1990 KYOSHO HURRICANE RC BOAT RESTO AND RUN REVIEW

IN THIS EPISODE I RESTORE AND DRIVE A BEATDOWN BROKEN VINTAGE KYOSHO HURRICANE AND RUN IT ON THE LAST DAY OF SUMMER. WITH NUMEROUS UPGRADES SUCH AS TWIN SURPASS HOBBY 12T 550 MOTORS WITH BALL BEARINGS AND ADJ TIMING, 880 DUAL MOTOR ESC, TRAXXAS WATERPROOF 2056 SERVO, NEW STEERING BOOTS, NEW HAND MADE BATTERY STATION, NEW HANDMADE STRUCTURE SUPPORT STEMS. CRACK REPAIRS VIA JB EBPOXY. HOLES SEALED. FRESH PAINT AND HAND PAINTED DECALS. 2S 7.4 BATTERY POWERE VIA 2.4 GHZ RADIO AMONGST OTHER ITEMS WE GET TO SALUTE A FAIRWELL ONCE AGAIN ON THIS 4TH ANNIVERSSARY OF OF LUKES VINTAGE RC BOAT RESTO AND RUN BUILD ON A BEAUTIFUL DAY BUT A BITTERSWEET ONE TOO. SO JOIN ME ON THIS ONCE A YEAR TREAT BUILD WITH A COLD BEVERAGE, A SNACK AND KICK THE SHOES OFF ITS STILL ONE DAY OF SUMMER FUN AS ONLY LUKE VINTAGE RC DOES. THANKS AND PLEASE CHECK OUT MY OTHER BUILDS AND NEW ONES AHEAD. PLEASE SUBSCRIBE, LIKE AND SHARE.

[@M.A.S.Ked-Crusader]

A true centrefold of the 90s rc magazine !

[@LukesVintageRC]

Exactly 👍

[@kallebal]

The memories! I agree, that is THE boat I would get - if I started a serious vintage RC collection.

[@LukesVintageRC]

Just a really nice running and looking thing. Definitely stood the test of time of iconic rc. Thanks

[@jonathanbarnette8713]

Nice boat

[@LukesVintageRC]

Thanks 😊

[@JarcodeRover]

Awesome boat! Nice job!!

[@LukesVintageRC]

Thanks ☺️

[@artieaudio77]

Great job on the restore Luke. Looks awesome

[@LukesVintageRC]

Thanks for watching

[@StankoPerko]

Nice boat.

[@LukesVintageRC]

Thank you

[@M.A.S.Ked-Crusader]

Beautiful resto as well buddy !

[@LukesVintageRC]

Thanks bro 😊

[@Ah87100]

You can’t beat the old Kyosho boats. I have some nib that I will build up one day!

[@LukesVintageRC]

Thanks for watching

[@AddamsPlayground]

Wow! It turned out great! It was a really yellowed mess when you started and It is really cool you it all fixed up and back out for another rip! It looks great and performs great as well. It really snapped through those turns without even wobbling! Great job Luke!

[@LukesVintageRC]

Hi Addam, It was a true pleasure to fix it and was entertaining on the pond and on a beautiful day just priceless. Million thanks 😊

[@originalrcfun7368]

Great job, you fid there. This was my dream boat, and now 30 years later I got one from France. Very yello plastic, so I desided to do a different sceme, and paint it like je Jesse James cat from 85. That boat is very similar to the hurricane.

[@LukesVintageRC]

Thanks for sharing 😊

[@turbodog99]

Omg I have one in at moms house…. eBay here I come!

[@stinger006]

I'd say leave it as is, it looks great.

[@LukesVintageRC]

Yeah I’m gonna leave it. Being a restorer you like to have all original pieces but there’s exceptions. Thanks 😊

[@jaredharris1970]

I wanted that so bad back in the day but I could only afford the viper i think there’s a up to date version of the hurricane but i just love the look of this one I used to subscribe to rc boat action magazine and had the issue that covered this boat I read every paragraph forward and backwards in the chance that if i ever got it I would put all the hop ups they recommended I think with today’s batteries electronics and motors that would be a beast

[@LukesVintageRC]

It’s not suitable for crazy power. The plastic has an expiration point.

[@andrewwalkowiak563]

A new hurricane just posted on eBay

[@jaredharris1970]

I’d love to see that bad boy throw up a huge rooster tail and look like u trimmed it out perfectly it tracks straight that must’ve been fun to restore

[@LukesVintageRC]

I’d be afraid the 34 year plastic would start to break with that kind of power. Traxxas Spartan is your option

[@RCjesus.David.2581]

Great restauration, very nice boat, didnt knew that one before. Just checked out if one is for sale, it is, looking good and not too expensive:-)

[@LukesVintageRC]

WoW grab it. Very cool. Thanks 😊

[@nidzdotnet76]

I still have my Kyosho Heatwave boat with nitro motor from way back then. I think it's all working however needs a lot of work. Nitro fuel was messy. Upgrade the prop from plastic to alloy. It's way better.

[@LukesVintageRC]

Thank you for watching and sharing.

[@OceanStateSwAmPpeR104]

Dude I think you should keep it the way it looks 🍒

[@LukesVintageRC]

I’m a restoration channel though lol!

[@turbodog99]

Put some tape over the hole in drive shaft… keeps water from coming up the tube. I used to run series 6 cell packs for insane speed

[@LukesVintageRC]

Imagine that could happen if it’s in the water for a while.

[@TheGibsOfTheTube]

Like watching your boat restorations. Have to see if you did any nitro boats... I have a very early 2000s Traxxas Nitro Vee. Not sure if I want to keep the nitro or do a brushless swap to it. Nitro may be fiddly but I think it would be cool to keep it in stock nitro form.

[@LukesVintageRC]

I never restored a nitro boat but I did drive one and it was great. It was the Jet Stream 1000 with a .32S. I hope I I could do a nitro boat resto someday. Thank you for your support

[@IowaBudgetRCBashers]

My brother had the mrc miss budweiser hydroplane, with dual 540’s . Sadly when we cleaned out my dads house and all my RC stuff got thrown away so did miss budweiser. I’d love to have that boat now, but they’re going for a hefty price sadly.

[@LukesVintageRC]

It’s crazy the prices are going for vintage rc. Thanks bud

[@andrewwalkowiak563]

Hi Luke, looks great. How much would a new Vintage Hurricane go for these days, in box, not assembled? If you could find one?

[@LukesVintageRC]

eBay possibly, thanks

[@andrewwalkowiak563]

I have one brand new in a box. It’s a great boat, lot’s of fun. maybe I’ll restore the old one and sell the new one?

[@jaredharris1970]

I think I would get rid of the yellowing by lightly air brushing the entire hull over in white and then instead of putting more decals on it I would do a air brushed copy of them and and a high gloss clear coat over the entire hull after painting

[@LukesVintageRC]

I’m wondering if you watched my video lol!

[@jaredharris1970]

@@LukesVintageRC I’ll be honest I skipped through most of it lol I was at work lol

[@LukesVintageRC]

And you want to restore one of these boats. 😂

[@MrPathau]

Great! I own one, too. But I do not not know where to get nee decails from?

[@LukesVintageRC]

You can do a bit of photoshop on some online images. Kinda what I had to do. Decals are rarely online for this boat or many others I’ve restored on my channel. If they do it’s over $100. Probably why there’s nobody else doing total restoration videos of them. Thanks

[@MrPathau]

@@LukesVintageRC possible to get help from you? No prob‘ to spend some dollars on decails.

[@LukesVintageRC]

@MrPathau help how?

[@MrPathau]

@@LukesVintageRC want to restore my hurricane. Just want to know where to get decails from

[@LukesVintageRC]

Please watch the video for all information. Enjoy

[@UlisesBatalla]

Hi it's me once again I'm still sitting here having really begun this project because I just am flustered with the decals that were applied oh so long ago. I was wondering your route of painting really looks to be the best route at tackling this project and I was just wondering how did you get that hurricane decal made. And the next question is how much do I have to pay you to fabricate that decal? You mentioned that you would probably buy decals but where would you buy those? Any answers would be a big help.

[@LukesVintageRC]

Hi bud as you see I had to paint mine and it’s a job. Worth it. I peel off the old and scanned the decals that were ok. I unfortunately didn’t save anything as project was finished. Should be able to use photoshop. Thanks 😊

[@turbodog99]

Weak spot was the crappy plastic prop.. Prather made glass filled ones, but Kyosho used plain plastic

[@LukesVintageRC]

You can brass one cheap off eBay. Thanks