This car was very easy to do. I inspected the real wheels, axle, and gearing while it ran on the Tire Razor. Looked VERY good. So all I needed to do was true the wheels up, mount some R3 PG tires on it and the rear was ready to go.
Up front I did swap out to the B-Nova guide. I like it a lot for setting the car up the way I like. Used the Slot.it guide.
The rest of the chassis was sanded all the way around, opened up the mount holes and flush sanded the body posts. I wanted to lower the rear of this car just A LITTLE. I am not into slamming my cars into the ground like a lowrider. I just wanted it to have that USAC rake so all I did was sand the rear body posts flush with the bumper tabs. A little means a lot on these cars.
To make sure the bumper tabs clear, file down part of the chassis towards the front of the mount hole. I like a good old flat blade file.
To make sure the body/exhaust does not rub, I marked the body area and sanded lightly with a sanding drum. Not a lot...and once mounted you can hardly even notice it.
I also snipped off the 2 posts on the interior so it would sit down.
It may not look pretty, but the results are what counts. You just have to sand a little here to make sure the top of the motor does not hit the bottom on the interior. And before you ask, YES I have sanded all the way through a couple times and guess what? You cannot hardly see it. Paint the top black and go racing ok? :)
This is how much you get. Not a lot, but enough that it still looks right and you still have good body to chassis float.
See? Nothing drastic. Lot of fun tuning this one, and not a lot of extra cost. About 12 bucks with tires, B-Nova and guide.
Runs great! Unless of course it's me behind the wheel. My son Anthony and I had a time tonite racing these old warriors.
Merry Christmas slotters! :occasion-santa:
