Low Budget Race Team

[Ralphthe3rd]

Here's an extra *Teaser* shot for my friend Greg W., showing my other three BadDawg Vicky bodies, which btw- are not painted, just in their raw Resin form. And fyi- the Red #70 is running in my 440 minus 2 class, which runs WithOUT Traction Magnets :)

[Ralphthe3rd]

#294, one of my Favorite Old Tyco's. Powered by a Hot Rodded Curvehugger Chassis, this Straight line Racer will beat alot of stock 440 Tyco 's !

When I got this body, it was minus the Driver and roll Bar, so I added my own... the OEM Driver was much lower and merely JUST a Helmet Head !

Old Tycos Never Die, they just Go Straight ! :thumbsup:

"Staged" and this is a Rare Glimpse of my 28" foot (total length) L.O.G. Dragway.


PS- Funny thing I'd like to comment on. And that is, the Pair of Old Tyco Roadster that were often sold as a combo, ie- this Lakester Roadster and the Full Fendered Roadster w/the Top Up.
Anyway, I always thought those cars were just Cuverhuggers, and when I got the pair of bodies back three years ago, thats what I assumed. But I didn't have any extra Curvehugger or HP2 chassis to spare for these bodies, so they sat chassis-less until recently. Well, to make a long story -even longer, I got a bunch of Curvehugger and HP2 Chassis parts from my buddy Patrick Hogan(HoganRacing), so I thought I'd see if I could put together some working chassis for this pair of bodies. Ahem, well I got one nice chassis together first, and that's what you see here. BUT, when I tried to fit it under the Full fendered Roadster, it wouldn't FIT ! ie- the front end of the CH/HP2 chassis was too long/tall, and would hit the inside/underside of the grill area, and it wasn't even close to fitting ! I just cannot see where it could ever be made to fit without hacking involved. But there was good news, as I also pieced together a later model TypoPro (Long WB) chassis, and she fit perfectly ! So what gives ???

[Ralphthe3rd]

Here's my Old Tyco Ragtop Roadster, and sister car to the #294 Lakester. Odd thing about this body, is it should have fit a Curvehugger chassis, but it won't fit any of the different CH variants- any vintage or wheelbase. So this body is now residing on a TycoPro LWB chassis featuring the Button style pick-ups, ie- non Foil wipers.

Note my Custom Front wheels(I forget what they came off of). FYI-the OEM fronts were damaged, and I found these, and they fit with a little help, and feature "O" Rings as tires now.

The OEM TycoPro Rear axle w/wheels looks a bit too narrow under this body, but -Hey, this is the Low Budget Race Team here ;)

This car gets very little track time -since it's pretty hairy to drive. ie- it's a T-Pro Chassis without any traction mags(duh), and since the body is so tall, it has a pretty high center of gravity, plus the fact this chassis has a pretty dang* Fast motor in it !
Blinded by the light, Revved up like a Deuce, ya know a runner in the night....

[Ralphthe3rd]

Old Tyco Cabrio Roadster Body...
Questions for you collectors out there.
DO any of you, have one of these Cabrio Roadster bodies, that is mounted to an un-modded Curvehugger or HP2 Chassis. OR, do any of you have one of these bodies, that came WITH a TycoPro Chassis from the Factory ?

I always thought they came as a combo pack with the early Curvehugger Chassis, but No generation of CH/HP2 chassis will fit this body. Although the earliest Curvehugger chassis will fit it's sister body- the #294 Lakester Roadster body. But his Cabrio body fits perfect with a LWB TycoPro chassis ? What gives ?

[Ralphthe3rd]

I got the above Question, Answered(by SlotcarDan) on another site , here's the reply >

"tycopro or tycopro 2 chassis was bundled with that body there was also 2 body packaged versions that came with the roadster body those were called 2 in 1. they came in the bubble packaging.

for a while the tycopro racing empire and american racing sets came with that body and the sister the ford vicky. usually they came with the drag racing set pieces and the extra roadster bodies."



"The tyco pro chassis is actaully a little narrower then the usually curvehugger some bodies stretch the extra 3-4mm some didn't. they slightly changed some of the later bodies to give more clearance. the body mount centering is different on the tyco pro also. usually when you stick a tyco pro on a curve hugger the rear wheels bind about 1mm due to this offset. its noticeable on the long wheelbase bodies. the short wheelbase bodies seemed to remain the same over time the offset was less, there was a time where the long wheelbase bodies were all but MIA during the late 1970s then they started to come back but the molds were a little different to fit the newer wide chassis. Tyco didn't bring back the long wheelbase bodys from 1970-1973 maybe they couldn't get licenses or they just decided they were not big sellers."

[Ralphthe3rd]

Back in the 1960's and early 1970's- i Was a REALLY BIG Drag Race Fan ! And Jungle Jim was my Favorite Funny Car Driver, so when Auto World brought out their four "Legends" FC's this year, I had to have the JJ Car :D


This Jungle Jim Funny Car only cost me $14 total ! I bought it online from BudsHO ON-SALE, and bought just the body for $6 and the older 4 Gear Chassis for $8 ! I really didn't care that the car didn't have the Chrome Wheels, as JJ's car Didn't HAVE Chrome wheels, and I wanted to swap out the incorrect slotted fronts for the correct Ansen Style wheels, which I took off an old A/FX Car I had.

Anyway, now I have my Jungle Jim '71 Camaro Funny Car. Although AutoWorld really screwed up(don't they ALWAYS) the body, as the Real JJ Funny Car had a MUCH Longer Nose !



Note the much longer nose on the Real 1:1 Funny Car.

[dge467]

Nice cars Ralph!

[Ralphthe3rd]

Thanks Guys ! :) I really appreciate the Kudos, for sharing my Dirttrack Car Modeling and HO Collection. I'm glad people enjoy seeing my pix, I just wish more people would comment.

[Ralphthe3rd]

"Dodge Fever" Circa 1973 Aurora AFX Specialty Car. Was it a Dragster, or Funny Car ? This car of mine is an early first year version, ie- it's non MagnaTraction and Non Rear Screw ! It features the Blue Drag arm, and when running on 20volts and my 6amp power supply- She Really Flies. But this is mainly a Shelf Queen, as it's quite a hairy car to drive at speed, and quite delicate. Besides the fact this early version is prone to Crown gear failures, although I have safety wired the chassis rear end to prevent this(like the later screws did).




Wanna Drag ?!

[oceanview]

Hey Ralph don't give up on us , i for one need to get through the summer and then I can take the time to figure out how to post pics!
Thanks for all you contribute hopefully some more HO guys will start to join in!

[dreinecke]

I had one of those Dodge Fever cars...it suffered the gear failure you mention and I traded it to a buddy...a long time ago. Love the pics, keep them coming.

[Ralphthe3rd]

Hey Guys, you don't know how much I appreciate hearing the feedback from you :) . It makes it all worth the effort to photograph and upload these pix of my Toys. Especially since I'm a poor old Dinosaur, still on dial-Up Service with a 12 year old PC !

[Ralphthe3rd]

I got my 2nd old Tyco '32 Ford Cabrio Roadster today in the mail from eBay ! It's newer than the older TycoPro one with the White Roof. And this black roof version is on a HP7 chassis, and hoped that it would fit other tyco chassis too, as the original ONLY fit the TP chassis. But unfortunately, I've found out that this one only fits the HP7 & Curvehugger chassis, and won't fit the 440 series or the U-Turn chassis. Oh well, Two Deuce are better than one :D


The Black Roof Deuce is in really good condition, and runs on a low mileage & FAST HP7 Chassis.

[Rooster]

Great work Ralph, I really enjoy seeing your photos! Very inspiring. I just went through all eight pages again. I have viewed this thread many times and will continue to do so! Thanks for sharing :clap:

[Ralphthe3rd]