From rags to riches... Egress restoration!
I bought this Egress about 6 weeks ago, it was a bit of a basket case with broken rear hubs and a stack of parts missing but I had high hopes :)
Stripped down the chassis to the last screw, all cleaned and rebuilt with new parts fitted where necessary, Tbg body with genuine decals fitted. I had a nightmare with the body and wing :(
It has DynaTech motor and R/C gear fitted as it will be a runner for a while, when the weather gets better I will take it out and get some pics/video of it in action.
I'm glad I had the opportunity to rescue this classic buggy, it's my favourite Tamiya by a mile now, comments welcome ;)
As it arrived :(
Stripped!
Getting there
Almost done
ready to run :)
If you liked those pictures, you should see these...
Another Egress?
Comments
ShayD
Well done on the restore ... it's always great to put one of these cars back on the dirt! ...
Wez-li
Thanks ShayD, by the look of it I could tell it had been out of action for years. It's alive again now though!
ShayD
Heh! I've got my Egress in front of me ... needs a strip down and rebuild ... here I go, you've inspired me!
breck
Looking very nice!! Great Job on the rescue/restore.
mongoose1983
AWESOME!!! What a beauty!
simondo
i had an Egress back in the day, it was a great car. You`ve done a fantastic job of yours,it`s a credit to you. Be proud
neobrunox
Beautiful resto, looks perfect now
R/CVET
Nice work...this is my second favorite vintage tamiya 4WD behind the Supershot and I would love to get my hands on some day. Superb job.
Crash Cramer
Cool, HotShot DNA in the form of tires.
I know some would not agree with me, but if Tamiya were to re re this buggy, I would get it before I bought an Avante. I have always had a liking for this one vs the Avante. I guess some could say this was the Avante Mk3 though.
slimmy
Awesome looking egress! I have always loved the egress. You wouldn't have an extra battery holder for the egress would you? The little part that keeps the battery in place and takes a body clip. I need one to finish my resto project.
I sure do like yours 
Wez-li
Thanks for all the comments!
Wez-li
@slimmy, I don't have a spare battery holder. sorry mate
Wez-li
This recently became a runner, but paranoia might mean an early retirement lol
Percymon
Not sure how i missed this entry - great work mate, and a brilliant eBay find in the first place ! Very jealous
Wez-li
@Percymon Cheers mate, I had noticed that you hadn't commented on the Egress lol. How's yours doing?
RACECRAFTERS
You've done superb job on that! Very nice car is the Egress.
Wez-li
@racecrafters cheers mate!
gecko-no-more
Just gotta love the look of these, let alone how they drive. I've recently picked up a couple of project cars/trucks only to give up and let em go but I'm deff' gonna strip and lovingly re-build my Egress I've just got. Might even treat it to a new shell and go box art on it as you can't beat the sleak lines in that silver. Mine just looks like any other generic buggy atm in the scheme it's in. Thanks for the extra inspiration.
Wez-li
@Gecko-no-more cheers mate. This proves that anything can be restored
Yours looks great, love the vintage paint scheme, they were all the rage in the 90's
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