1/8 aluminun midget racer

[Emilio]

Hey everyone, little project going on. I purchased this aluminum body that I believe was to be some sort of table trophy or something as the fabricated had molded a thick base at the bottom. my goal is to turn this into a pre war tether car. Things done so far are I've fabricated the front axle, purchased a rear axle that is from the 1930s or 40s and trimmed all the fat from the original design of the body to house all the hardware, still have to make engine mounts, radius arms, a new hood, seat, exhaust then paint. hope you enjoy this humble project, I know I am.

[Emilio]

Rear axle 1930s 40s

[Emilio]

Fabricated front axle

[Emilio]

Modified body

[Emilio]

Car so far.

[Al Gibson (QSL)]

Emilio

Awesome project, keep the pix coming in. Al

[Emilio]

Hey folks;

Made a new hood for the engine, wish I could have covered the head completely but I like it either way. Thinking about mounting the hood on a piano hinge but it's not priority for the moment. See you soon with an update and hope you like!

[Emilio]

Thank you Al, didn't see your reply.

[Emilio]

Hey folks moving forward, I secured the leaf spring to the body and made the front radius arms. But first I want to give these little floor jacks a plug, if no one as ever seen or used one, these things are very handy indeed and I highly recommend getting one to use as a tool. Now on to my little project. I had these collar bolts which worked out great as shackle bolts, I drilled into the head of the bolt and welded a rod at the ends, now the radius arm serves two purposes, arm and spring shackle bolt, lastly I will fasten the arms to the body with aluminum spacer and hex set screw. Thanks for looking and hope enjoy the project

Emilio

[Al Gibson (QSL)]

Nice, I love tether cars. There is so much history with these cars.

[Emilio]

Thank you Al, Holly the manufacturer of carburetors were one of the first tether car builders back in the day, which caught me by surprise because I worked around Holly products for decades and never knew this,learn something everyday. Here is an example of a Holly, I love these little gems to death!

[Emilio]

Here are some shots of the whole car, doesn't look like it but there is still a lot of clean up and work to be done. Hope you are enjoying the project.

[Emilio]

Hey everyone, almost done with this one, will have an update soon for those who are interested. Hope you enjoy!

[Emilio]

Hey everyone, still some detail left to do like exhust header, fuel tank in tail section, sponsor decals, steering arm and wheel and lastly lug nuts, hope you like the project so far.

[Emilio]

Couple of close up