Tamiya BigWig!
 

hey hey folks!

some (most) of you might have (not) read my avante 2001 post I was looking to buy it as a restorer project...

...well it got me thinking and it didnt really seem to need much work hence didnt think it would be much of a project and i wasnt likely to add much value to it by simply sorting out the paintwork, and sorting out the paintwork isnt really much of a resto :thumbdown: ...

...so i found this bigwig on ebay WITH box :thumbsup: (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...m=320358620632) the buggy itself is a bit shoddy, missing some important (read costly - and why it was sold on :cry:) parts the box is in pretty good shape (though in need of a good spit & polish) and the whole things definately needs a resto!

so first things first is to take the thing apart and get a list made of all the parts i need, followed by sorting the shell out (box art as always hehe)

not looking to make loadsa money or anything from this, just saw a boxed buggy and thought it needed some love and attention! :) it might stay on the shelf or may be eventually sold to fund other projects!

let us know what you think, as soon as i get it cleaned up I will post some more pics, also (and i knew this was going to be a hassle) anyone know where i can find the rack and pinion style stearing parts? from what i understand these were unique to this buggy (as well as a few other parts) any other advice on these buggies :thumbsup:

Thanks

Pradley

BD3 shaft & BG2 shaft's

one of the shafts is for the wheel hub, the other is for the gearbox

BD3 can be seen on the lower part of this page...
http://www.tamiyabase.com/manuals/im.../58057_020.jpg

BG2 can be seen here going through the centre of the diff gear
http://www.tamiyabase.com/manuals/im.../58057_013.jpg

also a sub chassis if anyone has going

let us know :thumbsup: I have some parts to exchange, or can do cash, let us know!

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