1/25th Scale "Rat Racer"

[HomeRacingWorld]

Just a little project I have had on the bench for awhile.

[Ragtopman]

Awesome build! Thx for sharing and I hope one day to be able to do something like that as well👍🏻

[mopargreg]

This is so cool Harry! This car is great. Do you have any more chassis photos or WIP photos as you built the chassis? I would like to build a chassis like that.

[War Eagle River]

Another beauty from HRW Skunkworks! Impressive!

[Doubl-B]

Nice - love the baby moons! Great idea!
BB

[REL13]

Harry, That's a cool looking car.

[Fitzy]

Very Cool!

[Junior]

New class? Those big cars are a blast to run on the oval. Great looking car.

[strangebrew]

Saw this car under construction on my last visit to headquarters.
The video & photos don't do it justice.........
Nice build....................Brew

[dinglebery]

It looks fantastic! I really like how the panels have void like a 1:1 car - amazing job! And the red chassis, (is that Big Block Red?) nice touch!

[REL13]

Harry, Are you planning on doing another 1/25 Proxy race sometime?

[HomeRacingWorld]

Thanks guys for the comments, glad some of you like it. Hope to see some more of you join in

Greg, hopefully the video helps but here is a few more shots.





I am working on a new chassis and will try to go step by step as best I can.

I just want folks who watch to understand the methods I use work for BOTH 1/32 and 1/24.

In fact that is my goal. I buy ONE axle size, ONE gear, ONE bushing size, etc. This way my parts drawers have all that is needed to build whatever car comes to mind...in either scale.

[dinglebery]

That's a great way to do it! If I ever start building my own chassis, I'll follow suit!

[mopargreg]

Thanks for the extra photos & sharing Harry. I really aspire to build a chassis like that. What is the advantage of the piano wire structure compared to the way you used to build them with just square & rectangle brass? Looks great, plenty of inspiration there!

[HomeRacingWorld]

I think the advantage is a little more strength of course, but also the added support and ease of adjustment when I build the front axle.

It also adds a little extra support on the outer edges of the rear axle tubes. I have built supports before, not a big deal.

The reason I use the brass square is mostly to have some added height for my body mount system. And makes it easy to mount the wire on the sides.

[HomeRacingWorld]

Oh...if you need or want to use foams, there is the "smooth bore" CB Design.



Here is the link to the wheels in all styles.

[dinglebery]

Thanks for the link! I see the new site is live now!?!??

[HomeRacingWorld]

Yes sir, seems to be working fine.

[Bill from NH]

If you build narrow 1/32 cars, you may want to keep a couple of JK's 3/4" wide motor brackets in your spare parts. Some retro racers use them on the 1/24 scale cars too.

The video gives a good overview of this car.

[HomeRacingWorld]

Yes sir, I use the JK bracket for both. I prefer the wide. Then again I am not making much of anything else except Saturday night dirt models.

The only thing with the narrow bracket is you need the offset gears. They work fine, built a couple.