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I just brought this thread over from the old forum......for those interested in this stuff, you have probably already seen it......I did bring it over as I am now working on the body, and wanted to keep everything together
Hi Folks, For those that know the Cox chassis, this thread will have some interest, as you will be able to see/understand the modifications.........for those not familiar with the chassis, please feel free to look at the pretty pictures!!
My first "serious" 1/24 slot car was a Cox Team Modified Cheetah.......Or at least I thought it was serious until I got blown away by the Russkit Carrera's and the hybrid Dynamic/brass scratchbuilts, on my first visit to the local commercial track. At that point I turned my back on the Cox cars, in my search for speed.
Years later, I still love the cars, and with a lot of vintage racing going on in Europe, I have committed myself to trying to get one going......well enough to travel to France and the Bordeaux vintage meet.
Three things need addressing with this chassis...1/ lower the front ride height (raise the front axle), but still use scale sized wheels/tires, 2/ Freeze the drop arm, and allow for some guide height adjustment, and , 3/ add a lot of weight low and to the sides via body pans.
I did want to engineer something that was simple, and would not require altering the original chassis, in case I wanted to return it to stock.
The following pics. are of the results,........and,.......it runs really really well !!
It started as the Cox Dino chassis, which had the "Team Modified" adjustable aluminum motor bracket tray, and more importantly, it was the only Cox "mag" sidewinder chassis to use the FT16D motor,....... all in, a far far superior race chassis vs. the typical "mag" sidewinders with the 36D motor
The motor is a heavily reworked Cox TTX150..... Arco magnets/shims, new can bushing soldered in, rewound/balanced arm with new comm, drill blank shaft, and Tradeship end bell with heat sinks/springs.
10T x 42T gearing and some glued/trued original "grey" Ortmanns finished it off !!
Cheers
Chris Walker
PS.......now that this is posted here on the new forum, It will give me the motivation to get on with the body
By undoing 3 nuts/bolts, I can remove the entire one piece pan assembly, ....... then bolt on the factory nylon front suspension piece, and she returns to stock !!!
It is hard to see, but the original "Nylatron" Cox rear axle bushings were replaced with some 1/8th oilites........mmmmm, much nicer
The machine bolt (2-56) passes through a hole drilled into the drop arm, and by using the locking nuts, I can easily adjust the front guide height to suit different tracks, and the drop stays locked !!
Hi Folks, For those that know the Cox chassis, this thread will have some interest, as you will be able to see/understand the modifications.........for those not familiar with the chassis, please feel free to look at the pretty pictures!!
My first "serious" 1/24 slot car was a Cox Team Modified Cheetah.......Or at least I thought it was serious until I got blown away by the Russkit Carrera's and the hybrid Dynamic/brass scratchbuilts, on my first visit to the local commercial track. At that point I turned my back on the Cox cars, in my search for speed.
Years later, I still love the cars, and with a lot of vintage racing going on in Europe, I have committed myself to trying to get one going......well enough to travel to France and the Bordeaux vintage meet.
Three things need addressing with this chassis...1/ lower the front ride height (raise the front axle), but still use scale sized wheels/tires, 2/ Freeze the drop arm, and allow for some guide height adjustment, and , 3/ add a lot of weight low and to the sides via body pans.
I did want to engineer something that was simple, and would not require altering the original chassis, in case I wanted to return it to stock.
The following pics. are of the results,........and,.......it runs really really well !!
It started as the Cox Dino chassis, which had the "Team Modified" adjustable aluminum motor bracket tray, and more importantly, it was the only Cox "mag" sidewinder chassis to use the FT16D motor,....... all in, a far far superior race chassis vs. the typical "mag" sidewinders with the 36D motor
The motor is a heavily reworked Cox TTX150..... Arco magnets/shims, new can bushing soldered in, rewound/balanced arm with new comm, drill blank shaft, and Tradeship end bell with heat sinks/springs.
10T x 42T gearing and some glued/trued original "grey" Ortmanns finished it off !!
Cheers
Chris Walker
PS.......now that this is posted here on the new forum, It will give me the motivation to get on with the body
By undoing 3 nuts/bolts, I can remove the entire one piece pan assembly, ....... then bolt on the factory nylon front suspension piece, and she returns to stock !!!
It is hard to see, but the original "Nylatron" Cox rear axle bushings were replaced with some 1/8th oilites........mmmmm, much nicer
The machine bolt (2-56) passes through a hole drilled into the drop arm, and by using the locking nuts, I can easily adjust the front guide height to suit different tracks, and the drop stays locked !!
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