Refurbishing 1979 Tamiyas

[rxtx]

Hi,

I don't think I've ever posted in here before. My father has a couple of original Tamiyas that he'd (and me, actually) like to restore, the Rough Rider and Sand Scorcher. Where should we look for spares in order to keep them as original as possible? The bodywork is all good, but I imagine servos, batteries, chargers and other things are needed.

Any advice?

Thanks.

[rxtx]

I knew they'd been re-released, but I didn't know the parts would be the same. That's probably the best bet then thanks!

[rxtx]

russy01 said:

I can sort you with batteries and chargers etc. For original parts I expect ebay will be your friend....

Thanks for that, can I pass your email address on?

[rxtx]

Will do, thanks.

[rxtx]

The Facebook group looks useful, I'll pass that on, thanks.

I'm not doing this work, but these photos I was sent are amusing. Old Sand Scorcher tyres came off. Or fell off. I think they're the originals.



New ones on, much better.

[rxtx]

The more I look at that I think that's a Rough Rider. Hmm, let me ask.