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[dc-65x]

I'm smitten with Mike Steube's 2nd GT race winning chassis:

 

 

It's got 3 main rails per side......ALL BRASS..........yum.........shinny goodness!

 

 

Powered by a Mura A-can (16D) motor:

 

 

It will be a while before I can get started on the chassis but I couldn't resist pulling the parts for it:

 

 

We'll have wheels inserts like the concours cars pictured in the MCS articles, Steve O and my repop Riggen AA wheels, Riggen Orange donuts, Cox 34T spur gear, Dynamic 7T pinion gear, Marklin train wire, Phase III motor bracket, modern axles and ball bearings, and a Team Nutley drop arm.

 

There are 2 bodies I like but I'm not sure which one to use yet. I've got a Dynamic Alfa T-33 GT...........

 

 

 

.........and a Russkit Marcos Mantis XP:

 

 

This ones a TrueScale repop that beautifully done:

 

 

I'm still working on motor parts........

[SlotStox#53]

I just love it when you start pulling parts for a new build Rick!! It's literally like you stepped straight into one of the adverts in the slot magazines back in the day

 

That Dynamic Alfa is really nice   Although the Marcos could make quite a cool looking car..

 

Still building a Dragster for the September race so can't start one of these till I've got that one done Although I have got "some" parts that I could start a thread ..... May just have to dig out the parts I know I can use.

[dc-65x]

 

Still building a Dragster for the September race so can't start one of these till I've got that one done

 

Me too!

 

Rodney and I talked about this race series during the R&C Event and I haven't be able to get it out of my mind.

[SlotStox#53]

The drag car events are quite addictive!!  

 

Heck got several more to build including 2 of Ricks lovely new Rail kits .. Not all for September , gonna try and not rush build or have to express ship in the dying moments this time

 

One thing I've never seen the Alfa body before, never knew Dynamic did one. Gonna have to look into bodies that were around in '69... Oh and get Steve's DVDs .

[dc-65x]

Hi Paul,

 

I almost forgot to post this body list:

 

1969 MCS/USRA Road Race Body List

[SlotStox#53]

Thanks a Lot Rick !! Now to go study the race reports some more   & those tech charts for the motors.....

[dc-65x]

Ohhhhhhhhhhh.........I should be finishing my Proxy Drag Cobra but I can't stop fiddling with this build.

 

I put together parts for a 2nd GT race Mura A-can motor:

 

 

I changed my mind on the armature. I'm going to try this used arm:

 

 

It's got a welded comm with wrapped wires and fiber lamination end plates instead of Mura's later green powder coating:

 

 

Hopefully it's more or less appropriate. I seem to have a fair number of later powder coated arms and earlier soldered and non-wrapped arms but few of what I think I need for this motor.

[SlotStox#53]

That arm certainly looks like it's pretty stout! See you're going for the "hacked" up can rather than the low CG "Exotic" touch ....

 

 Look forward to seeing what the old hop up articles produce with your expert touch

 

Know what it's like trying to finish the Dragsters for the proxy and not be tempted to mess with the parts etc for these 1969 series beasts

[dc-65x]

Thanks Paul,

 

I've got the motor set aside for an appropriate project. The whole 1969 MCS/USRA Road Race Series topic stalled out..............