Vintage...brushless?

[BL_RV0]

I'm pretty sure you'll want some fairly "mild" BL setups in there, why not sell the MM's and get a pair of sidewinders? I saw a pair of them go NIB for $110 on ebay.

[J3110]

I may not even go BL with the kyosho since I'm having a hard time finding parts for it, but it could benefit from the better motor control of the MM.
The RC10, though, could have something mild in it, brushlessly speaking, of course. :)

[Mike_D]

Wow! Seeing that gold pan RC10 brings back some good memories. Makes me wish i still had mine.

[kulangflow]

Originally Posted by Mike_D

Wow! Seeing that gold pan RC10 brings back some good memories. Makes me wish i still had mine.

It's too bad you didn't see the one I gave away in the Pay It Forward thread.

Man, that thing was gone instantly!

I sold off my gold pan RC10 a couple of months ago wich was in great condition and was a runner . It is being raced in vintage races now by the new owner.
Running brushless in it will not be a problem , just make sure you run a stealth tranny in it from an earlier edition which you can still get parts for .

Parts are also not hard to come by for the RC10 on ebay and believe it or not Tower still stocks a limited supply , or did the last time i checked when i had the car .

The Optima / Javelin keep stock , tidy it up and keep it on the shelf You can buy replica Optima bodies if you need to paint up a new one .

[J3110]

Yeah, I just need a couple parts for the optima to finish it off...well, a bumper anyways.
Bearings, repro shell, O rings and Lazer ZX king pins are on the way(hoping these king pins will fit as they were the closest looking thing I could find). That just leaves the bumper, but I can start rebuilding and cleaning it up in about a week. Thought about springing for a screw set, but decided to just go easy on the stockers and only get the kit if I end up stripping something.
I'd also need to fix the lame server saver spring as it's rather weak after being compressed for 20 years or glue it and put a servo saver in place of the servo horn.
I also thought about putting a chain back in it for the classic look and sound.
Only real issue is the stock speed controller won't go into reverse, so I think the ole spot welder's at the end of it's days.
The plan is still to put the MMs in these cars.
For the RC10, it will be necessary and for the optima, I don't have any choice.
Once I restore the optima, it'll prolly go on the shelf for a bit and then ebay, so I don't plan on painting the shell.
Kinda like this one: http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Kyosho-O...d=p3286.c0.m14