optima projects
Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 8:49 pm
heres a few pictures of the optimas that i am working on, currently restoring them polishing up the alum. and building two gold chassis option house javelins.
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Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 8:51 pm
just polished up this one..
Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 10:24 pm
Those Optimas are going to look great. The Gold parts alone are almost worth their weight in gold.
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 12:52 am
Those celebration chassis were discounted to $28 at towerhobbies about 5 years ago. Can you say cha-ching!!
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 6:39 am
just got this one together.
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 11:26 am
Please tell me you got enough used parts to make a runner also: with a beltdrive and all 
for you and all the other optima lovers: some great real and virtual optima stuff overhere:
http://theoptimahouse.blogspot.com/search/label/OPTIMANIAC
Many more great links inthere, didn't have time to visit all yet
for you and all the other optima lovers: some great real and virtual optima stuff overhere:
http://theoptimahouse.blogspot.com/search/label/OPTIMANIAC
Many more great links inthere, didn't have time to visit all yet
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 12:33 pm
What kind of polish did you use? Looks fantastic.sk7 wrote:just polished up this one..
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 8:40 pm
the key to polishing is sand the alum. so its free of scratchs. Finish in a fine grit like 1500 wet or i find a grey scotch brite pad is o.k. Then i put it on the 8 inch bench grinder that has a white cloth polishing pad attached ,thats when you apply some alum. polish it comes in a stick form which you rub in the pad then you use the metal on it, the pic shows a small piece that i have left, then use the billet polish it turn out real nice,
Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 10:32 am
Cool cars dude,
you'll love this site too: http://theoptimahouse.blogspot.com/
Make sure to leave one unpolished: that's the way they came and real buggies look like (well accept for the sandrails you see in some mag's)
you'll love this site too: http://theoptimahouse.blogspot.com/
Make sure to leave one unpolished: that's the way they came and real buggies look like (well accept for the sandrails you see in some mag's)
Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 1:26 pm
Really nice renders there. They look so real.
Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 9:48 pm
Ooops sorry for double posting the link, I forgot I put it earlier
Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 9:49 am
Wow. That was my first and is my favorite all wheel drive electric. One day, oh yes, I will have me another Optima. Looks fantastic. Thanks for the build-up. You are firing up my wants for this car.
Re: optima projects
Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 6:52 pm
are the gold optimas yours?
Re: optima projects
Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2007 12:31 pm
Nice Pictures man, those look very familiar.....hey wait a sec those are mine 
Dude are you pawning my stuff as your?
If you really want to see something nice from here check this out. My Latest Restore
You can view all my stuff at http://www.vintagekyosho.com
Thanks
Franco
Dude are you pawning my stuff as your?
If you really want to see something nice from here check this out. My Latest Restore
You can view all my stuff at http://www.vintagekyosho.com
Thanks
Franco
Re: optima projects
Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2007 12:46 pm
Those are nice and all. But you'll get a better reception here if you start your own thread and not hijack someone else's. 