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[Pablo]

Nothing to laugh at, looks like a nice straightforward design.
Looks like the pinion is already chewing the crown gear up
You need an angled 48P steel pinion for that hypoid bracket.

Tex, he already answered your question

[Rudy]

Hi Mark:

Good job on your first scratch build chassis.
One suggestion is to get a hotter iron, Use a 45 to 50 watt Ungar ( I think now sold by Weller) or similar with a wedge shaped tip, about 3/16 to 1/4 wide.
A hotter iron will help you get those smooth joints you see on the other guy's chassis.

Old trick is to assemble on a hot plate, but that is hard to do, and I don't think anybody does that any more.

For big plates like soldering guide tounges on a drop arm, try a mini butane torch, that work with lighter fluid. These do a good job and are about $30. Those work really good and get the solder flowing.

Good luck on your scratch building

Rudy
Slick 7 Products

[Bob Campbell]

"Old trick is to assemble on a hot plate, but that is hard to do, and I don't think anybody does that any more."

I do, I do!! Works good on guide tongues and other big stuff. Also the best way to disassemble an old chassis when reusing the brass parts. One bit of advise, do this when your wife is not home. They just don't understand!

Bob C.

[mam2f]

Gents,

Thanks very much for the the kind words...I appreciate it.

This chassis handles pretty well on the local hillclimb type
tracks. I haven't tried it on a King yet. It was designed for
the BPR flat track I guess. My complete car with a True Scale
Lola coupe body weighs 128g, almost identical to Mike's
original car.

I have a good Inland soldering iron and heat control...it's my
technique that needs some work!...I couldn't bend the pan
hinge wires quite right for them to lie flat..hence some extra
solder on the pans.

I added some extra solder at the bottom rear half rails which
caused some "blobbiness"..

I still have a long way to go...

Thanks !

[Rick]

Wire chassis gets an identity:

[MantaRay]

Very cool Rick! Or should I say.......Rick Bender

[Rick]

Almost same chassis but in tripod form: Weighs 50 grams. I believe this chassis will be very good on a high speed track.

[MantaRay]

Rick, You certainly have got your bending teqnique down pat
What is the lenght and guide lead?

[Prof. Fate]

Hi

Rick, last march Foamy gave me a car to run in a big D3 event (I had not done a car as the rules were moving around a bit then), and it was wonderful. 24 racers qualified within 3tenths, and I was top of the C, and leading when someone nailed me in the 90 and broke a pan mount. Your perimeter frame would have protected the pan...and I woulda been a 'contenda'".

Or not! Grin.

Fate

[mam2f]

Hey Rick...your bending work on these is amazing...great job !

[dc-65x]

This is the first time I have seen the floating pieces in the center of an anglewinder, Have seen them on F1s but not on big chassis. How well do the chassis work?

Hi Phil,

I reproduced Joel Montague's 1973 NATS winning car with a chassis featuring a "clicker" or floating piece in the center of the chassis. What's old is new again

[JerseyJohn]

It doesnt get any better Rick!!!! keep um comin

[MantaRay]

New F-1 Chassis for Brassrodman
Below are a few pics of a new build from the JK Kit.
I wanted to build a 2 wire chassis for a King Track (Sano III)

I used a Z-Bend tool (used for bending control rods on RC planes) to bend .055 wire to fit
inside the .062 outer rails. It is able to scoot around the motor bracket and have a good deal
of soldering area. The motor lays perfectly in side.

I also shortened the axle tube this time. I have had some problems with them getting crushed.
Going to try some Stainless tubing for spacers.

Some .062 brass is used for the down stops in the back.

Three sided channel and .078 wire acts as up stops on the front.

[Tex]

Good lookin' build, Ray! Don't forget to make one for yourself!

[MantaRay]

Busy, Busy, Busy
Here is a RGEO Smaurai, built as a torsion chassis
Real simple. gonna try it out at Chicagoland today...............

[Mopar Rob]

Ray:


I have just finished the AutoCad stage and purchasing Brass. As of tonight, Bill has the Drawings and Brass. Hopefully in a week or two I'll have some parts to start building. Can't wait to post some pictures

BTW: Build looks good

[Rick]

I tested one similar in design to this last Sunday. I had to try it in .062. I think this will work much better. We'll see on the 12th. 4" wheelbase, 7/8" guidelead, 49 grams.

[Tex]

Looks great, Rick! I see many such angular "tripod" style chassis' on Slotblog! lately. Maybe there's something TO that.... hmmmm.

[Rick]

Nay, it's just the latest fad. Pretty tough to beat the same old, same old. They just look kool.

[Tex]

There's nothing wrong with being "trendy" now and then.... like wearing rainbow colored corduroy bell-bottoms, tie-died t-shirt, love beads and sandals.

[Phil Irvin]

And bow ties too...............

Phil i

[Tex]

And bow ties too...............

Phil i

Yeah! Remember Gary Moore?

[Phil Irvin]

Yeah! Remember Gary Moore?

hehehe...I do...

PHIL I

[Tex]

hehehe...I do...

PHIL I

Jeez, we're old.

[Rick]

Everyone remember Gary Moore, do you remember Derwood Kirby? hahahah