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[Pablo]

Thanks. See page 1, post 16

[Isaac S.]

Didn't see that photo, it will look great on it. 

[Pablo]

Concur 

 

Roller was, indeed a piece of cake. Not tryin' to brag too much, but careful prep pays off.  

 

Dynamic flag, Parma "Old Skool" brass clips with Big Mama braid, one CR .032 spacer down under, and a CR  aluminum collar. They had aluminum back in 1968, eh? LOL

 

 

On the test block, the car sits perfect, level 1/16 clearance, a hair of pan droop with some good lift. Front wheels are elevated about 10 thou in a non-recessed block to allow for track braid recess. It passes muster 100%

 

 

 

 

 

[Larry Horner]

Wow, that is just stunning Pablo! Going with Martin's theme, old sktool slot porn at the highest level!       

[Martin]

 Bow chicka bow wow

[Pablo]

Martin, you got me laughing so hard I have to take a break    Bowchichabowbow 

[Slot Car Rod]

Amazing build.  The new main rails and motor box are great.  I learned quite a bit from this build.

[Pablo]

Pinion soldered on. I opted for a 35T Dynamic gear instead of the 34T. It (still) is above the chassis bottom a hair

 

 

No doubt I built this chassis 

 

 

Tomorrow, motor attachment with bracing ......

[Pablo]

I fabricated an "anti-bunny hop" wire brace with .047 wire, and masked the can for acid tinning

 

 

Then used paste flux to attach it

 

 

Once the motor is screwed in and aligned, the brace will be soldered to the rails with paste flux. If the motor ever needs to come out, a Dremel slice removes it. Back in the day the pros weren't concerned with acid splatter. I am LOL

[Pablo]

Motor screwed tight to bracket. Before I solder the brace, it has to be a perfect gear mesh - one chance

 

 

Motor brace tacked to chassis with Aero paste flux, checked, then soldered home. Good to go 

 

 

 

She passes a preliminary drivetrain test with flying colors. The Dynamic gears apparently love each other very much 

[Isaac S.]

You should be called the matchmaker! 

[Slot Car Rod]

 Nice way of doing the motor brace.

[Pablo]

Thanks Rodney 

 

Standard procedures - flag surfaces faced and sanded, all rotating surfaces smoothed, Swiss .032 spacer under, Koford 10 thou bronze above in case more ride height required. Cox Superflex lead wires, Parma brass clips

 

 

Clips acid tinned out and away from the car, cleaned up, wires soldered with paste

 

 

Lead wires done. 50+ year old wires are fine, but age takes it's toll on insulation. Despite the fact I took great care using my Hakko 454,  it sometimes splits when heat is applied. It's just a visual imperfection. I applied miniscule amounts of Loctite professional CA 

 

[Pablo]

Car is complete except for the body, which unfortunately in the end wasn't quite tall enough above the rear wheels. So the Ford gets saved for a future build and now am looking at 2 other body options.

 

She passes the final drivetrain test perfectly, spooky powerful and smooth 

 

[Larry Horner]

It's a shame the Mk 4 body didn't work out but the roller looks pretty awesome Pablo! Excited to see what you put on it.

[Pablo]

Thanks Larry. Stay tuned, I'm sure you will love it 

[Peter Horvath]

Looking great, Pablo.

[Pablo]

Thanks guys 

 

Owner received the car and modified (lowered) the axle tube assembly to allow smaller wheels, making the Ford work fine    Most impressive. I'd let this guy perform surgery on me any day without hesitation 

 

 

[Isaac S.]

It's beautiful! The blue tires contrast well with the yellow body.  

[Pablo]

Owner sent me a PM tonight with track test results - he is very happy. Which makes me happy     

[Jairus]

Excellent build Paul!