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#2451 Nate Graham

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Posted 14 June 2015 - 10:14 PM

Nice. I noticed the front tube against the upright. Makes a lot of sense mechanically. 

 

Takin it all in and takin' notes. Best way to learn.

 

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Posted 14 June 2015 - 11:12 PM

... the front hinge tube also helps strengthen the brass upright that holds the front axle up. I like to solder the rear hinge tube next to the motor bracket to help hold the bracket and main rails together... sort of "box" everything together.

 

Yup... I look at every brass part or wire added to a build and ask ... "Can this perform two functions for the (weight) price of one?" Especially if it mounted anywhere above the deck.

 

It's like getting two donuts... "sweet". :D


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Posted 12 July 2015 - 05:54 PM

This is a New DCR "Evo Chassis" #2... Rick Linn drove Evo #1 to victory at BPR yesterday and tied the track lap total record of 352… I was able to crash my way to second with 346 laps.

 

Both Rick and I where able to turn laps in the 3.9s on several lanes during the race.The Evo design is not only fast with great bite, but has proven to be very strong!!!

 

The drawback is they take many-many hours to build... I don't plan to build many of these… LOL!

 

Thanks for looking,

 

... DC

 

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Posted 13 July 2015 - 06:40 AM

Very nice.

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#2455 Tex

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Posted 13 July 2015 - 08:57 AM

It looks strong, Don; good job! Any time your car can take a hit, be put back in the slot, and it just keeps on running... that's a good thing.


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Posted 26 July 2015 - 07:57 AM

New DCR #73 Retro Can-Am Lightweight "Evo" chassis.

 

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Posted 26 July 2015 - 08:04 AM

New DCR flat track Can-Am chassis.

 

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#2458 Ralph Middaugh

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Posted 26 July 2015 - 01:33 PM

My first anglewinder build.

 

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#2459 Bill from NH

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Posted 26 July 2015 - 02:46 PM

Ralph,

 

Nice job on this car. The quality of your workmanship shows you've built a few others before.

 

I have a couple of those Yeti brass nose pieces to use sometime. :good:


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#2460 Ralph Middaugh

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Posted 26 July 2015 - 04:12 PM

Thanks, Bill.

 

This is build #7 after 30+ years out of racing slot cars. The Yeti nosepiece is over 30 years old and I have one more myself.

 

I tested the car yesterday and was real happy with how it handled. The fastest lap was 3.880 on the King at Mark's Model World in Canton, OH.


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Posted 26 July 2015 - 04:45 PM

Nice chassis, Ralph. Reminds me of the glory days of Boxstock 15...
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Posted 28 July 2015 - 11:01 AM

Making my first attempt at Retro Can-Am this weekend up at the hotel race hosted by the guys at HVR. Thanks to some help from Eric G.,Tom Hanson, Dennis Samson, and this lovely blog I came up with a car!

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Got stuck here after a few hours...

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Then ended up here awaiting wheels!

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Found a set on 4.5 NASCAR I cut down a lot to test with until my Samson classics get here.

If you're familiar with The Race Place in NJ, I tested the car on their Red Lighting track. It's a flat track with a big banked turn and an uphill right after. This car is absolutely planted on that track.

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Parma Ti22 and a horrendous rushed paint scheme... Yuck, will fix that next go around.


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#2463 John Streisguth

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Posted 28 July 2015 - 02:01 PM

That's great that you'll make the race on Sunday. 

 

Not such a bad paint job... I've seen much worse! LOL.

 

Try testing it on the Kingleman, then you can compare to the times turned during the Retro East race held in June.


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#2464 Ralph Middaugh

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Posted 30 July 2015 - 06:01 PM

New Can-Am #8.

 

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#2465 Brinkley47

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Posted 22 August 2015 - 01:27 AM

The Door Lightened for the west coast. Gil Gundersen built this chassis originally and rebuilt specifically for Buena Park.Looking forward to running there next month.

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Posted 22 August 2015 - 08:59 AM

Here is one I copied off of Gil when he built the first one like it a few years back.

 

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Posted 23 August 2015 - 06:51 PM

Here is a new one for me.

4" wheelbase
15/16" guide lead
.078" outer rails
.047" inner rails
.032" brass nose
Everything else is .064" brass
57.7 grams

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#2468 Ralph Middaugh

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Posted 26 August 2015 - 09:21 PM

My new Can-Am.

 

.047" wire, R-Geo front and motor mount, Steve Koepp body. 101 grams.

 

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Posted 26 August 2015 - 09:24 PM

Nice... that should run well.


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#2470 Matt Sheldon

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Posted 26 August 2015 - 09:28 PM

New DCR flat track Can-Am chassis.

 

Not sure how I missed this, but wow!


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#2471 Cap Henry

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Posted 27 August 2015 - 11:29 AM

My version of a Duffy F1. 4" wheelbase, .95" guide lead, .062" side and center pans for more weight for American type tracks.

 

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Posted 27 August 2015 - 11:40 AM

Nice, Cap!


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Posted 27 August 2015 - 11:56 AM

Cap,

 

Hard to tell from pictures... shaker/slider/torsion?


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Posted 27 August 2015 - 12:58 PM

They're just the stock type pan mounts; I just had to do them slightly different because of the thicker pans.

They're floppy type pans and just kinda float in the back stops.


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Posted 27 August 2015 - 02:06 PM

Good job for a little kid. LOL.


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