The NASTE Forum — Slot Car Chassis build of the month

Re: Slot Car Chassis build of the month

null@example.com (ProfessorFate) — Fri, 29 May 2026 01:51:47 +0000

Slot Car Chassis build of the month
#7
Hello Slot Car Builders, Collectors, & Racers:
This month I have a 2005 - 2006 Ford GT body from Polar Lights for this build. The chassis is finished and has been tested at my track Dust Devil Slot Cars and ran very well. The body is painted Powder Blue and all the body detail is finished with Dan Gurney All American Racer decals. The motor cooling wings were made by me for this build to keep the Super 16D motor cool. This Ford GT was built for the OSCAR Sports Car Class.
If you look at the chassis builds that I have done, the chassis may look similar but no two chassis are built the same. I build chassis for readily available model bodies that do not cost a fortune, then advise the owner to buy an extra model body of the same car in case of too much race damage and the body is falling apart. The owner can paint the backup body and have a new car again. My big mistake was I built a sports car chassis for a Fujimi 1/24 Ferrari F355 Berlinetta model body for $24.00 and $5.00 to ship ten years ago, I did not think to buy a second body at that time. Over the years the body started getting beat up, now I need a new Ferrari F355 Berlinetta body. Check the price of that body today, plus shipping.
As always, if you have any questions or need more pictures, let me know and I will do my best to answer them. Jim

Re: Slot Car Chassis build of the month

null@example.com (Kevinjr26) — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:32:06 +0000

ok thanks

Re: Slot Car Chassis build of the month

null@example.com (ProfessorFate) — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 19:33:56 +0000

Hello Kevin,

It seems to give the chassis better handling in the corners. I cannot really explain how or why it works. It is something I tried on the fourth slot car chassis that I made, and it seemed to work well. I have made all the chassis that will accept that style rear end ever since.

I hope this helps, Jim

Re: Slot Car Chassis build of the month

null@example.com (Kevinjr26) — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:17:36 +0000

Jim great work! Can you explain your rear end articulation design? i saw one of your chassis last week john gill had and noticed it moved on one side.

Re: Slot Car Chassis build of the month

null@example.com (wb0s) — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 23:34:19 +0000

Another very nice car Jim!

Thanks for posting your work!

Re: Slot Car Chassis build of the month

null@example.com (ProfessorFate) — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 17:55:09 +0000

Slot Car Chassis build of the month
#6
Hello Slot Car Builders, Collectors, & Racers:
This month I went back to my favorite body maker Doug Haynes of Resilient Resins for this build. The body is a Chaparral mk1 of driver / owner / builder Jim Hall ( another fan favorite). This chassis was built for the Chaparral mk1 car body only I do not expect the chassis to fit any other body, but I really do not know or care, because I do not use specific built chassis for one car body to fit other car bodies (it rarely ever works). The chassis is finished and was tested with the body on, at Tom's World in Bend, Oregon. I have surface primer painted the body in white and it is now ready for final white paint / decals and final clear coat then the interior, windshield, etched metal, roll bar, final detail paint and new rear tires. I will add the picture to this post when I get the paint finished.
I am slow at getting the cars painted because I am building chassis for myself or other racers in the club.
As always, if you have any questions or need more pictures, let me know and I will do my best to answer them. Jim

Re: Slot Car Chassis build of the month

null@example.com (Kevinjr26) — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 16:05:59 +0000

ok thanks i will set one up.

Re: Slot Car Chassis build of the month

null@example.com (kidvolt) — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 14:00:05 +0000

We don't post photos to the site for storage, we generally link to externals.

Re: Slot Car Chassis build of the month

null@example.com (Kevinjr26) — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 16:45:07 +0000

Seem to have issues with posting photos here…….

Re: Slot Car Chassis build of the month

null@example.com (ProfessorFate) — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:45:01 +0000

Hello Kevin,

Do you have any pictures of the car? What are the rules for Pelican Park Hard body races?

Jim
Timedistance@outlook.com

Re: Slot Car Chassis build of the month

null@example.com (Kevinjr26) — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 23:36:10 +0000

Great color combo! And a Good job I am just about ready to show my recent chassis I have built for pelican park which faired well on it’s first night out.

Re: Slot Car Chassis build of the month

null@example.com (wb0s) — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 18:51:44 +0000

Great looking build Jim!

Re: Slot Car Chassis build of the month

null@example.com (ProfessorFate) — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 16:56:43 +0000

Slot Car Chassis build of the month
#5
Hello Slot Car Builders, Collectors, & Racers:
This month I went back to my favorite body maker Doug Haynes of Resilient Resins for this build. Doug always had great affordable bodies that you could never find anywhere else. This body is a McLaren mk1B some people call it a McLaren mk2 of owner / builder / driver Bruce McLaren (always a fan favorite). This chassis was built for this Mclaren mk1B slot car body only. I do not expect the chassis to fit any other body, it may fit other Resilient Resins bodies, but I really do not know. The chassis is finished and was tested with the body on, at Tom's World in Bend, Oregon. After testing, I surface primer painted the body in Tamiya white, with the final Tamiya flat white paint then added the lime accents and new rear tires. The roll bar is .063 K&S wire with a used hard plastic windshield from a Strombecker lotus 30, there was some old glue from the previous body. It is hard to find good clean windows. I will add the driver later & new rear tires before it is raced next. I have already cut the excess wire on the rear.
As always, if you have any questions or need more pictures, let me know and I will do my best to answer them. Jim

Re: Slot Car Chassis build of the month

null@example.com (ProfessorFate) — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 13:17:23 +0000

Hello Kevin,

The front wheels that I used on the Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe are Pro-Track #248 from any slot car parts seller.

I hope this helps.

Jim

Re: Slot Car Chassis build of the month

null@example.com (Kevinjr26) — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 19:20:01 +0000

ok thanks! also where do you source the front wheels, they are much thinner than what i have bought recently.