Hey guys,
I happened to be walking past a house having a garage sale yesterday and saw this in a box with a bunch of other crap, offered the lady a tenner for it and walked away smiling.

Im fairly sure its a Turbo Inferno like it says on the shell, but Im not 100%.

It has a Mugen 3.5 motor with an Efra Power pipe and a K&N air filter, the motor has plenty of compression, Theres a hump pack and Fastrax failsafe fitted and it looks like the receiver has been water-proofed at some point.

Its in fairly scruffy condition all over, but I reckon with a bit of TLC it could be a decent buggy again.

The biggest issue I have found is spares...... i.e. none! Anyone know if any of the newer Inferno parts will fit? Also, it has 19mm hexes with a screw which goes in through the wheel. Can these be convereted to 17mm hubs and nuts?

Any info anyone can offer would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers,

Beds.


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Man thats even older than my 7.5. Not sure about the parts fitting though. If you find that they are interchangable with the 7.5 and want a doner car PM me as I am probably gonna let mine go.

Hi, Nice old buggy you have, but this is not a Turbo Inferno, actually it is not from the Inferno series, this is the Kyosho Turbo Burns from 1989 with a Turbo Inferno Body and wheels on it.

its manual is here: [link=http://www.retromodelisme.com/manuels_pages/91/turbo-burns-4wd-kyosho.html]Turbo Burns Manual[/link]

parts are difficult to find and expensive in eBay, just sell it in eBay and get a a new MP7.5 sport or a used one.

here is my New Turbo Burns;

Not bad for ten pounds.

i have the kyosho burns i put losi-eight wheel ends on mine works great. dont drive the car much anymore. drove it a lot in the early eightys.

Thanks for the info marwankw, I actually saw your car in the [link=http://forums.radiocontrolzone.com/showthread.php?t=35901&page=12]RCZ[/link] thread.
I think I'll break it down and give it a good bit of spit and polish, but try not to spend a great deal on it, that way, when I sell it, anything more than £10 will be a profit

Id like to know a little more about the engine, the only thing I can see on it so far is the Mugen 3.5 on the side. The mugen site isnt particularly helpful, neither is the Kyosho site for that matter.....

I'll keep the thread updated with progress on the rebuild.

see a promotional video for the Turbo Burns from the late 80's here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7_U_B_TaQY

That is a collectable, 10quid and you walked away smilling, you could sell it for 400-500 quid but doe'nt. Just clean it up and laugh out loud. Thats like finding the winning lotto ticket. Wish I had that much luck. 10QUID, oh my god.

I would definatly keep it, it's in great shape for how old it is,I love the vintage buggys, I've got a retiredMP5 that I used to race like 12+ years ago that actually did me pretty well for about4 years, it's still intact too, I'm thinking of selling it though, or part it out.

Older thread, but for the record for those who search the topic...

Reguarding the older Kyosho buggies using the 19mm hexes. The conversion can be made to 17mm.

You will need to get a set of mp7.5, mp777, or mp9 hexes and nuts. It involves grinding away 1.5 to 2.5mm from the back surface of the hex. I used my bench grinder and steady, even pressure. Grind a little at a time until the hole lines up for the pin and fits snug. I re-used the shim that goes between the bearing and hex.

Good to go. [sm=thumbup.gif]

Just did it on my mp6. Simplest solution, if you ask me. No hunting down obscure or hard-to-find adapters. The mp9 wheels have a shallow drive area, so there are no issues with the hex ever being too narrow.