18 replies to this topic

[team burrito]

Does anybody make a 1-1/4" Retro motor bracket? I've got an idea for building a Can-Am chassis with Retro parts.

[Pablo]

These are FSF brackets. Left is 1-1/4", center and right are 1-3/8".

Left one comes with a plate. I can take better photos if you want.

 

[Shruska55]

Are Flying Slot Car products available and if so, where?

 

Thanks,

 

Scott

[Jason Holmes]

Russ 

 

Ask Al Chuck if he has any of the S7 kits left the were 1.25 Wide 

 

Jason 

[Dominator]

You could use a 1.365" bracket and space the wires inward to get your desired rail spacing.

[JerseyJohn]

Does anybody make a 1-1/4" Retro motor bracket? I've got an idea for building a Can-Am chassis with Retro parts.

Mike Swiss makes a 1.3 bracket with enough room under for .047 rails..Good product.

[team burrito]

i'm making a 1/16" monorail; i hate those multi rails jobs.

[slotcarone]

i'm making a 1/16" monorail; i hate those multi rails jobs.

!/16 single rail is really not enough for a retro chassis.

[Pablo]

Swiss made a single .063 rail build a few years ago and posted it in the IRRA website. I've made a single .063 and it worked fine. Just sayin'

[slotcarone]

Swiss made a single .063 rail build a few years ago and posted it in the IRRA website. I've made a single .063 and it worked fine. Just sayin'

I made quite a few single rail JK cars years ago and they worked fine too. However, look at what is dominating the podiums lately.

[team burrito]

!/16 single rail is really not enough for a retro chassis.

yeah, but i don't race retro anyway.

on 2nd thought, i may make this into a multi-rail design.

[Pablo]

How about 30 rails of .015?   

[Cap Henry]

If you use .015 youll need more then 30, I know 32 of .025 works

[Pablo]

LOL, I didn't do the math, I was just funning around  

Remember the days of .078 single rails on F1's? Dave Fiedler comes to mind .....

[team burrito]

LOL, I didn't do the math, I was just funning around  

Remember the days of .078 single rails on F1's? Dave Fiedler comes to mind .....

you need sum really big pliers to bend that.

[Bill from NH]

Single .078 main rails go back to the mid-70s wing cars. Russ, you can easily bend that stuff with 9" linesmen pliers. I don't have strong hands, but I have bent it. I will admit it doesn't bend as easily as .047 & .055.

[Pablo]

I've bent 3/32 wire with pliers but I may have snapped a couple small bones doing it  

[team burrito]

Single .078 main rails go back to the mid-70s wing cars. Russ, you can easily bend that stuff with 9" linesmen pliers. I don't have strong hands, but I have bent it. I will admit it doesn't bend as easily as .047 & .055.

i've been using compound lineman pliers for a long time. they are indispensable for scratch building. i spotted

these pliers at home depot & may have buy them.

[Bill from NH]

I got a similar pair there by Husky.