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[Pablo]

Truer words were never spoken, Paul

 

Trimmed tires, .800 fronts and .880 rears, combined with a Jet Flag and modern braid, resulted in a perfect .063 + clearance, and all four wheels rest equally. 

 

 

 

[SlotStox#53]

Looking good Now just needs the powerplant ...*wanders off to your other thread about the motor* to see how that's coming along

[Pablo]

Paul, I think I'll be using an EB that is in better shape for this car, since John S. is sending me such a nice period correct arm for it.

Not much more I can do about this motor until it arrives....

 

I will be testing the bondo fix on the old EB though, in a hour or so.

[Pablo]

How to save a Mura sticker, as told to me by Jairus.

 

1.  Heat sticker with a blow dryer.

2.  Remove slowly and carefully with a sharp blade and or tweezers

3.  Lay face down on top of a piece of double sided tape

4.  Trim edges of tape with scissors

5.  Ready to go.

 

[Pablo]

A soak in paint stripper

 

[Don Weaver]

Why, pray tell, do you of all people have a hair dryer in your possession?

Don Weaver

[Pablo]

If I may toot my own horn here for a moment, these are the details that make a motor run free and healthy.  First, I made sure the existing Mura can bushing was tight enough to be worthy of the build.  Then, I insert my arm shaft facing tool into the old can and make the face of the bushing straight, fresh, and true.

 

 

I'm not sure if everybody goes to these lengths to ensure success, but I do

cheater Wells taught me how to build motors, and attention to detail applies to vintage motors as well as a modern S16C, or anything else, for that matter.....

 

 

[Pablo]

Don, I use it to blow dry Parma Faskolors paints in between coats.  

[SlotStox#53]

Very neat trick with the mura sticker & the can is looking good. Especially like your can bearing facing tool gizmo

[NSwanberg]

"Then applied some Mill Conroy Love Lotion to freshen them up."

 

Is this stuff anything like that there pink Limpach Loton stuff?

[Don Weaver]

Don, I use it to blow dry Parma Faskolors paints in between coats.  

Well, I knew it couldn't be used for it's intended purpose....

Don Weaver

[Pablo]

NS, both Mill's and Barney's lotions work really well at deep cleaning, softening and freshening old rubber.

 

Don, please don't hate me just because I'm pretty   I could always grow a long ponytail ,ya know

[Pablo]

Spoiler and interior

 

 

[SlotStox#53]

Loving the color of that shell more & more,goes really well with that detailed interior. Bright body & shiny chassis gonna need shades to reslot that thing!!

[Champion 507]

Another Wolcott Special about to come alive! Whooooopie!

[Pablo]

Hi Doug

 

The Streisguth NCC 20 arm has arrived, and will now be sent to Hershman at Fast Ones for a refurb.

[Pablo]

One question:

Did the tracks of 1970 really require this much chassis movement ?

This chassis lifts and tilts, well, about a mile

 

[Don Weaver]

A trip down an American Red will answer your question in short order...

Don Weaver

[SlotStox#53]

I don't know about the tracks back then, but the NOS Riggen/rehco/american line chassis I've got in the cupboard has exactly the same amount of float.

[John Streisguth]

Hey Pablo, how's this one coming along??

[Champion 507]

The smooooooth tracks of today were mostly a dream to us "back in the day".

[Pablo]

Still patiently waiting for the arm to return......

[Pablo]

I just got it, John.  Looks like it's got a couple of very small new holes, and the loose wind was fixed perfectly, I can't even tell anything was done. Now we are cooking.

[John Streisguth]

Wow, did I time that right or what???

 

Time to by a lottery ticket on the way home.. 

[Pablo]

40 + year old arm ready to live and breathe again

 

Speed FX brush hardware meets old beat up Mura endbell:

 

Alignment is good to go :

 

I just remembered something - did I even check this arm before I sent it to Hershman ?

  I can hardly wait to fire this thing up.

 

I need to coach myself to breathe through my nose and take my time with pre-assembly details, like mag placement, EB tapping and can paint