Recent content by ljo

I wouldn't. If the bore is loose you can use a little water to swell the hole. Also look up "k-house" grooves, and use them if you aren't already.

5° positive camber / and 1° toe in. Do your rules allow you to bend your front axle?

If rules allow for canted wheels, do it! If I didn't have provisions to drill canted axle holes,, I would buy a predrilled body and not feel guilty about it. Another recommendation is the place rear axle holes 5/8" from the back with an overall wheelbase of 4.75-5". If the track is rough you may...

Goat Boy axle bender in good condition. $90.00 o.b.o.

Are these the ones that are a bit thicker than 1/4 inch but still .5x1.5"?

Good luck guys. I'm taking a hiatus for a bit.

If you didn't lathe or sand them, I'd say you are fine.

Shake the heck out of your Jig, and see if it gets better.

Sailkote will eat wheels, if you don't let it flash off. I've only used it on graphite cars, and I feel like Pledge is better.

I imagine your logs all say the same thing. "Yep, this was fast"

Jup, you need to get in touch with someone who can set you up with an Excel spreadsheet. My fiancee could probably do it, and I could send you the file. PM me with all of the fields you want, and we can work on something.

Lol TRE, I'm with you on that one. I take a few notes, but I'm not a data logger. I should be, but I like organized chaos too much.

If you are feeling patient, you can router out the bad drill and fill it in with fresh wood and try again. Just kidding, don't do this. It's not worth the effort.

Good luck all! I'll be watching, but not racing.

Jimmy I do the same thing, I just didn't want to admit it. :)