supra steveo Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 over the weekend i have been cleaning my garage out and i found my old Tamiya Hornet that i used to race arouind the street as a kid so after looking on ebay it looks like it is going to be very cheap to bring back to life ive just bought new tyres for it and it looks like it wont take much to get it back on the road, just need a controller for it and a battery charger, i will probaly get a new chassis for it to then i think i will start on a new project ........... something like this:D http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TAMIYA-TA02-W-CASTROL-TOMS-SUPRA-NEW-BUILT-AND-MINT_W0QQitemZ160271316327QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item160271316327&_trkparms=72%3A1121%7C39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesC Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Want a race? I've got a 1:10th nitro car too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CoolsBlue Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Get the stock body supra from tamiya, 1/10 scale, seen a few built ones, looks fantastic! http://www.rcdrift.dk/e107_images/newspost_images/tamiya-supra.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aero-M Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 picture time. here is mine, not only looks good but does 100+mph too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CoolsBlue Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 picture time. here is mine, not only looks good but does 100+mph too. http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm107/martynwin1981/shumacherfusion28001.jpg http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm107/martynwin1981/shumacherfusion28002.jpg http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm107/martynwin1981/shumacherfusion28003.jpg http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm107/martynwin1981/shumacherfusion28004.jpg thats awesome mate! how much do one of those cost?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jezz Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 picture time. here is mine, not only looks good but does 100+mph too. http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm107/martynwin1981/shumacherfusion28001-1.jpg http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm107/martynwin1981/shumacherfusion28002.jpg http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm107/martynwin1981/shumacherfusion28003.jpg http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm107/martynwin1981/shumacherfusion28004.jpg Is that a schumacher? Edit: Doh, must look at links. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aero-M Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 thats awesome mate! how much do one of those cost?! the standard car is £330, that will do 80mph out the box, the uprated clutch bell is £25, this is what gives it the 100+ figure, don't know exactly how much over it does, i can't find anywhere long enough or flat enough. the shell was £30 Is that a schumacher? Edit: Doh, must look at links. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CoolsBlue Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 the standard car is £330, that will do 80mph out the box, the uprated clutch bell is £25, this is what gives it the 100+ figure, don't know exactly how much over it does, i can't find anywhere long enough or flat enough. the shell was £30 £330 for a rc car??!?! f*ck that:D way to much, but the speed that thing can put out is amazing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aero-M Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 £330 for a rc car??!?! f*ck that:D way to much, but the speed that thing can put out is amazing its cost me about £400, plus about £45 for the first crash. it really is amazing to watch, i have had it in third gear three times, once when i crashed. probably only about 70-80. if i had two i could take it on rwyb at santa pod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CoolsBlue Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 go against a real limited na supra at 112 mph;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aero-M Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 would be interesting, unless i went under his wheels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CoolsBlue Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 would be interesting, unless i went under his wheels. yea lol, wouldnt be such a good idea i guess, unless you got little rails going up the strip which would hold the rc car in a straight line, and can go of? but i guess santa pod wouldnt let you do that:d Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aero-M Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 yea lol, wouldnt be such a good idea i guess, unless you got little rails going up the strip which would hold the rc car in a straight line, and can go of? but i guess santa pod wouldnt let you do that:d not sure, the bloke in the model shop seems to think they would? not sure if the standard radio gear that comes with it would be up to the job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CoolsBlue Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 looks like youll need to be on a bike:D yea they should, if the rails are high enough, not to hit the car but enough to hold them in, it SHOULD work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aero-M Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 looks like youll need to be on a bike:D yea they should, if the rails are high enough, not to hit the car but enough to hold them in, it SHOULD work would be good, have to see next time i go. at least i could get it flat out without rolling on the strip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aero-M Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 trying to avoid the model shop at all costs at the mo. they have the new savage 5.9 big block in stock and also a really nice carbon bodied caterham 7 bolted to the mardave v12 hot rod chassis, i know i will come out with both if i go in there , the mardave is very nice, although i know i would have to remove the standard 540 size motor and put a 19 turn in it, also change the 4.8v to 7.2. This would make it silly fast. and more than likely destroy the nice shell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jezz Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 I went a looking for a new toy on Saturday. Came back empty handed though. Half the fun used to be building the kit, but it seemed every one I looked at was pre built. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
couv3z Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 the standard car is £330, that will do 80mph out the box, the uprated clutch bell is £25, this is what gives it the 100+ figure, don't know exactly how much over it does, i can't find anywhere long enough or flat enough. the shell was £30 Supra pod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CoolsBlue Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 I went a looking for a new toy on Saturday. Came back empty handed though. Half the fun used to be building the kit, but it seemed every one I looked at was pre built. go to the shop on wellinborough rd jez, they have lots of the tamiya rc kits to build up, i remember seeing lots of controls, wheels, batteries, fluids etc behind the counter, seem to specialists on rc's:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aero-M Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Supra pod that would have been perfect but i can't go, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jezz Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 go to the shop on wellinborough rd jez, they have lots of the tamiya rc kits to build up, i remember seeing lots of controls, wheels, batteries, fluids etc behind the counter, seem to specialists on rc's:) Kev, its me, I dont want a £88 Tamiya toy. I want an 80mph nitro beast. Looked at Schumachers and HPI's. All ready built though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aero-M Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Kev, its me, I dont want a £88 Tamiya toy. I want an 80mph nitro beast. Looked at Schumachers and HPI's. All ready built though. mine is normally un- built after i have used it , the schumacher fusion 28 is by far the best at the moment, that is what i have, it's a lot better than the old fusion 21. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordy07 Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Ive got a hpi savagex and a rtr3 which is way too low to use anywhere its like a touring car. The savage goes anywhere but. These RC cars are addictive but i hardly get the time to use them these days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CoolsBlue Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Kev, its me, I dont want a £88 Tamiya toy. I want an 80mph nitro beast. Looked at Schumachers and HPI's. All ready built though. ohhh:D but still check them out, when i used to go in, they used to be going through all their books helping rc fans, people used to bring theirs in to get bits to fix em, they also order things if they dont have them stocked, go in, tell them what your looking for and i bet theyll be able to help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra steveo Posted August 19, 2008 Author Share Posted August 19, 2008 Supra pod good call!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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