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Post by Phantom B.S.E. on Aug 18, 2013 0:25:58 GMT -7
Just finished my new Doorslammer chassis,I think this is my first successful AW chassis build outside of stock 4gear.
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Post by Doug412 on Aug 18, 2013 4:12:36 GMT -7
My 57 Chevy Doorslammer got a tune up and is Ready for October! My Dodges are gettin a Dukes workout... Yee Haw! Ready to race around here... Any Time Any One!! Mockingbird Heights Dragway is coming together and will be ready for Halloween-- "CURSE Of The HEARSE" if there are any undertakers out there! Bahaha. . .
Race On Doug412
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Post by AJR on Aug 18, 2013 5:08:54 GMT -7
Doug I am going to make a vested effort to get at least 1 car built for your Halloween event. I have a lot of things happening at the moment, so time is tight. I was really looking forward to the King of the Streets race and building a Pro Street Xtraction, but since it was cancelled, I missed out. I bought new cars just for that race. So I am hopefully going to do one up extra special for your race. We will see how it goes. Keep up the good work man and post your progress with the track and your cars. Not enough pics being shown these days of cars and builds going on.
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Post by AJR on Aug 18, 2013 5:22:39 GMT -7
Just finished my new Doorslammer chassis,I think this is my first successful AW chassis build outside of stock 4gear. Tom I know a lot of people don't like the AW stuff, but I have been having some success with them. The AFX chassis is hands down the better of the two no matter what chassis it is. I actually just bought some AFX specialty chassis and gear plates. I am going to change one of the F.E.D.'s over to that and see how it does. I have had some "accidental" success with taking some of the slop out of the rear axle on the AW 4g with super glue. I read somewhere of someone doing that, but I was gluing some rims on once and accidentally got glue around the axle holes. It was an "Oh sh@#" moment. But I kept working the axle and it actually tightened up the slop really nice and still turned freely. Some tricks kind of fall in your lap sometimes. If done carefully, it works out pretty well. FYI......my track is going to run .15 to .18 faster than the times at Blacktop so keep that in mind when tuning. I compared times this last race and through every class that was the approx. difference consistently. Look forward to seeing your builds as always.  |
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Post by Phantom B.S.E. on Aug 18, 2013 9:19:14 GMT -7
Jeff I just did a complete overhaul on my Nova chassis and it too seems pretty sweet.I don't know if you remember it but it has the Storm 20t crown gear (only because of the tire size)and it's an Aurora chassis with a AW top plate and gears.Haha it's my Frankenstein chassis.
As for axle slop I have a press for peening the holes.How it works is it pushes material from the edges of the hole into it's central direction.The press also does a lot of other things,pancake chassis related but it is not a cheap tool.Goes for around $70.00
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Post by AJR on Aug 23, 2013 18:13:34 GMT -7
New Trakmate timing system has been tested on track and is now up and running.  I had compatibility issues with the first laptop I got, so I had to order another one. I always have to learn the hard way it seems. I just need to route some of the cabling and that project is complete. Will be removing the other timing system and a few other things this weekend. Finish up track preparation for the October race.
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Post by kiwidave on Aug 24, 2013 13:36:08 GMT -7
Awesome, well done.
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Post by AJR on Aug 24, 2013 22:21:53 GMT -7
Thanks Dave. You know how it is...always doing something!
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Post by AJR on Aug 30, 2013 16:42:37 GMT -7
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Post by Escamilla Chicks on Aug 30, 2013 19:30:32 GMT -7
Hey there... My name is Amy. I am new to the site. What classes are running in the "Battle For The Crown" race? Any information would be greatly appreciated.
Thank You,
Amy
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Post by kiwidave on Aug 30, 2013 21:34:22 GMT -7
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Post by AJR on Aug 31, 2013 4:57:25 GMT -7
Welcome Amy. Glad to have you as a member on the forum. Classes are Street, Pro Street, and Doorslammer. Kiwidave has posted the links for the rules for Street and Pro Street above and this is the link for Doorslammer www.nitroslots.com/index.cgi?board=rmtn&action=display&thread=2293. Rules can be found at the top of the page in the Directory ( next to Archives bar ) and there is now a special thread in the works that will have all the rules as well. Street classes are running at 13.8v and Doorslammer will be at 18v. If you have any further questions, feel free to ask. |
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Post by AJR on Sept 3, 2013 17:36:47 GMT -7
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Post by Eagle Racing on Sept 4, 2013 7:12:15 GMT -7
Very nice look cuzzo !!
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Post by AJR on Sept 4, 2013 12:46:13 GMT -7
Thank you sir.
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I had compatibility issues with the first laptop I got, so I had to order another one. I always have to learn the hard way it seems. I just need to route some of the cabling and that project is complete. Will be removing the other timing system and a few other things this weekend. Finish up track preparation for the October race. 
"BATTLE FOR THE CROWN" is a little more than a month and a half away. Everybody has plenty of time to build some cars for the race. I've been seeing several new members registering. This is a great race to get started in. Cheap stock and slightly modified builds. All you gotta do is put them in a box and mail. Very easy 
