Yeah, that'll happen. Its why I try to avoid fenders on scout cars (I have caved at times).Vitamin K wrote: Learned a lot of lessons about fenders from these builds, let me tell you...
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- Thu Jan 22, 2015 2:32 pm
- Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Photos
- Topic: Team Vitamin K 2015 Lineup/Progress
- Replies: 71
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Re: Team Vitamin K 2015 Lineup/Progress
- Mon Jan 19, 2015 3:28 pm
- Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
- Topic: Rear alignment diagnosis please (RACE RESULTS ADDED)
- Replies: 35
- Views: 31741
Re: Rear alignment diagnosis please
LB, the scouts are going to Love this. Thank You. No problem. Let me know how it works for you. I've been successful with it and used it while helping several families. I initially used it to check drilled holes with straight axles but I've also used it to align bent rear axles when helping other f...
- Sat Jan 17, 2015 10:01 am
- Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
- Topic: SLOW DOWN!
- Replies: 21
- Views: 18422
Re: SLOW DOWN!
The uses of CA just never ends.Noskills wrote:Next time try ca glue. Drop little spot welding droplets along the length of the laceration. It's the same stuff as Dermabron we use in the ER. I have done it many times. Stuck a knife into my thumb carving pumpkins this year.
Dr. Noskills
- Fri Jan 16, 2015 2:00 pm
- Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
- Topic: Rear alignment diagnosis please (RACE RESULTS ADDED)
- Replies: 35
- Views: 31741
Re: Rear alignment diagnosis please
Very impressive. The tack is mounted dead center of the car I take it? Good question. I probably should center it perfectly and I used to beam a laser over the board to help center it and align it straight. But centered or not didn't seem to make much if any difference. So now I just eye it for the...
- Fri Jan 16, 2015 1:56 am
- Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
- Topic: Rear alignment diagnosis please (RACE RESULTS ADDED)
- Replies: 35
- Views: 31741
Re: Rear alignment diagnosis please
When evaluating th ereverse roll, it is important to distinguish whether (1) the leading wheels are leading the car off line, (2) the trailing wheels are flaring out the opposite side and causing the deflection, or (3) the car is simply not lined up with the target to begin with. Which? Good point ...
- Thu Jan 15, 2015 12:35 am
- Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
- Topic: No Weight Allowed???
- Replies: 26
- Views: 28491
Re: No Weight Allowed???
So, they handed out the rule for my kids' Awana Grand Prix, which happens next month. Extremely sparse ruleset. But there's one big one: No added weights allowed. I think that this is an attempt to put kids on equal footing, and to prevent having to weigh cars due to time constraints. However, I do...
- Tue Jan 13, 2015 11:11 pm
- Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Photos
- Topic: Team Noskills 2015 Line-up
- Replies: 33
- Views: 29786
Re: Team Noskills 2015 Line-up
The cars look awesome. Thanks for sharing! There are some serious skills in the NoSkills clan. Unless you can track test these before racing, I recommend increasing the steer to 3.5 inches at least. Particularly the 5" wheelbased cars. Over steer will cost you thousandths, under steer and the r...
- Tue Jan 13, 2015 9:49 am
- Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
- Topic: Would you build a rail-rider for a questionable track?
- Replies: 10
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Re: Would you build a rail-rider for a questionable track?
Toe-in keeps the DFW at (or close to) the rail and, together with correct rear alignment, keeps the rear wheels and lifted wheel off the rail. Positive camber keeps the edge of the DFW from striking the top of a misaligned track section. If the wheel edge strikes the top of such a section, the fron...
- Mon Jan 12, 2015 12:06 pm
- Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
- Topic: Front end advice PICS
- Replies: 30
- Views: 24367
Re: Front end advice PICS
Well, my boy wants fast more than a hull front end so we sanded her flat and added a piece then tapered it down. I think we'll end up with around .59 oz on DFW. Should be good. If your pack/district is using Warren's tracks then the track will be in good condition and you can be pretty aggressive w...
- Mon Jan 12, 2015 12:00 pm
- Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
- Topic: Would you build a rail-rider for a questionable track?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 12035
Re: Would you build a rail-rider for a questionable track?
Yep, rail rider.
Track concerns just means maybe a little more weight on the DFW and a little more steer.
Track concerns just means maybe a little more weight on the DFW and a little more steer.
- Wed Jan 07, 2015 11:05 pm
- Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
- Topic: DFW...I need explanation
- Replies: 7
- Views: 8605
Re: DFW...I need explanation
You pretty much nailed it SQ ... I want to make sure I understand everything I have read on DFW. Most popular suggestions: Drill hole straight. Bend axle Positive cant Toe in Set drift to 3"-4" over 4ft Like NoSkills said, you'll want to shave off about 1/16" of the body around the DF...
- Wed Jan 07, 2015 12:46 pm
- Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
- Topic: Notch in car on DFW side?
- Replies: 8
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Re: Notch in car on DFW side?
Yep, that will be fine. I've done similar things in the past, though never with stock wheels. That makes me curious as to why you need it, but the notch itself is harmless.
- Mon Jan 05, 2015 12:57 pm
- Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
- Topic: Front end advice PICS
- Replies: 30
- Views: 24367
Re: Front end advice PICS
Thanks guys. The pic is angled such that it looks like a point in front but it's actually straight across flat. Do you guys think the .59 oz on DFW and .66" COM is OK or should we try to rework weight setup? I think we can go a little thinner on the body. My boy cut it a little narrow (1/8&quo...
- Mon Jan 05, 2015 11:03 am
- Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
- Topic: Front end advice PICS
- Replies: 30
- Views: 24367
Re: Front end advice PICS
Thanks Stan. Last year we were very fast with 12 cubes behind, 5 cubes just ahead then another 4 ahead of that. This yr we went with 6 cubes just ahead of rear axle and that may be causing this difference. I thought that if I added weight further forward with this setup that it would slow me down v...
- Sun Jan 04, 2015 11:22 pm
- Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
- Topic: Rear axle cant
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6438
Re: Rear axle cant
Per local rules---cannot cant any axles. So what can I do to make sure wheels stay "out", especially on rear? I mean years ago, during the alignment process---I always ended up with a shim or two on bottom of rear holes to make sure wheels stayed out to head. Looking at those cars now, I ...