In search of a vintage dragster chassis
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chasbeeman
, Apr 25 2020 01:39 PM
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Posted 25 April 2020 - 01:39 PM
Seems like I've seen some reproduction of the vintage dragsters that used the padlock type motors. Anyone have information of the source? Picture is off eBay but not quite the type I'm looking for.
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Posted 25 April 2020 - 01:45 PM
This is the type I'm looking for.
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Posted 25 April 2020 - 02:10 PM
Rick Bernardo at R-Geo had some at one time.
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Posted 25 April 2020 - 06:53 PM
The one you are looking for is the K&B dragmaster as Don said Rick from R-geo made some reproductions it probably would'nt hurt to contact him to see if he has anything left.
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Posted 25 April 2020 - 07:35 PM
A few Gents are cutting their own chassis, either from Aluminium or Magnesium, Others of us have snagged kit chassis off of Ebay (there is a Russkit blue right now there and there is that $1300 original too). Rick did make some chassis close to the K&B version. Then you can always brass tube one !
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Posted 26 April 2020 - 12:27 PM
Old school - get a stick of metal and start cutting....
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Posted 26 April 2020 - 08:08 PM
This is the type I'm looking for.
That beaut was mine! I sold it a couple of weeks ago outside of eBay. I forgot to take it down.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/143200779943
A couple of years ago I bought the last of Rick's chassis. He said they didn't sell well and had no plans to make more.
There's another guy that was making a Russkit style chassis. I also contacted him a couple of years ago and he said he had some left.
http://slotblog.net/...tions/?p=628570
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Posted 26 April 2020 - 08:51 PM
It is'nt to hard to make rails yourself here are some I'm working on right now made out of 1 mm magnesium.
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Posted 27 April 2020 - 08:43 AM
! mm ? .040 thick? Wow, that's thin!
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Posted 27 April 2020 - 07:25 PM
It is thin but seems strong enough by the time I join the pieces together it should be sturdy enough.! mm ? .040 thick? Wow, that's thin!
I have built one using this material before & it goes pretty good it's my Lindsay magnet car with a dc65 Pittman arm.
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