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[hiline2]

BillB  are the more photos of the transformation of your unlimited rail ? parts, assembly etc?

[BillB]

Thanks, Paul E. the Unlimited is coming along, wheelie bars are on and I made a few passes today. The motor has a lot more torque then I'd like, might have to put a governor on it!!!

 

Paul B., this is the parts lay out so far, more photos to come as I finish 'er up.

 

Altered, Comp Coupe, and Rail ran good, only a few minor tweaks needed. Gasser is being a real PITA, that Kemtron is stuck in slow gear. Motor change???

 

 

[SlotStox#53]

Bill, talk about the beast laid bare! Love the plate that holds the neos ...

[boxerdog]

That is amazing workmanship!!!

[hiline2]

Fantastic !  Just cat curious, what did the original motor look like ?? 

 

The 2 Neo Mags?  size and source? 

 

Did you say a DC65 was the donor for plates etc?  (oops, reread post and got answer ! )

[Gator Bob]

BillB, That car is way out amazing, fantabulous design and workmanship.  I'll take a special picture of it on the track

 

What do you think ...  it'll do a .7xx E.T. @ 75 MPH  

Did you want us to just go ahead and have your name put on the plaques?    

 

With that 8 Shot Revolver endplate ... right before the 'trigger' gets pulled it's going to be like.....  "Go ahead make our day"

 

I can't wait to drive it  ... Thanks Bill ...

[Gator Bob]

I don't know ... Joe ... I got dual RAM 426  Made in the USA motors in mine ...

 

.... don't cross the center line if you get out front first with those Kamakazi- Zero-6v motors.

 

The "Fans" are going to love this match race

[BillB]

Thanks to you all!!!

 

I try to build something different each time, not much planning just start building and see where it goes. Sometimes they do... sometimes they don't.

 

Paul B. the motor that I got the arm and end bell from was a small round can design. Less then a inch in diameter and about 1-1/4" in length. There were no manufacturer markings only made in Japan. The neo's are 1/8" thick by 1/2" square and I believe they came from Emovendo or Super Magnet Man. You should be able to find that size on ebay.

 

Bob I. No .7's, first have to get it down track, tire spin and shake is a problem!!! Haven't found the right combination yet.

You want to drive!!! .........OK as long as you have a crash helmet

[hiline2]

Ok, my Stable is ready t o be shipped ! Here are my oldies-but Goodies.  

The Aluminum Car ( 5 pole arm red wind,and Brass frame, 5 pole arm green wind, are both Ebay catches from way back and are "As is" except for tires, A driver for Brass and some home made decals. These 2 cars have run in a previous proxy race.

 

The other is a RePop chassis assembled with Ebay stuff, 7 pole arm, red wind.

Tires are all As vintage as I could find. All Motors are standard bushing, all Axles BBs.

 

It's gonna be Fun !!  (the Master will not be running  )

 

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[don.siegel]

Nice lineup - and the padlock is a great touch! It might even be faster than some of my rods... Well, at least it won't jump out of the slot! 

 

Don 

[SlotStox#53]

Cool set of cars !

Another fleet of proxy cars completed, yet like last year I'm still thrashing

Look forward to seeing your cars race down the strip Don

[Lone Wolf]

Man, theres some fine looking machinery heading down to Gator land 

Well, it finally went down the track under it's own power. However my test track is 20" of Revell plastic track with a vintage 1 amp transformer. Pleased with the results although this car needs about a quarter mile to get going to do the quarter mile 

 

 

It may be coming down in prime and you guys will have to live with that. Daughter getting married in three weeks and the fire drill is on 

 

So much fabbing and fiddling it takes so much time. Originally the chassis was going to be under the plastic chassis but it sat too high. Now it's inside the plastic chassis which means I did a lot of work for nothing but that's how it goes. 

 

Here are the guts. Leads will be shortened, they are at test length. I soldered them directly to the brush caps to prevent them from turning during racing. A common Kemtron problem. I cut out the middle of the interior as I wanted to retain it for the dash and to hold everything together. I made a faux interior floor out of styrene to trick the eye. Some details just may have to go undone as I have the rail to finish as well. Remember that every "slot" part I use ( including any brass etc. ) with the exception of lead wire is at least 40 years old. Many of the parts are recycled. Just doing my part to save the earth. 

 

 

 

 

[SlotStox#53]

Great double motor'd car Joe

Tell me about plans & good intentions A fair few parts/details for several of my proxy steeds have changed/not worked or gone just plain WRONG

Roll on the racing,gonna be a HUGE amount of fun! Would love to see the looks on everyone's faces when they open the boxes in Florida

[Gator Bob]

Ok, my Stable is ready t o be shipped ! Here are my oldies-but Goodies.  

The Aluminum Car ( 5 pole arm red wind,and Brass frame, 5 pole arm green wind, are both Ebay catches from way back and are "As is" except for tires, A driver for Brass and some home made decals. These 2 cars have run in a previous proxy race.

 

The other is a RePop chassis assembled with Ebay stuff, 7 pole arm, red wind.

Tires are all As vintage as I could find. All Motors are standard bushing, all Axles BBs.

 

It's gonna be Fun !!  (the Master will not be running  )

 

 

Great looking cars Paul ... let them out of the 'stable' to stretch their legs ...   

[Gator Bob]

Man, theres some fine looking machinery heading down to Gator land 

Well, it finally went down the track under it's own power. However my test track is 20" of Revell plastic track with a vintage 1 amp transformer. Pleased with the results although this car needs about a quarter mile to get going to do the quarter mile 

 

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It may be coming down in prime and you guys will have to live with that. Daughter getting married in three weeks and the fire drill is on 

 

So much fabbing and fiddling it takes so much time. Originally the chassis was going to be under the plastic chassis but it sat too high. Now it's inside the plastic chassis which means I did a lot of work for nothing but that's how it goes. 

 

Here are the guts. Leads will be shortened, they are at test length. I soldered them directly to the brush caps to prevent them from turning during racing. A common Kemtron problem. I cut out the middle of the interior as I wanted to retain it for the dash and to hold everything together. I made a faux interior floor out of styrene to trick the eye. Some details just may have to go undone as I have the rail to finish as well. Remember that every "slot" part I use ( including any brass etc. ) with the exception of lead wire is at least 40 years old. Many of the parts are recycled. Just doing my part to save the earth. 

 

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Coming along really nice Joe.  

 

What gear you running, my Valiant is a 503x-8 and it is running 3:1

[Gator Bob]

 Would love to see the looks on everyone's faces when they open the boxes in Florida

 

 I'll ask Charlie to get a shot of that ....  

[Gator Bob]

 Awards are going to be cool.

 

Here is a sample of the wall and box plaque that will go to the Big winner of the "Rods and Rails" final runoff.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[SlotStox#53]

Oh that is awesome artwork Bob

Stunning trophy for a hard fought battle!!

[Lone Wolf]

Thanks for the thumbs up Paul,

 

Bob, great artwork! I love the smell of Nitro in the morning

 

Thanks, Bob

 

I'm running a 37 tooth crown and a 12 tooth pinion.

 

Mainly because those are the only vintage gears I had here that there were two of each

 

I come up with a 3.08 ratio. Would have maybe have liked to be closer to 4 to1 but it is what it is.

[Gator Bob]

Cool ! Glad you like the award.

 

Joe, I think 3:08 will be good at 14.7 volts

 

 

I have been working on my '65x' small block powered dragster.

This is the "backhalf"  subassembly ...

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[boxerdog]

Looks good, Bob.

 

I am as done as I am going to get. Testing didn't go quite as well as I hoped, our new track is really grippy and tacky, even when cleaned, but I think I have 4 cars that will at least go down the track. So I will hopefully get everything shipped out tomorrow...

[hiline2]

My 3 beastys are on their way !

 

Did you fab those rear end brackets?

[Lone Wolf]

Bob, the "65" looks great. Is that axle smaller than 1/8"?

 

OK, more drama, I figured if I sent the car down in prime the oily fingerprints etc. would have it looking like crap in no time. I grab my can of Tamiya TS-21 gold and start spraying. PFFFFFTTTT is what the can emits. The finish looks like the hammered effect on an old Pitney Bowes adding machine.  

 

The curse of GATOR BOB 

 

OK, I go over it with some 4000 and she's now ready for paint again. No one in the area has Tamiya TS-21 

I find a Hobby shop that has it and I drive 18 miles each way to get some. Now she's Gold and pretty smooth.

 

Thought you guys would get a hoot out of of this. Remember, everything 40 plus years old except lead wire. I dive into the aged " Joey bag-o-donuts " and pull out four. Thin and tall like the rear car. 

 

Set them up on my ultra modern truer and there you go. Causes quite a load on the electrical grid when you switch her on though 

 

By the way, the American Civil Liberties Union has asked me to remove that "Redskin" (actually Yellow ) or face serious jail time 

 

[don.siegel]

Quite a story Joe, and I admire your persistence! I would have just changed the car's name to Pitney Bowes... 

 

My MPC Ramcharger began to shed its decals without being touched, so I did quickly spray on some clear varnish, but it was an old Humbrol spray can, and I hope it actually does something. Anyway, if anything starts peeling off when handled, don't worry about it! 

 

My three are going off Monday via FedEx, so should be there a day or two later... Bob, there's a Chevvy in there for you, plus a couple DC65 parts we had talked about - they're in the box with the Ramcharger. 

 

Ooof! Now I can work on my cars for Bordo - only have a month to finish those... These dragsters really got me sidetracked, but it was a lot of fun. Wish we had a strip here to check them out, but I used my trusted K&F dynamometer, so I'm sure they'll be okay on the strip (that's a joke son - I used a little more lead this time, but hope somebody has some extra!). 

 

The countdown begins! 

 

Don 

[SlotStox#53]

Not long now and still working

Attempting to true up some Russkit 755 rears as I type .....

The 4 cars and regular rail are all 99.9% done just having tires trued, detailing of bodies and drivers & last minute screw & oil check .

Unlimited is at least coming together! With some major thrashing over the weekend they should all be sent out Monday
Although could be touch & go for the neo equipped rail .

Hopefully your cars will run lead free this year Don