Rcburt Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 Hi i have been in the rc world for a few years now but have decided to start restoring vintage tamiya rcs i have purchased a subaru brat and was wanting to know where i could possibly get vintage parts to refub it ebay is not coming up trumps at the moment any help will be good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wabom1981 Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 I've recently completed a restoration and repurpose of a tamiya brat body using mixture of original and re-release parts sourced from Ebay. As for the other bits of that model there is a good bunch of tamiya buffs on here that may be able to point you in the right direction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirt-540 Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 Might be worth paying a subscription to Tamiyaclub.com it can come in handy every so often. You get full access to the forum and trade sections plus its a bit like here, someone somewhere knows something. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rcburt Posted October 1, 2017 Author Share Posted October 1, 2017 Thanks for the advice i am looking for a chassis body mounts and front bumper i dont know if the re release stuff is much difrent but would rather use vintage stuff cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirt-540 Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 Tamiyaclub is as much vintage as it is modern, possibly the best place for Tamiya old and new Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz! Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 Is it the big black plastic bumper? if so, I have one of those if its it's just minor bits then re release parts will be fine, things for these are getting a bit thin on the ground now, luckily I have a few bits spare and ready although mine hasn't been run yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rcburt Posted October 1, 2017 Author Share Posted October 1, 2017 Yeah it is mate i have had a little look on ebay and cant find much for it luckly i have managed to find a couple of bits and pieces that a friend had so they will alow me to get started on the resto of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz! Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 Well give me a shout if the bumper is any good to you mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Only4Fun Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 You could try Ebay for vintage Tamiya Frogs. They share the same chassis. The body mounts are obviously different but other parts could be used if you want to stick to strictly vintage. They regularly come up for auction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rcburt Posted October 7, 2017 Author Share Posted October 7, 2017 Yeah i have been looking i have everything i need now i was also wanting to know if there is any thing i can do to get the grey chassis looking like new as it has like a yellow ish stain on it dont know if the sun has fadded it or what it is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirt-540 Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 I'd leave it yellow as that proves its vintage Otherwise you could key it, primer it and then spray it any colour you like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rcburt Posted October 8, 2017 Author Share Posted October 8, 2017 Yeah that sounds like a plan lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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