Kyosho Advance
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This was an Ebay find, and a good one at that! I purchased this along with another early Kyosho Buggy called an Assault, and a whole slew of parts to go with them. Most parts were new in the bag! The Advance comes with a Enya .09 nitro engine that starts via a zip cord! ( I have the Zip cord also, which is in itself a rare find! ) The motor was seized when I got it. After soaking it in after run oil for a few hours with the carb, head, and header off of it, the motor broke free. I disassembled the remainder of the motor and cleaned everything! I reassembled the motor and chucked it up in a small bench vise and test fired the motor. It fired right up and ran! This buggy was very dirty when I got it and needed a thorough cleaning. It was, to say the least completely there! Every piece was there. I disassembled,cleaned, and meticulously reassembled the buggy. The body does have some minor cracks in it, but not bad enough to be overly worried about them.
Here's the stats of the kit!
specifications
Type : Off Road Racing Buggy ( Super Racing Buggy )
Chassis : Twin Aluminum ladder frame with aluminum
cross members and suspension mounts with external
aluminum roll cage
Drive : Rear drive via cast aluminum gear box
Suspension : Fully independent cast aluminum trailing arms
front and back with aluminum oil filled coilover shocks
Wheels : Plastic injection molded
Front : 5 spoke 2 piece 2.0"
Rear : 5 Slot 3 piece 1.75"
Tires : Injection Molded Rubber/Nylon
Front : Sand Super twin rib 185-20-60
Rear : Sand Super Spike 360-16-40
Body : Polycarbonate molded clear
Motor : Enya .09 IV two stroke glow engine
started via gear driven zip cord off front of crank
Runs on Nitro/Alcohol/Oil mix (model airplane fuel)
Clutch two piece nylon centrifugal
Special Features : Onboard glow ignition system
using clip in removable D cell battery ( not included)
Composite servo mount tray and molded radio tray
Special Details : Properly scaled dimensions
4 external injection molded lights ( non functional )
Driver figure ( Molded into body )
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Below is how this one looked when I got it!
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Now here is the restoration pics!
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Now the end results!
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Here are some vintage adds of the Kyosho Advance
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