Monogram McLaren M6A project, part 2 : New Slot Cars and Vintage ...

NOTE:  This part of writing picks up anywhere our previous part of writing on modifying petroleum car foliage off.  See so as to part of writing primary at http://www.electricdreams.com/Slot-Car-Collecting-and-Racing-News/slot-car-tech-news/deja-vu/ preceding to preliminary on the make checkup in petroleum article.

Awhile rear we in print an part of writing on how to adapt a Monogram McLarenM6 CanAm car to get the corpse downward inferior in excess of the chassis and enhance thecars performance. Sincethen we contain determined so as to present is space for additional improvement, so webuilt a next car to try additional ideas.  One characteristic of the car we foundannoying the primary occasion approximately was the motor brush accommodation so as to sticksup as of the top of the FC130²s endbell.  This complete it additional hard toget the back of the corpse downward anywhere it belongs.  However, the FK130motor strength contain so as to problem.  As you can see in the photo below, theFK130 is totally flat on top. construct determination let the corpse to belowered additional easily.  The FK130 hysterics eager on the similar distance end to end and width asthe FC130 but characteristic make to the mount.  We had a number of Falconmotors floating approximately the Tech Department, so we determined to see come again? itwould get to fit one eager on the McLaren chassis.

 

The canend of the motor rise counting be unchanged, as,at the same time as the endbell end wouldneed substantial modification to fit the FKs smaller bushing housingand create space for its lead wire tabs, construct approach straight out of th endof the motor in its place of on top as on the FC.

Thisphoto recreation the unique FC130 fitting (l.) and the new FK130installation.  To get as of one to the additional we wanted to make asleeve for the motor mount.  We CA glued a distance end to end of Evergreen Styrene5/16³ od artificial pipe in,within a distance end to end of 3/8³ od tube.  When the glueset we cut a piece off the end, complete a little flat spot in one side, andhad a ideal adapter to let the FK130 ray bushing to ft snugly inthe mount.  We discovered, however, so as to the rise for so as to end of themotor was thin sufficient so as to it didnt actually present sufficient surface to gluethe adapter to.  We might foresee the adapter  pending unglued from ofthe rise beneath the stress of snapping the motor in or out.  So, we dugthrough the rubbish box awaiting we establish an old broken chassis by means of an intactFC130 rise liberally eager on it. (This, friends, is why you be hypothetical to alwayssave by means of broken chassis.  You by no means be acquainted with at what time you may require fraction of onefor a kitbash project.)  We cut out the FC130 endbell rise piece ofthe chassis and trimmed it so it might be CA glued in put outboard ofthe unique endbell mount, efficiently doubling its thickness andproviding lots of gluing surface for the adapter.  With the everythingglued in put we cut the notches for the FK130 guide wire tabs and stillhad a additional supposed adequately physically powerful snap-in rising for the FK130.

Thecars unique anglewinder pinion by means of no trouble transferred in excess of tho the shaftof the FK130.  A small adjustment of its place on the ray gave asmooth, quiet cog mesh.  We wrap up a Slot It direct up front, andreplaced the unique guide wires by means of Professor Motor guide wire andeyelet connectors, construct fit by means of no trouble but snugly eager on the guide.  With theaxle assemblies snapped rear in put the car was prepared for bodyinstallation and path testing.  We second-hand on-track testing to determinethe optimum magnet fitting for the additional influential FK130.  Aftertrying a figure of combinations we established on two Professor Motor PMTR1030 1mm bar magnets CA glued to the base of the chassis as exposed below.

Thismagnet arrangement looks a small odd, but it mechanism well, and onlydelivers a interpretation of 310 content on our Magnet Marshal, a fairly moderatefigure. With the Falcon motor, Maxxtrac M28 tires,and petroleum magnet fit the car is fast, extremely drivable, and runs justfine on a solitary Scalextric C996 authority pack per lane.  Of course, youcan adapt the magnet arrangement to bring additional or fewer downforce, butthe extremely low clearance beneath the chassis strength leave sufficient space forthicker magnets if not you recess not any eager on the chassis, construct determination notbe simple to do.

Heres the finished chassis as of both left and correct sides.  And if you are racing after that to additional owners of Monogram McLarens

THIS

is the sight of it contain determination the majority probable get.