Bastiaan 180 Posted October 7, 2020 Hi all! It took some time, but my Bear Hawk finally is restored. This was my first Tamiya, and two years ago I threw it in the trashcan. It was in a really bad shape and I did not realize there was this wonderful network of proud (vintage) Tamiya owners. However, I changed my mind (luckily) and decided to restore the Bear Hawk. Quicky, I scraped it out of the trashcan What fun I had looking for parts on eBay, discovering what an ESC is, and so on. I also discovered this forum and the Tamiya Legends channel on Facebook. Great fun! And in the meantime, the collection is growing Anyway, here are some pics. Maybe a bit much but I have to say I'm pretty proud of this project. Unfortunately, I lost the pics that showed how the car looked like when I took it out of the trashcan. Some things I changed/hopped up: -Sport Tuned motor -TBLE-02s -DF-03 dampers -aluminium motor plate -fully ball raced and steel pinion -carbon reinforced front uprights -Astral Dish rear and front wheels, Louise e-rocket rear tires and Tamiya 54284 tires -DT-02 turnbuckle suspension arm & tie-rod set -alloy wheel axl hex adapters And some chassis pics. I also installed the vintage electronics. 15 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aerobert 2093 Posted October 7, 2020 Cool looking Bear Hawk. I like your personal style in this resto project. Very nice done! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Champ85 608 Posted October 7, 2020 That thing is really low-slung and looks mean. The lack of a wing makes it seem like "something is missing" at first glance. But nothing is missing. I'm too used to 2WDs with a wing. The white shocks work well with the paint scheme. Nice resto job. Really glad you didn't chuck it in the bin for good. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ann3x 220 Posted October 8, 2020 Love it in white and great photos..... not sure about the wheels tho! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bastiaan 180 Posted October 9, 2020 21 hours ago, Ann3x said: Love it in white and great photos..... not sure about the wheels tho! I have to admit, choosing wheels was the hardest part! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Silver-Can 402 Posted October 9, 2020 Very nice looking BH. They're a good drive too - and certainly too good to throw away! I think they're quite over-looked and under appreciated. Quick question - you mentioned a metal motor mount and I see a thin blue disk between the motor and gearbox in one of the photos. What is and where did you get it from? I wasn't aware the BH had one. My BH is also white and currently running with my novafox wheel/tyre combo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bastiaan 180 Posted October 10, 2020 12 hours ago, Silver-Can said: Very nice looking BH. They're a good drive too - and certainly too good to throw away! I think they're quite over-looked and under appreciated. Quick question - you mentioned a metal motor mount and I see a thin blue disk between the motor and gearbox in one of the photos. What is and where did you get it from? I wasn't aware the BH had one. My BH is also white and currently running with my novafox wheel/tyre combo. Thanks! The motor plate (not a mount) is #84293. Used this one instead of the ‘cardboard’ one. Would love to see some pics of your Bear Hawk! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Silver-Can 402 Posted October 10, 2020 Cheers for that mate. I'll have to have a look into that 👍 My BH below... Since this photo, I've done the tyre letters properly and added some diff putty to give a lsd effect on loose traction surfaces. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bastiaan 180 Posted October 11, 2020 18 hours ago, Silver-Can said: Cheers for that mate. I'll have to have a look into that 👍 My BH below... Since this photo, I've done the tyre letters properly and added some diff putty to give a lsd effect on loose traction surfaces. Looks mean! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Silver-Can 402 Posted October 11, 2020 2 hours ago, Bastiaan said: Looks mean! Cheers mate. Yeah, a couple of mods to personalise it and get it where I want it. 😁 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matisse 1576 Posted October 11, 2020 very nice, look good in white. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrGoatboy 132 Posted October 11, 2020 Gotta love a bear hawk. Looks super clean. Shelf queen or runner? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bastiaan 180 Posted October 19, 2020 On 10/11/2020 at 9:18 PM, DrGoatboy said: Gotta love a bear hawk. Looks super clean. Shelf queen or runner? I would say more a shelf queen than a runner! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites