I got Rejex from Amazon. It works like a champ on my truck's headlights, too. Easier to clean bugs and other junk off.
As far as the old-school Liquid Glass....it's still made.
http://www.liquidglasspolish.com/produc ... to-polish/
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- Thu Jul 05, 2018 12:48 am
- Forum: General Topics
- Topic: Red Rocket ?
- Replies: 13
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- Sun May 27, 2018 12:30 pm
- Forum: General Topics
- Topic: BSA axle ridges
- Replies: 13
- Views: 21894
Re: BSA axle ridges
Thanks for the rules. Those are the most lenient rules I have ever read. They seem to follow the Mid America rules. Would you send us a picture of the winning car? I'm curious to learn if someone takes advantage of all these rules. I wish you the Best. Pretty close to Mid-Am rules, with some tweaks...
- Sun May 27, 2018 12:18 pm
- Forum: General Topics
- Topic: BSA axle ridges
- Replies: 13
- Views: 21894
Re: BSA axle ridges
Wow, Pacfanweb! We wanna race with your rules and have fun tweaking the heck out of our cars! Those rules are great! Oh yeah, I polished the 3 ridges on the axles so they are slightly visible, and got good results with spin time, less noise and vibration. Guess how many issues we had at check-in? Z...
- Sun May 06, 2018 8:46 am
- Forum: General Topics
- Topic: BSA axle ridges
- Replies: 13
- Views: 21894
Re: BSA axle ridges
When you say "aftermarket axles" does this mean you can use .092 stainless steel axles, grooved axles, etc ? Are you racing under rules provided by the Girl Scouts or have you been given rules from a Cub Scout Pack? I'm heavily involved with the Program Director for the Girl Scouts of Wes...
- Fri May 04, 2018 8:15 am
- Forum: General Topics
- Topic: BSA axle ridges
- Replies: 13
- Views: 21894
Re: BSA axle ridges
AaronS, I think I am starting to gravitate more to that way of thinking regarding BSA axles. I used to carefully file the ridges down, but now I just remove the flashing and polish the crimp marks smooth. Some folks on the league forums who race in the "Box Stock" division have suggested ...
- Tue Feb 13, 2018 7:16 pm
- Forum: General Car/Truck Racer Topics
- Topic: Aerodynamics ?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 36490
Re: Aerodynamics ?
I don't worry about whether the block is square or not. Doesn't matter, because the drill fixture is going to drill perfectly parallel holes regardless. And since the fronts are going to be steering, doesn't matter if they're straight that much, either. Even for a 4 wheel touching car (the single m...
- Mon Feb 12, 2018 9:01 am
- Forum: General Car/Truck Racer Topics
- Topic: Aerodynamics ?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 36490
Re: Aerodynamics ?
We don't to the drill/press holes until after the block is cut and weight pockets routed, etc. Basically until all the wood working is done, in case the work warps it. And they WILL warp. So we drill the axle holes (whether using the slots or not) last. :agree: Same here. one of the last things I d...
- Sat Feb 10, 2018 2:03 pm
- Forum: General Car/Truck Racer Topics
- Topic: Aerodynamics ?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 36490
Re: Aerodynamics ?
Now, the point of the post is "before you cut that block". Our "before you cut that block" emphasis is related to alignment (friction), not aerodynamics. We make sure that the kids press their axle holes before they cut the block, so all the sides of the block are still square. ...
- Thu Feb 08, 2018 8:09 pm
- Forum: General Car/Truck Racer Topics
- Topic: Aerodynamics ?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 36490
Re: Aerodynamics ?
IMO, aero isn't the first, or even the second prime factor in a fast car. Friction is. And the 2 things that affect friction the most are alignment and axle/wheel bore prep. Without these, no car will be fast. But a car without a great aero shape or weight placement can still be fast if the friction...
- Sun Jan 21, 2018 9:00 pm
- Forum: General Topics
- Topic: Compairing BSA World Speed times
- Replies: 10
- Views: 16935
- Sat Jan 20, 2018 8:14 pm
- Forum: General Topics
- Topic: Compairing BSA World Speed times
- Replies: 10
- Views: 16935
Re: Compairing BSA World Speed times
Along the same lines... Lets say a person has a Best Track and can set it up as a 35' model or a 42' model just by adding the extra section. What sort of elapsed time difference would be expected? I ask because it appears from my limited research that the difference between a 35' model and a 42' mo...
- Thu Apr 27, 2017 9:38 pm
- Forum: General Topics
- Topic: Compairing BSA World Speed times
- Replies: 10
- Views: 16935
Re: Compairing BSA World Speed times
Thank you guys for taking the time to talk to me, so the car is running a time of 3.036-3.038 is that okay times, I feel. Not knowing the variables as Speedster has said to watch for the fastest times, I just dont have that info as its our first year. I get what hes saying, but does it seems like I...
- Thu Apr 27, 2017 9:21 pm
- Forum: General Topics
- Topic: Compairing BSA World Speed times
- Replies: 10
- Views: 16935
Re: Compairing BSA World Speed times
The fastest Pro Stock car, a Tiger's car, ran a best time of about 2.92. His average was 2.94. Almost positive there was a sub-3 in Stock as well. My son's car ran a fastest of 3.000-something before slowing up a bit, probably due to the rough handling of the cars. I witnessed several cars that were...
- Thu Apr 27, 2017 9:16 pm
- Forum: General Topics
- Topic: Opinions of the group
- Replies: 34
- Views: 38226
Re: Opinions of the group
He tried to break the Laws of Physics, Why in the world would any car built for speed be as high as 3/8". There would be no reason for it and definitely reasons for not having it. Fenders? Tungsten putty in the Fenders? What would be wrong or against the rules for that? Oil ? Now that's a prob...
- Tue Mar 19, 2013 8:52 pm
- Forum: General Car/Truck Racer Topics
- Topic: Bad experience at invitationals
- Replies: 10
- Views: 10864
Re: Bad experience at invitationals
A first suggestion for you to give as a volunteer (if accepted) would be to change the title of the "rules" page to "GUIDELINES" or "SUGGESTIONS". Or better yet throw out the ones they are not going to enforce. Not sure I would have kept pushing after the second "...