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Started by Waldo , Jan 25 2018 11:46 AM

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#1 Waldo

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Posted 25 January 2018 - 11:46 AM

Hi,

A few weeks ago I bought a lot of slot car stuff from a 78 year old man. There were some chassis, but unfortunately he drilled many holes in order to reduce weight.

I removed the side pans and added some new scratchbuilt brass pans, with a slight movement up and down and to both sides. It's still a very heavy chassis, weighing 138 grams.

The body still waits for some colour.

BTW does anybody know the original manufacturer of the chassis? Maybe Champion?

Greetings,

Walter

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Posted 25 January 2018 - 11:57 AM

Walter,

Your chassis is probably a Champion Group 20.

Ferrari 612 Group-20 racer RTR

Nice work on the rebuild.

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Posted 25 January 2018 - 12:01 PM

Thank you, Bob.

It is a Champion Group 20. I found the chassis a few minutes ago in another thread here.

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Posted 25 January 2018 - 03:13 PM

Good save! You'll find that most of the brass-panned chassis are on the heavy side, they tend to use the thicker pieces of material!

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Posted 25 January 2018 - 04:07 PM

Walter, nice job in rebuilding that chassis! Your workmanship is very neat & professional looking. That particular Champion chassis is made from plated steel, rather than brass, but your pans look great. What are you using for a motor? Be sure to let us know her how it handles once you have a chance to run it on a racetrack. I've had a similar Champion chassis since 1970, but it is not currently set up.

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Posted 25 January 2018 - 04:24 PM

in that day cars were heavy, but they were built to run big power in heavy glue.

Good looking work.

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Posted 25 January 2018 - 08:27 PM

Very nice work Walter. A good save of an otherwise trashed chassis. Better than new. :victory:

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Posted 26 January 2018 - 12:22 AM

Hi,

thanks for your comments.

@Bill: I'm using a Fox motor, a very common motor here in Germany. It has enough power for my hometrack. I have some old champion motors lying around, but they are too powerful for my basement.

@ John and Eddie: I used 1mm brass sheet for the side pans. The chassis was heavier even with the holes in the side pans (~155 g).

greetings

Walter

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#9 Waldo

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Posted 03 February 2018 - 04:09 PM

Here's a picture of the finished car.

Hope you like it.

Greetings

Walter

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#10 Bill from NH

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Posted 03 February 2018 - 05:49 PM

Nice car Walter! It should be an easy car to find when it's out running on the track. For that reason, i almost always used yellow or white in my paint jobs.Both stand out like fluorescent colors do.