Baja Champ TL-01B Restoration!

22 years on from getting it for my 6th birthday, I gave my Tamiya Baja Champ on the TL-01B buggy chassis a much needed overhaul after it has been sitting in the bottom of a shed for a handful of years!
I also intend to race with it at Iconic Revival in the future so defnately an exciting future for my first ever hobby grade RC car ahead!

[@lees5631]

I completely restored mine last year, all as standard. Got mine in 98 I think. Love the baja champ, thanks for sharing your restoration

[@martinthorpe4885]

Nice restoration job mate. I have a tl01b which I ran at the first 6 iconic revivals at the A1 track near Grantham and it proved to be a very strong, capable chassis. As of late it's been resting up in the loft however as I've been running a tl01 in the stock class of the iconic cup of late, thought I'd give the baja champ abit of a revamp looking at doing the Revival at Bingham next year. You definitely need to use longer shocks as it gives the chassis more ride height which you'll need if your contemplating doing the Revival too! Also I would recommend running the core-rc 15t motor along with the Hobbywing 1060 and also a fan mounted above the motor to keep it cool. Other than that, great job and looks good. 😊👍

[@ImJustHarryT]

It now has much longer shocks and plans for it to have a Core RC 15T are in the pipeline. When it comes to Iconic event, is it any suitable tyres/wheels permitted? Or does it strictly have to be the same model of tyres/wheels as the original kit?

[@martinthorpe4885]

@@ImJustHarryT No, you can use any commercially available wheels/tyres combination you want. The only thing you have to watch is the width when they are fitted as the car has to fit in a special box which is a certain size go comply with rules and regulations. I tended to use Schumacher wheels and tyres however when using these on the rear of the Baja Champ, you may need to use serrated wheel nuts instead of the standard kit ones to prevent the wheels coming off! 😊👍