Show-Me Showdown Newbie

[slothead]

Haven't done a thing yet towards the actual build, but having a great time creating a parts list and thinking about it.

Yes, it will be a brass inline chassis, with maybe some piano wire for the bumpers or nerf bars. The Fairlane body will get a red, white, and blue paint job and be a combined tribute to Wendell Scott and Davey Allison.

All of the scratch built chassis in my past used Parma parts, so I'm a novice when it comes to 3/32 axles, wheels, bushings etc. Hence, a bunch more questions come to mind.

1) What size Slot.it axle is good to use with C.B. Design wheels with a max width (track) of 2 5/8"?

2) What bushings fit the PMTR1006 motor bracket at SCC?

3) I plan on using a 9 tooth pinion with a 27 tooth crown gear (from SCC). What's an offset crown gear and is there any difference between aluminum and brass crown gears?

4) I don't want to use the interior that came with the Monogram Fairlane body (too easy), so I'm wondering if I can build a plastic tray interior and mount a partial driver figure in it along with a dash and roll cage? Yes, I'll make it as realistic as possible.

Anyone thinking of other build stuff that hasn't occurred to me yet? Please let me know.

Slothead

[HomeRacingWorld]

[slothead]

This thread has been idle for 2 months because it took several weeks to get all the parts, and I started collecting cars that raced at Sebring and Le Mans in the 60's & 70's. Now I'm getting to work on my Showdown car.

During the lull I designed a bunch of chassis on the computer, from extreme offset to simple basic Stinker replicas. I want to go extreme but will start simple.

I bought a Razorjon chassis jig in October and just started playing with it. Still not sure just how to use it so if anyone has pictures of it in action please post them.

I'm also hoping get more body painting done today. Even though it's 34 degrees outside if I warm the body and paint before laying down a quick coat on the porch, it should be okay. I'll bring it inside to dry.

Slothead

[slothead]

Do the set screws go in the holes on the sides to lock the rods in place? What are the rectangular plates with oval cut outs for? I have them over the axle rod to hold it down.

What are the thicker black screws with flanged tops for?

From seeing the other builds I assume that if the motor mount is flat on the jig when you solder the chassis together there will be enough ground clearance when the required wheels and tires are mounted. Correct?

Thanks.

Slothead