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by SpinDoctor
Tue Mar 03, 2009 9:01 pm
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Photos
Topic: This years cars, in progress
Replies: 16
Views: 15424

Re: This years cars, in progress

Are you applying a lacquer or acrylic based clear coat over an orange enamel paint? That doesn't lead to good results. Enamel over lacquer or acrylic is OK but not the other way around. Randy Actually, it goes: acryllic over enamel over lacquer. Lacquer can only go over lacquer. Acrylic can go over...
by SpinDoctor
Tue Mar 03, 2009 8:57 pm
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
Topic: Building a Foam Car
Replies: 17
Views: 19744

Re: Building a Foam Car

I love the locktite gel glue. Stuff is easy to work with and bonds quick and exactly where you want it without running. I use it to glue on my calibration weight at registration. We bring the cars in about 136 grams then add, since my scale is not calibrated the same as the official scale. But this ...
by SpinDoctor
Tue Mar 03, 2009 8:52 pm
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
Topic: Can a car be ran too much
Replies: 15
Views: 12913

Re: Can a car be ran too much

Unless you have a perfect starting gate the is 100% repeatable, then time are really arbitrary from race to race, with respect to Pinewood derby races when winner are determine in th 100th of a second. Examples. I notice last year that if there was any tourque to dropping the gate that our starting ...
by SpinDoctor
Tue Mar 03, 2009 8:27 pm
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
Topic: Building a Foam Car
Replies: 17
Views: 19744

Re: Building a Foam Car

We did foam cars a few years ago before the tungsten plates were available. The kids were able to make more of a car but stay light on the weight. And we used the foam as a cavity to house the tungsten(95%) fishing weights(about 1/6th the price--Sorry Randy, I was broke that year and could not affor...
by SpinDoctor
Sat Feb 21, 2009 12:37 pm
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Photos
Topic: Some past years cars
Replies: 4
Views: 6020

Re: Some past years cars

It is at least 9 years that I know of and it wasn't new our first year.
by SpinDoctor
Fri Feb 20, 2009 9:24 pm
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Photos
Topic: Shaney Station Wagon 2009
Replies: 10
Views: 10471

Re: Shaney Station Wagon 2009

I took the pineblock and cut it straight down the center into two "skateboards" - my concern with trying to cut it into three pieces was that I might be risking structural integrity - never made cars that thin. Additionally, I didn't actually define the "minimum" percentage of o...
by SpinDoctor
Fri Feb 20, 2009 9:10 pm
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Photos
Topic: This years cars, in progress
Replies: 16
Views: 15424

Re: This years cars, in progress

Looks fast. You really extended that wheel base. If that block is 7" your back wheels will be hanging over. Just a thought, is your back axle too far back, preventing any weight to be added behind the wheels to give proper COM adjustment if necessary? Can't wait to have an update of how fast s...
by SpinDoctor
Fri Feb 20, 2009 9:01 pm
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Photos
Topic: Announcing New iphone with 4W technology
Replies: 10
Views: 11566

Re: Announcing New iphone with 4W technology

Here is ours for this year
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by SpinDoctor
Fri Feb 20, 2009 8:59 pm
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Photos
Topic: Some past years cars
Replies: 4
Views: 6020

Some past years cars

Skull in it coffin http://i39.tinypic.com/vqtc9t.jpg Skull showing off the glow in the dark paint http://i43.tinypic.com/equgpf.jpg Group photo http://i42.tinypic.com/2v16yk8.jpg Group photo 2 http://i39.tinypic.com/349c9pt.jpg Rock-N-Roll http://i44.tinypic.com/wv33ux.jpg Going back to '04 http://i...
by SpinDoctor
Fri Feb 20, 2009 8:36 pm
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Photos
Topic: Nascar - M&M's
Replies: 24
Views: 23761

Re: Nascar - M&M's

Sweet. Do you have any in progress photos?
by SpinDoctor
Fri Feb 20, 2009 8:35 pm
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Photos
Topic: 2009 Cars
Replies: 6
Views: 7330

2009 Cars

2009 Best Imitation by my WEBLO 2 http://i40.tinypic.com/2uieio9.jpg 2009 Most Unique by my WEBLO 1 http://i39.tinypic.com/f1jcbc.jpg 2009 Best Imitation Open Class by my oldest son http://i41.tinypic.com/2ih598h.jpg My Daughter will be going to Germany this summer for a 3 week student exchange, so ...
by SpinDoctor
Fri Feb 20, 2009 8:22 pm
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Photos
Topic: 2009 Parent/Sibling car Speed Racer - Mach 5
Replies: 17
Views: 67100

Re: 2009 Parent/Sibling car Speed Racer - Mach 5

This makes it official. I am a hack. That is some great craftmanship. I'll be posting this years cars in then 30 minutes
by SpinDoctor
Thu Feb 19, 2009 2:30 pm
Forum: General Car/Truck Racer Topics
Topic: Something didn't smell right. What do you think?
Replies: 59
Views: 43654

Re: Something didn't smell right. What do you think?

A "jump at the gate" sounds like lightened wheels may be present to me as well. We are allowed to run lightened wheels - and doing a frame by frame analysis of video shows the light wheels have a clear advantage at the start. Was there any serious wheel inspection at check in? One of my p...
by SpinDoctor
Thu Feb 19, 2009 2:26 pm
Forum: General Car/Truck Racer Topics
Topic: Hate to see it happen.
Replies: 14
Views: 13593

Re: Hate to see it happen.

Our district has the 4 wheel rule. I hate it. Even with the pro body tool it is hard to get all4 wheels. Especially after how much wood we remove from our cars. We will get a little flex in the car and have to tune them to run straight, which doesn't necessarly mean all 4 wheels in contact.
by SpinDoctor
Thu Feb 19, 2009 2:22 pm
Forum: General Car/Truck Racer Topics
Topic: Emergency Lube help
Replies: 2
Views: 3999

Emergency Lube help

Cars have to be completed tonight. Check-in is tomorrow. I use Hob-e-Lube. Running low so I sent my daughter to the local hobby store. They don't have any Hob-e-lube. She came back with Pine-Pro

Has anyone put Pine-pro on after Hob-e-lube or do I need to clean everything and relube?