Recent content by Dcurry

I took mojo's pinewood derby academy class this winter and I couldn't be more happy with the results. The class was one on one instruction over zoom. I learned many of the small details I have been missing the last few years. I have been building cub scout cars with my son for the past 4...

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I'm interested and live in Iowa, I would be able to pick up soon. Please let me know if it's still available

We did run on 3 wheels, I did not weigh on 3 scales but that is something I will need to invest in now. What exactly are you looking for on each scale, do you want to be heavier on the DFW side, or balanced? We did clean the treads right before we checked the car in and we tried coating the...

Thanks for tips. I will get some higher grit sandpaper for the next round. I need to look into doing the graphite and CA to the axle holes. I forgot to add in my original post, I tried the clear coat fingernail polish with Hardener. Let it set up then I sanded and coated with graphite, not...

I fully intend to take John up on his offer. I want to send it to him and let him pick it apart and let me know everything I screwed up so I can fix it and get better.

Well, I used the silver bullet and I drilled in the 3° bushing. I'm wondering if maybe my wood could have bowed or warped or something. I'm not sure. I apologize, I didn't upload a very good picture. For some reason that is the only one I have in my photo gallery on my phone that the site will...

That would be amazing. I would love for you to take a look and let me know. Should I message you directly for details about sending it? Thanks

No, not 5KidsRacing, it's actually a scout dad and it's only their second build. His son is only a Tiger. Thanks for the tip on the YouTube video for the graphite, I will definitely check that out.

Thanks for the replies... I will take it all into consideration and start checking some of these items. A few answers to your questions. - I forgot to mention that I have 11 cubes plus about a cubes worth of tungsten putty in front of the axle. I wanted the putty so I could adjust the weight...

For the past two years my son's car has placed second at our pack race. I came across this site after last year's race. I vowed that we weren't going to come in second again. I read and read and read the posts. I watched as many videos as I could. I bought the silver bullet extreme to drill...

Hello everyone. We just finished with my son's second year in cub scout racing and for the second year we finished in second place. So, I vowed that wouldn't happen again. My son spent way too much time prepping his axles and wheels and building his car to be disappointed again. I started...