222LikesTamiya TB Evo 8
10-14-2022, 02:23 AM
#61
I had another look at the pictures posted in this thread and from what I can tell the spool/diff in the EVO 8 seems to be the same as the one Tamiya has been using since the TB-04. That would make the spares easily available, along with the suspension from the TA-08 I don’t see any big issues with parts availability – am I wrong?
10-14-2022, 06:41 AM
#62
I had another look at the pictures posted in this thread and from what I can tell the spool/diff in the EVO 8 seems to be the same as the one Tamiya has been using since the TB-04. That would make the spares easily available, along with the suspension from the TA-08 I don’t see any big issues with parts availability – am I wrong?
10-22-2022, 05:42 AM
#65
Manuallllllllllll
is it out?
11-16-2022, 06:11 AM
#66
The official Tamiya website/store in Germany has it in stock now: https://www.tamiya.de/tamiya_en/cate...042383-en.html
We also should be seeing an uploaded manual very soon.
We also should be seeing an uploaded manual very soon.
11-16-2022, 11:56 PM
#68
Got a notification from my shop that the kit will be shipped soon – hopeful I might get my hands on it this week still 
11-21-2022, 03:21 AM
#69
My kit arrived this morning! Some quick notes:
• Unlike some pictures that are showing the plastic part (even the manual cover!), Tamiya was nice enough to pack in the carbon bumper support (same part as the TRF420X)
• Internal drive ratio is 2.5 as speculated before, the mesh is 06 module. The included spur is 66T and pinion is 23T for a 7.17:1 FDR
• The build allows for two different rear body post stays, default is like the TA08 but there are also parts for a wide positions like the TRF420
If you have any questions regarding the kit, part numbers, certain areas of the manual – let me know I will start assembling this evening.
• Unlike some pictures that are showing the plastic part (even the manual cover!), Tamiya was nice enough to pack in the carbon bumper support (same part as the TRF420X)
• Internal drive ratio is 2.5 as speculated before, the mesh is 06 module. The included spur is 66T and pinion is 23T for a 7.17:1 FDR
• The build allows for two different rear body post stays, default is like the TA08 but there are also parts for a wide positions like the TRF420
If you have any questions regarding the kit, part numbers, certain areas of the manual – let me know
I will start assembling this evening.
11-21-2022, 10:22 AM
#70
Progress after parts bag B:
The one-piece aluminum diff housings are a work of art. Machined with precision and stunning quality, and so satisfying to assemble. I don’t want to know what they will cost as spares
The one-piece aluminum diff housings are a work of art. Machined with precision and stunning quality, and so satisfying to assemble. I don’t want to know what they will cost as spares
11-21-2022, 11:38 AM
#72
are there options for top decks ? or reverse engineering a top deck similar to TB06
11-21-2022, 11:39 PM
#73
https://imgur.com/a/V0bDLU2
(image upload somehow doesn't work for me right now)
11-22-2022, 12:24 AM
#74
Very nice car. Just a question. How much does that car weigh? Those bulkheads looks massive.
11-22-2022, 04:03 AM
#75
