My Vintage Tamiya Egress restoration project!

[micholix]

Hello all,

I had the luck to get my hands on an original Tamiya Egress (58079) in very good conditions.
It was covered with dust and did come with full vintage electrics, but the ESC was comming without ist plastics cover, so cant say, what brand it is!?

Does anyone know, which brand it could be, by looking at the Pictures?

I already disassambeled the entire car, ordered some parts and started to clean everything propperly.
the rear wing and the plastic holder was missing, there was some selfmade thick plastik wing on it and just 4 of the original titanium screws where worn and have to be replaced.
Even tires were not glued on the original wheels and the original body and undertray where unpainted, but used, so they show some wear, but i desided to clean them as good as i can und do paint them, it should be looking good, with its marks on them, for a 28 year old car, i guess?:)
The previus owner must be a machinist, or somthing, cause there are some nice custom made parts on the car.
the original front plastic bulk for the a arm, if i remember correctly, was a week spot on this car, so he made one out of aloy, and also the rear hub carries, but will not put them on the car anymore, because they are not symetric, so i ordered some original plastic once.

Here are some Pictures, as it arrived: (more to follow:thumbsup:)

[micholix]

........... did come with full vintage electrics, but the ESC was comming without ist plastics cover, so cant say, what brand it is!?

Does anyone know, which brand it could be, by looking at the Pictures?

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Here are some Pictures, as it arrived: (more to follow:thumbsup:)

Hallo vintage comunity,

Does anyone know, by looking at the pictures, what ESC this could be?


Thx in advance
Mike

[xfactor]

I think it could be a NOSRAM. Looking at the set buttons and FETS. It certainly looks the length and size to be a NOSRAM.

But not 100% on it micholix only guessing............

[micholix]

Thanks for that info sir,

I had a serch for NOSRAM eSC's, but not found one, that match yet!?

From its size, it is close to an airtronics/sanwa super vortex, but no match eather.....

Here is another picture in comparisson to my lrp, may that helps:

[xfactor]

I have managed to fined a NOSRAM EXTERMINATOR. NOSRAM also made other models back in the day and were very popular along with TEKIN.

It may not be the EXTERMINATOR but looks very close to a NOSRAM.

Have a look micholix see what you think.

CLICK TO ENLARGE.............:thumbsup:

[micholix]

Thanks for the picture, i've seen those nosram esc by dooing some google serch, but this does have some kind of an relay on it, mine doesnt?
Still not found a matching piece, but serch goes on.....:)

Edit: I've made a close up picture from the board, it looks like quit a bit more modern, with ist Chips and LED's on it, may ist not that vintage than i thought, what do you think?
I'm not that much into electrics, so may could be wrong as well!?:confused:

[micholix]

first fiew original parts arrived last week and i had the hole saterday time for the rebuilt!
I used a inox polish paste for all the metal parts, the brass ball Ends now look like, they were made out of Gold...:)

Here are a fiew Pictures of the rebuildin process so fare, still waiting for some parts, from Antony, from tonystamyiaparts, he did order me some parts, i still was looking for! (Tony is such a great Person and very helpfull too)
I did a dry built, so no grease, oil, or tread lock, except of the ball diffs, these where built as per manual.

please enjoy::thumbsup:

[micholix]

...and some more photos!:thumbsup:

All new ball Ends, gears and most of the ball studs, i realy did enjoy the built so far, very nice car.

[xfactor]

Looks stunning. Nice work on the gearbox,diff and the polishing.

You doing a fresh box art body set for it....

Will be nice to see it complete......:)

[micholix]

Thanks for the kinda words, xfactor!

About the body, yes, i would like to paint it with the original tamiya silver, but i'm not sure right now, if i should use the used and unpainted original body, that came with the car, or if i should get one from the re-re?
But no matters, which body i use, it will become box art tamiya silver anyways...:)

Will post some more pics, when i've got the other parts from tony, but he sayed, it can take a fiew weeks.