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Hi everyone, I bought a TA-02 rally chassis, supposedly an Escort Cosworth. There is no body, and the wheels and tyres are definitely not standard.

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Can anyone help me identify the wheels, the only identifying marks are the year which is 1992, and the word Tamiya.

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It looks very similar to the schnitzer bmw m3 wheels(tamiya number 58113). Check on the inside of the chassis for the car model.

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It might have been a set of wheels that I see in shops alot that maybe did'nt come with a kit. They are called Mesh wheels and look very similar to the M3 wheels. However, I have seen the M3 wheels also for sale and it does state on the packet that they are specific M3 wheels so I guess there is a difference between these and the mesh wheels. ( maybe offset? )

Unless of course yours is an M3 in which case they will be M3 wheels.

Miramar will know.

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Well, this one is difficult! I think I have a very plausible explenation though: If you have the first Escort Cosworth (58112) it's a TA01 (rear driveshafts are pointing rearwards from wheel to gearbox), it came with special touring wheels special for that model. They were a little smaller in diameter (M-chassis size!) than other touring wheels to fit the special rally tires, which were actually taken from the QD buggy series (item # 43016)! Accordingly, when the tires were worn down (fast! real fast!), the previous owner would have to buy new wheels as well, as the original tires were very difficult to get, and normal touring tires wouldn't fit the smaller wheels. Accordingly, he probably bought BMW M3 wheels (item # 50468) and suitable tires, as there weren't that many choices back then. BMW M3 wheels were white mesh wheels like the one on the picture, and I think you will find either of the following inscriptions inside the wheel: "50468", "58113" or "BMW M3".

However, Tamiya has released several other types of white mesh wheels with different offsets and also a wide version (53229), and it's difficult to see the difference without directly comparing the different types.

If your model is a later Escort Cosworth, it would be either the "Michelin Pilot" (58125, which is also a TA01) or the "Repsol" (58176) which is a TA02, most easily recognizeable in rear driveshafts pointing backwards from the gearbox to the driveshafts. All have the same wheelbase. If your model is either of these two later versions, the previous owner would have had a much larger choice of tires and wheels, and your mesh wheels could be one of the later releases. Check inside the wheel for that inscription!

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Told you. Miramar knows EVERYTHING!!..

[:D]I bet he even knows my girlfriends bra size!!!...[:D]

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Originally posted by miramar

46DD, with 22" waist, right? [
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[:D]AMAZING!!!.. We must like the same kind of girl?!![:D]

She's not very good at cooking though!! Ha Ha.

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Thanks for the help identifying the wheels, having looked at the BMW wheels the BMW wheels look the same, except the BMW M3 wheels seem to have a split rim ring of bolts moulded in them, where my wheels do not. The wheels do not have a part number moulded into them, just "Tamiya","1992" and "Made in Japan", so I assume they are the mesh wheels, which were not sold with a kit. This would also explain why I could not find which car they were off.

The chassis is definitely a TA-02 rally chassis, presumably the Repsol Escort. It has blue moulded front steering hubs, if that helps identify it. If I restore it I'll just fit some more suitable wheels, but they'll do for a runner.

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Thanks for the help identifying the wheels, having looked at the BMW wheels the BMW wheels look the same, except the BMW M3 wheels seem to have a split rim ring of bolts moulded in them, where my wheels do not. The wheels do not have a part number moulded into them, just "Tamiya","1992" and "Made in Japan", so I assume they are the mesh wheels, which were not sold with a kit. This would also explain why I could not find which car they were off.

The chassis is definitely a TA-02 rally chassis, presumably the Repsol Escort. It has blue moulded front steering hubs, if that helps identify it. If I restore it I'll just fit some more suitable wheels, but they'll do for a runner.

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Did you look inside all 4 wheels? I noticed that 3 wheels in a set I have say 1995 Tamiya, while the 4th wheel says 53232. Not positive of that number, but it's not a mesh wheel & you get the idea, right?

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Thanks Razer, checked all the wheels and discovered the answer- they are BMW wheels(58113). You were right, not all of them had the number inside the wheel. Now I definitely know the wheels don't belong on the car. Thanks guys.

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