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    Flexi Cars

    in Model Car Racing

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    I did not know that you could build your own flexi chassis, I thought they were all factory stamped steel with the possibility of adding aluminum pans to lighten the car. Some can take a bit of work to flatten and tune.

    Was this your first big race or have you been racing for a while? There are so many things that go into setting up a fast car, I’ve learned a lot by watching others prep and race. 

    Mecom Lola Mk VI GT

    in Other Racing: Road Racing, Salt Flat Racers

    Posted

    So, here’s where I’m at with my solution to this problem. For years I have been outbid more than a dozen times for a suitable donor body. I was finally able to acquire a less than perfect shell (gold and blue in photo). I poured the red silicone mold around it and then used that mold to cast the gray and tan resin bucks. After a lot of filling and sanding, the gray one was used to vacuum form the three bodies in the second pic. They are formed from a clear plastic PETG film to the original scale size. The tan one will be cut along the black lines and a 1/4” will be added in both directions to form a body that will fit a modern slot car chassis that is 3 1/4” wide with a 4” wheelbase. I haven’t had time to try it yet with his mold, but I plan on doing a thin slush casting like I did with the Mercoholic pictured last.

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    3D print files

    in Car Aftermarket / Resin / 3D Printed

    Posted

    Tom,

    Thanks for the reply. I should have stated in the original post that I plan on using the bodies for slot car racing where crashes (broken bodies) are inevitable. I have access to a printer and that is why I was looking for reasonably priced print files. At $95 and $175, the two examples you show are beyond my limits. Also I was hoping to find the wide bodied Mecom version of the Lola.

    Thanks again, I do appreciate your reply.

    Thom

    Happy Left Handers Day?

    in The Off-Topic Lounge

    Posted

    I have a sign on the lid of my Slot car box that says, “ Every one is born right handed, only the gifted overcome it.”  It’s right next to the one that says “ I won’t say you are stupid but I do think you have bad luck when it comes to thinking.”

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