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#1 MSwiss

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Posted 27 January 2015 - 02:01 AM

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1/24 Slot Car Chassis with Parma Motor

Is it any good?

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#2 Paul Jurczyszyn

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Posted 27 January 2015 - 08:37 AM

I have been seeing these chassis on eBay under Parma but I don't think they are. Looks to be new style someone designed and CNC'd.

 

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Posted 27 January 2015 - 11:06 AM

Is this somebody's adjustable chassis to replace the FCR? It might fit 4", 4.5", and narrow hardbodies. It appears to have adjustable width as well as wheelbase. I'd want to set those adjustments on a chassis jig.

 

Mike asked the big question: is it any good?


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Posted 27 January 2015 - 03:13 PM

The question is - good for what?? Most likely, just like the aluminum chassis from the '60s, it will need a lot of weight to make it go around the track well.

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Posted 27 January 2015 - 05:00 PM

The question is - good for what??

 

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Posted 27 January 2015 - 07:39 PM

I think it may be a Pro Track (yes, the tire/wheel guys). I remember Greg Walker showing me something like that when I was down at his place a few months ago.


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Posted 27 January 2015 - 09:00 PM

Good question, been seeing these and wondering the same thing!



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Posted 27 January 2015 - 09:54 PM

I saw one of those at a club track a while back. Not sure who made it.

 

H&R chassis are a bit better IMO. Sits a little high and it's really light so it doesn't handle too well with a hardbody. The Pro Track version is a touch better... but with aluminum frames there's always the issue of getting a case of the bendzy-upsies. And then there's the issue of screws coming loose...

 

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