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[SlotStox#53]

talk about some brutal /hefty  gears Don! They are huge!!!

[Lone Wolf]

Don, you can use that contraption to grind steak into chop meat Put a burger on for me

 

Here is where I am so far. She ain't too pretty but remember I am using mostly all used stuff to construct it. Still fiddling with fitting the body. The back will be raised just a bit from where it sits now after I devise a body mount.You can see where I used the grey primer as a guide coat to try and get a little better fit on the body panels. Would have been easier if I started with a mint kit but I love to torture myself. Windows received the first coat of tint. The rear wheels have been switched and I am using a set that were glued 40+ years ago by J&J Raceway in Cali. It was the home of many slot drag meets and I thought they would be appropriate here. I am a little concerned about such a short wheelbase. It may not get down the track so good. I will have to see.

 

[SlotStox#53]

Joe that looks sooo Kool don't worry about the wheelbase, the Bug isn't a long one either .

Can't wait to see all the different rides lined up

[mdiv]

Looking good Paul!

That body looks veeeeeery familiar, if my memory isn't fading as fast as I think it is.

 

What are we talkin' 'bout?



Mikey

[SlotStox#53]

Funny you should mention it Mikey your memory is working fine tis indeed the body obtained from your collection

[Gator Bob]

 

 

PS: speaking of Erector Sets and gears...

 

 

(I'd send this in to the proxy, but can't afford the postage!)

 

    Don, That one might not make it through Customs and then you could get a knock on your door.

 

As the man who was probably the most famous slot car racer ever said " hunka, hunka"

[Gator Bob]

Would have been easier if I started with a mint kit but I love to torture myself.

 

 

 

Yup ... I hear ya Joe !

http://slotblog.net/...ss/#entry540627

[Gator Bob]

Extra, Extra!

 

For Immediate Release: Generous race prizes are coming - Exhibition cars can join in.

 

Thanks to Bob Steere (a.k.a "Pitt Man") we have some - Minty NOS Pittman DC65A-6 motor prizes.  

 

  Anyone else? 

 

The show is wide open for 'Exhibition and Show Cars' but not for competition in the 16 car Padlock Field.

.... Rails, 16D-36D powered vintage, Funny cars, Wheelstanders, Little Red Wagons or Back-up Pick-ups, Stock cars, Street cars, Modern anything, Monster Trucks, Bikes, TV cars (sorry no Rocket cars) etc. 

Please .. Feel free to send it .. we'll run it and get it in pictures and/or video. 

 

The 'Exhibition/Show Cars' will be awarded a DC65A-6 for:

1. Best Wheelie.
2. Fastest MPH

Still only 5 bucks per car ... ^{While supply lasts} 

[Champion 507]

Joe Lupo,

 

From your post #107. It was a model train motor by Athearn of CA in the 1950's and early 1960's. Here's one on ebay for sale now. Although they are missing from this unit, there were 4 rubber bands that connected the extending drive shafts to the 4 pair of wheels (wheelsets) of the locomotive.

 

 

[SlotStox#53]

Little bit more messing around and the motor now fits snugly in between the chassis tubing rails The bottom 2 motor screws not only bolt the Padlock together

but also bolt the motor solidly into its' mount.

 

 

 

 

 

In other developments it's rumored this DC85 with new shiny 6V arm is destined for a rail Dragster..... Stainless steel machine screws, epoxied BB's and a visit from the dremel wire wheel & it's pretty much ready to be bolted into the "as yet" to be designed rail ..

 

 

[don.siegel]

Very clever chassis design on the inline Paul, nice job! 

 

Hey Joe, thanks for that photo: I've got a couple of those motors and wondered what they were from... they're sometimes confused with the Lindsay, but maybe that was just one of the motor styles of the time... 

 

Don 

[Jencar17]

Build this two (?) years ago as a fun - project:

 

 

 

 

[Gator Bob]

Paul ... 'loookin good' ..very cool motor mount design.

 

Jens, Nice Rod!

[Gator Bob]

I received a request for a rule 'adjustment' by a confirmed entrant on the overall length from 10.5 inches to 11 inches.

 

Note:

Any valid objections will be considered until 4/23/14, after that the rule will be changed by defaulting to the latitude of the promoters option 

 

Reason for request:

To avoid cutting up an existing rail car.

[Gator Bob]

News notes:

 

More vintage motors coming in as race prizes ... Thanks Mikey D. !

 

Confirmation from Bill Pinch that the local Pro Drag racers and the expert videographer are all lined up and 'good to go'. 

 

 

Are there any objections, questions or comments on the overall length rule change?

[SlotStox#53]

No worries or objections on the rule change Bob.. you can't cut up such a nice original Rail will be great to see it race

This is really shaping up to be an awesome event !!!
*prays the car/s I cobble together work*

[Gator Bob]

It's really all about the show and in remembrance of Gene's contribution to the hobby.

 

Winning is secondary to having some fun.

Oh yeah ... winning is fun ...

 ... and of course popping wheelies too.    

[Gator Bob]

 

[mdiv]

Bob, that is off the HOOK!

~ Mikey

[SlotStox#53]

Sweet ride Bob !!

[boxerdog]

That just has an "official" look to it, great job! I wish I had a Studebaker Lark coupe body!!!

[Gator Bob]

Thanks guys!

 

Talk about polishing a turd with chrome paint .... that body pull is 'absolutely terrible' but I sure like the shape and lines of the car..

 

Really hard to photograph and it does look somewhat better in person.

[Gator Bob]

UPDATES

 

"Rods and Rails"- Gene Husting Memorial Drag Proxy.

 

Click HERE

[Pitt Man]

Hey guys,

 

I prepared my "exhibition" cars for the drags. It had been a few years since they last ran so I ground the tires round again, spray cleaned all the important parts and a re-oiled all the bushings.

 

I'm planning on sending a total of three cars.

 

Here are shots of each for the "car show."

 

First up is my 1940 Chevy truck. Powered by a Pittman DC706. A clunky slug that should run in the low to mid 2's.

 

 

 

Next up is my Beverly Hillbillies truck, nicknamed the "Bodine Brawler." ( you may recall it was actually owned by Jethro's mom Pearl Bodine)  Powered by a wimpy Ninco 1/32 scale motor, should run mid 2's

 

 

 

 

Lastly is my Backwards Bug. Front motored with a Parma 502 with a driveshaft. This was built for a special bug class we were trying to put together, but it didn't catch on. No wheelie bars allowed, so lots of weight on the front end was necessary.

 

The bug body looked more aerodynamic to me mounted backwards. Should run about 1.4's. The car ran faster with the drop arm taped solid so it stayed that way!

 

 

 

 

Let the fun begin

 

[Gator Bob]

Nice Bob!

You are a great contributor to this event

I love the 'Back-up-Bug' too 

Remember this crowd pleaser: