Professor Motor is listing a Tamiya Chaparral 2J body on his website here:
http://www.professor...uct-p/tam2j.htm
I have never heard of this body. Does any one know of any pictures of this body?
Just curious about it.
Thanks.
Tamiya Chaparral 2J body?
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, Nov 05 2014 03:22 PM
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Posted 05 November 2014 - 03:22 PM
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Posted 05 November 2014 - 08:58 PM
I've never seen a Tamiya 2J before - possibly a resin body that's not from Tamiya though as no mention of it anywhere else ?
I see they also have the repro sidewinder and inline chassis listed also...
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Posted 05 November 2014 - 11:52 PM
The description says "Injection Molded", so probably not a resin.
Thanks Chris for posting it, I just bought one, and I'll post some pics if no-one else does.
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Posted 06 November 2014 - 08:36 AM
Thank you Steve, I am curious, but hesitant to make the investment without more information.
That's thirty minutes away. I'll be there in ten.
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Posted 06 November 2014 - 09:44 AM
Chris is in dire need of yet one more hardbody slot car. Yep. LOL Can't wait to see it, Chris... provided you take the plunge. By the way, I STILL haven't started on my P2 yet.(sigh)
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Posted 06 November 2014 - 02:10 PM
Richard,
You can't have too many hardbodies, especially Chaparrals.
You can't have too many hardbodies, especially Chaparrals.
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Posted 06 November 2014 - 03:22 PM
Richard,
You can't have too many hardbodies, especially Chaparrals.
Agreed!
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Posted 06 November 2014 - 06:41 PM
There's a thread about this one over at slotforum also. Body is confirmed injection molded plastic from a Japanese maker but not officially Tamiya - it has mount posts positioned to fit the sprung sidewinder Tamiya repro chassis from the same seller though, so "sorta" Tamiya...
If you go throught the post on slotforum (i think it's in Vintage) there's a link to the bodies on a Japanese Auction site - they look pretty good to me...
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Posted 06 November 2014 - 06:58 PM
Apparently based on information from Andy Smith, this body was not made by Tamiya, but instead was made by a third party to fit the Tamiya chassis.
Here are the only pics of the body that I could find:
If this is what you get for your money, there is a lot of scratch-building needed to make something that looks like this:
That's thirty minutes away. I'll be there in ten.
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Posted 07 November 2014 - 12:40 AM
....... there is a lot of scratch-building needed to make something that looks like this:
Thanks for posting the body pics MG.
There are a couple of vac formed bodies available, so any missing details might be achievable by cutting them out?!
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Posted 07 November 2014 - 05:13 PM
Quite a few years ago (20 or more) a company in Germany called White Point made 2J bodies, possibly that's what this is.
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Posted 11 November 2014 - 03:09 AM
Super fast shipping to Australia got my Chap 2J to me yesterday.
I reckon it's pretty good.
The body moulding is very thin, so I'm not sure how it would go in combat, but there are enough details to make a nice slot car.
Not cheap, but where else can you get a nice 2J body?
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Posted 11 November 2014 - 10:40 AM
Steve what is the weight of the body ??
any trace of who makes it ??
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Posted 11 November 2014 - 03:24 PM
Niels, I'll weigh it tonight when I get home, and I didn't see any indication of who the manufacturer is, but I'll check again.
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Posted 11 November 2014 - 04:30 PM
Thank you Steve for the photos and further information.
That's thirty minutes away. I'll be there in ten.
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Posted 12 November 2014 - 03:49 AM
Niels, the bare body is 25 grams, and there are no manufacturer's marks.
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Posted 12 November 2014 - 11:00 AM
I am guessing that the 2J mold was originally tooled by Toho and was subsequently obtained/purchased and modified for mounting on the Tamiya chassis by Japanese model accessory and paint company Mr Craft.
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Posted 19 December 2014 - 10:33 AM
Ce kit est excellent Merci Mr professor motors a + et bonne fête les amis Fred
This kit is excellent thank you Mr professor motors has + and good celebrate friends Fred
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Posted 19 December 2014 - 11:23 AM
Xbox, thank you for sharing the wonderful pictures !
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Posted 20 December 2014 - 09:33 AM
Great job Fred!
And you found a Tamiya chassis for the body, good find! It really looks nice, especially with all the other cars.
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Posted 21 December 2014 - 07:30 AM
Don, Or could be PM re-pop.
I got one, and they look pretty good.
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Posted 21 December 2014 - 07:34 AM
Yep Steve - Xbox confirmed to me that it was the PM repop.
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Posted 01 January 2015 - 11:59 PM
Gentlemen , Here is my Chaparral 2J in Vac form on a Cox Mag chassis. Runs great and can take a hit. Picked up the Body and Decals from Patto's Place down in Australia. Very reasonable prices. You can reach him at Pattosplace@gmail.com
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Posted 02 January 2015 - 04:39 PM
Fantastic photos ! 
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Posted 04 January 2015 - 08:49 PM
what is the inside width ???
