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Wow - looks exactly the same.
No copyright on that pattern I guess...

Edou wrote:

I will check the specs on the Lrp Runner too but it probably has a thermal shut off for safety.

This is what Lrp says :

Lrp wrote:

Triple safety function for protection against excess current, excess temperature and short circuits.

That's a nice ESC - waterproof and all.

Funny thing is I now see the 58125 is listed as a TA01 at Tamiya USA.
This way it's basically the same car as the pictures I showed from my chassis. Only with different length arms.
So the car is not a TA02! There are a few differences...

Hope you will receive the right set of bearings - the ones in the wheel hubs are different.
For the other parts there is no consequence.

The manual I linked to is less accurate too. I will link a better one.
Gearboxes are identical so it works for that.

Sorry!

Hi Edou,

No problem, I was researching the difference between the TA01 and TA02 chassis the other day and realised I had a TA01, so I've order the correct bearings

Good to hear.

Guess I learned something today.
Quite interesting btw - your car is the last TA01 to be issued...

This is quite a interesting tutorial on the differences of the TA01 and TA02:

tamiyaclub.com/...83&id=2193

Same site has this interesting overview too :

TC - TA01 related chassis

Btw - although the roots of this car are definitely vintage, by the criteria of Tamiyabase it could not be considered as such...

Don't worry about the "vintage" bit.
This is a great thread!

-Lars

Cool.

I think it's quite fascinating to see how the Manta Ray and Top Force crossed over into all the TA01 and TA02 models.
But also hybrids like the Hummer and Porsche Cayenne.

Parts can also be found in the TA03 generation and the M chassis.
Because of the contemporary issue, there's even the slightest resemblance to the Group C...

But with the release of the 58495 Ford F-150 Baja the roots are still very much alive today!

Wonder how this one is looking now... is it running?