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[JimF]

Very nice to hear the good results.....great job. Not sure if you said this was your first retro build but if so.....even more impressive. Even if not your first.......still very cool.

[Duffy]

A nice little variant using the stock War Beaver center section with a Wallenda perimeter array - well, what else could it be? "Wally And The Beaver," right? Oh har.

 

 

Rails are .047ø, Wallenda tenons & rear bar .055ø in 3/32 tube. Floppy Brady pans're .015", and the .039ø tie bar doubles as their up/downstop. Sled masses 49gr. as it sits.

[DCR]

……Today I finished a F1 chassis for the up coming Boola race.I built this chassis with a removable center weight,,,that is just held in place with 2 .032 pins.The weight adds 8g to the chassis and flexes freely with the chassis.

 

This prototype can be run on the King at around 90g,,,install the weight to help on the flatter tracks,,and will also be able to run at the IRRA 100g minimum weight.

 

The basic design is from a chassis my Hero "Foamy" built about 2 months ago,,,so I ripped it off and tweaked it a little………friends can do that.

 

Since this chassis is a loaner I safety wired the front axle…I don't normally do this on my own personal chassis,because everyone knows that I never crash……LOL……well I haven't lost a front axle yet anyway….not yet……...

 

I'll be building & testing more chassis built for the IRRA rules very soon.

 

Thank you,,take care everyone……Don

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[Tex]

Very nice, Don!

[SlowBeas]

I see so many excellent designs on here, but I wish more of you great builders would also offer some of the details -- such as the size of wire and brass you use. Are they all .063? I've found using .063 on F1s is about the only way to make required weight.

 

And Don, I really like the way you used the wire as floppies. I might have to give that a try to balance weight on some builds.

 

jb

[Duffy]

I gave dimensions! (Oh, wait, maybe I'm not one of the great builders who don't give 'em...)

 

Another thing about making required weight: being a little under allows you more room to tune by ballasting. Easier to put on than to take off, same as you can take out movement but not add it. Well, actually those two are opposite examples. I didn't phrase that real good. Great builders never phrase poorly.

[raisin27]

Very nice work Don, but wouldn't the way you have the weight mounted violate the rule that all hinges must run in the same direction? The reason I ask is I had a stock car chassis with a similar mounting and was told I had to change it.

[SlowBeas]

I gave dimensions!

 

Yes, sir, you did !! And for that, I'm truly grateful. And yes, I consider you one of the great builders in this forum.

 

But we also have some others who exhibit true creativity here, and I just wish I could steal...I mean "leverage" some of their ideas, too.

 

Thanks to all. I enjoy seeing masters exhibiting their handiwork.

[Duffy]

 

... I just wish I could steal...I mean "leverage" some of their ideas, too.

 

PM me, and I'll show you what miracles can be worked with a good picture and a pair of calipers. "It's only evil if it ain't locked down."

[DCR]

Very nice work Don, but wouldn't the way you have the weight mounted violate the rule that all hinges must run in the same direction? The reason I ask is I had a stock car chassis with a similar mounting and was told I had to change it.

….Hello Raisin…The center weight is just that,a weight,Iv hung it loosely so that it won't bind-up the chassis in anyway……just pull out the pin the the weight drops out…………DC

[DCR]

 

Yes, sir, you did !! And for that, I'm truly grateful. And yes, I consider you one of the great builders in this forum.

 

But we also have some others who exhibit true creativity here, and I just wish I could steal...I mean "leverage" some of their ideas, too.

 

Thanks to all. I enjoy seeing masters exhibiting their handiwork.

Hello SlowBeas…..for the most part on Can-Am cars .047 rails work best for me,,,and F1's are a huge pain to get to work,,,but .063 or .047 rails seems best for me,,the new chassis in the photos are all .063 rails,,a combo of piano wire & brass rod……..You can see more of my chassis on Facebook under "DCR Slot Cars"………..Thank you for looking…DC

[DCR]

..Hello everyone,,This is DCR #59,,Im going to build this into a High Speed King Track RTR,and it will be in the show case at BPR for sale.Car should weigh about 90g,,Ti22 body,Retro Hawk motors,,trued/sized tires,Ball Bearings,all new parts…..a real ready to win car………………..Thanks DC

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[Tim Neja]

Looking good Don--someone can pick up a VERY competitive race car for the Bash!!

[DCR]

……Today I finished a F1 chassis for the up coming Boola race.I built this chassis with a removable center weight,,,that is just held in place with 2 .032 pins.The weight adds 8g to the chassis and flexes freely with the chassis.

 

This prototype can be run on the King at around 90g,,,install the weight to help on the flatter tracks,,and will also be able to run at the IRRA 100g minimum weight.

 

The basic design is from a chassis my Hero "Foamy" built about 2 months ago,,,so I ripped it off and tweaked it a little………friends can do that.

 

Since this chassis is a loaner I safety wired the front axle…I don't normally do this on my own personal chassis,because everyone knows that I never crash……LOL……well I haven't lost a front axle yet anyway….not yet……...

 

I'll be building & testing more chassis built for the IRRA rules very soon.

 

Thank you,,take care everyone……Don

 

Just a update on this chassis,DCR #58….Gary Donahoe was just drove this car to a 2nd place in F1 at the Boola Bash at BPR…..The chassis is less then a week old,,with only about a hour track time in testing,,,,so I think I have the Evil F1 Monkey off my back,,and understand what I need to do for bite on the High Speed King with over the counter wonder rubber…….So I can live with 2nd,,and better F1's designs are all already dancing in my head!…..

 

….Also Gary was 2nd in the overall points for the Boola Bash,,,with the Great Bryan Warmack winning the overall points,with Mill Conroy 3rd,,Congrats to Bryan,Gary & Mill on there long weekend of testing and racing!………DC

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[Gary Donahoe]

Don, your new F1 chassis worked very well.  I believe it was as fast, or maybe just a tiny bit quicker than Sam’s winning car.  Sam drove a great race with fewer mistakes and prevailed by a couple laps. 

 

I believe your chassis has a great combination of speed and durability.  I look forward to trying it with the center weight installed on the flat track.  My bet is that it will be very good there as well.

[Dominator]

Here's one I finished a few weeks ago but did not have a chance to post.  I finished 2nd with it at NERR in October on Pioneer Valley's King.

 

  

 

.032 brass nose

CR guide tongue

.064 pans

.064 side weights

CR 1.380" motor bracket

.047 rails and wishbone

15/16" guide lead

4" wheel base

112.5 grams with body

 

[Tex]

Nice build, Dom; grats on the 2nd!

[James Grandi]

After many months away from the work bench, and from the slot car tracks, I've finally (mostly) completed another build. Introducing "Gutter-Slut". Brass recycled from my old DS3, 8 rails of .047 with the 2 of .078 Brass for the outer rails. .062 wire through 1/8th square for the pan stops. Chicagoland guide tongue brace, the rest is still RGEO DS3 ( cut up nose similar to DS6 ). Weight as it sits is 57.8g. Hopefully will make a good GT Coupe car, but should be good on a hillclimb in general

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[Rick]

Nice job James........

[John Gorski]

New SCRRA CanAm Chassis designed for Checkpoint West Coast Style 

High Speed King Track Racing...

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[SlotStox#53]

Very trick & neat looking design John !  Any chance of a top view? Or is it a case of  to see it , you have to buy it ?

[No money scratchbuilder]

John, Nice Looking Chassis ... The Flat Stock Used ( Perimeter ) ... Steel? ...

( Where Or Are The Pieces Cut From A Sheet Or Are The Strips Available?).

Thank You.

[slotcarone]

Very trick & neat looking design John !  Any chance of a top view? Or is it a case of  to see it , you have to buy it ?

There really is nothing on top that is hidden in the bottom view Paul!! John is a master at creativity!!

[Craig]

John, Nice Looking Chassis ... The Flat Stock Used ( Perimeter ) ... Steel? ...

( Where Or Are The Pieces Cut From A Sheet Or Are The Strips Available?).

Thank You.

Garry,

 

The flat stock starts as round piano wire. 

 

He has Bryan Warmack grind it down for him if I'm not mistaken. 

 

I'm not certain of the size he starts with, may be .125" material.

[DCR]

……..Hello everyone……..Here are just some of the goodies Iv been building for the up-coming Checkpoint Cup Race at world famous Buena Park Raceway……………….DC

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