Restoring a Classic: 1987 Kyosho Optima Mid brought back to life!

This Original 1980s Kyosho Optima Mid was given to me by a friend. It had been highly modified into a 2wd racer. I didn't even recognize what I had when I first saw it. Once I did, I had to restore it to original stock form. There was not much original left so I collected original and re-re parts over the last year. As I began the restoration, I discovered that most parts were identical to the original and some were not. So, this is not a full 1980s restoration but its close enough for me. Especially since I am going to run it.

Before: 0:12
Tear Down: 0:22
Rebuild: 1:30
Chassis Complete: 9:12
Paint Body: 9:25
Discussion: 10:13
Final Pics: 14:45
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