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[tjsguns]

I've been collecting and racing slot cars since about 1965 and have a one time or another owned and raced hundreds of different chassis designs.

IMHO One of THE strangest production chassis ever produced was the Cox Dan Gurney Stocker.

It looks like Cox was trying to copy what a lot of successful guys were doing with brass and wire at the time but When, Where, and Why the crazy rubberbands that you ABSOLUTELY NEED to get the chassis down the track! Without them the chassis is TOTALLY useless.

Does anybody have a copy of any kind of instruction sheet Cox may have out out about how to correctly install the rubber bands?

This is how I run mine... with only moderate success. Is this correct?

[Slot_Grasshopper]

Four elastics total: two are on the body mounts, one for self-centering the guide, and the other to put a little downforce on the drop arm.

The last pic shows a stopper (foam ?, rubber?) that contacts the drop arm so you can set guide height. I don't think it is mentioned in instructions, but only shown in pic.

[Mark Wampler]

Hey, very interesting! From my experience, rubber bands were used for guide centering and good for popping wheelies on a Pittman 706.

Possibly rubber bands may find a place in Retro chassis tuning. You may be on to something here.

[redbackspyder]

Never saw a brass or piano wire rubber band!

[Mark Wampler]

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A rubber band wound up tight might make my car go faster.

[TSR]

Is this correct?

No.

One rubber band is tensioned from the guide to the drop arm hook, the other is wound from behind the front axle tube and back to the hook, and this is what tensions the drop arm down some, while keeping it from dropping too much. There are only two that attach to that hook, not four.

The two other rubber bands are tensioned on each side of the body mount to insulate the body from chassis vibrations.

Regardless, without a proper positive drop-arm stop, the car handles terribly.

[Slot_Grasshopper]

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ABSOLUTELY NEED to get the chassis down the track! Without them the chassis is TOTALLY useless.

Not sure if caused by missing elastics , or getting run over by a truck.

[tjsguns]

Think I got it now!

Thanks to everyone!!!

[Gary Bluestone]

You need to eat more broccoli and asparagus ,because thats where you find those small red elastics, holding these vegetables together at the fruit market.