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[Pablo]

It is so good to have friends !  Thanks John S.  !!!

[Pablo]

This endbell is toast.

 

 

If there ever was a candidate for new hardware, this is it.

For all of you hardcore vintage guys, I am so sorry for what I'm about to do

[Pablo]

[Don Weaver]

Pablo,

Mid-America has NOS Champion endbells if this doesn't workout. Enjoying watching your build here....

Don Weaver

[SlotStox#53]

The chassis really scrubbed up well after its bath ,those tumblers are really quite useful!

 

Good luck in breathing some life back into the poor looking motor.

[Bill from NH]

For all of you hardcore vintage guys, I am so sorry for what I'm about to do

 

Do I detect Parma or Proslot hardware coming?

[Pablo]

Thanks guys. 

I filed the sides flat and will tap holes for Speed FX brush hardware.

It has worked well for me two refurb motors in a row.

Why mess with success ?

These old arms run really well with modern brushes.

 

 

[SlotStox#53]

whatever works and as you have used it before with good results... Could always knock up a more "original" can at another time if ya felt like it.  Always wondered about how well the old arms in other motors would work with modern brushes/hardware...

 

Have you found any suitable front wheels yet?

[Hworth08]

That's all that can be done with that endbell. Modern hardware is fine and saves an old bell!

[Pablo]

Thanks Paul, and Don,  You are so right.  Unfortunately, after working with this EB, I have decided to scrap it.  The existing holes are hogged out way to much, and the bushing is sloppy.  John Streisguth is gifting me an NCC arm for this motor, and it deserves nothing less than the best.  I'll dig out a better EB from my box of vintage horrors.

 

Now let's see what kind of front wheels I have.........

[Pablo]

Front wheel choices:

Pay no attention to the rubber; I will re-rubber using EJ's, whatever the choice may be.

 

[Bill from NH]

The pair with the blind axle holes & hard rubber or plastic tires are Champions.

[Pablo]

Thanks, Bill ! Those are the ones I was hoping would be correct !

 

I'l cleam 'em up and re-rubber them.

[Pablo]

Ball Bearings secured with Loctite Red # 271

 

[SlotStox#53]

Nice front wheels Either as they are or maybe some nice inserts?

[Pablo]

I may or may not use inserts.  Right now I have a bigger problem - who knew these wheels are a special design requiring a tire with a groove inside ???  Now, what am I gonna do ??

 

[Pablo]

I guess I'll just use these instead. 

 

[TSR]

Paul,

The Champion wheels you had did not need new rubber... they appeared to be fine! Try to save the old tires if they are not broken, clean them up, glue them on the wheels and when the glue has set, a gentle truing will do.

Champion had matching rears for those, with blue or orange sponge rubber.

[Pablo]

Thank You, Sir.  Unfortunately, I thought it was going to be a simple matter of installing new rubber, and I ruined 'em.

 

I'll just go with Plan "B", the Russkit Replicas with EJ's tires.

[Pablo]

Jet Flag is massaged and flattened. Thanks to those who advised me to leave the tongue washer intact.

 

 

Classic flag weight/holder and twin Marklin train wires.

 

[Pablo]

PCH long lengths of 1/8" OD axle are perfectly straight.

 

 

 

 

[Pablo]

1970 NCC rules: 3/4 front 7/8 rear (11/16 wide)

 

The blue rear wheels that came on this car were nice and fresh. I trimmed them from .887 to ..877 and .68 widths. Then applied some Mill Conroy Love Lotion to freshen them up.

 

[SlotStox#53]

  couple of scares along the way I see Paul ! No wonder you were  

 

Glad to see the corner has been turned and its all coming together nicely. Those front wheels are they the smallest of the Riggen replicas? Plus did you true those tires right down from the earlier picture or find smaller ones to fit?

[Pablo]

Thanks for asking, Paul.

 

I have many friends here to help me, and plenty of resources to draw from. I may appear to be in distress, but I'm not

Thanks for the encouragement !

 

The front wheels are Russkit Replica wheels with EJ's tires.

The blue rear wheels are exactly what came off the original car; I trimmed them about 10 thou OD, and about 20 thou width, then cleaned them up with lighter fluid and Love Lotion.

[SlotStox#53]

Can definitely see where having the wealth of knowledge and supply of parts and help from friends on here is priceless and makes the type of surgery and revival your doing much easier and FUN