Turbo Optima Mid SE-X

[j0pp3]

The car looks great, Dan! Well done sourcing all the parts.

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Originally Posted by DanB4

Looks fantastic Dan!

Apologies if already mentioned but where did you get the cnc rear hinge pin brace (pivot block) from?

Thanks Dan, I just need to get motivated enough to paint the shell
The rear hinge brace is Pargu as Joel said

Originally Posted by j0pp3

The car looks great, Dan! Well done sourcing all the parts.

Thanks Joel, its long wheelbase sibling is in progress, there is a couple sneak peeks in the lazer thread but I will start a proper thread for it soon

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I still haven't painted the shell but in the meantime I have had all the gold parts (bar the wheels) re-anodised to match the Kyosho Gold on the vintage Gold Shocks along with having some additional parts anodised

More pics as these parts make their way onto it.
There will be a few other changes made at the same time and then it will finally be time to paint the shell

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I have started mounting up some of the new gold pieces

Starting with the chassis posts, rear bulkhead and the rear pivot block that sits in-front of the gearbox



Then the motor plate









And here you can see the rear pivot block that sits on the back of the gearbox along with the sway bar links



Then it was time for the motor brace that used to reside on the 21st Century Mid (on left) to make its way onto this project





Then the layshaft collar, motor spacer and motor could go on







And lastly the gear cover



I will get some better shots before the upper deck goes back on, I will be doing a bit of experimentation with the steering and I may need a different set of bellcranks anodised and/or a custom steering link made up

I will probably swap out the shock tower and shocks first along with adding the suspension shaft collars though I forget if I was going to put them on the front or rear lol

I am also considering taking the polished knuckles off and switching to a set of black plastic OT-16s or perhaps getting a pair of 3 Racing knuckles milled down and anodised gold though I think that would be too much gold.
I'm just thinking that the polished knuckles will be out of place with the platinum shocks gone.