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[Phil Irvin]

I LIKE THIS ONE....

PHIL I.

[Rick]

Check out my current auction on a Samurai II chassis: http://cgi.ebay.com/...em=180428535255
Thanks for looking............

[team burrito]

Here's some pictures of a couple of new cars I've finished this weekend:







Both are regular production chassis I normally build for customers & after testing, they both run great.
Damn it! Why is it everything I build for somebody else, it run better than my stuff.

[Tex]

Goof lookin' chassis', Russ!

[Craig]

Goof lookin' chassis', Russ!

Oops! ^

Hey Russ,

We'd like to see a top view of the F1.

[team burrito]

"Goof(y) lookin' chassis"? Yeah, I get that a lot.
Sorry, Craig. The F1 went to its new home. I'll take pictures of the next one.

[Tex]

Alright, ALRIGHT! I made a typo. LOL

GOOD lookin' chassis', Russ!

[Craig]

Just funnin with ya Tex

[Tex]

I know; not a problem. Heck, if you can't make fun of a Texan, who CAN you make fun of?!?!

[J&B Bear]

Well here`s my first build starting with just a nose piece I found laying around the store last night after a good day of races.
No Mill, No Lathe, No Cad program, just Rick`s Jig and Wire Bender, a Dremel, Needlenose Pliers, and files.
Everyone left and I decided to finally clean my work area up abit from the Retro and Stamped Steel building I`ve been doing. Organized Kaos I like to call it.
But in the end in it now looks worse than when I started. Oh well there`s always time to clean later. After all isn`t a new car more important than a clean desk?....lol. My Momma always told me a clean desk is the sign of a sick mind. Apparently I`m very....well nevermind.
Hope you enjoy it as much as I did building it.

Race on!
Bear

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[Tex]

No Mill, No Lathe, No Cad program, just Rick`s Jig and Wire Bender, a Dremel, Needlenose Pliers, and files.

Good job, Bear; that's all ya need.

[J&B Bear]

I thank Ya Tex!!

It`s fun. Got a couple M&M nosepieces from Rick I`ll be playing with next. Figure between Jerry Ward and myself we`ll have enough cars to pass out and see if we can get the Retro thing going at my store abit better. It`s a blast and not bad price wise if you build it yourself.
That chassis was actually my 4th overall since the 70`s. Here`s a pic of the second chassis built on an old wing car jig and that`s it. Just did it to show the guys $30.00 for a JK kit, some time, and you`re in.
My biggest complaint was always guys didn`t do their own building so I figured I`d better put up or shut up. Plus wanted to show the my guys you don`t need all the fancy stuff they read about on the blog to build a chassis.

Forgot to add this one handles great just tore it down to a bare chassis to have Jerry Ward tumble it to clean it up abit better. It`s back together with a TI 22 body just didn`t have a pic.

Race on!
Bear

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[Dominator]

Great looking builds Bear! What is the wheel base on the JK?

[Mr. Frank]

Well here`s my first build starting with just a nose piece I found laying around the store last night after a good day of races.
No Mill, No Lathe, No Cad program, just Rick`s Jig and Wire Bender, a Dremel, Needlenose Pliers, and files.
Everyone left and I decided to finally clean my work area up abit from the Retro and Stamped Steel building I`ve been doing. Organized Kaos I like to call it.
But in the end in it now looks worse than when I started. Oh well there`s always time to clean later. After all isn`t a new car more important than a clean desk?....lol. My Momma always told me a clean desk is the sign of a sick mind. Apparently I`m very....well nevermind.
Hope you enjoy it as much as I did building it.

Race on!
Bear

BEAR!!! Chassis looks great. I know that bench took a long time to clean cause I seen it before
Way to go!!!! Mr. Frank

[J&B Bear]

LOL You sure have Frank!! And it`ll be bad again I`m sure by Jan. when you come for the OCC.
I`ll be popping in with a guy or two one of these sundays real quick to give it a try and a few others on your king. I`m looking forward to the Dec. Penn Ohio race. Karl`s new tumor is shrinking and I think I`ll be able to travel abit if it stays that way.

Hey Dom it`s a 4" JK kit I just cut up abit. Like I said that was the second one I did in the last 35+ years. But I wouldn`t mind doing a 4 1/2" if I decide to play on the oval. I have an 85' Chris Dadds High Banked Trioval and a couple guys have expressed interested.

Race on!
Bear

[J&B Bear]

Well this one will probably be the last complete Retro build for a little while. I have to start with my Stamped Steel program building wise. I have 6 Can Am Retros I`ve built in the last 6 weeks. Have to believe I did my small part to help keep Retros going. Still have to do all the final cleaning, tumbling, and tuning to play with and dial in before the Penn Phio race at Rt. 93 Dec. 13th. It`s been great scratch building again like this!
Gonna start at my store with my 4 1/2" Nastruck Series in house on the 28th of this month and then the OCC Series starting Jan. 16th at my store. With some Retro thown in ALOT of racing to be had here in Ohio. Come play if you get a chance!

This one was one I had been thinking about for a year or so but didn`t really check to see if it was legal. Saw a similar one in a Penn Ohio race in the 4 1/2" Nascar race figured it was legal and why not do a 4" Can Am. So I did it last night and here it is. I moved the motor forward one motor box and used a carrier bearing type deal with a Protrack spring from the car they made that was a front wheel drive hard body deal that never caught on. In theory it should be better by taking some weight out of the a$$ end. Should work good on a heavy glued track I`m thinkinng. Anyway I`ll find out real soon. Comin` to play this sunday at your place Frankie!
Praise and constructive criticism are both appreciated just bear in mind the final cleaning of excess solder and tumbling need to be done...LOL. Enjoy!

Race on,
Bear

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[Tex]

Very creative! Let us know how it works!

[J&B Bear]

I sure will!

Thanks,
Bear

[Mr. Frank]

BEAR; That chassis looooks GREAT . Just finished up my DUEL MOTOR CAR and it runs fantastic!!!!! I seen the same type of car in 4.5 at kits place and think thats were the idea came from, GREAT CRAFTING. I think i will have to try to craft one of them today. But you know if they work witch they should the IRRA will band them for some reason or another, [ just thinking out of the box ] just like the duel motor car, they would find somthing wrong with that, I'am sure. Came up with the idea from someone on the left coast, LOOKED COOOOL so I crafted one up. I enjoy crafting all types of cars. Hope to see you guys this sunday , open at 11 , Track comes at 12 and we race at 2 CAN - AM first and RETRO FLEXI to follow. You better watch yourself if justin shows up, HE'S A HACK.[ AGAIN GREAT CHASSIS BUILD ...] Mr. Frank

[Phil Irvin]

AIN'T BUILDEN FUN..................

[Craig]

Hey all,

Another Retro Pro that has a new home....

The new build is similar to this one:



The new build has subtle differences from the original build. The following are some of the upgrades

Front half pans .032"
Rear pans .025"
The angle has been increase to allow ease of soldering in the motor using a smaller pinion
Fulcrum hinge has been moved back .1875"
Chassis is 4.75" overall length
4.00" wheelbase
.75" guide lead



Look at all the work in this front end. Sheesh, I love to build but assemblies like these get me cross eyed



I had a unique issue when it came to rear up stops. Because I lengthened the main assembly adding them became a challenge. There simply wasn't room to install a conventional stop so I did this. Up and over the main hinge.



This thing looks so cool from the bottom I just had to add this pic

[Pablo]

Awesome, thanks for showing it, Craig

[Tex]

What's that word... ?



Oh, yeah.... SANO!

[J&B Bear]

Great looking chassis Craig!!

A Performance update on the mid engine for ya Tex:
It handled like a dream on my paperclip. Screamed through the doughnut like a Banshee. I couldn`t have asked for more to be honest. It worked just as I hoped it would. Can`t wait to try it on the King at Rt 93 sunday.
But I also had a small gliche. I used a Slick 7 oilite as a carrier bearing and after about 40 laps it almost gaulded in the motor bracket and just about tied up. Then it was time for my Gr 10 and GT 1 races last night. So I`m changing it to a regular Proslot oilite tonight that dosen`t need as much oil or a Ballbearing and I`m sure it`ll be fine then.

Race on!
Bear

[J&B Bear]

Solved that problem this eve.. Adapted a Proslot 5 MM Motor Ballbearing and ALL is right with the world. It`s the best Retro I have by 3 tenths. So easy to drive it`s scary.

Race on!
Bear