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Been having fun re-chassising existing cars. My modified Revell Monogram BMW 320i purchased from Pendle Slot years ago never ran well, so let's see if a brass chassis will help.



The modelling takes much longer than building a chassis for me so this is nice relief.

Dan

I hear you Dan, that was my take on it as well. I will always use an existing painted and detailed body if I can.

There is now no doubt, you will have a fast brass chassis car for every class we race at the GVSCC. There goes my constructor's championship, eh?

Keith

I need to do something like this to mine. Really like the car, it just has never run well either

That'll make it go. I can't do brass so I jammed a Sideways Capri chassis under mine a couple of years ago and it goes good. I've just been given another one but now i can use a Sideways Beemer chassis instead if they have the same wheelbase.

Chassis's running.





Parts list includes:

Motor pod - Professor Motor
Main rails - 1/8" square brass tubing, 3/32" piano wire
Guide tongue and side pans - .063 brass sheet
Guide\braid\wire - Sloting Plus, Slot It, Slot It
Motor - Scale Auto 26K S can
Pinion/Crown - SCX Pro 9t, Slot It 27t
Front rims/tires - Slot It 15 x 8, Slot It low profile
Rear rims/tires - Slot It 17 x 8, Paul Gage

Mounted body with single posts front and rear using 4-40 brass screw inserts in Evergreen 7/32" styrene tubing.









Could possibly be lowered at the front but always wary of tire rub.

Runs well with a planted feel and good spunk even at a hefty 114 grams.

Dan

Nice one, I like it!