Jay Halsey 85 Worlds Build (Chassis MODS)

Post by **askbob** » Mon Jan 02, 2012 11:33 pm

Stellar detail sir!!

Post by **RJK33** » Tue Jan 03, 2012 12:32 pm

Does anybody know what radio Jay used with his worlds car?

Futaba Magnum Junior FP-2PBKA?

Post by **Jedi Master** » Thu Jan 05, 2012 5:40 pm

Awesome build, well done!

Post by **RJK33** » Thu Jan 05, 2012 8:23 pm

Jedi Master wrote:Awesome build, well done!

Thanks for the compliment Jedi Master.

All these compliments really mean allot!

Especially these from the more experienced builders!

One more piece added tonight. Thanks for the mylar tape Al! So kind of you to donate a piece for my build!

Post by **slotcarrod** » Wed Jan 18, 2012 11:29 am

Very nice looking build!

This is something I want to do some day but am having trouble finding the correct tires!

Post by **RJK33** » Mon Jan 23, 2012 9:47 pm

slotcarrod wrote:Very nice looking build!

This is something I want to do some day but am having trouble finding the correct tires!

The Holiday buggy tires came up on eBay for $60 buy it now and I jumped on them as quick as my fingers could type! The front Proline Knobbies come up on eBay way more often then the Tamiya rears! I even bought a set of Proline rear tires because I read those were the ones he used so I guess you could say I paid more like $90 for the rears!

Thanks for the compliment Rod!

Post by **RJK33** » Mon Feb 06, 2012 12:42 pm

Got this baby in the mail the other day. Was thinking about cutting the chassis sides down like the original Halsey Car. What do you guys think? Cut or no cut?

Post by **askbob** » Mon Feb 06, 2012 1:37 pm

Depends. How well do you trust your dremel skills?

Post by **RJK33** » Mon Feb 06, 2012 3:00 pm

askbob wrote:Depends. How well do you trust your dremel skills?

I actually got a chance to test them out on my son's Pinwood Derby car yesterday.

Gotta say.... not bad! LOL
I can only imagine it will be like getting the first scratch on a $70 race body! "It's only the first scratch that hurts the most, then it's just another race body!"

Post by **askbob** » Mon Feb 06, 2012 3:40 pm

I have one of these that make the fine details much easier:

Post by **slotcarrod** » Tue Feb 07, 2012 11:34 am

You have to cut it to make a JJH copy!

Post by **scr8p** » Tue Feb 07, 2012 11:41 am

doing a nice job cutting out the nose plate is a lot harder than the tub sides.

Post by **a01butal** » Tue Feb 07, 2012 1:07 pm

Just to be safe mask it off with duct tape (maybe even a double layer) around the cut lines so that if you slip you don't do an ouwie to the base of the chassis.