Chassis info
Started by
AB75
, Nov 17 2023 09:35 AM
4 replies to this topic
#1
AB75
-
- Full Member
-
- 24 posts Joined: 20-August 23
Rookie Keyboard Racer
- Gender:Male
- Location:GA
Posted 17 November 2023 - 09:35 AM
How can you tell if a chassis was scratchbuilt vs. a manufactured (or ready made kit)? Or is it just a matter of identifying it as one from a known manufacturer? Picked this up for a few bucks and hoping to learn more about it.
Adam Borkat
#2
slotcarone
-
- Full Member
-
- 3,975 posts Joined: 23-January 07
Posting Leader
- Gender:Male
- Location:Dutchess County, NY
Posted 17 November 2023 - 12:42 PM
There really aren't any Manufactured Retro chassis. They are all build by either the racer or a few builders that sell online. That chassis looks like a mish mosh of every early chassis gimmick from probably 10-12 years ago. No idea who may have built it though 
.
Mike Katz
Scratchbuilts forever!!
#3
MSwiss
-
- IRRA National Director
-
- 25,842 posts Joined: 16-April 06
Grand Champion Poster
- Gender:Male
Posted 17 November 2023 - 01:17 PM
Just as Mike K mentioned.
Tony P style curved pans.(he had a term for cars with them)
My/Chicagoland steel nose.
WRP motor bracket.
Mike Swiss
Inventor of the Low CG guide flag 4/20/18
IRRA® Components Committee Chairman
Five-time USRA National Champion (two G7, one G27, two G7 Senior)
Two-time G7 World Champion (1988, 1990), eight G7 main appearances
Eight-time G7 King track single lap world record holder
17B West Ogden Ave., Westmont, IL 60559, (708) 203-8003, mikeswiss86@hotmail.com (also my PayPal address)
Note: Send all USPS packages and mail to: 692 Citadel Drive, Westmont, Illinois 60559
#4
Dominator
-
- IRRA National Director
-
- 2,898 posts Joined: 19-September 07
Posting Leader
- Gender:Male
Posted 17 November 2023 - 01:56 PM
Aero pans usually made from .016 or .025 brass.
- AB75 likes this
A motor is only as fast as the chassis it's in.
Dominic Luongo
Like Dominator Custom Chassis on Facebook
NERR photos from 2012-April 2016
NERR photos from 2016 to now
#5
AB75
-
- Full Member
-
- 24 posts Joined: 20-August 23
Rookie Keyboard Racer
- Gender:Male
- Location:GA
Posted 17 November 2023 - 03:25 PM
Thanks for the feedback! Obviously Im new to retro racing, so learning a lot. These are the other four I collected, so Ill just have to build them all up and see how they feel.
Attached Images
Adam Borkat
