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Mike73
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Kyosho TOMs Build

Post by Mike73 »

Had a Kyosho Optima Mid as a kid and upgraded with a Brimod (stick pack) long wheel base chassis, was a great car and i was reasonably successful racing at my local club. I subsequently sold all cars as I moved on to mountain biking. All these years on, I thought it time to get back to it and build the car I could never have afforded as a kid with a paper round and a weekend job in a model shop....
This project has been progressing for a while and i have to thank some key people for input advice and allowing me to buy parts, I'stick up a few pics of the old cars, starter for project car, parts and the build.


The Brimod LWB Optima Mid....
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The starter bsae car for the TOMS project, started back in approx 2018....
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Over time I researched and tracked down spares for the build working out what I needed to go full TOMs. NIP ball diffs, wheels, tyres, adjuster tie rods etc. all sourced mainly NIP over a long period of time...

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After sourcing all the parts, it was decision time, open the packs and build, or leave in packs and build back what I had best I could as a rough runner.
Toms or not to Toms that was the question....

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Re: Kyosho TOMs Build

Post by Sprocket »

I’m rebuilding a TOMS too. Unfortunately parts are definitely holding me up. Look forward to your decision!

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