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#101 Don Wedding

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Posted 12 April 2024 - 02:40 PM

Here are the pics you asked for. As you can tell the air scoop dumps the airflow on top of the motor armature opening. The chassis is just stock , not near all the improvements you have engineered into yours. I have been following all your modifications and very impressed with all that you done . Good luck on your test run.

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Posted 12 April 2024 - 03:55 PM

Very good Don!
Thanks a lot.
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Posted 22 April 2024 - 02:51 AM

I did the first track test on this old lady who had substantial surgery.
The bench mark was Dario Gueci's Cucaracha which obtained fourth place in the prototype category at the Cuca day in Roncole last March.
Well, the two vintage cars ran practically at the same times, mine being faster in a straight line but less reliable in corners, requiring more careful and complex driving.
We agreed to replace the front foam tires with smaller diameter O-rings hoping to increase the handle..

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Posted 29 April 2024 - 03:36 AM

I lowered the guide post and changed the nut with a thin profile aluminum one because in
track test I realized that it hits too much against the body.
On the front wheels I mounted double O-rings that are more compact than the previous sponges...

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Posted 29 April 2024 - 05:00 AM

To better resolve the issue of the guide nut hitting the body, this was hot-molded to create a very small dome right above the guide so that it barely touches at that point.
Ready for the second track test..

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