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#601 Pablo

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Posted 22 February 2011 - 08:49 PM

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Posted 22 February 2011 - 09:03 PM

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Jeremy,

Nice build.

When the pans are both at full travel away from the center section is the chassis still 3.125 wide. If not the Tech Nazi will Get Ya.

My shuffle pan car is a lot different then the one you built. I limited the front to back travel to about .010 in. But they should work the same.

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Posted 22 February 2011 - 09:06 PM

Great build Jeremy......I like the pans that are independent from the rails

Me too.
I'm really starting to like the shaker concept with longitudinal wires
on the pans going into squares on the nose piece in the front and the Brackagra
area in the back.

Hershman's RPM built Columbus F1 record holder looks like it has a very similar
setup other than the right and left are connected and appear to shake as one unit.

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Posted 22 February 2011 - 09:19 PM

Looks good Jeremy.

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Posted 22 February 2011 - 09:21 PM

Me too.
I'm really starting to like the shaker concept with longitudinal wires
on the pans going into squares on the nose piece in the front and the Brackagra
area in the back.

Hershman's RPM built Columbus F1 record holder looks like it has a very similar
setup other than the right and left are connected and appear to shake as one unit.


Think Champion Turbo Flex.

First one I saw was a Crutchfield chassis belonging to Cap Henry. Cap said it was built to mimic a Turbo Flex. It worked quite well on the King at M&T

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Posted 22 February 2011 - 09:43 PM

I like that it's strong and does a good job hanging the
pans and keeping them from dragging.

I just don't build often enough to get good at
getting both pans to have identical movement
and not hang too low using a bite bar.

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Posted 01 March 2011 - 02:17 PM

This is one of my dads limpach 888 pans. He has had it laying in his box for years so I took it from him and built him a f-1 car out of it! It miht not work anywhere but its still cool i think.

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Posted 01 March 2011 - 03:06 PM

Well, you probably destroyed a $7,000 drop arm, but it does look real cool.

The part that wraps around the bracket kind of looks like a Cinnamon roll. :)

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Posted 01 March 2011 - 03:08 PM

This is one of my dads limpach 888 pans. He has had it laying in his box for years so I took it from him and built him a f-1 car out of it! It miht not work anywhere but its still cool i think.


Gee how much is $8.88 in current dollars :rolleyes::)
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Posted 01 March 2011 - 03:11 PM

Gee how much is $8.88 in current dollars :rolleyes::)

Probably at least $88.88. :laugh2:
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Posted 01 March 2011 - 03:59 PM

[quote name='MSwiss' timestamp='1299009993' post='321072']
Well, you probably destroyed a $7,000 drop arm, but it does look real cool.

The part that wraps around the bracket kind of looks like a Cinnamon roll. :)
[/quote


Find me someone to give me that for it and Ill make it look like new again YOu will have no trace of solder ot it! Just kidding It was my dads chassis from when he raced when he was a kid he said he bought it new in 69 so i want to keep it around . I might have to dig aroung and find some more of them for that price!

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Posted 02 March 2011 - 10:20 PM

I needed a Stock Car for the R4, so thought I would showcase the Retro Bits Kit pieces and race it. I have been hocking this bit of parts on Ebay and build a CanAm and tested it last week. Which cam out very well. SInce the pans are left long in the kit and I call it universal, I should build a stock car from the bits of pieces. I also used the new "hickey-doos" for the front axle. Since TonyP said he bent his steel guide tongue twice last week, I opted out for the BRASS .062 nose piece to make it bulletproof. I also beefed up the .025 pans with a stiffening rib to make them more stout than .032 but lighter. Doing it without a net and no front wheel protection. (LOL) It is 4 1/2" wheelbase, 3/4 gudie lead and weighs in at 64 grams, should finalize at about 115 grams. Guess where the BB fronts are going to be? :rolleyes:

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Posted 04 March 2011 - 08:47 PM

I really liked how the last Stock Car Chassis looked to me. SO I had build a second one very similar to it. See if you can find the huge mistake I made on Number #1? Still using the Retro Bits Kit. I was pretty close on end weight.I will bring along a couple of rattle pans for them, in case I want to add it at Columbus. Total weight as shown is 107 grams. I just have a good feeling about these cars.

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Posted 04 March 2011 - 08:56 PM

See if you can find the huge mistake I made on Number #1?]



Width?

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Posted 04 March 2011 - 09:17 PM

See if you can find the huge mistake I made on Number #1?

Gee, I dunno.
Taking too-blurry pics? Big mistake in MY book.
Pan pintles both slide forward & forward one jams against the front wire stackup?
Asking where the front BBs are going to be? (Wull, Duhhh, the Front, genius...)
Misspelling "guide"? (No, that's just a Duffy huge mistake.)
Motor's missing?
I give up. I don't win the chassis.





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Posted 04 March 2011 - 09:29 PM

The bite bar stops won't keep bar and pans from moving forward!

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Posted 04 March 2011 - 09:37 PM

See if you can find the huge mistake



Rick,

Wow! I am a fairly frequent lurker long-time observer of your builds and I really admire your stuff.

The ribbed pan in this one is sweet.

I think Duffy called it with the pan hinges facing the same way in #1.
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Posted 04 March 2011 - 10:34 PM

I think Duffy called it with the pan hinges facing the same way in #1.


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Posted 04 March 2011 - 10:54 PM

......Doesn't anybody worry about the SPELLING???.....
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Posted 04 March 2011 - 10:57 PM

......Doesn't anybody worry about the SPELLING???.....



No, Cheater fixes it :shok:

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Posted 04 March 2011 - 10:58 PM

...Oh yah. rihgt, I forogt.
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Posted 04 March 2011 - 11:48 PM

No, no, no, no no, and no. Not even close.

I was aware of both hinge tubes going same direction, bite bar removes that problem.

Hinges move enough with not hitting anything.

My spelling needs imporvement and I will start to use speel checker. hahaha

Thanks 4wheel, the ribs pans rock. I think they are stronger than .032 too. Might be something for future projects, and I have a perfect place to put a rib. Stay tuned for that one.

Those mistakes you all pointed out are small compared to one moocho grande' one that forced me to rebuild the entire chassis. That is another reason for #2.

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Posted 05 March 2011 - 12:01 AM

Nothing to stop the bite bar from falling through and out the side of the car :D

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Posted 05 March 2011 - 12:17 AM

Wait, that ain't soldered solid to those little L-bits?? DETAILS, DETAILS...and a good reason for NON-BLURRY Pics!!...UNFAIR Contest! UNFAIR!!...
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Posted 05 March 2011 - 12:34 AM

Nothing to stop the bite bar from falling through and out the side of the car :D

tsk tsk, I would expect better from the master builder Pablo. :blush:

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