1/4 Scale Top Fuel Dragster PROJECT!!!!

[PaulSongas]

Update

I got everything taken apart pretty much except the engine, driveshaft and rear end. The chassis is bare.

The wheelie bars and the wing stand are cleaned, polished and pretty much done.

The rear wing itself is cleaned, sanded, and buffed about as good as I can get it. It's not bad at all. I just need to add new spill plates on the side, and make a new bracket to attatch it to the wing stand.

The chassis... Well from the front of the footbox to the rear is chrome. From the footbox forward was just painted or bare steel, except chrome a-arms. I started to clean up the chrome section and roll cage tonight, and what a pain! So many bars and tight corners to try and clean. This is going to take some time!!

[troppo]

That is one killer project, i`ll be following this one for sure.
Cant beat the look of a naked dragster

[PaulSongas]

The chassis is pretty much set to go. I cleaned up the chrome section, and it came out pretty nice. I also sanded down and re painted the front section of the chassis. So far I am happy with the results.

[M.R. Ogle]

WOW!!!
That cleaned up purdy good. I can't wait to see a "Before and After" shot of this one.

I'm surprised that you haven't posted this on RC Drags.com yet.

[PaulSongas]

Wing is all all set to go, except new side plates. I got the angle adjusters built, and all new aluminum mounting brackets made. Here is a shot of the top of the wing part way thorugh cleaning/buffing.

[troppo]

That is going to be a real stunner mate, cant wait for more pics

[Mike Casey]

when you do up the body, you should call it "out of the flames" or "flames of glory"

[troppo]

How about "The Pheonix", she has risen from the ashes of a fire after all

[kenazzo2000]

How about "The Pheonix", she has risen from the ashes of a fire after all

or raise of the titanic lol nice job mate

[PaulSongas]

The Footbox cap/steering servo mount is just about done. I know it's not the ideal steering servo location, but it came this way stock and I kind of like it. Linkage runs off the servo, to the main steering shaft down the center. It rotates the entire shaft so it not only turns the front wheels, but the steering wheel as well.




I also got a good start on the aluminum belly pan for the foot box (which is going to hold most of the electronics) , and came up with a much better way to attatch it then the factory zip ties.

[PaulSongas]

I got most of the steering worked out today, and did a quick mock up. I also made new steering shaft guides, and did a little more work the belly pan.











ALSO!! Today via UPS I got a gracious donation from LRU-- A replacement RACO rear end housing. The one I had was "well done". I swaped out the guts, buffed out the aluminum bell, and it came out good!!! The Brake discs have seen better days, but they will work just fine.

[big maestro]

Paul, I hate to ask but can you take the bell off the rear and take a pic for me. Ever since you put this car up here I have been wondering how they did the drive shaft set-up. I am going to build a top fuel car soon and was thinking of possibly using this set-up.

Thanks, Lance

[PaulSongas]

Paul, I hate to ask but can you take the bell off the rear and take a pic for me. Ever since you put this car up here I have been wondering how they did the drive shaft set-up. I am going to build a top fuel car soon and was thinking of possibly using this set-up.

Thanks, Lance

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[M.R. Ogle]

With all the shiny-ness and nice new anodized hardware, it's hard to believe this is the same car that you showed at the beginning of the post.

Paul, you have found your new "thing"... great job so far!

[PaulSongas]

Belly pan is all drilled up, I just need to make cut outs for the brake and parachute servos which will face out the bottom.


I also put together a box/cover for the electronics to make things a bit neater, and not have wires and batteries moving around out in the open. The bottom is cut out to the belly pan, and the top will be enclosed. I will use this to enclose the battery pack, one/both of the servos, and the receiver. I also put my on/off switch on the box cover, and also charging plugs so I won't need to remove the cover just to charge the batteries.