Optima Mid Truck Conversion Kit

[DanB4]

Hi All,

I recently bought another Turbo Mid to restore and it arrived with some monster truck wheels fitted and front/rear body mounts as in below pic. Was this a kit made by JG?

I have no use for it now so if anyone is after it just PM me.

Dan ;)

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y260/SDRCC/20121030_215855.jpg

[j0pp3]

Indeed it is. The complete JG conversion kit contains these parts:

http://joppis.dyndns.org/misc/jg_mid_truck.jpg

[alcyon]

i have a rc car action 1989 article on this conversion somewhere in my hard drive, got to find it...

[DanB4]

Thanks guys.

Alcyon I think I remember the article....would be great to see it again.

Dan

[alcyon]

Thanks guys.

Alcyon I think I remember the article....would be great to see it again.

Dan
found them, remember--i am the DUDE (Ace Ventura) !!!

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x87/alcyon2sp/JGconversion.jpg

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x87/alcyon2sp/Optimamidconversion1.jpg
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x87/alcyon2sp/Optimamidconversion2.jpg

[DanB4]

Brilliant! Thanks

[j0pp3]

Wow! Sweet scans. Thanks for sharing :)

[viking]

Hi Dan

Have you still got the kit if so I am very interested.

Kurt

[HKS_TRD]

Anyone notice the picture of the mid in the article, it has a wire wing mount and regular optima wheels on it. I have seen official Kyosho pics that show the first mid like this.
I want to replicate the wire wing mount but can't figure out how the lower mounting points are set up, anyone got any ideas?

[alcyon]

Anyone notice the picture of the mid in the article, it has a wire wing mount and regular optima wheels on it. I have seen official Kyosho pics that show the first mid like this.
I want to replicate the wire wing mount but can't figure out how the lower mounting points are set up, anyone got any ideas?

You need schumacher style bullet wing mounts holder. basically its a bullet like shape with a M3 tap inside that you attach to the shock tower, and the other side is a small hole the size of the wire wing mount with a small set screw to jam the wire. You then bend a wire to the shape needed and use button clamps to screw on the wing to the wire. I may have the mounts somewhere, gotta look for them. The last i remembered they were pretty worn. Yes i remember the kyosho box itself showing the optima mid that way. if I am not mistaken the 1989 kyosho catalog has the same pics, lemme go home and scan them for you guys.Yes i have the 1989 kyosho catalog !

[DanB4]

You need schumacher style bullet wing mounts holder. basically its a bullet like shape with a M3 tap inside that you attach to the shock tower, and the other side is a small hole the size of the wire wing mount with a small set screw to jam the wire. You then bend a wire to the shape needed and use button clamps to screw on the wing to the wire. I may have the mounts somewhere, gotta look for them. The last i remembered they were pretty worn. Yes i remember the kyosho box itself showing the optima mid that way. if I am not mistaken the 1989 kyosho catalog has the same pics, lemme go home and scan them for you guys.Yes i have the 1989 kyosho catalog !

I think the YZ10 uses a similar design?

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y260/SDRCC/wing.jpg

[alcyon]

I think the YZ10 uses a similar design?

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y260/SDRCC/wing.jpg
yes you are right.

[HKS_TRD]

I haveba set of Parma wire wing mounts that should do the job. Going by the pic the wing mounts are lower down, probably mounted off the lower plate that the rear upper links bolt to, and must have a 90 degree bend right at the wing mount. I think I'll do it off the upper mount though

[turbo scorpion]

Anyone notice the picture of the mid in the article, it has a wire wing mount and regular optima wheels on it. I have seen official Kyosho pics that show the first mid like this.
I want to replicate the wire wing mount but can't figure out how the lower mounting points are set up, anyone got any ideas?

ill check my optima tomorrow... cant remember that one or my ultima has the wire wing mount... two posts mounted to the top chassis plate, wire goes into post straight up then bent back at about 90 degree and under wing.

[DanB4]

ill check my optima tomorrow... cant remember that one or my ultima has the wire wing mount... two posts mounted to the top chassis plate, wire goes into post straight up then bent back at about 90 degree and under wing.

Is that not referring to a standard Optima or Turbo Optima though where there was an option to have RC10-like vertical tubes which the wing wire slotted into by the rear shock tower? I sold a Turbo Optima (non-mid) with such a mount a couple of months ago.

Pic below - you can see the tubes in front of the rear tower.

I can't think where such tubes would be mounted on a mid?

Dan

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y260/SDRCC/Kyosho%20Turbo%20Optima/20120514_210614.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y260/SDRCC/20120830_212639.jpg

[mr. ed]

by the way: those wheels are not JG. They look like Tamiya kingcab's.
The JG wheels don't have 12mm hexes.

[turbo scorpion]

Is that not referring to a standard Optima or Turbo Optima though where there was an option to have RC10-like vertical tubes which the wing wire slotted into by the rear shock tower? I sold a Turbo Optima (non-mid) with such a mount a couple of months ago.

Pic below - you can see the tubes in front of the rear tower.

I can't think where such tubes would be mounted on a mid?

Dan


Dan

Yes your right. Both of mine I referenced are "Turbo" not the "Mid."

[DanB4]

Someone else using a wire wing mount, this time on a lwb

http://www.rctech.net/forum/attachments/electric-off-road/132327d1144972614-kyosho-optima-mid-motor-img_3558.jpg

[HKS_TRD]

Thanks for posting that pic
Is that alloy steering bellcranks I see on there?
I will use the Parma Wing mounts I have the same way on the rear shock tower
I just need to sort out some wing wire and the parts to mount the wing to the wire, I'd like to use Kyosho parts for the Ulima if possible if anyone has those bits they want to sell

[racingdwarf]

I think the YZ10 uses a similar design?

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y260/SDRCC/wing.jpg


we used to do this mod to the shumacher cat instead of that nightmare arial, wing mount shock tower brace thing the XL,XLS and procat & cougar had.

[DanB4]

Reviving this 2012 thread discussing wire wing mounts on the Mid. Rama, we can discuss at the weekend ;)

I found this page which has a pic showing how Kondo and others mounted the vertical wing tubes - there's a bespoke plastic block there, screwed through the lower link mount and then the tubes must be screwed through/into the vertical face:

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y260/SDRCC/photo_63484_8160362_201011192021766_zpsr3mnfjin.jp g

[OptimaFan]

Interesting, detail shots would be nice.

[Welshy40]

Mmm if its still up for sale im also tempted to use on another zxrs

[HKS_TRD]

Wow
Some real interesting things on that mid
Notice the different way the front sway bar is mounted and the plastic piece on the rear of the gearbox instead of the metal plate to hold the rear wishbone pins
Also that frp (or is it carbon?) chassis

That doesn't look like a regular mid body either

[DanB4]

I believe this is one of the 1987 prototype mids from Romsey WC.

[HKS_TRD]

I believe this is one of the 1987 prototype mids from Romsey WC.

Thats exactly what I thought as soon as I saw the pics