Looking for some ideas on brass scratchbuilt chassis :)

[MoparGreg]

Hi everyone,

Im just finishing up my current project I have been working on & off for the past few months. It will be finished within the week. So I have been getting together some bits & pieces for the next project. The plan is to build a pair of 1956 Mopars for my 50's American Graffiti track.

The first is a 1956 Plymouth



Second is a 1956 Dodge



I have a rough idea on colors & the general look of them but Ill go into that later. I have decided to build some scratchbuilt chassis from brass for these. So Im looking for some ideas for these chassis. Im wanting a pretty basic design as my soldering skills need improving :) . So can anyone share any interesting pics or info for some chassis, weather your own built ones or interesting chassis that someone else has made.

I have my new Razor chassis jig to break in, cant wait. Sorry Jon Ive had the jig for months now & not used it, no excuses other than Im a slacker :)

ANyway any help would be great!

[HomeRacingWorld]

Never apologize for that sir, great link and info. That's what a real forum is supposed to be about...helping folks.

[RazorJon]

you can not go wrong, if you mess up you can heat it up and take it apart
what are you using for heat?
what kind of solder
K&S brass has everything you need, I can get you part # if you need them
the jail door with drop arm would work for both of the cars you want to build

[MoparGreg]

Thanks MG, I had a look at all parts of the build articles. That looks great & simple. For these particular builds though Im wanting to build everything from scratch. In saying that, if things dont go to plan that modified womp is a great fallback.

Hey Jon, you make it all sound easy. Making a jaildoor with a droparm, I honestly wouldnt know where to start. I have a 60w soldering iron. I have a few different types of solder. I would have to check & see what they are. They all have flux. I also have a little jar of flux as well.

[RazorJon]

here you go, Tom made this using my jig

[HomeRacingWorld]

Must be a need for 4 motors somewhere...lol, not for me. Now MG...all that scale talk on the spoiler for the Charger and you show a chassis with Little Debbie donuts instead of wheels? geeeeez :) Just kidding with you of course.

Here is an option I used and I liked it.



Smith Speedway has these bulkheads for $2.50. For that price. I get them all day long. Better than making my own for sure.

You can mount them on flat brass stock or make your own. I used it here:



Just an example. I had a HnR that was a demo from years back that I had hacked on. So I just soldered the bracket in place, but a notch for the gear and away we went.

The time it takes to make one of these is not worth the effort at $2.50.

[HomeRacingWorld]

Of course they can.

Not for me though, but it is not made for guys like me. I want an easier to adjust wheelbase for a variety of hardbodies. My H&R's do that better IMHO.

In any event, my post was to show an easier starting point option for scratchbuilding. That little bracket does the trick.

[RazorJon]

thats the same bulkhead Tom used, must of came from your box Harry :grin:

[bill from nh]

The brass motor bracket from Steve Smith was originally made by Ferret, now made by a company called Sargent. I've only seen it on the Smith Speedway website, perhaps it's sold by others too.