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Tamiya Sand Scorcher

Restoration account of this much-loved SRB
- page 2, chassis detail

Following on from the start of the rebuild, here are the next stages (click on an image to view it larger)...


Front suspension components


All the components for the front suspension, cleaned up and ready to go together. The upper and lower arms are early version arms, lighter and slightly thinner than the later ones. I'll probably change them to later ones...



Front end


The completed front suspension unit attached to the chassis.
It's quite a complex little set-up, one of the many SRB features that put them ahead of their time when they were released!
The dampers weren't completely stripped and rebuilt, but were refilled with new damper oil. And in true SRB tradition, they leak nicely!



Servo saver


Another shot of the front end, this time the 'servo saver' is in place along with all the steering rods.



A rolling chassis


A rolling chassis! Everything in place apart from the waterproof radio box and front bumper.
The wheels are only temporary for the photo, they will be stripped and repainted.



Page 3, the next stages of the Sand Scorcher rebuild (bodyshell detail).



Related pages and resources

Page 1 of the Sand Scorcher rebuild.

Page 3 of the rebuild (bodyshell)

More stages of the Sand Scorcher bodyshell makeover

Tamiya Rough Rider - my Rough Rider restoration project (future page).

Tamiya SRB series - the rc cars that made history.

Tamiya Club - for vintage and modern day Tamiya lovers.