Projects: Done/Not So Done (Page 6 of 11)

by howie » Sun Nov 29, 2015 11:11 am

Ok, I scrambled and got the car done a couple hrs. before yesterday's race. The car is fast down the straight, we had to add some weight to get it to go around the corners. Blake claimed this car as his ( Grand sons can get away with this ). He raced it and really liked it.
I believe I will replace the aluminum mount as it did move after contact with another car, making the rear axle out of line. If you can see in the pictures, the bottom part of the block that bolts to the chassis is not long enough. I think I will make the new mount out of sheet steel. I will add pictures of the new mount when I get time to do the job.

by racerbob9 » Wed Dec 30, 2015 10:17 pm

Here is a look at the Revell 1/24 Snap kit Ford Fusion Gen6 on a Schoeler Chassis.

by howie » Wed Jan 06, 2016 10:53 pm

While in Wyoming at the "farm" I decided I would continue on Blake's Early Modified. I took two old chassis with me to convert to Blake's car. The chassis I chose to modify really did not work out as I completely had a melt down with too much heat and the entire front end came apart. I ended up using the other chassis which I had to shorten by quite a bit and that is when we had to head back to Portland. I have some photos of the build before the "melt down". I will try to get this project done before we start racing the Early Modifieds for points on Feb. 27th. When I finish up with the chassis, Blake will paint and detail it.

This is the "melt down" chassis that will be put in the old chassis drawer for using at a later date, ( maybe ).

At least you get an idea of what the car will look like. This is the second chassis and as it turned out will be a better fit for the car anyway.

by howie » Fri Jan 29, 2016 11:28 am

A new axle bracket for Blake's Can-Am. I used a piece of brass about .035" and bent, drilled and soldered it in place.

Dykem, from my machining days at work. It is great for marking where you want to drill, bend, etc.

The finished bracket.

Soldered through the bolt holes.

A piece of piano wire is soldered from the motor bracket down to the chassis and up the axle bracket. That should do the job.

by howie » Mon Feb 01, 2016 4:46 pm

Ok, on with the project. After letting the JB weld dry over night I cut the tubes to the length I wanted. I bent the nails and had a hard time bending them just right. So I came up with another solution. The nails slide in real easy into the tube, meaning they would slide out also while racing! I need something to add a resistance to the nail. So I cut a piece of motor wiring and striped the rubber coating off and cut it to the length I wanted and forced it over the tubing and super glued it in place. It works great. Not pretty, I will make it prettier next time if I choose to go this way again. If I do go this way again, I will make the brass tubing shorter.

by howie » Fri Feb 19, 2016 4:14 pm

Chassis is Finally done! Body mounted! Now it is Blake's turn!

by howie » Sat Feb 20, 2016 10:24 pm

Much to my dismay, the aluminum motor bracket that I was going to use in Blake's car does not have enough room for a 34t. 48 pitch gear! So I dug out one of those "cheap" brackets. It was too wide to fit the chassis, so I cut it in half and the saw blade width took out enough material to fit after I soldered it back together. Not as pretty as the aluminum one, but it will get the job done. However, now the motor is not centered, so I made sure the motor sat on the inside in the banks of the track, sort of like a Super Modified on an oval track!
Ok, NOW it is Blake's turn!!

by howie » Fri Feb 26, 2016 9:33 pm

F1 project continues. Ok, here is the deal: I soldered in the front axle and as I expected the axle is higher than the body. So I cut the body to go around the axle, then I used a straw and super glued it to cover up the cut, I removed half the straw on the under side length ways and the axle rides underneath. Then I used a small amount of putty to smooth out the surface. I don't know how this is going to hold up under racing conditions but it is worth a shot in my opinion. I will have to paint this part on the outside of the body, probably a black primer. I am kind of looking forward to racing this car just to see how it will hold up!

by howie » Mon Mar 07, 2016 11:08 am

Starting on another F1. I am going to convert this chassis out of my old chassis drawer. I already replaced the piano wire going across the chassis and used the option to make a shorter wheel base. I ordered some adjustable axle brackets from Professor Motor that hasn't arrived yet. I plan on making a separate axle for each front wheel. I will make the same rear axle mount like I did on Blake's Can-Am.

by howie » Wed Mar 16, 2016 11:21 pm

Finished the Red Bull F1. My next F1 is going to be a black Red Bull car. These are going to be fun to race.

by wb0s » Mon Mar 21, 2016 5:57 pm

I have LOTS of projects on the bench! Here's my TA2 Camaro waiting to be finished. I'm in the process of adding extra width without making fender flares.