New Chassis Coming Soon
Posted: Sun 14. Aug 2016 21:18
Have you been wanting to convert your favorite slot car into a more realistic magracing car with a great body and cool wheels & tires? In about 2 weeks I’ll have a new chassis kit available for sale at Shapeways.com. It will have an adjustable wheelbase from 2.80” to 3.40” compared to the standard chassis with a fixed wheelbase of 3.0”. It will be only 1.85” wide compared to the stock chassis which is 2.14” wide. The front suspension beams will be more than .20” shorter, allowing for a front track that is likewise, shorter. The design also allows for a shorter rear track. In addition, the chassis will be much thinner. Because of the low side profile, you will be able to use most or all of the body interior.
The first Chassis Kit, CK1, will consist of 3 components, a base frame, a frontend kit, and a motor pod. It will weigh 10 grams less than a stock chassis. The lower weight of this chassis will offset most of the higher weight of highly detailed injection molded slot car bodies. All of the parts in CK1 will be made from nylon plastic using a 3D printer. It is designed to use the steering coil, printed circuit board, battery, motor, gears, axles, wheels, and some of the screws, nuts and magnets of a standard magracing chassis. A few other screws and magnets will have to be purchased separately. For your convenience, I plan to offer packages of these miscellaneous items for sale directly from me.
A second Chassis Kit, CK2, will be available about 3 weeks later. It will be very similar, with two main differences. First, the wheelbase will be adjustable from 3.20” to 3.80”. Secondly, this kit is designed to use wheels & tires, as well as 3/32” front & rear axles, like those used in most 1/32 slot cars.
The frontend kits CK1 & CK2 are designed with 1 degree of positive toe (toe in) and 2 degrees of negative camber. I expect both to help reduce frontend shimmy that is common with the stock chassis. You will be able to buy the base frames, frontend kits, and motor pods separately.
About a month later I expect to have a chassis for the modern LMP race cars. That chassis will use an inline motor arrangement. By that I mean, the motor shaft will run parallel with the length of the chassis instead of perpendicular, as is the case for the stock chassis now. It also will have an adjustable wheelbase and use many of the other parts of stock magracers.
Instructions for assembling these chassis and mounting them to 1/32 scale bodies will be provided within this forum under Car building > Ned’s cars, courtesy of Keld.
If you would like some feature that is not mentioned, let me know. I might be able to incorporate it in the future. I will let you know, via this thread, when these chassis are ready to order at Shapeways.com . Please let me know if you have any questions.
Ned
The first Chassis Kit, CK1, will consist of 3 components, a base frame, a frontend kit, and a motor pod. It will weigh 10 grams less than a stock chassis. The lower weight of this chassis will offset most of the higher weight of highly detailed injection molded slot car bodies. All of the parts in CK1 will be made from nylon plastic using a 3D printer. It is designed to use the steering coil, printed circuit board, battery, motor, gears, axles, wheels, and some of the screws, nuts and magnets of a standard magracing chassis. A few other screws and magnets will have to be purchased separately. For your convenience, I plan to offer packages of these miscellaneous items for sale directly from me.
A second Chassis Kit, CK2, will be available about 3 weeks later. It will be very similar, with two main differences. First, the wheelbase will be adjustable from 3.20” to 3.80”. Secondly, this kit is designed to use wheels & tires, as well as 3/32” front & rear axles, like those used in most 1/32 slot cars.
The frontend kits CK1 & CK2 are designed with 1 degree of positive toe (toe in) and 2 degrees of negative camber. I expect both to help reduce frontend shimmy that is common with the stock chassis. You will be able to buy the base frames, frontend kits, and motor pods separately.
About a month later I expect to have a chassis for the modern LMP race cars. That chassis will use an inline motor arrangement. By that I mean, the motor shaft will run parallel with the length of the chassis instead of perpendicular, as is the case for the stock chassis now. It also will have an adjustable wheelbase and use many of the other parts of stock magracers.
Instructions for assembling these chassis and mounting them to 1/32 scale bodies will be provided within this forum under Car building > Ned’s cars, courtesy of Keld.
If you would like some feature that is not mentioned, let me know. I might be able to incorporate it in the future. I will let you know, via this thread, when these chassis are ready to order at Shapeways.com . Please let me know if you have any questions.
Ned