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Thought they came out with phillips around the the time of the grasshopper. be interesting for people to check thier originals and find out when the change over was. may be a late model s.s.. skip

Notice front rims on prototype car. skipp

There is a reason why. you would have to check the rest of the website.

on another note check out this website www.marwencol.com, check out the video,it about a guy from our town, it also has a few clips in there of our local hobby shop. skipp

Just a thought but you might try a blackfoot motor mount.Thats how Tamiya changed the gear ratio for larger wheels on the orv chassis. might not be perfect but you could experiment with it than make your own slightly modified unit out of aluminum. I,ve done it to change a wild willy to a willies wheeler conversion,but just the opposite. to use a larger pinion.(with smaller wheels) just throwing out ideas. Don't have a tl01 so not sure if its similar set up to wr02 chassis. forgot to mention might have done some creative dremeling. not sure was quite awhile ago. also larger motor depth might cause it to hit larger tires ?

could be paragu2000,but not positive. don't have one to compare.

Thanks Beef muffin, its hard to tell with such a small picture.

Hard to tell because that's an old picture I think. because it shows resisters on there, still trying to find it on Tamiya website. where are you guys looking? Tamiya japan

Thanks for the replies. skip

new lipo pack out by racers edge called short lipo for losi tlr22. dimensions are: 95.5x47x25 60c/4000mah. 214 grams racers-edge.com dimensions look like a perfect fit for sand scorcher battery box and 4000mah would make long run times. I'm not an srb expert so please check the dimensions on your battery box. skip

other than color are there any other difference between original and rerelease mechanism box? thanks, skip

I've read articles where high speed guys run foam tires like jaco.I think there lighter and don't ballon up as much. taller ones(truck tiers and rims) might give you the additional ground clearance that might help on rough tarmac. might help skip

The red is definatly closer to the original from what I remember from kyosho kits from the early 80's,if thats what your trying to achieve. I don't remember them having that pinkish,purplish color.I think thats just what they fade down to. I like the results. skip

thought it was discontinued,but know i see tower hobbies have it on order. just to let people know. skip

Good start,but kinda looks more like an srb tractor. skip

look a little closer,and you'll find where most of the manuals went. skip

if after it stops,you push it by hand and it starts going again good posability the brushes in the motor are worn. if not may have reverse channel on radio than reprogram speed control. skip

Tamiyausa added alot of manuals to thier NEW website unfortunately 58176 is not one of them maybe in the future. skip

there still out there just not on ebay or tamiyaclub. skip

Example:blackfoot stearing blocks crp=identical design ,different color stronger material. parma+ same thing tie rods,bearings, antennas,gears, the list goes on and on. This is the kind of statement "I" can't understand example: clodbuster body,take the chevy emblem off the grill and pump them out like popcorn? they're doing it why can't I. now we have pattens on fonts and lettering the keyword here is stole I'll call my decals aftermarket cause they're thicker and stronger. . Thats the problem with big business ,they have the money and the lawyers to scare people (and its working),where we don't have either. Everything they make just about is a copy. vanessa lunch box=dodge van blackfoot III=ford stepside even therough rider was copied from someone else's design. what's good for the goose is good for the gander. again I'm not mad about it.I just think practice what you preach. skip

Been away for a while and just checked out this thread. I think everyone is going a little overboard, Tamiya doesn't have a patten or copyright on everything they make. for instance blackfoot is trademarked by mrc. and that's even currently abandoned. they just came out with a blackfoot III with the ford body. yeah it doesn't say ford but did that stop them!!! we'll see if it says officialy liscenced ford body. I understand there manuals,because there direct copy's. but as long as the decals aren't exactly the same and the names of the decals aren't tradmarked by tamiya there's nothing they can do. there just throwing thier weight around. they have know right saying you can't do something and they turn around and do it them selves. only thing they have trademarked is thier "TAMIYA" name. your tellin' me the own the rights to a "no guts no glory" decal. come on! just my thoughts. skip I'm not mad about it. just mad i'm not in on it

Iv'e never tried this but I heard if you drill a small hole at the edge of the crack before you shooglue it, it will releave the stress so it doesn't continue to crack. skip

If the grub screw sticks up from the collar you may be able to slot it with a dremel cut-off wheel and get it out with a flat head screwdriver. skip

Bottle comes on driver tree which I,ve never seen in chrome,usually white. I could be wrong though. skip