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[SpeedyNH]

nice springs Rick. one of my favorite types. even with the original card! lol

looks like your magnet slug could be of slightly larger diameter. .525/530?

I love your shunt wires. I made my own a lot as well.

your work is so excellent that I'm eternally jealous.  

speed

[dc-65x]

Hi Steve,

 

That slug is .530" in diameter but your input got me to checking on slugs for zapping. Carlisle has a line of slugs that are longer and made for the purpose so I'll be getting some........thanks!

 

I'm using Riggen wheels. I've modified them a bit to include some rim detail and opened the ID up to the same size. More on this later.

 

The fronts are for 3/32" axle:

 

 

The rears are 1/8" and needed a reducer for 3/32" axles:

 

 

Fresh Riggen orange rubber:

 

 

The motor brace soldered to the axle tube but not to the motor just yet:

 

 

Fass 45T spur and Sonic 9T pinion:

 

 

An orange REH Jet flag attached with a self tapping screw (a nut is still a ways off). Brady's car in my reference photos has brass clips for the lead wires so I used that simple and clean method also:

 

 

The double orange lead wires are tinned and bent into a little loop that fits over the buss bars:

 

 

Getting close....

 

 

[Jairus]

Well now... beautiful work!

[SpeedyNH]

Captain, you're in Oregon, right? can't you just put out some dishes of beer and go out in the morning and pick up all the slugs you want in your yard? and then hit 'em with a caliper to see which ones you want to keep? i'll bet some of 'em are right on .529-.532 and just as long as the magnets. (LOL)

 

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but man, you've got All the cool stuff!  a sheet of real Orange Tires?? OMG. my old orange tires from my 60's cars are all complete rocks and I've been crying about it for 40-odd years!

[Pablo]

Two comm coolers?    Nice polish job     

[Jaeger Team]

Two comm coolers?    Nice polish job     

Spe(cta)cular !

[dc-65x]

Thanks guys

 

Pictures of the finished roller:

 

 

 

 

Time to stick pins in that super rare Daytona body      and get it mounted......

[Bill from NH]

Are you going to 2nd-party paint that Charger or do-it-yourself? How about red enamel? The chassis looks great! It's up to you usual his standards. Did you ever post in one of your build what you were using for a soldering iron? Not that I need another one anyway. I use "old technology" Ungars, but a YouTube video on "new technology" irons caught my interest the other day.

[Pablo]

       

[dc-65x]

I'm going to do my best to paint the Daytona myself Bill. And yes, one of the colors in it's livery will be bright red.

 

I'm an Ungar (now owned by Weller) fan too Bill.

 

Thanks Pablo

[B.C.]

I have had the privilege to own several cars that cap'n rick has built. pictures don't due his work justice.

 

his attention to detail and quality of workmanship are second to none. keep up the excellent work rick,

 

we are all in awe of what you are able to build. thank you for sharing them with us.

[Peter Horvath]

Man oh man, that is nice. 

[zipper]

At least cousin or almost brother for my build (we were a bit late) ca. 1973 (Pooch s25) - with crud from 90's when last time tried. No useful body remaining, Lancer (Dodge/Ford?) went to pieces.

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[mjsh]

Sohl's car looks to have split pans. First example of an innovation to reappear  7-8 years later?

[Martin]

My best sports car 1969 had split pans similar to Sohl's (front split pans) car.

I am sure I copied it from some pic from a magazine back then. But do not understand the benefits to this day? 

[tonyp]

The split front pans were soldered to the plumber rails. Made the assembly stronger and the idea was to keep the weight in the nose of the car stationary when the pans lifted.


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[Martin]

Thanks Tony, I can see that.

This is the chassis in question. Boy did it win some races. I must have seen something like it, I was heavily  influenced by what was going on state side.

The body in the pic is not original I painted it in the late 80s. 

Originally It raced with a M8a. The same blue body in my profile pic.

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[mjsh]

Champion Shadow body, looks like Rehco fronts.

[Martin]

Correct on the body but the fronts are Champion also.