HELP!!! Kyosho Turbo Optima Mid Special
 

Hello to everyone,

I am new to this forum, but I've been an R/C enthusiast for quite some time now.
Just a quick note on myself; I've always concidered Kyosho my favorite R/C's. My first true R/C was a Kyosho Optima, ever since I saw that glamorous and elegant buggy on a Tower Hobbies catalog back in the 80's I became a sucker for Kyosho buggies, particularly 1/10 electrics. Anyhow, the Optima was tragicly lost; My dad grab by mistake the black plastic bag containing my Optima, charger, remote, everything I was going o use on my grandmas house that day, instead of the trash bag and threw it into the dumpster!!!!!
Yes... I know... I never really could forgive him for that, but he bought me a new Turbo Optima Mid SE in order to ease the pain. It did help to ease the pain, but I really never got stop remembering my lost Optima...
Anyhow!!! Now that I am an old dude with a job and my own cash to spend I felt all nostalgic for the long gone Optima and decided that I wanted to have one on my shelf for all day to see and hold it in my hands once again. Long story short I got one from ebay in near mint condition in stock form, followed by a Turbo Optima Mid SE, an RC10, a new built Javelin and a Turbo Optima Mid SE Special 7-cell LWB Conversion.
Now here is where I need help with. My goal is to have them all in Box Art, factory stock condition. The Optima Mid 7-cell Special Conversion is missing a few parts and in order to achive that I need help from members here to accomplish my goal and I just dont have the patience to wait for parts to show up on ebay. Here is the list of what the TOMS is missing:

Parts for the TOMS
Front (W-5024) and rear wheels (W-5023)
Front narrow tires (W-5034)
Rear tires (W-5978)
Front gold shocks (W-5001) I do have rears gold shocks
Upper Adjustable Hex Turnbuckles
One Upper deck post (OT-92)

I also need a front bumper for the Optima, I does not have to be new.

Here is a snapshot of the TOMS. It currently still has the 7-cell FRP chassis, since I am still waiting for the arrival of the new carbon fiber OTW-5 chassis that I bought. It also has carbon fiber battery straps/hold-downs and carbon fiber rear brace, these parts are also going to be replaced with stock/factory ones that I have, just not installed. The wheels are actually Kyosho's 2.2 dia which where cut on a lathe and narrowed down to stock width and then dyed bright yellow, but like I said before I want factory/stock look. Good thing about these wheels is that now standard 2.2 tires can be used. Tires shown are Schumacher block's 2.2 buggy tires which are available almost everywhere. At least those current wheels/Tires give the buggy the stock/factory look somehow.

Well, thank you for your time, those of you who took the time to read ;) Any help will be appreciated.

Those of you with the parts please PM'd me!!!

Anyone....???? :(

Your car looks nice but like you have said, much has to be done to make it stock
again. You also need the original battery stay set.

Tbh quite a few of the parts can be found on eBay - certainly the shocks and bumper. Try vintage kyosho parts aswell. I maybe able to help with the upper deck post for now.

Thanks for the reply!!! :)

Actually I do have the factory battery straps. Those carbon fiber straps along with the rear brace are going to be replaced with factory stock battery straps and OT110 brace which I ordered and waiting to arrive.

j0pp3; I posted the wrong tire part number, it should have read W5078, instead of W5978.

Well, I just came from the kitchen with an experiment that I believe came out just right. I took some standard white Turbo Optima wheels and dyed in Tintex Brilliant Yellow #550-017. Also took some old, about 90% thread left, OT66 tires gave them a bath on silicone spray to revive them and voila!! They look acceptable, at least for now. You be the judge.
If only I could find some front USED (worn similar to mine) narrow tires with the same spike pattern and a couple of Turbo Optima white wheels I am then almost done with the "factory look". Maybe then I can sleep again ;)

Please comment

I've got a ful set of turbo optima white wheels

Give me your email and I'll send a pic!

PS: Pictures do not make justice. The wheels, well actually everything in the picture looks "jagged", the old Turbo Optima wheels that I used are in near mint condition, no jagged edges.

Ahhh!!! Just received the OTW-5 chassis... and already installed it!!! The swap went flawlessly, makes me happy!!!! :D

I know you guys and gals have seen these soo many times before, but for the fun of it and share; pictures of the new chassis.


j0pp3
The differentials are ball(rear) and Option House one-way(front).

That chassis is very rare, looks good

I have a pair of yellow front wheels and W-5034 tyres here.

May also have some rears very soon

With that über rare chassis in place you just can't install a pair of W-5078 rear tires. You really need the original W-5031.

Agree!!! One question are the rear tires W5031 or W5051? I'm Confused now :confused:

LOL.. sorry, my bad! W-5031 is my final call :)

Worth noting is that W-5033 (front) and OT-66 (rear) was included as alternatives in the exploded view:
http://www.retromodelisme.com/img/ma...l/page_025.jpg

I just noticed an error in the exploded diagram! Shocking I know!

The far rear turnbuckle is shown as a std optima mid rod with no hex whereas the far (rh) front is shown correctly.

Yes I am TRYING to get those too(W5033), no luck so far... :mad:

DanB4; that means I only need the front upper rods to be "factory stock" LOL. By the way I noticed you are preparing a TOMS runner and the picture shows two packs of W5031!!!!! Dont wear them down, sell one to me!!!!! Just one!!!! Please!!! :)

Update
 

Well I got everything needed for the TOMS except the rear tires. I ordered two pairs of factory yellow front wheels, Rear and front Kyosho gold shocks, the turnbuckles that where needed, a pair of new front W5034 tires and a complete TOMS body set with decals from Marwan. I did not know until a few days ago that the only difference between the front wheels and the rears are the inner half, so I am going to use mine for the front wheels that I ordered.
I even ordered new bodies for a Optima and a TOMSE that are here sitting next to me, hope they come soon!!!!!:thumbsup:
Everything now not needed is on ebay, including the mint 7-cell chassis, Optima bodies, OT66 tires, full set of Platinum shocks, gold shocks, motors, outer half Turbo Optima wheels, etc..

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Huge-Kyosho-...#ht_573wt_1180

Got the W5031!!!!
 

Bang!!! I can't believe it, just got the hard to find W5031 tires on ebay!!! Now the TOMS is complete... well I still have to wait for all the parts missing to arrive :thumbsup:
I'll post pictures when done!!

Lucky you! I can't find anywhere!

Honestly said, I've been obsessed the last two weeks checking on ebay hoping to see them. Sometimes I woke up in the middle of the night to take a piss and I would stop by on my computer and took a minute or two to check, seriously OBSESSED!!!! :wtf: Last night I didnt even look directly for them, just wrote "kyosho", newly listed, and there it was... and with a buy it now that was neither a bairgain nor too high; $45 US with free shipping. I bought them in a heartbeat, didnt even bother to read the description. I might as well could've end up buying a poster with the picture of tires for not taking the time to read :p!!!! But luckily I did just got the real McCoy, and brand new also!!!

I know that obsession :)

Find me a set please!

Hi Dan,
Did did you received my PM's?