SNAKEBITE 40 Posted May 2, 2017 Talking to a bloke in our office and he said that he used to have a Tamiya Cheetah. Now I had never heard of this model and subsequently looked it up on here and found this thread: Now I suggested he brings it in and we get working on it, we work in an Engineering shop so in theory we could cobble together anything. Just one question: Can you talk to me about the torsion bars, and what's involved as they may be one of the failed parts.... Hopefully @carider may be of some help. Thanks in advance..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GregM 1107 Posted May 2, 2017 The Tamiya XR311 Combat Support Vehicle is a close cousin to Tamiya's Cheetah. From what Blackholesun says about the XR311, the plastic torsion bars had been replaced with metal torsion bars for the XR311 re-release. This article might help you with your restoration: http://www.blackholesun.fr/en/38-en/my-models/off-road/scale/132-tamiya-58004-xr311-combat-support-vehicle There's more talk about the torsion bars on page 2. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wobbleboxer 10 Posted May 3, 2017 I remember going through a few torsion bars when I had my Cheetah. If you stick with this solution (and don't convert to shocks) I'd suggest taking the tension off if you ever leave it standing for a while. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildwillhappy 15 Posted June 1, 2017 Yep i had one also. That was my 1st Tamiya rc kit. 1986 i think and second hand too if only we knew ah. wild Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SNAKEBITE 40 Posted June 6, 2017 Well, he's yet to bring it in, so no progress....... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
