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Post by Keith Tanaka on Feb 20, 2013 13:46:31 GMT -8
I just received a new kit, it's a '55 Chrysler, Tim Flock version which is made by Moebius Models. It's a big car with a 5.000" wheelbase. And here's the new car with chassis Same chassis design as the one built for the '52 Hudson. Just kidding guys! The Hudson chassis fits the new '55 Chrysler body as well. I will be building a new chassis for the Chrysler starting this week. I may try a slightly different chassis design, but I won't know til I start building. Keith
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Post by rogeru on Feb 20, 2013 16:12:19 GMT -8
Quite a line up of race cars there, Keith. It does look big, maybe the all white color. It'll be interesting to see what you come up with this time. Keep us posted.
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Post by Keith Tanaka on Feb 20, 2013 16:29:50 GMT -8
Roger, the Chrysler must be a limousine! It dwarfs the other cars. If I can make this large car competitive with the smaller ones, it will be a pleasant surprise. Keith
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Post by Keith Tanaka on Feb 20, 2013 16:37:35 GMT -8
Actually, it's the same size as this 2005 NASCAR! Keith
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Post by mkalelaw on Feb 20, 2013 18:51:36 GMT -8
Your stable of cars and their perfomance is impressive. Would like to see another chassis design. Is there going to be a weight difference to deal with due to the size?
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Post by Keith Tanaka on Feb 20, 2013 20:27:25 GMT -8
Your stable of cars and their perfomance is impressive. Would like to see another chassis design. Is there going to be a weight difference to deal with due to the size? Because the Chrysler is huge, I'll probably try to use .032" brass in some areas rather than .063". Try to keep the total weight around 200 grams. Keith
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Post by Keith Tanaka on Feb 23, 2013 21:17:54 GMT -8
I just started a step by step build (photos) of this car using the Phanfare website to document the build. Here's the link to the build: socald3.phanfare.com/5961952As this build progresses, I'll add more photos at the Phanfare website. The purpose of this step by step tutorial is to document how to build these hardbody cars. Hopefully, it will help newbies and others interested in learning scratchbuilding of these cars. Keith
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Post by Keith Tanaka on Feb 25, 2013 17:21:28 GMT -8
Today, I added a few more photos showing the build progress so far. Here's the link to the '55 Chrysler build: socald3.phanfare.com/5961952Keith
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Post by Keith Tanaka on Feb 27, 2013 21:00:03 GMT -8
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Post by Keith Tanaka on Feb 28, 2013 23:16:00 GMT -8
Here's the finished chassis: And here's the finished car (less interior) I need to add the interior/driver, but it's ready to take some practice laps at BPR this Sunday (March 3). The total weight of the completed car is around 192 grams. That's 8 grams less than my target weight of 200 grams. I may need to add some lead to the side pans to improve handling, but until I take some laps I won't know how well this new car handles. For the complete step by step building of this car, here's the link to the build: socald3.phanfare.com/5961952Keith
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Post by Keith Tanaka on Mar 1, 2013 15:44:24 GMT -8
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Post by Keith Tanaka on Mar 4, 2013 21:38:07 GMT -8
This past weekend I took some practice laps on the BPR Flat track with the '55 Chrysler. The track was very sticky due to flat track races the previous Thursday night. The stickiness caused the Chrysler to chatter and hop some in the turns (especially the donut). I tried to remove some of the glue in the turns, but it didn't help much. I tried different rear tires to see if it would help, but only a little improvement. I could tell by the lap times and how the car handled the turns that this car may eventually be the best handling car of the one's I've built so far, but I won't know for sure until I run the car with a properly prepared track surface. I will know for sure at our next monthly hardbody races on March 17th at BPR. Stay tuned. Keith
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Post by Keith Tanaka on Mar 18, 2013 21:00:50 GMT -8
Yesterday (Sunday) I raced the '55 Chrysler at BPR. The race lap total of 214 was just 2 laps less than what I did with the '50 Olds last month. The Chrysler ran well, but I think it will run as well or slightly better than the '50 Olds when I get it setup properly. The car handled well, but had too much grip on a couple of the lanes so it should perform better in the future with the correct tire setup. I just edged out Ken Dylke who drove his stock 36D Nascar. Both cars were very equal in performance. It's nice to know we can race 36Ds and Falcon II powered NASCARs together and be very competitive. I'm very satisfied with these Falcon II powered cars as they have proven to me that they are similar in performance to the stock 36D Nascars. Keith
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Post by Keith Tanaka on Oct 25, 2013 14:59:33 GMT -8
I raced the '55 Chrysler last Sunday during our monthly hardbody races.
Since the Falcon II motors are no longer available (production stopped quite awhile ago) I decided to try using a TSR D3 motor to see what the performance would be compared to the Falcon II. In January 2014 we'll be able to use either the TSR D3 or Falcon 7 motors in addition to the current Falcon II and Slick 7 mini-brute motors for the '46-'56 NASCAR class.
During the race, the car was faster than the Falcon II, yet very driveable. The lap total was 218 laps. This is very comparable to the lap totals for my 36D NASCAR (Matador). I believe using the TSR D3 or Falcon 7 motors will make these cars perform closer to the stock 36D NASCARs while providing some more speed and slightly better brakes than the Falcon II. Also, the TSR or Falcon 7 motors run hot like the Falcon II, but unlike the Falcon II, do not lose speed in the latter part of the race.
Keith
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Post by mkalelaw on Oct 26, 2013 7:30:55 GMT -8
Do you know of other body choices for this class other than those you are using. Seems there are limited choices.
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