Morgan '16
Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2016 8:31 pm
Cars are done. Race is March 18th.
Tiger Car (only car "competing")
9/16" COM
11g Chassis
138g (pre tungston-putty final weight)
LFW weight - 6g
RFW weight - 6g
LRW weight - 62g
RRW weight - 64g
Straight BSA Polished Axles
BSA/USA Wheels trued to -.0005 (polished hubs & graphite rubbed outer side walls)
Straight Tune (+/- 1/2" over 4')
Pilot Build Car (Dad/Son race car)
9/16" COM
13g Chassis
138g (pre tungston-putty final weight)
DLFW weight - 12g
NDRFW weight - 4g (trying to experiment with limits of "4 flat & touching" rule)
DLRW weight - 57g
NDRW weight - 65g
1.5* Bent Front BSA Polished Axles (negative cant)
Straight Rear BSA Polished Axles
BSA/USA Wheels trued to -.0005 (polished hubs & graphite rubbed outer side walls)
Outer Left RR tuned at 3" over 4'
Boy Scout/Dad Build (sibling race car)
17/32" COM
11g Chassis
137g (pre tungston-putty final weight)
DLFW weight- 11g
NDRFW weight- 0g (disc'd)
DLRW weight - 60g
NDRRW weight - 66g
2.0* Bent Front BSA Polished Axles (negative cant)
2.0* Bent Rear BSA Polished Axles (positive cant)
BSA/USA Wheels trued to -.0005 (polished hubs & graphite rubbed outer side walls)
Outer Left RR tuned at 4" over 4'
(Built strictly as an exercise of outer RR'ing. Could be fast, could be slow, lol)
Pre Derby Talk Dad Build (sibling race car)
3/4" COM
143g (Went crazy on clear coat & added way too much weight. Was @ 154g, then shaved all possible to get back down to a too heavy 143g)
DLFW weight - 33g
NDRFW weight - 0g (disc'd)
DLRW weight - 40g
NDRRW weight - 70g
1.5* Bent Front BSA Polished Axles
Straight Rear BSA Polished Axles
Revell BSA Wheels trued to -.0005 (polished hubs & graphite rubbed outer side walls)
Outer Left RR tuned at 3" over 4'
(This car was mainly just a first attempt at making our own fenders)
Tiger Car (only car "competing")
9/16" COM
11g Chassis
138g (pre tungston-putty final weight)
LFW weight - 6g
RFW weight - 6g
LRW weight - 62g
RRW weight - 64g
Straight BSA Polished Axles
BSA/USA Wheels trued to -.0005 (polished hubs & graphite rubbed outer side walls)
Straight Tune (+/- 1/2" over 4')
Pilot Build Car (Dad/Son race car)
9/16" COM
13g Chassis
138g (pre tungston-putty final weight)
DLFW weight - 12g
NDRFW weight - 4g (trying to experiment with limits of "4 flat & touching" rule)
DLRW weight - 57g
NDRW weight - 65g
1.5* Bent Front BSA Polished Axles (negative cant)
Straight Rear BSA Polished Axles
BSA/USA Wheels trued to -.0005 (polished hubs & graphite rubbed outer side walls)
Outer Left RR tuned at 3" over 4'
Boy Scout/Dad Build (sibling race car)
17/32" COM
11g Chassis
137g (pre tungston-putty final weight)
DLFW weight- 11g
NDRFW weight- 0g (disc'd)
DLRW weight - 60g
NDRRW weight - 66g
2.0* Bent Front BSA Polished Axles (negative cant)
2.0* Bent Rear BSA Polished Axles (positive cant)
BSA/USA Wheels trued to -.0005 (polished hubs & graphite rubbed outer side walls)
Outer Left RR tuned at 4" over 4'
(Built strictly as an exercise of outer RR'ing. Could be fast, could be slow, lol)
Pre Derby Talk Dad Build (sibling race car)
3/4" COM
143g (Went crazy on clear coat & added way too much weight. Was @ 154g, then shaved all possible to get back down to a too heavy 143g)
DLFW weight - 33g
NDRFW weight - 0g (disc'd)
DLRW weight - 40g
NDRRW weight - 70g
1.5* Bent Front BSA Polished Axles
Straight Rear BSA Polished Axles
Revell BSA Wheels trued to -.0005 (polished hubs & graphite rubbed outer side walls)
Outer Left RR tuned at 3" over 4'
(This car was mainly just a first attempt at making our own fenders)