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Hi All

I have seen Scale Gilmer and working Gilmer but not both in same car.

I was part way through my Gilmer project after putting it to one side 4 years ago. I had fitted a Saito twin and a rear axle differential (but cant recall where it was from) and home made clutch. But there were too many things not going right - so I abandoned the project and have just come back to it.
Im now going for electric power I want the car to look as scale as possible but also run.

This is how it originally arrived from Gilmer to my home in the UK 6 years ago As it is now. Im going to add engine And for realism Fuel Control system And realistic engine sound I have made progress on some other parts of the car - so more in the coming weeks

I'm looking forward to following your project!

Thanks
Just thought Id add, Im not going for speed, more a good looking Gilmer that actually moves and steers and makes the right noises under its own power.
I could have got a 1/5 size motor but it wouldn't fit without compromising the looks.

I fitted mine with a nitro 60 and a 90 degree transfer case with the clutch system from an rc helicopter and sprocket and chain. I copied Jan Gilmers' prototype minus the twin saito, didn't want to cut into the body. But it will run just fine with some nitro. Starts up with a belt drive. Going with electric is nice and clean and that offy looks fantastic. Nice to see some Gilmer projects, may he rest in peace.

thats going to be fun project I have not seen done before.

Thanks,
I Went back to the dashboard to add detail - this is how it went.

I used a very small meter took it apart and fitted in custom aluminium bezels I made
You can also see some additional holes at the bottom - these are for the new (working) steering wheel column Holes required for the ignition key and voltmeter - other gauges were glued in place.
The ignition key works and will turn the engine on / off. As you can also see the engine is reving at 3,000 rpm !

Forgot to add that on my dash the steering wheel hole wasnt exactly in the middle of the dash, and the knee cut outs were not equal - but they are now.

Looks sharp. What’s the mini gauge from?

Its been a few months, but I haven't been idle. My first attempt at running with an electric motor was a disaster. I stripped the chassis back first, its already been modified when I had a Saito twin fitted.
Then I fitted electric motor
The gearing in the rear axle was too low and the motor controller overheated and burnt out. So back to the drawing board. I completely rethought the problem and came up with a solution that involved a few of these:
Everyone stay safe.

Looking great. Good work!

What kind of rear is that?

Sorry I cant remember. I bought it several years ago when I first bought the Gilmer. Think it was from China.

Electric motor build up.
I used nylon gears, but they were too narrow so I joined 2 together, and there are two different sizes needed. They are fitted on shafts and held in place with brass disks

I made some bearing holders - two were required for each end of the shaft.

Assembly of the gears and motor in the frame. This took a lot work to position the gears correctly - not too loose and not too tight so they would bind.
And finally the motor
This was a perfect fit, and I packed the end with 1mm thick Ali sheet held in place with 3 grub screw - so the motor is held firmly in place.
You can see also the speed controller which was placed above the motor as a temp measure to test the running.