Repsol Escort Cossie

[Jipmeg101 0]

Hello everyone,

I've just been cleaning my attic out in preparation for a conversion, and was going through a lot of old boxes of junk which i have 'accumulated' over the years, most of which my wife thought had been thrown away, I came across my old repsol cossie, although to be fair it has seen better days, (pics will follow).

So I have now decided to restore it to it's former glory (if possible), although being a self confessed noob when it comes to knowing where to start, any advice on where to source spare/replacement parts, which parts/bodyshells i can use on my chassis (TA02 i think) etc would be greatfully received.

Thanks in advance

Michael

[ryanbored 3]

Hi and welcome! Best place for spares etc is the traders on here, e-bay, and the "for sale" sections. Advice is free and pleantiful!

enjoy...

[Matt_N 0]

Any 190mm shell should fit, plus 200mm shells with use of wider axles and hexes or deep offset wheels!!

Matt

[Jipmeg101 0]

Thanks for that guys

[Jipmeg101 0]

Hello again

another noobie question, (sorry) which chassis parts can i fit, because i can find quite a few different 'chassis codes', for example can i use TA03 parts on my cossie?

once again any advice is very welcome

Michael

[qatmix 794]

As a rule of thumb you can only really use parts that are for the ta02 and in most cases the TA01. The only differences are the chassis (the tub) the length of the drive shaft amd the front and rear suspension arms.

Take a look at the back page of your manual and it will list the part numbers for your car. If you haven#t got the manual, you can look at the pages on the main site (here)

http://www.tamiyaclub.com/manual.asp?id=182

or the parts list here

http://www.tamiyausa.com/pdf/pl/58176.pdf

or exploded view here

http://www.tamiyausa.com/pdf/exp/58176e.pdf

They are a top car. The escorts are my favourite shell by far. They are quite expensive if you want to replace the bodyshell (can go for up to 80) but if you want an escort you can get the WRC escort shell for cheaper and that will fit on your chassis with no modifications.

[europro975 75]

58176 Repsol Escort Cosworth parts:

http://search.stores.ebay.co.uk/Tonys-Tami...9799178QQsofpZ0

Antony

[ryanbored 3]

58176 Repsol Escort Cosworth parts:

http://search.stores.ebay.co.uk/Tonys-Tami...9799178QQsofpZ0

Antony

Great service from this guy!

(free plug, but you deserve it)

[ciadelta16 0]

58176 Repsol Escort Cosworth parts:

http://search.stores.ebay.co.uk/Tonys-Tami...9799178QQsofpZ0

Antony

100 Percent agree.

Have spent hundreds with Tonys Tamiya Parts rebuilding my old FF02 and new tt01 cars. Great service too. Have never had to wait more than 48hrs before receiving parts in the post.

Can't sing his praises enough