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[SlotStox#53]

Only recently experienced the thrill of putting a 26D together and the "Howl" "Whistle"

Mini padlock project looks cool Bob!

[Gator Bob]

A "Fresh from Florida" built true Ram-buchi in a Champion can. All NOS parts.

This found it's home in a Dynamic chassis under a very sweet Chappy body.

I hooked it up to the reverb and said "Talk to Me"

 

 

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This be the Home of that Thang Gator built !

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[Gator Bob]

I'm very happy with how that restoration project turned out.

You have a real fine vintage machine there PB.

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[Gator Bob]

Building nuts -  

 

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[Samiam]

I always knew you were a "Nut" Bob.

[Gator Bob]

Remember grade school:

 

"Hey see that girl over there"

- "yeah, what's her name"

 "Joy"

- "Oh Joy"?

 "No Almond Joy

- "why do you call her that"?

"She has no Mounds"

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[Gator Bob]

"Next up"

 

A 20t/24w FT36-D EBD.  

[Gator Bob]

Which of these has a short fuse ? ?

 

 

 

 

 

 

[SlotStox#53]

"Next up"
 
A 20t/24w FT36-D EBD.  

Holy melting endbells! One mildly warm armature

[Gator Bob]

Going in a full 707 ARCO set-up... if it even works. Testing tonight.

[Gator Bob]

LOL... it literally did flicker the lights that are plugged into the same power strip as the power supply.

Those were full (11.75) volt bursts by turning the supply on like a drag start. The highest I saw was a 14.82 amp bounce.

 

                                                               Pretty Freaky.

[SlotStox#53]

Love the "Drag use only" decal

Could be used for as an open class motor in an anglewinder!

How'd the comm connections hold up?

Neat looking wire wrapping btw

[Gator Bob]

Thanks PE ....

 

I wound that one in my hand, didn't set up the winder.

 

Solder joins seem fine. It didn't throw a wire in testing.

 

It gets Hot fast....

 

"Drag Use Only"

[Gator Bob]

Took some serious 'tuning' but it now lets out the scream.

 

The arm was not happy in the shimmed ARCO 707 set-up.

I switched the can to an un-shimmed ARCO 703, step cut the brushes and added more spring. 

It sounds so much happier.... and it runs super cool now for a 20/24.

 

so.... I balanced it, then tied and epoxied then rebalanced again after curing.

 

It's totally 'sick' now. I think it's going to need a 'bars car' to hold this 'thing' down.

What a crazy howell...

[SlotStox#53]

Needed the Arco cog, just more airgap to breathe

If geared right and in the right frame that 20/24 should be brutal!

[Gator Bob]

It's a 'repurposed' Champion big block in it's vintage colors ....run hard and thrown in the box 50 years ago.

"I love you just the way you are" 

Mongrel #703-24 sings a note.

 

I static balanced it twice on a Rand. Did a ground slot on two poles for the pre epoxy balance and a file edge in the slot to do the final balance.

 

Wanna see it ?

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[SlotStox#53]

Nice! Modified endbell or is that one of the cycolac 707 ones? Plenty of coils on those springs

[Gator Bob]

Thanks PE, 

 

Stock 707 Cycolac EB and Champion springs with hoods aligned and soldered.

The 20/24 arm runs so much cooler in this set-up that the 'Drag Use Only' label is not required.

 

I'm keeping the 'distressed' look for this motor.     That's vintage....

[Gator Bob]

I'm thinking.... oh $#!^ boy, a serious challenger will put that 20/24 to the test.

 

We'll be up against a Monte O wound Foamy built motor ... only runs 70mph.

   Peace of cake.  

[SlotStox#53]

Although that 36d custom beast is scary sounds like your 24# just gotta stay in the slot. Sounds like the Foamy entry has a tendency to crash ?!

[Gator Bob]

The LUNAR, last years Big36D is on the jig all day getting a nice long set of wheelie bars this year. Ran good as a no-bars but it blew the small hub .300s of till 1/4 track due to the tall rubber soaking up a ton of lighter fluid and launching before dry. The wheelspeed kept it from the dreaded pop...  

 

Then 703-24 goes in, and ....wheeee.... we'll see what happens... 

I'll blow the SOB up, hit the floor, the window or wall trying.....   

Hopefully it won't have any evil "Nasty Habits"  

[Gator Bob]

That BIG 36D ran very respectfully, MY Wound vs. two Monte O' Wound motors.    

 

I can see it now.... we got a 'motor war'  going on in this class. 

 

To be continued ...     

Now where did I put those 36D buchi-blanks and LeGanke comms....

 

And...   it was static balanced no comm cut. 

That 'ain't gunna cut it' next time.   See ya at the line

[88honcho]

He thought some motor guys might want to see a different kind of motor.

[MSwiss]

Probably for 4WD cars, that run with battery power, inside walls.