1/4 Scale Sprint Car Build

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Thanks for looking and hope everybody enjoys.
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Very nice, love to see a craftsman doing his thing!!
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Re: 1/4 Scale Sprint Car Build

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A+++
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Re: 1/4 Scale Sprint Car Build

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Any new progress to show?
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Re: 1/4 Scale Sprint Car Build

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Time got away from me so here are some update pictures to look over.
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Here are some frame assembly pictures
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Front Subplate that will hole electrics
Front Subplate that will hole electrics
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Re: 1/4 Scale Sprint Car Build

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More chassis details
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front panhard tab
front panhard tab
Panhard rear tab
Panhard rear tab
Chassis uprights
Chassis uprights
Chassis rear uprights
Chassis rear uprights
Chassis top loop in welding fixture
Chassis top loop in welding fixture
Here is the new style motor plate
Here is the new style motor plate
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Re: 1/4 Scale Sprint Car Build

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Here are the new stainless steel bumpers that is a standard on all the sprint and midget cars.
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Re: 1/4 Scale Sprint Car Build

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The first batch of sprint car chassis from the new jigs and fixtures are at the powder coater so looking forward to seeing the finished frames. I will get a finished picture posted soon when they are complete. Thanks for looking...
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They are looking amazing
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Randy

Any new updates. Al
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Re: 1/4 Scale Sprint Car Build

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All i can say is i am way...way...way... behind... Sorry for the delay but i have used up most of my waking time on shop building and machine installation and getting this batch of sprint cars complete. I am to the point that i have to un-hook old machines and start moving machines that will stay into the new machine shop. I have new machines being built at this moment and all is hitting around the same time. So i am very glad my customers understand this and they expect quality from me so they are willing to wait... I will be updating the 427 engine thread also... I have most of the sprint cars back from powder coat and i am posting the one that is featured in this build. Thanks for looking!
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Re: 1/4 Scale Sprint Car Build

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I am fabricating several front axles and i wanted to show off the laser cut tabs i make for them. When every thing slows down and time is available i will be putting a section on my website that will have all the special tabs and brackets that can be purchased so a builder can fabricate their own parts. I realize there is a lot of people out there that can assemble bits and pieces but do not have a source for the individual items. That is no longer an issue i will be offering standard parts along with custom components for builders.
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Here is one of the older machines being loaded. This has been a great machine and has put a lot of food on my table but the new machines are smaller and faster and can do more.
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Re: 1/4 Scale Sprint Car Build

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Along with building the chassis we design and machine our own body molds. We then send our molds out to a couple of vacuum formers that form them. Here is one of our tail section molds that is getting the final finish.
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