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easy chassis for the 49 Ford

Postby btaylor » Wed Feb 25, 2015 7:19 pm

Tried a few different chassis under the old 49 to see what would be a good RTR fit, with little modification. Lucked up on a Carrera Chevelle unit. 3 1/2" wheelbase is dead on, and it even has independent front wheels and lights!. I added the 57 chevy chrome wheels and wide whites. Could be digital also.
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Re: easy chassis for the 49 Ford

Postby HomeRacingWorld » Wed Feb 25, 2015 8:00 pm

Great idea Bob! Love that car.
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Re: easy chassis for the 49 Ford

Postby dge467 » Wed Feb 25, 2015 8:03 pm

Those wheels and tires look great on it!
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Re: easy chassis for the 49 Ford

Postby turbokev » Wed Feb 25, 2015 8:39 pm

Perfect!

Don't you love it when you go "I wonder of this will work?".. and it does.. even better than you would've thought..

Great looking car Bob~
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Re: easy chassis for the 49 Ford

Postby waaytoomuchintothis » Wed Feb 25, 2015 8:58 pm

Excellent!
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Re: easy chassis for the 49 Ford

Postby Dundee Denny » Wed Feb 25, 2015 9:03 pm

BIG keeper, you have there!!

Has to bring smiles when you take it for a spin!!

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Re: easy chassis for the 49 Ford

Postby DixonJohn » Wed Feb 25, 2015 9:59 pm

The chrome reverse wheels look great. Not much into street cars, but a street type car with those wheels ??? DAAAAAANG
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Re: easy chassis for the 49 Ford

Postby btaylor » Thu Feb 26, 2015 6:26 am

Thanks Guys, This one has made me wish i had used something other than a Blem body. It was one i just could not toss, but really wasnt good enough to build. It will be a car for newbies to run, and just a general beater for fun. I looked for a chassis like this so i could build a couple of them for this purpose. And of course you just cant beat Carrera for a bullet proof chassis.

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