Kajusbagdonas Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 I have recenty given this and I cannot specify what it is. All I know is that it's a tamiya 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
froggy8 Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 i am almost certain that is the frog 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yrkoon Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 yeh looks like a frog and a nice looking car 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bajadre Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 Tamiya subaru brat by the wheels like said same chassis as the frog and a few other tamiyas 👍 https://tamiyabase.com/tamiya-models/58038 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSeaRC Posted April 6, 2023 Share Posted April 6, 2023 Yes, as @Bajadresays. I reckon it is a Brat. The ORV chassis was used for the Subaru Brat, The Frog and the Lancia Rally. The Frog has different front and rear tyres, low front body mount and twin antennas. The Lancia Rally has different tyres and front bumper. So that leaves the Brat which uses a high front body mount and block pattern tyres as shown in the image. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bajadre Posted April 6, 2023 Share Posted April 6, 2023 yep blacksea could be an OG one too with that msc and twin servos etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSeaRC Posted April 6, 2023 Share Posted April 6, 2023 5 minutes ago, Bajadre said: yep blacksea could be an OG one too with that msc and twin servos etc Plus it has the battery box for 4x 'AA' batteries in the early days before BEC. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSeaRC Posted April 6, 2023 Share Posted April 6, 2023 ...and the original style heat sink beside the chassis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bajadre Posted April 6, 2023 Share Posted April 6, 2023 true black sea am intrigued by that slide on/off switch i know my mate had an original frog back in the late 80s and cant remember that part at all !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bajadre Posted April 6, 2023 Share Posted April 6, 2023 1 hour ago, BlackSeaRC said: ...and the original style heat sink beside the chassis. amount of times i burnt my hand on those things disconnecting batteries lol 🤣🤣 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
froggy8 Posted April 6, 2023 Share Posted April 6, 2023 4 hours ago, Bajadre said: amount of times i burnt my hand on those things disconnecting batteries lol 🤣🤣 same here 😄 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kajusbagdonas Posted April 6, 2023 Author Share Posted April 6, 2023 While I was testing the electronics I saw that the motor wasn't working but servos worked great, could anyone tell me what motor would be great for the tamiya? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kajusbagdonas Posted April 6, 2023 Author Share Posted April 6, 2023 I have tried to find motors and have found this which one should I pick for power? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kajusbagdonas Posted April 6, 2023 Author Share Posted April 6, 2023 Or should I replace the stock 380 motor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kajusbagdonas Posted April 6, 2023 Author Share Posted April 6, 2023 13 minutes ago, Kajusbagdonas said: Or should I replace the stock 380 motor I have just bought a tamiya 7435039 motor which should fit my tamiya I also soldered on some deans connectors 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpowell911 Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 Are you sure it wasnt the MSC playing up? Id check that before changing a motor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kajusbagdonas Posted April 7, 2023 Author Share Posted April 7, 2023 I checked the motor by putting 2 wires from the batteries to the motor and there was no sign of life, the motor is a bit corroded on the outside too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kajusbagdonas Posted April 7, 2023 Author Share Posted April 7, 2023 I just tested it with an absima motor and it works Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSeaRC Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 Nice to see you went with an authentic motor. Just don't go too crazy with a high power battery, this is a delicate vintage RC! Personally I would have stayed with a Tamiya connector and NiMH battery. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kajusbagdonas Posted April 7, 2023 Author Share Posted April 7, 2023 Yea I will probably only use nimh batteries because I only have nimh and 3s lipo and I wouldn't want to destroy the car for about 5 seconds of speed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kajusbagdonas Posted April 7, 2023 Author Share Posted April 7, 2023 But I am thinking about selling it for maybe a kit build to keep me occupied for the holidays. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kajusbagdonas Posted April 14, 2023 Author Share Posted April 14, 2023 Update: The motor works perfectly and the car drives, will be selling soon on ebay as I'm going to buy a kit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kajusbagdonas Posted April 15, 2023 Author Share Posted April 15, 2023 I'm going to sell the tamiya at an auction, at around 18:00 you should find it in for sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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