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Started by Cheater , Apr 16 2008 12:18 PM

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#3001 DE38

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Posted 18 March 2019 - 03:28 PM

Thanks, I will try that.

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#3002 slotcarone

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Posted 18 March 2019 - 04:52 PM

Looks good Charlie!!

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#3003 Dominator

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Posted 04 June 2019 - 11:17 AM

This is the last build for me before Palooza. A Jackal Pro Can Am plus design. Comes in at 85.6 grams with a body. 3-7/8" WB, 7/8" GL, 6 rail .047, and .062 wishbone. Pans are .062.

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#3004 crazyphysicsteacher

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Posted 05 June 2019 - 06:03 AM

Nice Dom. Do the wishbones mount solid in the rear tubes or are they free to dance?

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#3005 brucefl

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Posted 05 June 2019 - 12:11 PM

Dom wow is all i can say,solder joint heaven,youre cool dude with a hot iron!!!!!!!!

And that wire bending aint no slouch either.

How did you figure out the design and functionality?

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#3006 Bill from NH

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Posted 05 June 2019 - 01:57 PM

If you think his building skills are good (and they are), you should see him drive a slot car. I did for 15 yrs. When Dom showed up, the rest of us were racing for second place. :laugh2:

My yrs. mentioned above were 1996-2010.

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#3007 SpeedyNH

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Posted 05 June 2019 - 03:45 PM

true that. since the 90's, for me.

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#3008 Dominator

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Posted 05 June 2019 - 08:08 PM

Thanks guys for the compliments.

Chris, yes the rear tines float just like on the Jackal Pro.

Bruce, I basically took the measurements for the pans based off my jackal pro kit between the wheels. I got mostly lucky with the wire bending. Only took 6 attempts for the first side and 3 for the other side.

I track tested it today and it was very good. I will likely be racing it tomorrow at retro palooza.

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#3009 SpeedyNH

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Posted 05 June 2019 - 08:33 PM

good luck my friend!

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#3010 Dominator

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Posted 06 June 2019 - 03:53 AM

Thanks Speedy

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#3011 Dominator

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Posted 06 June 2019 - 10:27 PM

Drove the new chassis for the win at retro palooza! Great start to the weekend.

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#3012 SpeedyNH

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Posted 07 June 2019 - 04:03 PM

nice. congrats!

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#3013 crazyphysicsteacher

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Posted 10 July 2019 - 07:10 AM

So a new build. I modeled it after something i saw at the last retro east race. Car comes in at 104.5 as is. Has the most bite i have ever had out of the corner but it is a little loose off the corner. Center spine is made from 055.

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#3014 crazyphysicsteacher

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Posted 10 July 2019 - 07:14 AM

And the bottom shot

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#3015 glueside

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Posted 22 July 2019 - 05:37 AM

Just a little something headed to Springfield, IL.

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#3016 glueside

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Posted 22 July 2019 - 05:38 AM

Another JK Retro CanAm headed to South Bend, IN.

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#3017 glueside

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Posted 22 July 2019 - 05:38 AM

Another JK Retro CanAm headed to South Bend, IN.

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#3018 glueside

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Posted 10 August 2019 - 07:00 AM

The owner of the company asked for a couple of new play toys for the fall season. He is not just the owner, he is also a client.

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#3019 Pablo

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Posted 14 October 2019 - 05:53 PM

A complete Pablo built RETRO legal Can Am race car for Kevin. Modified JKX25R, old skool hinged pans, 7 .039 rails per side, ChiTown tongue/flag/axle collars, Bartos fronts, RF crown, Koford rear axle, and a stunningly beautiful Parma Ti-22 paint and interior by Noose

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#3020 Dominator

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Posted 18 October 2019 - 10:37 AM

Since making my own kits I don't build from scratch too often but here are a couple chassis I finished up for a customer in California.

A retro coupe angle winder with .900" guide lead, 3-15/16" wheel base, and 6 rails of .047. Wish bone is .062 wire with a .016 x 1/4" brass strip. Pans were an extra set I had for a Jackal Pro that were a little out of spec (too heavy) so they worked perfect for this build. Should come in around 92 grams when fully dressed.

Next up is a Can Am car modeled after my 2019 Retro Palooza Can Am plus winning car. This one has .900" guide lead, 3-3/4" wheel base, and 4 rails of .039 wire. The original design used 6 rails of .047 but with the shorter wheel base and lower down force bodies I wanted a little more flex in the chassis. Wish bone is .062 wire with a .016 x 1/4" brass strip. Should come in around 85 grams fully dressed.

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#3021 Justin

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Posted 23 October 2019 - 04:59 PM

My super scary RGEO Toronto F1 chassis build, I call it super scary because its sat on my local raceways shelf for 5 months with several people have looked at it and said man, thats a lot of pieces and parts so my local raceway owner asked me to build it for him.