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Started by racie35 , Feb 17 2015 09:16 AM

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#51 Bill from NH

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Posted 02 May 2015 - 07:30 AM

Bruce, what Facebook page is the video loaded on?


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Posted 02 May 2015 - 07:51 AM

My wife's...she tagged me
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Posted 02 May 2015 - 07:52 AM

I'll take another with the ipad today and upload to YouTube....that'll work
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Posted 02 May 2015 - 09:26 AM

https://m.youtube.co...h?v=NxwWN7vA0U4

Hopefully I got this right this time....made a short video with the ipad on youtube
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Posted 02 May 2015 - 10:20 AM

The Gurney runs great Bruce. I cringe when I see it tail out on the edge of the table though. :shok: Guardrail please. :crazy: :D


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Posted 02 May 2015 - 12:13 PM

Lol...I coast through there mostly....it hasn't lept off yet. I'm getting ready to add rails though soon. Then I want to rout a banked oval and use this as a table.
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Posted 02 May 2015 - 12:27 PM

Matt has generously offered up a set of the needed decals. White and red it is!
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Posted 02 May 2015 - 02:23 PM

Bruce, that video is fine! I was watching how well that car handled through the esses on the front part of your track. We use the H&R Hawk motors on the local club track & they work great. If Professor Motor or someone else should produce those 1/32 Ford bodies, I might have to build one myself. 


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Posted 02 May 2015 - 02:37 PM

Ya...I was hoping they would because they showed the car I'm doing before as one. Either way I'm gonna build a few chassis like this for the proxy races they have on home racing world. I taped the other parts going on this before so I could test it at full weight...it was fine. Next I hafta try it on Paul gage tires because they usually specify those. I won't send this car but another similar I will. The cox gurney ford is one of my all time favorites....it's staying here.
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Posted 06 May 2015 - 03:08 PM

Decals are here and they're beautiful......Thankyou again MattB ...bodies stripped and tomm I begin the white/red
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Posted 06 May 2015 - 04:47 PM

Good luck Bruce, if you need any help or painting advice just holler....yes I'm everywhere ;)


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Posted 06 May 2015 - 05:01 PM

Ok..Thankyou. There was a time when painting didn't struggle me....lately I've had some doosies
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Posted 07 May 2015 - 01:00 PM

Tested my roller... runs good! Once again I'll try this photo thing.

 

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Which H&R motor is that? also, do you find that the spring tension of the braid pushes the flag up a it?


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Posted 07 May 2015 - 09:14 PM

HR 18,000. I used rather thin braid I think it's slot it, not sure ,and I've never noticed the flag lifting or the car handling funny. Isn't perfect but turning isn't a weakness. The nose stays planted....and really my drop arm isn't super free to just fall limp, so I'm surprised too
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Posted 04 December 2015 - 10:32 AM

Update! My brother painted the body and it'll be here soon....I'll post a pic in a bit
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Posted 04 December 2015 - 01:02 PM

I got one pic

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Posted 04 December 2015 - 09:37 PM

Oh yeah, there you go. That's going to "be the business"! :good:


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Posted 05 December 2015 - 12:31 AM

Thanks Rick, I'm anxious to finish it.
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Posted 09 December 2015 - 04:45 PM

Hanging decals today

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Posted 12 December 2015 - 11:18 AM

Kinda like the last video but now it's almost done....forgot the guard rails again Rick!


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