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by Pinewood Daddy
Sat Jan 23, 2010 5:37 pm
Forum: General Car/Truck Racer Topics
Topic: Cub Scout Pack 85 Races 2/23/10
Replies: 16
Views: 11568

Re: Cub Scout Pack 85 Races 2/23/10

Come on Stan!!! A proud Grandpa with no pics??!! ;)
by Pinewood Daddy
Sat Jan 23, 2010 4:35 pm
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
Topic: Time to share some secrets (good ones) with pics
Replies: 23
Views: 26965

Re: Time to share some secrets (good ones) with pics

Welcome back Doc!!!!

I'm very interested in using carbon fiber rods this year. We've been building 1/4" slabs the past 3 years. This is his last year, I think it's time to build something a little more radical!!
by Pinewood Daddy
Fri Jan 22, 2010 10:05 am
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
Topic: Front dominant wheel touch the axle head or body?
Replies: 36
Views: 23400

Re: Front dominant wheel touch the axle head or body?

The positive and negative cambered axles are backwards in your first diagram.
by Pinewood Daddy
Fri Jan 22, 2010 5:08 am
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
Topic: Front dominant wheel touch the axle head or body?
Replies: 36
Views: 23400

Re: Front dominant wheel touch the axle head or body?

pwrd by tungsten wrote:Rear view:

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Could we have a front view?

Do you push the non-DFW's axle all the way in to keep it from rotating as suggested on the other forum? I'm not sure If I've ever heard that tip on this forum. I'll post the link tonight.
by Pinewood Daddy
Fri Jan 22, 2010 5:04 am
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
Topic: Removing step on new 2009 Wheels
Replies: 57
Views: 45239

Re: Removing step on new 2009 Wheels

We can't legally remove the step so we'll taper the head of the axle and burnish lots of graphite into the outer hub. And use 2.5 degrees of negative cant on the axles.
by Pinewood Daddy
Thu Jan 21, 2010 7:23 am
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
Topic: Time to share some secrets (good ones) with pics
Replies: 23
Views: 26965

Re: Time to share some secrets (good ones) with pics

What are the dimensions of the carbon fiber rods?? We have a local hobby shop that may stock it.
by Pinewood Daddy
Thu Jan 21, 2010 5:29 am
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
Topic: Front dominant wheel touch the axle head or body?
Replies: 36
Views: 23400

Re: Front dominant wheel touch the axle head or body?

I drill the rears at 5/32 and cant them at 2.5" and leave the axles straight. This car is 5/16" thick at the axles and then tapers down at the nose and has all of the proper cants...: http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn33/han98son/IMG_5424.jpg Could we have a few different views that sh...
by Pinewood Daddy
Tue Jan 19, 2010 11:59 am
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
Topic: Front dominant wheel touch the axle head or body?
Replies: 36
Views: 23400

Re: Front dominant wheel touch the axle head or body?

A few years ago I made a 6ft roll test bed from a piece of 3/4" melamine with 3/4" angle iron on the sides to keep it straight. It's dang heavy, 8ft would be too heavy to move. So I can get a 5ft roll before it rolls off of the end. Obviously it takes a few inches before the wheels migrate...
by Pinewood Daddy
Tue Jan 19, 2010 10:13 am
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Photos
Topic: Adult BSA car stock wheelbase
Replies: 4
Views: 4742

Re: Adult BSA car stock wheelbase

Very clean lines!!
by Pinewood Daddy
Tue Jan 19, 2010 10:12 am
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
Topic: Measuring axle bend
Replies: 24
Views: 20209

Re: Measuring axle bend

I had a steel gage made (1.5 degrees & 2.5 degrees) with the angles built in and a clearance cut for the axle head. I think I may have to update it with increased angles!
by Pinewood Daddy
Tue Jan 19, 2010 10:07 am
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
Topic: Front dominant wheel touch the axle head or body?
Replies: 36
Views: 23400

Re: Front dominant wheel touch the axle head or body?

pwrd by tungsten wrote:1.5 is not enough. I race with National Champs and they share what they do openly on the forum...
Thanks for the info.

The turn into the rail is enough to keep the wheel off of the body? We run 2" in 4ft due to our [crummy] old wood track.

Negative 3-4 degrees on the rear??
by Pinewood Daddy
Tue Jan 19, 2010 7:18 am
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
Topic: Front dominant wheel touch the axle head or body?
Replies: 36
Views: 23400

Re: Front dominant wheel touch the axle head or body?

pwrd by tungsten wrote:You want positive camber on the DFW with a 3-4 degree bend on the axle. Hub will rub on body but it is the fastest way to go...
3-4 degrees???!!! :O I think most have been running 1.5 degrees. What does the additional 2 degrees do for you??
by Pinewood Daddy
Wed Jan 13, 2010 8:03 pm
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
Topic: Time to share some secrets (good ones) with pics
Replies: 23
Views: 26965

Re: Time to share some secrets (good ones) with pics

Welcome back Mike!! Great info!! That open's some new possibilities!
by Pinewood Daddy
Wed Jan 13, 2010 6:55 pm
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
Topic: New BSA Wheels - Specifications by Mold Type
Replies: 21
Views: 18613

Re: New BSA Wheels - Specifications by Mold Type

Great analysis!!! It's amazing how much better the new wheels are!
by Pinewood Daddy
Fri Jan 08, 2010 8:46 pm
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
Topic: It's that time of year again!
Replies: 11
Views: 9769

Re: It's that time of year again!

We got the kit in December. The race is the end of March. I'll be holding workshops in my garage every Saturday in February.