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Wheel Stander Chassis Design??

Postby sadco racing » Sun Mar 24, 2019 2:40 pm

Anyone have an easy peasy scratch built drop arm chassis design to share?
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Re: Wheel Stander Chassis Design??

Postby FC47 » Sun Mar 24, 2019 3:37 pm

We know I'm not adept at posting from a phone, but,
I sent the Boss a pic of my gasser, Altered, and the car destined for Ohio, (mocked up for mounting).... simple pins, different simple arms. They all stand.
I'm sure better builders will post, kinda got the idea from Dickie's altered.

Build two there's lots of time,
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Re: Wheel Stander Chassis Design??

Postby teamwild » Tue Mar 26, 2019 7:04 am

Don't have a pic handy at the moment but my favorite design is to start with a 3/32 piece of brass tubing, solder that to the bottom of the chassis, only on the last 1/4" or so on each end. Dremel out the middle 1/2" or so and cut another piece of the tubing to go in there. Use a piece of 1/16 music wire or brass rod to go through all the tubes, you should now have a centerpiece that rotates. Then cut a 1/16 X 1/2 piece of brass. you can drill and shape one end for the guide and the other end gets soldered to the rotating piece on the chassis.

The farther back your rotating tube is, aka longer drop arm, the less angle change you'll have on the flag.


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Re: Wheel Stander Chassis Design??

Postby btaylor » Tue Mar 26, 2019 7:33 am

I found using the rear axle as a pivot point worked well. make your guide arm and wheelie bar be a one piece separate unit that pivots on the rear axle. You can then have a level guide, and wheelie bar that functions, allowing the body and chassis to stand up as far as you want. You never lose contact with this setup, unless you over power the rear enough to get 4 wheel air.

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Re: Wheel Stander Chassis Design??

Postby HomeRacingWorld » Wed Mar 27, 2019 10:10 am

Here is the photo from FC47

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Re: Wheel Stander Chassis Design??

Postby sadco racing » Wed Mar 27, 2019 10:43 am

Thx fellas
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Re: Wheel Stander Chassis Design??

Postby FC47 » Wed Mar 27, 2019 11:03 am

Thank you Harry.
The top car the gasser has 1/8 sq box hung from pins soldered thru the mount, y'all seen that.
Altered and funny car 1/16 steel wire, both have squashed flat brass round as tails- holes in their sides so solder creeps into the joint. Soldered brass across then wizzed out.
Stingray sitting in the lower car for interior fitting. The lower two cars-some light spring action keeps them all on, but the motor traps the ears.
The Altered wheelies At 7 volts. Stingray.
They are ladders- our local rules are non-flexi chassis.
The bottom car mounting is finished now,...Todd, it's a Camaro bud- it's coming out to Ohio,
hint hint.
And that's final :D
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Re: Wheel Stander Chassis Design??

Postby TuscoTodd » Wed Mar 27, 2019 12:22 pm

The more the merrier!
(can't wait to see further updates!)
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