My Vintage Schumacher Daytona Project...

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Spurred on by one of my RC mates, I decided to revisit this particular project.... the Schumacher Daytona. This is a 1:10 scale nitro pan car, produced in 1992/3. Being the smart people they were, Schumacher made their own chassis, added the .15 Irvine motor from the Nitro 10 range, a gearbox and parts from the Nitro 10 / Cougar series, and the complete front end off an Associated RC10L. They didn't just COPY the front end, they used Associated parts!!!

I've had this project on the backburner ever since I got the 4mm alloy chassis from my good buddy Bormac. Slowly over the years I've accumulated a lot of the parts needed to complete it - not easy to do without a manual, but I'm surviving on an exploded diagram, parts list, and years of Schuey experience......

I still need some parts.....
U1374R Instruction Book - DAYTONA (copy okay) *** SOURCED ***
U1366J Rear Spring S24 - Circuit & Oval (pr) *** WILL MAKE DO ***
U1367K Rear Susp Brackets - Circuit & Oval *** SOURCED ***
U1375S Tie Rod Assembly - Daytona *** SOURCED ***

I also would like some parts if they came up...
U1315K Glo Nicad Holder & 'O' Ring *** SOURCED ***
U1316L Corner Brackets & 'O' Rings (pk 4) *** SOURCED ***
U1370N Front Suspension Set - DAYTONA *** SOURCED ***
U1311G Tuned Pipe Silencer - Nitro 10
U6551T Rear Wheel & Tyre - DAYTONA *** SOURCED REPLACEMENT ***
U6552U Front Wheel & Tyre - DAYTONA *** SOURCED REPLACEMENT ***

I should be able to build the gearbox and rear end at least to the point where it sort of looks like the sort of race-bred chassis they turned out in the early 90s.... and with a 2-speed gearbox, I expect this baby to be able to do in the vicinity of 50mph+ (on a LOOONG straight road, or preferably an oval!).

Comments appreciated.... parts also appreciated..... a manual would probably earn my first-born, if I was ever to have one....... *** MANUAL FOUND, bye bye first born! ***

Alex

[jeroen206]

Hi Alex

There are some usefull parts on its way to Australia.
Your Cat parts arrived.

Jeroen

[Incredible_Serious]

Hi Alex

There are some usefull parts on its way to Australia.
Your Cat parts arrived.

Jeroen

Big thanks Jeroen, and I hope the parts are what you need.

Alex

[arf]

My Gosh! I had one of these years ago. I attended a gas on road event called the "McCoy" held at the Santa Monica airport parking lot in Los Angeles. There was a new 1/10 scale class which was for 235mm wide cars. Mike Swauger ran this car and I was impressed by the fact that the AE front end was so familiar to me, and I loved the "laid down" engine design, so I ordered one. My car had a carbon fiber chassis and I bought an aluminum chassis upgrade because it was supposed to reduce engine heat by acting as a heat sink. The car had a fatal flaw, it ate spur gears. The engine mount uses only two screws and had a composite brace that attached the engine to the top of the rear shock tower in order to keep the mesh consistent. The strange thing is that the brace was not bolted to the tower but simply "hooked" on. It didn't work. Too bad it was a beautifully simple design. My car? Long gone.

I'm freaked out because I can't remember my wife's birthday but I can remember how to assemble the diffs in just about every RC I ever owned.

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My Gosh! I had one of these years ago. I attended a gas on road event called the "McCoy" held at the Santa Monica airport parking lot in Los Angeles. There was a new 1/10 scale class which was for 235mm wide cars. Mike Swauger ran this car and I was impressed by the fact that the AE front end was so familiar to me, and I loved the "laid down" engine design, so I ordered one. My car had a carbon fiber chassis and I bought an aluminum chassis upgrade because it was supposed to reduce engine heat by acting as a heat sink. The car had a fatal flaw, it ate spur gears. The engine mount uses only two screws and had a composite brace that attached the engine to the top of the rear shock tower in order to keep the mesh consistent. The strange thing is that the brace was not bolted to the tower but simply "hooked" on. It didn't work. Too bad it was a beautifully simple design. My car? Long gone.

I'm freaked out because I can't remember my wife's birthday but I can remember how to assemble the diffs in just about every RC I ever owned.

Thanks for the story and info arf, much appreciated..... always glad to hear of people actually running these

Shame you don't still have the manual

Interestingly, the 2-speed comes with 32dp gears (it is/was sourced by Schumacher from a PB Mini Mustang), so it should be a little more forgiving on the gear mesh......

Alex

[arf]

Good luck with the rebuild I can't wait to see the finished chassis. Funny I never considered running it as an oval car but it should excel at that. I owned another Schumacher a one sixth scale Lotus. Very innovative company that built cars I had to own.

[Incredible_Serious]

Good luck with the rebuild I can't wait to see the finished chassis. Funny I never considered running it as an oval car but it should excel at that. I owned another Schumacher a one sixth scale Lotus. Very innovative company that built cars I had to own.

Interesting you should say that...... here's my previous oval car...

http://www.tamiyaclub.com/showroom_model.asp?cid=65076&sid=154

Alex

[arf]

When you are racing, and always searching for a way to improve your vehicles, and always abusing your vehicles, they become expendable. That is why I always traded away my old cars. Now that i've "retired" from club racing, I greatly regret not having my old toys.

[arf]

Ebay item no: 170260934996.

[Incredible_Serious]

Shhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!

[arf]

Haven't forgotten this project. I was hoping to hear that this interesting car was on the road!

[Incredible_Serious]

Haven't forgotten this project. I was hoping to hear that this interesting car was on the road!

Nope.... one of those projects that's about 75% complete parts-wise..... so still in storage

I have some time off starting today..... so we'll see what happens....

Alex

[Jay Dub]

If I remember right, Swauger won the ROAR Nationals with that car as well in the new 235mm class. -Jeff

[DennisM]

Are You done building it?

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Are You done building it?