NERF Sportsman’s Series

[brainslot]

thanks guys I have enjoyed working on it. I was inspired by these digital renderings of a Ford Fairlane.

[rbourque77]

Looks fast and mean Brian! Interesting body mounts.

[JT Previa]

Brian - That is a mean machine! That hasn’t just been modified, it’s been weaponized! Nice craftsmanship.

Will you be moving the wheels outboard?

Are those helper springs out back Pinter up front? I love body roll!

JT

[brainslot]

Wheels and tires will remain inside the body. Kinda made a mistake there but I like the look now. I had built up the fender flares before I built the chassis or had received the new tire diameters....so if I would put the wheels flush with the outside of the body would have to raise the body way up or grind away the flares. I hope the narrow wheel width is not to detrimental to handling. I do have some spring action on the rear body mount and a single front mount that has some 'float'.

Brian

[JT Previa]

The NERF team have been hard at work on their Sportsman cars! We compared notes at the SCCA Proxy:

Veteran builder Tom had his Dairy Queen Special well underway, complete with spoon fender flares!





BillyBoy had his chassis nearly finished, ready for one of Harry’s big bodies. Bill used a Sampson guide mount:






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[JT Previa]

BobB completed his first soldered chassis and will be putting his plastic kit modeling skills to use next!



Love the big meaty tires on this car!




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[JT Previa]

Track owner Methe of course has his car in running mode:






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[JT Previa]

Methe’s tests imply that the Piranha motor is too much for these cars at 10 volts. We are testing an 18k Tuna motor next.

JT


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[mether05]

Seems the 16K Tuna motor and 9/27 gearing works the best here at 10V. It could have a bit more speed, maybe a mild 18K motor. Bill is bringing his car over tomorrow to see how it runs at Cornerstone , it has the Piranha motor installed. We will compare notes!


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[strangebrew]

Lotta' good scratchbuilding going on in this thread. :dance:

[Billy boy]

I’ve got mine ready to go. Have decals ready after a little more testing.

[rbourque77]

Looks fast, even without the decals!