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Optima Mid RCRC Challenger Sprint

Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2014 4:19 pm
by LTO_Dave
I got this oddball from ebay a few months ago and Phin helped me figure out exactly what it was. It's a home-made fiberglass chassis with an RCRC Challenger cage from an unknown model. It has an Optima Mid rear with 10L front suspension, and is quite neat. I tried to make it like the sprint cars that ran in the gearbox class when I used to race carpet oval with the pan car wheels.

I sanded, filed and painted the chassis to make it look close to a sprint version, and powdercoated the cage pieces gloss black. I sent the shocks, motor plate and other bits to gomachv to have anodized black. I fabbed up the ESC and receiver mounts from some leftover carbon fiber pieces I had. And I ditched the crappy shock tower and mounted the rear shocks to the cage like they were intended. Now I just need a tank, front bumper and wing to make it complete.

Here's a list of parts it included and some I've added:

- Andy's rear arms
- Option House ball diff
- Option House universals
- RRP rear tracker system
- Lunsford 10L titanium front axles
- BSR mounted foams
- Novak T-1x and NER-2x
- Unknown Trinity mod motor & Parma(?) heatsink


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Re: Optima Mid RCRC Challenger Sprint

Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2014 4:36 pm
by GoMachV
Lookin good! It's gonna go fast! in reverse hahahahahaha :mrgreen:

Re: Optima Mid RCRC Challenger Sprint

Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2014 4:54 pm
by Hcp22
That's a beauty :shock:

Re: Optima Mid RCRC Challenger Sprint

Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2014 5:58 pm
by Phin
Cage looks really great powder-coated. Image

Re: Optima Mid RCRC Challenger Sprint

Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2014 6:41 pm
by THUNDERSTRIKE1
THATS BIOTCHN MAN !! Doesnt even look like homemade ! DANG THATS SWEET!!DON

Re: Optima Mid RCRC Challenger Sprint

Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2014 9:40 pm
by Coelacanth
Very unique-looking car. It's odd to see a dirt oval chassis with low-profile sponge tires, but you know me...I like anything unique & different. 8)

Re: Optima Mid RCRC Challenger Sprint

Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2014 9:49 pm
by scr8p
HOLY TRACK WIDTH, BATMAN!!!!! :shock:

well, that's one way to keep guys behind you. :lol:

Re: Optima Mid RCRC Challenger Sprint

Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2014 9:53 pm
by GoMachV
Spider rear arms and bones would narrow that up nicely. That's what I did on one of my rampage on road conversions.

Re: Optima Mid RCRC Challenger Sprint

Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2014 9:59 pm
by LTO_Dave
Back when I raced carpet oval, there were no rules about width, weight, ride height, etc. at my local tracks. So it was actually fun to race. :mrgreen: