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Well, ok then, lets get started.

I received this car for Father's Day and while not my first choice of cars it was a gift and therefore not returnable, at least not to me.  Of course I tried it out of the box with the magnet and it was about what you would expect, not great but not too bad.  Next step after trueing the stock tires was to remove the magnet.  We are now going no where in a hurry, no traction, fish tailing like crazy and the guide won't stay in the slot.  Aftermarket tires are not readily available and the stock wheels are fairly worthless with the trademark Revell rib that makes it nearly impossible to use any other tire, so they had to go.

Placing the car on the set up block showed the guide was very shallow in the slot.  I suppose I should have replaced the guide and I still might, but there had to be another way to make the guide lower in the slot.  Revell has devised a front axle block that it uses on all the different vintage Nascars and locates them with different strips with holes in them. (see pics)

I figured out by placing the strips on the bottom of the axle holder instead on top where they belong it would lower the chassis/guide in relation to the front wheels.  One problem solved and it made the car look like a more serious race car. 

I removed the rear wheels and found that SuperWheels by Slotcar Corner were the proper size and I just happened to have a spare set along with some urethane tires I recieved from a slot brother in France that fit the wheels perfectly.  I then turned the stock wheels down to fit inside the replacement wheels.  This was the easy part but things have a way of going badly and this next step was my Waterloo.  The now inserts fit in the wheels ok but they stuck out too far.  I filed them down as far as I thought was safe but they still stuck out.  What if I use my Dremel to make a small indentation in the center where it was hitting the hub?  The first one turned out pretty well but I got carried away on the second one and it is rather deformed.  This and grinding down the wheel hub resulted in a decent enough fit.

Next I experimented with weight placement and this is what I came up with.

The car now ran reasonably well but was still very noisy so I glued the interior, front and rear bumpers to prevent them from rattling.

The car now runs as fast as it did with the magnet and it much more driveable and stays in the slot.  The crappy Revell gears are still loud and provide little braking but those are things I can live with for now.

Rico

Thanks once Monte and Victoria for a scintillating day of racing.  I left fat, full and happy with a victory and a 2nd place in the proxy.

Thanks again
Rico

Now we're gunnin' fer you!

Oh crap, time to start tuning again.....

I already have a purple car and it's name is Grimace.

Not easily with Scaley cars

Looks like a good start, keep after it.

Rico

The new date for Naste Race #7 on April 23 is on Easter weekend.  I will not be able to attend due to family obligations.  Anyone else?  I was looking forward to checking out Larry's track and whatever hotrods he is letting us thrash.

Rico

Thanks everyone, a great time.  I really like the additional lane changers, more chances to pass.

Rico