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I WANTED TO KEEP THE INTERIOR ONTHIS ONE, SO I WENT THE DIRECT DRIVE ROUTE

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nice work!

Awesome work!!!! Me likes to mail truck most!!!! :thumbsup::thumbsup:

Maybe the mail will get here quicker now:thumbsup:

Great job! :):)

VJ since you use the guildes as a stationary pickup system , have you thought about making your own??? Ive made a couple an they seem to work pretty well. I use desoldering tape as the pick ups an a piece of plastic corner molding from home depot to make the guilde. I cut a couple pieces an glue them together an sand the crap out of them to get them thin enough for the slot the cut to size. to attach the braid you could use small 1/8" brass screws or do like the riggen flag an drill 2 small holes an insert a small piece of round stock. You would need to solder the end of the braid an drill a small hole for this but would work well. you could make 1000's of guilds from one 8' piece of corner molding

Kevin

BTW LOVE the Trucks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

VJ,
Awesome! :thumbsup::thumbsup: rr

More masterpieces from VJ!
Your imagination seems limitless!:thumbsup:

ooouuuwwww dubs!
i like 'em,ingenious direct drive

Sweet......talk about Express delivery......

Cool conversions VJ :thumbsup::thumbsup: Looking goooood!!! RM

Those are sweet looking VJ..
That is having your Bling and cash to..

thanks guys... the Bling truck flies. The body is really thin and light, hardly weighs more than some hard plastic bodies. Plus the big rears with silicones grab more track than smaller wheels do.

I'm really enjoy doing these conversions.
More to come

hey vj!do you basically just drive an axle through your motor for that direct drive set up??if so,how's it done?

You never cease to amaze me. David

hey vj!do you basically just drive an axle through your motor for that direct drive set up??if so,how's it done?

nope, it'a motor from an Ideal TCR go cart.

next to my Mongoose and Snake funny cars.. this is my my favoite conversion to date... I even added a working roof light

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My name is Gasser... Sargeant Willy Gasser.. This is my partner Tom Tuesday.. ..Da da da..da.....Da da da da daaaahhhh.. The diecast you are about to see is true.. The frame has been changed to deflect the innocent...

Awesome VJ!!!!:thumbsup::thumbsup: Is that a blinkie LED I see???:)

UtherJoe

great concept VJ!

My name is Gasser... Sargeant Willy Gasser.. This is my partner Tom Tuesday.. ..Da da da..da.....Da da da da daaaahhhh.. The diecast you are about to see is true.. The frame has been changed to deflect the innocent...

Awesome VJ!!!!:thumbsup::thumbsup: Is that a blinkie LED I see???:)

UtherJoe


OMG that is so funny, Ujoe!

Diggin this piece alot, VJ! It is now my fave too!:thumbsup:

Sltman, You have toooooo much time :p :p Cool Willys VJ :thumbsup::thumbsup: ... RM

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Now thats slick Jim, just need 4-5 Irish Cops hanging off it lol..


Dave

man!that's a beaut!what chassis are you running on that,vj?

it's powered by a modfied life like chassis.. my new fav source for power
like the willy's cop car.. this one also has a working roof light.
I need to get some whitewalls for it though... looks like weird jack will be getting an order

Awesome job again!!!! This one looks even cooler that the last!! :thumbsup::thumbsup: Just out of curiosity, how are you insulating the LED from the diecast?? I always feed the LED from the underside and JB it in place... And are they from Evans?? Just wonderin'....

Slotman... I'm an expoy man. I use JB sometimes, but it takess too long to dry. I like quick set expoxy from ACE Hardware

Those are great! I have tried some conversions and they aren't that easy.

Man, that paddy wagon is killer! I have never done a die-cast conversion and until now had no idea how much work is involved in getting a chassis mounted in there. Nice work!

That's a police car!!! :thumbsup::thumbsup: RM

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If the police had been driving these when I was a teen, I'd have been getting myself in all kinds of trouble just for the ride home in it!
Sweet car, mate!:thumbsup:

I'm really digging these JADA/DUB CITY cars for conversion. They're a hair bigger than Hot Wheels and they have screw off chassis... which makes putting a motorized chassis in much easier.

Life Like chassis are easy to modify for fit and the motors seem to be able to handle the extra weight easily. I haven't run them for more than 10 minutes each, even after that, they don't seem to be unusally hot. Marchon chassis also have motors that can handle the extra weight with ease.

Thanks for the props fellow slot dudes... coming from such a talented group of builders and customizers, it's quite a compliment.

do you work in larger scales aswell?i have a 1/32 car that i am going to convert further into a better running slot.it has been outfitted with a flag and braids,but its a battery powered jada,with an ho can motor in the back...needless to say underpowered.i have a 1/43 artin motor i will put into it in the inline configuration,but i need to improve the tires...any ideas on tires?

WOW! Those are Great VJ!

hey slotnewbie... I don't work with larger scales. Not yet anyway.
Post some pics of your progress... it's will be cool to see a larger scale converstion.

I've seen some done here by others and they always look great. I'm guessing it would be easy to find 1/24 and 1/25 models to turn into slot cars.

i have found a few at thrift stores,for a buck or two...just finished a 289 cobra,but the fit of the parts wasn't great...i put some pics on the customs thread,of how i installed the new 1/43 artin motor,if you're interested.

Tom Daniels Draggin' Dragon


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Tom Daniels Draggin' Dragon


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hey vj!i would love to know how you insert the axle through the arm like that!i have a couple hotwheels that would work for,plus a jag 1/43 model aswell!would ya do a step by step sometime?

I buy the motors that way... I get them from Ideal TCR go carts.
They run me 20 bucks a pop.. OUCH!

MOM!...It's not fair!

Jimmy gets to put his motor and pick-ups where ever he wants!

Cool!

I buy the motors that way... I get them from Ideal TCR go carts.
They run me 20 bucks a pop.. OUCH!

yikes!ok,so now we know!just askin cause the larger scale guys do that from time to time on scratchbuilts...

You can also use a tyco 440x2 arm an use a wheel press an move the shaft. And put it in a can,Thats what I do

Lookin' good VJ!!! I wanna try that some day!! :thumbsup::thumbsup:

Lookin cool there VJ.. Likes the custom dragon Hauler..:thumbsup:

VJ, those are cool!

Thanks for sharing!

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Cool cars VJ :thumbsup::thumbsup:

Awesome lookers, VJ!!! The second one especially!! :thumbsup::thumbsup:

Wow!

Yer on a roll Jim!

Thanks guys... I had 2 weeks off around thwe holidays and had time to catch up on some projects

A new one....

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