold the tension of the spring , it was a bit nerve racking sliding them on .
I have ordered a decal set from Marwan , and sourced front and rear gear boxes NIP . Looking for a few odds and ends before i tear it down and do a complete rebuild . I would like to install all Novak electronics , RX - SC and receiver , i am wondering how all that orange will look .
I will post better pictures once i can get outside in some better light .
Funny, that was my thought a few months ago when I was thinking about finish my Javelin … Novak radio gear and a Race Prep motor, and now I’m waiting for a NIP Novak servo, a NIP Race Prep motor and an orange antenna tube that I picked up on eBay to arrive to Sweden. 
I have a lot of spare plastic & metal parts for Optima/Javelin, including the older, weaker original control arms or stronger Turbo Optima versions. If you're missing anything, PM me--I might have it.
As i stated before , Marwan decal sheet has been shipped , and Pargu2000 has confirmed that my items have been shipped . 
