Please make sure you read through the rules completely!!! They are different than how we ran during the season.
STREET ROD!
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The RULES
Please clarify: "Tape can be used only to hold the body to the chassis and cover the bottom but not to create aero advantages." If I cover the bottom from front bumper/spoiler to chassis and then chassis to rear bumper, am I not creating an aero advantage?
How does everyone ship these cars? Body off?
I am actively working on mine. /images/boards/smilies/cool.gif
Please clarify: "Tape can be used only to hold the body to the chassis and cover the bottom but not to create aero advantages." If I cover the bottom from front bumper/spoiler to chassis and then chassis to rear bumper, am I not creating an aero advantage?
How does everyone ship these cars? Body off?
I am actively working on mine. /images/boards/smilies/cool.gif
Tape can be used for side windows also.
When it says no tape for aero advantage means no tape over grilles, openings, or to smooth edges.
When it says no tape for aero advantage means no tape over grilles, openings, or to smooth edges.
The whole point to the class is for it to look like real cars racing. They are not aerodynamic and that is what makes the class fun. We don't want to watch the mummy racing down the track.
Would a car like that be "legal"? It looks like the front of the front wheels would be past the start pin? Letter "h" in the rules has kept me from choosing a body like that.
The following Modifications are not allowed
a. Starting or finish line devices
b. Electronic or lighting devices
c. Glass or extremely fragile parts
d. Paint that is wet, smudges or extremely sticky
e. Bearings and/or Bushings
f. Sharp objects, sandpaper or abrasives on the bottom of car (We do not want any damage to the rubber stopping pads)
g. Axles and/or wheels attached to any device that mechanically or alters rotation and spin
h. Any part of the car to go beyond the starting peg
The following Modifications are not allowed
a. Starting or finish line devices
b. Electronic or lighting devices
c. Glass or extremely fragile parts
d. Paint that is wet, smudges or extremely sticky
e. Bearings and/or Bushings
f. Sharp objects, sandpaper or abrasives on the bottom of car (We do not want any damage to the rubber stopping pads)
g. Axles and/or wheels attached to any device that mechanically or alters rotation and spin
h. Any part of the car to go beyond the starting peg
Can someone possibly share some links to pages that might provide some additional detail or tips on building a street rod? I google'd it for a bit but didn't really get any hits that were worthwhile. K-racing's pics above at least gives me an idea of what you guys are doing with the body and frame. I've never tried this but I dig muscle cars and would like to maybe put something together.
TIA
TIA
Thanks 5Kids...looks very kewl. I think I've already got a Superbee model stored in a box somewhere that I made as a kid that may get a new lease on life. ;-)
4wheeldrift said:
Quicktime posted a great, er, post on this:
Quicktimederby said:I thought for those new to this class I would post a few pic's of the the way I mounted the body to the chassis. You will have to come up with you own measurements, these pictures will just give you a little visual. The first picture is of the side pieces that I attach to the body. I just use a epoxy to secure.
The next is what you do to the chassis to mount it to the body
Once the screws are in the chassis and the side mounts are on just slip the body on.
From his thread showing his then new Street Rod: http://www.pinewoodderbyonline.com/post/2013-Street-Rod-construction-6137994
K-Racing said:
Paint the inside of the windows black. Install them after the rest of the body is painted and cleared. (Not to say your windows look bad -- they don't -- but the painting of them requires (should require) next to no skill)
Yeah, it looks like a pro-stocker and you'd expect to see it fully tubbed with some steam roller slicks out back. Great stance.
After seeing what 5kids did to everyone at Mid-America, you know it's got both show and Go!
After seeing what 5kids did to everyone at Mid-America, you know it's got both show and Go!
I have had this car since February and if it had a lot of "go" I would have sent it then/images/boards/smilies/smile.gif The 4 on the floor stumped me a little bit and is a challenging set-up. With the new SR rules I will give this car a try again..I have a second SR done that I will send down the track in the next couple weeks.
The body is off is the way I would ship. My body is easy to put on and off though. Some cars are all taped up on the bottoms so it would be more difficult to ship body off. I have also shipped in the smaller legends box with a strip of foam on the bottom down the center, felt on the top, and some wedges for the front and back.
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