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[taskak]

[LloydL]

Very nice work as always Aki!

Regards, Lloyd.

[BARC 1]

Lloyd , When is the Gaydon show?

[LloydL]

So sorry Dan, I missed this post! It is next Saturday and Sunday, the 19th and 20th.

Regards, Lloyd.

[BARC 1]

I was asleep at the switch this year, so sorry, but looks like I have missed the window.

[LloydL]

No problem Dan, there is always next year........probably!

Regards, Lloyd.

[pfuetze]

started with the works for the Little Monte Proxy

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first - changing the guide - the standard new style SCX braid did not work to tell or at all at my track - so in goes a SlideGuide ...

cutting free the front area to give space for the cables

soldering the high flexible silicone wire to the copper strips

a little drop of super glue on the axles near the bearings to minimize the alxe play

shortening the front axle to remove side to side play

​glueing the tires with CA to the rims

sanding the tires

sealing the front tires with CA glue​

a little work on the ride height may have happened ...

voila ....​

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front tire trueing: the rubber round drives one wheel while the other one is sanded

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the screw-plug of the CA bottle is glued to the bottle. glue is still good, so a little cut on the side to drip out the good stuff.

heals itself ;-)​

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a little work in the process of building a racing mini ...

roof section has been in 4 pieces

roof is dropped so it had to be wider and longer

shortened all 6 pillars

removed the side windows from the carrera body to get vac-forming plug, also the rear window

opened the front air openigs in the body

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[pfuetze]

and another project is started while other ones are not finished.
there is a race - "beetle cup" in september in Hamburg.
For the Little Monte Proxy, the decision fell to built a Mini, but the body works for the Beetle are little more challeging. As i could not make up my mind what the beetle should look like, decision fell to build a racing one :) - flared and low.
still much work to do ...

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the beetle had its share of filling, sanding, filling, sanding, filling and sanding again.
and again
and again...
but i think it looks quite good now. good enough for a racer :)

started also with the Mini for the Little Monte Proxy - it will be the #7 from 1968.
got the additional lights from a guy in the german go! forum - many thanks to Dusan.
had the chassis and the wheel inserts lying aroung, so the chassis is ready, only tires need sanding. using the Ranch wheels and crown that have been lying around for too long. good stuff.

cheers!

[taskak]

Not a big beetle fan but that looks like a beast :D

[LloydL]

Do I see a Special Saloon proxy in the future?

Regards, Lloyd.

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this could be a good idea, Lloyd!
i feel a special saloon Mini and a Fiat 500 :D

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errected the scaffolding in the back of the Mini ;)
also color is chosen and paint goes on ...

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started works for a Renault R5 Turbo for the Little Monte Proxy ....

[LloydL]

Scaffolding?

Regards, Lloyd.