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[Gator Bob]

Hi Bob:

Thanks for the response(s) and I'm fine with all.  I'm planning on submitting a car so it should be fun.  BTW...  Maybe I missed it but is there a closing date for submitting a car?

 

That is Great Jay ! 

 

No date set yet as there will need to be more entries committed to  make it happen.

[don.siegel]

Bob, 

 

For a December 2015 date, I'll worship at the Dynamic altar.... 

 

Six months to bolt together a chassis is about my speed! 

 

Don 

[Gator Bob]

Bob, 

 

For a December 2015 date, I'll worship at the Dynamic altar.... 

 

Six months to bolt together a chassis is about my speed! 

 

Don 

 

Thanks Don and welcome aboard.

 

Me too..... but, don't forget to allow some extra time for body mounting, paint and decals ... LOL

[SlotStox#53]

That sounds a doable time frame, count me in Bob

[Bill from NH]

 

Did you have to kneel at the drivers panel?   

 

I never did understand what a raceway was doing in a church. There were no "kneelers" in the basement, but I was brought up Protestant anyway.

[SlotStox#53]

Maybe they blessed the cars before each race?

[Gator Bob]

Have to go to confession after what you said after getting 'walled' in the bank ... twice.

 

"That little Beeb-ing son of a Beep-ing Beep bent my best stuff" ... oops.

[Gator Bob]

OK .. so who do we got so far?

 Did I miss any one?

 

 

in:

 

1. Jaak
2. Paul E
3. Paul B.
4. Jay G.
5. Don S.
6. Phil W.
7. Tom H.

 

possible:

 

1. Jairus W.
2. John H.
3. Mike S.

 

first alternate:

 

1. Bob I.

[Gator Bob]

Somebody'z got a stash of parts.....

http://slotblog.net/...-chassis-parts/

[Gator Bob]

Sorry Phil, corrected above.

[proptop]

Hey Bob (a-ree-bob) If that's me in the "possible" list, change it to the "in" list please ...

[Jaak]

That makes 7... getting there 

[SlotStox#53]

Now to the hard part of working out what motor is gonna do the business on the tracks !

Looking at the motor mounts in the parts stash ....Padlock/Mabuchi/Wilson the choices

[Gator Bob]

Welcome Tom! 

 

I updated entry list in post #87 

[proptop]

Thanks guys...

I was just thinking about which motor carrier I want to use...was wondering if the Mabuchi 36 size sidewinder setup is a bit wide though? I also have a 26 size sidewinder setup...hmmm...

 

 

I guess I need to go back and look...are we building to 3" or 3.25" max width?

[Gator Bob]

Since these cars might represent a car that you either built or wanted. 

 

Not built to any race series specs.

Many of the repop bodies are wider than originals.

Getting a SW to 3" is 'tricky'

 

With that - 3 1/4" seems to be the logical answer.

[Gator Bob]

Now to the hard part of working out what motor is gonna do the business on the tracks !

Looking at the motor mounts in the parts stash ....Padlock/Mabuchi/Wilson the choices

 

Straight answer - Mabuchi with a 24

[SlotStox#53]

 
Straight answer - Mabuchi with a 24

Funny you mention that Bob, got a 24# in the box of bits

[Gator Bob]

Ooooh that smell  

 

Big wire Monkey on your back?      

[Gator Bob]

The Rule post #67 has been updated.

 

Chassis:

 

Width 3 1/4"

2 Body pin tubes.

[SlotStox#53]

Ooooh that smell  
 
Big wire Monkey on your back?      

think I've also got a silver wire 27/28# hidden somewhere which I'm sure would smoke good..it's not even tied

[Gator Bob]

Those un-tied doubles turned self tying winds have a tendency to just stop abruptly without smoke  .... ' check'n see if the back wheels can still turn"

John H. doesn't think the vintage silver wire is worth its weight in gold ....

[proptop]

Thanks Bob...

I have a pair of "previously owned" side pans, that someone had soldered the pin tubes into...now I won't need to remove 'em...

 

edit: is this correct? one of my concerns is about loose parts / pieces that can either fall off on track, in the heat of battle...or...during maintainence...this is one area IMO a little soldering should be o.k.(unless ya'll have a better way of retaining the pin tubes in the pans? I never liked the little screws into the brass method of mounting the body)

 

 

 

I also have a 17T of 23 ga. arm wound by Mr. H...so I guess I'm all set, huh?   

 

On a slightly more serious note...  ...I recall Prof Fate saying that a S16d is much like a '68 ish "work-alike" in perf. sort of wind...soooo...