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SP800001 continues. I set the body up on the chassis and used a marking pen to mark where I needed to make more room in the rear wheel wells, the front wheel wells did not need any material taken away. I use a sheet of .030" plastic to make the flairs. Using a pair of scissors I cut about 1/4" wide and long enough to fill the wheel wells. I hold the flairs while I Super Glue them to the body. I like Super Glue as it sets up fast, I leave a small lip on the inside of the wheel wells for the glue to stick to and only glue the inside, well unless you accidentally get glue on your fingers and then your fingers stick to the body! I will have to do more sanding of the body than I planned on! I use Goop over the Super Glue as a final step.

SP800001. I use double stick tape to hold the pins in place during mounting of the body.

SP800001 continues. Mounting the body. I do not want anything to move, so I tape the rattle pan down and using a screw I screw the chassis down to the board.

I cut the mounting plate, drilled the holes and counter sunk them and mounted the plate to the chassis. The chassis plate is slotted so the plate can move forward or backward, I set it in the middle so it can go either way if need be after mounting body.

This is the only pieces I will use from this kit as the bolts supplied were not counter sunk.

This is how the body fits over the chassis with the front tires cut down and the rear wells ground out. The wheel wells will have to be ground further to install flairs, but I want to mount the body first.

SP800001. After coning. I left .250" or 1/4" flat surface as the rules state. I will coat them later with clear coat paint.

I am enjoying this build. Next installment will be turning the front wheels down and coning them.
I should let people know Bill found this chassis, and I couldn't wait to get my hands on one! I have been looking for a chassis to replace the Scholer as we aren't sure we will be able to get them any more as Professor Motor has been out of stock on the one we use most for almost a year.

Finished axle.  A nice looking insert will hide this bad soldering job!

SP800001 continues. Installing the motor. This is the way I mounted this motor with the gear toward the end of the shaft so as to keep the 54t gear from hitting the motor mount. The motor mount is from Professor Motor and they are out of stock, however Beau has another similar mount. The motor is at the correct angle to clear the right rear tire and stay clear of the rattle pan. The seven tooth gear is not quite meshed close enough so if I were to use it, I would lengthen the mounting groove in the mount or go to an 8t. pinion. If you go to a 52 tooth gear which is popular, you may have to drill another hole in the chassis to make it work, that is what Beau did. You may have noticed that this is not an open S16D, but the mounting is the same.

Small flairs are in order, I will add them and primer the car when done. The body has yet to be cut down. As I am a Pontiac guy when it comes to NASCAR, this is the first Chevy I have ever built for slot racing! In any class! I think it is going to turn out nice and run well in the Nationwide series. Of course we haven't raced a stainless steel chassis yet!
I want to take time to thank Bill  for down loading all these pictures.

SP800001 project continues. Installed the axles, tires etc. Set the tracking, front to the max of 3.170" and rear to the max of 3.190". As you will see in the pictures, this car is going to need small flairs. I use brass tubing for spacers with an ID of .095" or so and an OD of .125".
Money wise the parts in this installment are as follows: axles $2.25 each X 2 = $4.50. Front tires  $8.00. Rear tires  $10.40. Brass bushings for the front axle  $1.50. Gear  $3.50. Rear axle bearings  $9.60.