I thought I'd share my latest project. It is a Carrera Lola Can Am car. A little history. Awhile back, I built what I billed a Big Block McLaren M20. In that car I installed a Spirit FK180 pod and motor. The result is one of my quickest and best handling cars. I decided the Big Block McLaren need a running mate so I did this one yesterday.
On the outside she looks like any other Carrera Lola. Here she is posed with a stock Lola. You may notice that the modified car is a bit lower.
Underneith she is a little different.
It all started out with some cutting, dicing and some fabricated parts.
All stacked together they look like this.
I used JB weld to attach the brass front pod mounting plate to the remaining chassis.
All glued up it looks like this.
I relieved the underside of the driver tray for clearance. After all I am going from a FF050 to a FK180.
I had to add a couple of mounts to carry the back of the pod. The fit was tight but there was just enough room.
The axle gear and bushings are Slot.it. The wheels are Slot.it F1 with Paul Gage jumbo tires. The motor is an FK180 from an Braun electric toothbrush. It is roughly similar to the Colgate Motion TB motor that was tested at 20,000 K by Robert Livingston.
The results? This morning it turn a 5.774 on my new twisty wood road track As a comparison my Racer Capri super rod's best time is 6.469 The big block McLaren I mentioned earlier has run 5.989.