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Post by 3171scott on Mar 31, 2017 13:28:26 GMT -5
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Mini
Mar 31, 2017 14:13:58 GMT -5
Post by Crash Enburn on Mar 31, 2017 14:13:58 GMT -5
Nice paint!
What are the axles, and how are the wheels held on?
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Mini
Mar 31, 2017 17:23:42 GMT -5
Post by 3171scott on Mar 31, 2017 17:23:42 GMT -5
the axles are.084, 304 SS. This car was intended to run with BSB custom wheels and he made me PTFE retainers. Then they changed the class to BSA only
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Post by micro on Apr 1, 2017 21:38:57 GMT -5
I like your interesting guide pins!
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Mini
Apr 3, 2017 10:58:28 GMT -5
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Post by 3171scott on Apr 3, 2017 10:58:28 GMT -5
Well i have a thing with doing it just because. I know that the standard metal guide pin has many great traits. Small, easy to install, easy to adjust, and you dont have to make it your self.
But....
I enjoy the hobby for the building and craftsmanship. I studded a lot of older car designs for the first couple of years i was on the forums and i liked the way everyone had different guide pins back in the day.
I cant take full credit here, i got the material and ideas from 5Kids. His cars have always been super clean and always a little different.
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Mini
Apr 4, 2017 20:15:55 GMT -5
Post by Professor Moriarty on Apr 4, 2017 20:15:55 GMT -5
Cute!
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Post by micro on Apr 5, 2017 9:05:53 GMT -5
This is how I have been making my guide pins:  |
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Mini
Apr 5, 2017 12:18:26 GMT -5
Post by 3171scott on Apr 5, 2017 12:18:26 GMT -5
Back in the day guys used to put beads and shrink wrap on the wire pins. BSB always had neat looking self bent guide pins. I also like the carbon fin Evo has on his site.
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Post by mrb on Apr 5, 2017 17:35:07 GMT -5
 Here is a BSB style guide pin with a bead on it. A very cool idea that if your car wiggles the bead will hit the track rail to try and keep the speed up. |
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Mini
Apr 5, 2017 17:55:39 GMT -5
Post by Professor Moriarty on Apr 5, 2017 17:55:39 GMT -5
Here is a BSB style guide pin with a bead on it. A very cool idea that if your car wiggles the bead will hit the track rail to try and keep the speed up. Very cool, Mr. B! On many levels! How do you get the graphics on the white car? Some type of rubdown? |
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Post by mrb on Apr 5, 2017 20:19:07 GMT -5
Here is a BSB style guide pin with a bead on it. A very cool idea that if your car wiggles the bead will hit the track rail to try and keep the speed up. Very cool, Mr. B! On many levels! How do you get the graphics on the white car? Some type of rubdown? This was not my car. I saved a picture of it for reference when I first started to race Street Pro because of the clean lines and that cool guide pin. I wanted to build something similar to that but never really came close. On this car I think the graphics are adhesive backed vinyl lettering made on a vinyl cutter applied to the white painted body. I think Bulldog is using a vinyl cutter for his lettering on his car. |
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Post by micro on Apr 5, 2017 21:28:01 GMT -5
So why did people go away from this type of guide pin?
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Post by Vitamin K on Apr 5, 2017 22:04:32 GMT -5
So why did people go away from this type of guide pin? Probably because somebody made a winning car with the other kind.  |
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Mini
Apr 5, 2017 23:46:41 GMT -5
Post by Professor Moriarty on Apr 5, 2017 23:46:41 GMT -5
Everybody knows that a tiny bearing on the end of the guide pin works better.
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Mini
Apr 6, 2017 8:32:18 GMT -5
Post by 3171scott on Apr 6, 2017 8:32:18 GMT -5
In the early days track owners required some type of protection on the guide pin. that kind of went to the way side in the last 4 or so years.
The big reason in my opinion is that most of today's racers purchase as much as they can already made. I think guys reuse/recycle parts and the now standard pin, is easy to pull off and re uses.
I recall reading posts on how guys hated to bend guides. I just like it when a builder incorporates the guide design in with the overall design of the car.
If you look at the above pic of Jackal, I think the BSB guide give it some attitude...LOL....It just look COOL!!!
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