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[Mark Onofri]

I've found that 95/5 with a soldering iron (mine is 100w) is a exercise in futility. It doesn't flow well and, the best way to describe it is
"gummy".

[Bill from NH]

Use a micro-torch for more heat. 

[team burrito]

Use a micro-torch for more heat. 

and a ceramic tile so you don't burn a hole in your bench.

[Mark Onofri]

Oxy acetylene ? LoL.
Back to the motors?
One thing that I found is that they are susceptible to heat.
Whether it is soldering the positive and negative leads or ,soldering on the pinion or especially soldering it to your chassis.

[Bill from NH]

You gotta be quick with a soldering iron around a FK. Pre-tinning helps.

[Isaac S.]

For sure. Tin the motor first.

[Mark Onofri]

So I take it that match solder is not a option? 😆 Remember that joke of a product? Although,I believe it was a standard for Cobra chassis kits!
Are we off track yet?

[Bill from NH]

Some motors are glued in using a hot glue gun.

[Mark Onofri]

A glue gun? Why not Velcro?

[mreibman]

Mreibman, did you mean that the axel tube looked as if it had been chewed on by crocodiles?

I was going to cook alligator for dinner, but all I had was a croc pot.

 

 

In all seriousness, I think the tube looked ok, but the stuff holding the tube looked like a slot car nightmare.

[Mark Onofri]

I've got a few pics to post, stay tuned!

[Mark Onofri]

No Billing, not of the Hindenburg.

[Mark Onofri]

Stupid phone, susposta be Billnh

[Mark Onofri]

This is what became of the parts.

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[Mark Onofri]

It's not pretty because it was made to race and needed fine tuning.

[Mark Onofri]

This is a recent purchase. It came with a G-27 C-can. Whether or not it's original ,IDN.

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[Mark Onofri]

Another variant. RJR

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[Mark Onofri]

Here's one I built about 4-6 weeks before Parma.

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[Mark Onofri]

1990 Parma. 1/8 out of square.
I ran it on a hill climb. It failed miserablely. The opposition was sending the arms out after every race. I quit for 10 years.

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[Mark Onofri]

Oh, with a Mura 12-x

[Mark Onofri]

Last (I think) but not least, a Koford. A friend gave me this new. Ran it on a hill climb @ Rednecks in Fulton N.Y. Home of the tooth brush. Had it been invented anywhere else, it would be a teeth brush. Once again x12. It was a dream to drive.

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[Mark Onofri]

BillNH, can you please read the arm tag on #41? and verify that it's a G-27?

[Mark Onofri]

Ummm, the post about the motors is in the wrong thread.

[Bill from NH]

If I could find a tag, I might be able to read it too, Quite a collection of wing chassis. All could probably be put back into racing shape without a whole lot of effort. What class did you build that first inline chassis for?  Has it ever seen any track time? I remember that last Koford chassis. I never had one but know they were heavy.. I don't know the quality of the  brass Koford used, but I've seen several chassis like yours with the guide tongue snapped off.

[Jairus]

Well, seems this thread went off the rails...