20 replies to this topic

[Pablo]

Ralph Thorne wannabe racer

[Marty Stanley]

I did not know that Ralph was a racer of "Thingies" ?

BTW, where are you going to install the JATO bottle?

[Pablo]

One on each wingtip

[Don Weaver]

Where's Daisy?

Don Weaver

[Pablo]

Catherine is on MY stocker; this car is for my new SERRA buddy, Mickey.
Mickey can DRIVE

[Pablo]

I threw this one together in 3 days, I was in a hurry
Not a vintage work of art, just a racer.
Awaiting JK fronts from Chicagoland.
I went a little lighter and thinner on this one, more delicate. .032 tongue, .032 pan wires, .025 pans, JK F1 bracket,
no nose piece (so I could run the front as close to .050 clearance as possible).
Mickey is a good driver so he can keep it off the wall better than most

[Mike Patterson]

Pablo,

I like the "factory" mounted lead . What's that puppy weigh?

[Pablo]

Mike, thanks for asking. I piled all the parts, body, etc. on top of the incredibly accurate pablo scale, and it reads 123 Grams.

[Don Weaver]

What are your thoughts on using square tube for main rails instead of piano wire?

Don Weaver

[Marty Stanley]

What are your thoughts on using square tube for main rails instead of piano wire?

Don Weaver

Don,

I think that is an excellent question.

I'll be sitting here awaitng Pablo's answer as well.

Thanks for asking it.


Marty

[Pablo]

1. Something different.
2. Those are not simply square tubes, they are 055 wires with a tube jacket, soldered up as solid units. Thanks to silver solder paste and the minitorch.
3. The tubes are not perfectly flat - they have a channel on the middle of the outside edges that makes a perfect "nest" for wire pieces to lay alongside.
4. The result is a little stiffer than 063 wire and a little less than 078
5. Tubes lay flat and butt up against the bracket and brass chunks square. More surface area in contact. Plus the solder pools up in the channels.

As I add more pieces to the rails, I can hear the paste flakes continuing to pop and sputter inside the tubes as they melt, making it stronger and stronger

[One_Track_Mind]

AHHA! Pablo,
So this is what you built for your seven day no work stretch and done it in three?! You still have time to build another one.

Gotta the body clips...and everything else about your builds....

[Pablo]

Just say it ONE time, "I love body clips"
and I will return to France never to return

[One_Track_Mind]

ok....I your body!....

[Phil Irvin]

ok....I your body!....

YA MISSED IT But thats OK... I hate body clips too........

PHIL I.

[Pablo]

OK the deal is off, I will not return to France.

Most people don't know how to properly set up clips for race cars, and they miss out on another tuning opportunity.

Jobiwan loves body clips

[Ralph Thorne]

Nice looking chassis Pablo. Maybe you will get to see my new one at the next SERRA race.

BTW I love body clips too! Not only can you tune, but it is so much quicker to mount and dismount a body.

[Pablo]

Thanks Ralph !

Good luck at the SANO !!!

Looking forward to seeing you, and Jobiwan, I hope, in Warner Robins 24 Oct

[Bill from NH]

Those body clips are lighter than 4 pins & pintubing too! You can add the names of cheater, Ciccarello, & me as people who also like clips. Phil & others who can't stand them ought to paint them the same color as their bodies.

[hiline2]

 Was Russkit the first to use those style body clips on the stamped pan chassis ?

[Bill from NH]

The first I ever saw was on a Russkit Porsche Carrera I bought in the fall of 1967.