Shiny!
Love those "snakee" front uprights. Done it a time or two like that myself but now I prefer the Davis hoops.
Posted 30 March 2015 - 03:56 AM
Shiny!
Love those "snakee" front uprights. Done it a time or two like that myself but now I prefer the Davis hoops.
Remember the Steube bar! (ask Raisin)
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Posted 30 March 2015 - 10:19 AM
Posted 30 March 2015 - 04:30 PM
Posted 30 March 2015 - 05:43 PM
Eddie, don't tell me by "dummy front axle" you thought I meant "Bunky", my (mythical) brother-in-law with the mullet haircut?
The .094" piano wire dummy only served to (temporarily) connect the split nosepieces and set the axle height for correct placement of the "Z" uprights.
No need to put more front axle length in the tumbler than necessary, eh?
You still there, Eddie?
Paul Wolcott
Posted 30 March 2015 - 05:55 PM
Still around Pablo.
That's good thinking on the short axle for the tumbler.
I am learning watching you work.
Nice work.
Posted 30 March 2015 - 06:37 PM
Thanks, Eddie.
The secrets of slot car handling were discovered through trial and error back in the late '60s/early '70s, so it's important to remember our past.
I didn't invent any of this - I'm just copying. Just like Rock and Roll - it evolved from Scottish ballads, Rhythm 'n Blues, Soul, Rock n Roll, Heavy Metal, etc.
There is nothing new under the sun. I just have better tools and the internet.
Paul Wolcott
Posted 30 March 2015 - 10:17 PM
I see I can't ask about where your plaque is at, but I could complain about its's placement.
Nice job on the chassis, Pablo. Now you have to build yourself a version so it can be tried at Billy's & Greg's.
Posted 01 April 2015 - 07:03 PM
Thanks, Bill. Time for assembly.
Eddie, I sliced the dummy into pieces. That way I don't need as much heat to remove it.
Will wonders never cease, the front end didn't fall apart after all.
Each blueprinted JK front hub will get half of a Hard Wonder rubber donut:
Custom made inner front wheel retainers with Koford Gold short hollow set screws:
Paul Wolcott
Posted 10 April 2015 - 01:09 AM
.766 OD front wheels shod with Wonder Rubber.
All rotating surfaces faced true, and polished with 2000 grit.
A five thou steel spacer between retainers and hubs.
My math says .025 clearance will make it clear well, and if the tires ever wore down to .750 the (theoretical) clearance would be .017
Now, where did I put those doggone .025 strips?
Paul Wolcott
Posted 10 April 2015 - 03:17 PM
Posted 10 April 2015 - 04:03 PM
Give me a couple hours, I'll post complete RTR weight.
Paul Wolcott
Posted 10 April 2015 - 04:08 PM
Posted 10 April 2015 - 05:16 PM
Thanks James
Flag is blueprinted, of course. Despite the fact Parma flags are true right out of the bag, "Trust, but verify"
The custom Pablo front wheel keepers buttoned down with Koford Gold hollow screws:
Flag and Slick 7 tongue rotating surfaces are faced with a Magnehone tool:
Final tongue check for right/left true, and a very slight tilt to allow for .820 rears:
Pappy gifted me that recessed block many years ago and it is still my favorite for retro. Still as flat as the day he gave it to me.
Paul Wolcott
Posted 10 April 2015 - 05:41 PM
Posted 10 April 2015 - 08:31 PM
Looking GREAT!
A motor is only as fast as the chassis it's in.
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Posted 16 April 2015 - 12:40 AM
Pablo, I see its looks like you completed snake bite ll ,Has it been tested by anyone yet and some results and how much does it weigh?I like your new design on the second build very well thought out, and really looks nice and clean. just curious. thanks jim keep up the good work. I got the weight ok didn't know you posted it.
Posted 16 April 2015 - 08:47 AM
First test possibly this weekend...
Paul Wolcott
Posted 16 April 2015 - 12:03 PM
NICE!!!
Very nice!!!
Posted 16 April 2015 - 02:48 PM
Might we see you at Talladega???
Robert "Red" Valantine
Posted 17 April 2015 - 11:35 AM
Posted 18 April 2015 - 08:47 AM
Thanks James. I gently stress a bracket in my meaty fingers, sense where it might flex, and try to eliminate it.
The motor box is one area I don't want movement of any kind.
Paul Wolcott