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#3076 Tom Eatherly

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Posted 06 June 2020 - 12:10 PM

Beautiful chassis Kamo San--and always great prep work Haruki San-- you guys really have awsome skills!!


That they do! Beautiful work. Hope to see the Tokyo racers over here sometime. Mighty fine group.
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Posted 06 June 2020 - 12:51 PM

Great fleet of cars.
Kamo chassis are pieces of art.
The one f1 kamo I have runs great on the bpr King.
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Posted 21 June 2020 - 12:24 AM

New builds for my friend who has recovered from his eye disease and back to slot racing after two years absence.

 

CanAm/GTC convertible.

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CanAm Plus

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Retro Tokyo will resume in July.


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#3079 Eddie Fleming

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Posted 21 June 2020 - 07:48 AM

Beautiful work. 


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Posted 21 June 2020 - 03:55 PM

exceptional workmanship....


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Posted 21 June 2020 - 05:12 PM

beautiful workmanship......

 

might need some luck keeping that rear axle aligned if a rear wheel takes a lateral hit.....


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Posted 21 June 2020 - 05:35 PM

Great looking Chassis, but that looks like pillow block rear bearing uprights. Is pillow block construction allowed in IRRA. I think I remember some Slick 7 chassis that were not legal due to that type of construction.  But that was a while ago. Maybe it's ok if the pillow blocks are between wire rails.

 

No matter it is still a work of art.

 

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Posted 21 June 2020 - 05:37 PM

What an amazing piece of work! I'm marveling at those brilliant bearing housings and the conversion bars.

 

The best part is that your friend has recovered in full and back to racing.

 

All the best


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Posted 21 June 2020 - 05:43 PM

Pillow blocks are canam plus legal.


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Posted 22 June 2020 - 07:58 PM

Amazing work Akitani!  Does the hinge rail slide out to add the pan for GTC or is it soldered in place?


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Posted 23 June 2020 - 03:25 AM

Amazing work Akitani!  Does the hinge rail slide out to add the pan for GTC or is it soldered in place?

The pan hinge rail (which also serves as longitudinal stiffener) can be pulled out by removing the rear end stopper.

Solder only a small section of the stopper for easy removal and attachment.

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Posted 25 June 2020 - 12:33 PM

Okay, built a new F1 for this weekend. Rgeo shark kit with 062 steel rail and two 062 brass rails per side. I desired to save the pans and make my own along with some new front wheels I have been working on.
I kept this one basic. 8654ac31e513a4e508c22cad3171e8d9.jpg19df26cf79aa5d9095b4165ed18c4856.jpg

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Posted 13 August 2020 - 03:29 PM

Just a new toy Can-Am for trying out a few ideas.

44.6 G 47.2 with front axle.

CL tongue and 1" bracket.

.039 wire

4" WB

15/16 ? GL

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Posted 14 August 2020 - 07:00 AM

Very nice..

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Posted 14 August 2020 - 10:01 AM

I agree with Tony.

It has a bit of a Rick Moore Lite, vibe to it.
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Posted 14 August 2020 - 11:06 AM

Thank you Tony and Mike.

 

I admire Rick's craftsmanship. 


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Posted 19 August 2020 - 01:23 PM

Okay, new stock car for the retro east race this weekend. Built to stock car specs for retro east. The rest is a bit of an evil copy.aedce7763170d6fce796314bd4b552a6.jpg

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Posted 19 August 2020 - 02:29 PM

Hmmm might want to bring those body bumpers in a bit. Look wider than 3 inches- meaning they stick out from the pans.


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Posted 19 August 2020 - 02:48 PM

Couple stock car chassis I built recently
Both .039 wire
.750 GL
.032 pans
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Posted 19 August 2020 - 04:36 PM

Hmmm might want to bring those body bumpers in a bit. Look wider than 3 inches- meaning they stick out from the pans.


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Already did. Had to reshape them as I was mounting the body.

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Posted 19 August 2020 - 05:14 PM

Hmmm might want to bring those body bumpers in a bit. Look wider than 3 inches- meaning they stick out from the pans.

 

 

 

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Posted 19 August 2020 - 06:29 PM

wondering what the purpose of the four round holes is in the last one. 


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Posted 19 August 2020 - 06:32 PM

My guess.

The parts were milled, and he used bolts to hold down the brass.

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Posted 19 August 2020 - 06:35 PM

wondering what the purpose of the four round holes is in the last one.


As Mike said, to hold the parts while milling them.
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Posted 19 August 2020 - 06:36 PM

aha, thanks guys


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