TYCO 440 Weights [Archive]

gonegonzo

09-30-2008, 06:23 PM

Does anyone make weights for a TYCO 440 to convert it to a magnetless car ?

GoneGonzo

NTxSlotCars

09-30-2008, 06:31 PM

Zebco. They're fishing weights, but the little dot ones fit in the squares for the traction magnets. Makes it where you can blow any Gjet out of the water. That's what we do in Texas.

Rich

twolff

09-30-2008, 07:30 PM

Zebco. They're fishing weights, but the little dot ones fit in the squares for the traction magnets. Makes it where you can blow any Gjet out of the water. That's what we do in Texas.

Rich

Got a pic of the weights, the package or an SKU#? I've got a bunch of the Mattel chassis I'd love to yank the magnets out of.

waltgpierce

10-01-2008, 09:21 AM

JW Speedparts; part # MM01

http://users.cescowildblue.com/jwsteed/newpage2/mprod.htm

NTxSlotCars

11-02-2008, 01:06 PM

Hey TWO,

You ever get your Tycos weighted?

twolff

11-02-2008, 06:49 PM

Nope. Got sidetracked. The dot weights are the what we called split shot?? A round weight that was split open. You put the split over the fishing line and squeeze it to lock it in place. I was also thinking of making a mold with the magnets and casting some.

LeeRoy98

11-05-2008, 09:26 AM

1976Cordoba

11-05-2008, 11:21 PM

The 440X2 has the seperate tall magnets and the 440 had the one piece flat magnet. Seems to me that if someone would reproduce the one piece flat magnet in brass or similar heavy metal, it would be a fun chassis and revitalize a lot of chassis that are currently gathering dust.

Just a thought...

Gary
AKA LeeRoy98
www.marioncountyraceway.com (http://www.marioncountyraceway.com)

Good idea - bet my nephew could do that. Swap a different arm in there maybe to tone it back a bit . . . hmmmm --