Kyosho Turbo Optima gold celebration repro..FINISHED
 

Love the gold celebration turbo optima.

So I wanted one and cheated a little in the process :thumbsup:

Started off with this good substrate that I nabbed on eBay

http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/...ps980c816e.jpg

Yeah...I know...those wheels!!:confused:

http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/...psf8062fca.jpg

I was fortunate to get a belt drive conversion!

http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/...psc46f2682.jpg

Front end in good nick...just some old dirt!

http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/...ps07b0d5a5.jpg

Here are most of the alloy components after the tear down. Scratches in most.

http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/...ps170d88ec.jpg

Here are the same parts after a little anodising.

http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/...psbd066c88.jpg

Starting the rebuild!

http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/...pse02aebe9.jpg

Rear end done!

http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/...ps370f0246.jpg

Most Chassis also completed!!

http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/...ps74159acf.jpg

This it where building stops for a while but stay tuned for more!! I need some essential missing parts including the long steering post and the steering spacer plate.

Oooohhhhh!!!!:drool: Did you did it yourself????
Niiiicccceeee work!!!!

Thats a blinding idea Naushad, looks ace too!
What steering post bud, might have one, ill check, is it the lower, or upper steering brace you need?

Lee

Small update guys...

Been sidetracked by work and the cold really affect my hands!!

Took me time to get the following parts

http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/...psb63463bd.jpg

Front end now is almost complete.

http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/...psc2e4dde2.jpg

Oh my... I'm blown away by the result! Looks superb :wub

I wish I had the knowledge or the connections doing stuff like this. Correct me if I'm wrong but the bottom plate was never part of the original gold celebration kit right? Was it ever sold separately? If not, your build will be unique just with that detail.

Following this with big interest.

/j0pp3

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That's a good question. I tend to think not, the reason being is that this spacer plate came in a set that included servo plates/spacer. I don't think these latter items were part of the gold celebration kit. However I may be wrong too!

I'm glad you like it. I'll be adding a few other unique touches so it won't be an exact replica but I think one worth staring at!

Did you did the anodizing yourself? If not, where did you send the parts and how much damage to the wallet was?
Thank's
Oh... and yes... good job!!!!!:thumbsup:

The underguard wasn't seen until the Turbo Optima, it was never available in the gold finish. But it does look great.:thumbsup:

The plate under the servo saver/steering arms was part of the celebration kit though. These are all the parts that were included:
http://www.rc10talk.com/download/fil...33e3f4dbb189c5

Nice work there Naushad correct me if I'm wrong but it looks like your front lower guard is bent where the bumper screws to.

I was kinda thinking of doing something like this myself.


Keith ;)

Hi Keith,

Hmm..I will need to check this carefully as the build progresses. If it is bent significantly I'll have to correct it.

No I did look into doing this myself but it seemed too much hassle so I sent it to someone in the UK who did the job for an excellent price which included stripping, anodizing and polishing.

The chaps name is Adam of absmetals. Nice guy!

I went through the same process with my Optima a few years back. Looks good but the real Option House gold is clearer.

I know Gayo. I saw your repro a long time ago posted on oople.

You are right. "Kyosho gold" is somewhat lighter but my repro is not far off!

It look like something between gold an copper but I still love it. Thanks for outing the source of production :drool:

Managed to do a little more this morning

http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/...ps74261916.jpg

http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/...ps3d51a998.jpg

Nice,awesome change!

Original Optima Gold
 

G'day Guys,
Thought you might be interested to see an original Gold Optima:)
http://i1094.photobucket.com/albums/...ps57fabaea.jpg
http://i1094.photobucket.com/albums/...ps7b45428c.jpg
http://i1094.photobucket.com/albums/...ps7f49ede1.jpg
http://i1094.photobucket.com/albums/...ps97e7c8cb.jpg
http://i1094.photobucket.com/albums/...psba41dbd3.jpg
http://i1094.photobucket.com/albums/...pseed82539.jpg

What a nice piece of vintage!

What happened to the motor guard?

This is how I got it, I am assuming this is how it came as everything was in the box including the original purchase receipt from 1988, decals and manual. The steering servo was attached to the chassis with Blu-tack,:o which would probably explain why the car has hardly been used and was about to be thrown away! I plan to rebuild it as there are missing screws and some binding in the transmission.