Kyohso Javelin/Optima resurrection

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O.k. So I've just got back into R.C. after a break (kids+life got in the way...) and brought 3 new Schumachers K1 K2F and K2R. If you are in this part of the forum you have probably already stopped reading and run screaming, but for those still with me let me continue.
Apparently the New Zealand RC community (well the electric offroad side...) has gone Vintage nuts. We even had a Vintage National champs a few weeks ago... Anyway, I've been friends with Fathead on the forums here for a while now and he seems to have some sort of horrid VRC infection and it's catching.
I am a part time hoarder, and a while ago (talking 8-10 years maybe) inherited some boxes of old RC junk from a friend who knew I raced and thought I would be interested. Never really looked that much into what was in those boxes. I sort of knew there was a bunch of old Kyosho stuff in there so the other day I decided to investigate.
So. after an hour or so of sorting I came up with pretty much 2 or 3 cars worth of old Optima series in parts and this:


Righto then.

Now I have Vintage RC infection... I forgot how much I loved the old Optima, and Javelin cars, they just look so freakin cool and is how offroad racers should look. Not this BS cab forward body rubbish that has taken over.

So I guess I'll start on the journey of turning this into a viable racer, with as many original components as possible, but updating some bits for reliability and performance where necessary.

Feel free to tune in, tune out, tune your favorite mandolin and sing along, whatever you like!

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