I just had to do this. This is the last batch of latest stuff from my bench! Enjoy! To see the captions and a full size photo, just click on the photo!

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h197/partspig/The%20Pig%20Pen/Maters/th_P1010002.jpg (http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h197/partspig/The%20Pig%20Pen/Maters/P1010002.jpg)

And you guys thought I was making up stories about this photo! They are staring at me and now you too!

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Here is how I did the Maters. All the photo's are captioned. Enjoy!
There is a small nub that will have to be dremeled off of the original front post.
The rear screw id the one that holds a JL pullback chassis together. They are a bit larger in diameter than T-Jet screws.

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A shot of chassis fitment.

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h197/partspig/The%20Pig%20Pen/Maters/th_P1010004.jpg (http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h197/partspig/The%20Pig%20Pen/Maters/P1010004.jpg)

Side view showing wheel well spacing is almost perfect.

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h197/partspig/The%20Pig%20Pen/Maters/th_P1010005.jpg (http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h197/partspig/The%20Pig%20Pen/Maters/P1010005.jpg)

Smiling, finished and ready for track.

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Please excuse the typo's. I can't type worth a crap and it shows in the captions!

They are cool!!!! Mater was my favorite from the movie!!! Nice job Dennis!!! :thumbsup::thumbsup:

Nice Maters !!!!!!!

:):):):):):):):)

well done!

Would make for an interesting race class!! :thumbsup: nd

Very nice! But I see some McQueens in the background....are they next? Got any Hudson's?

Cars was absolutely one of my favorites! Anytime my daughter wants to watch it I'm all over it!

GIT R DUN!
PD2:thumbsup:

Nice job, Dennis, appreicate the how to using a slimline! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: ...RL

Radiator Springs look out because, it looks like it's time for a few break downs and Tow me ups...nice idea!

Bob...it's tractor tipping time at partspigs place...zilla

Who woulda a thunk it, a parts pig growing his own tow-maters??? Cool idea!!! RM

The answer to the question; Are the McQueens next? is yes! The answer to; Are there any Hudsons? Is yes, I have some Doc's and Sheriff cars, too! Then I think I will do the Sally's and Luigi's! :):):):):):)

Who woulda a thunk it, a parts pig growing his own tow-maters??? Cool idea!!! RM

TOO FUNNY :lol::roll::lol:

The answer to the question; Are the McQueens next? is yes! The answer to; Are there any Hudsons? Is yes, I have some Doc's and Sheriff cars, too! Then I think I will do the Sally's and Luigi's! :):):):):):)

SWEET!! Can't wait to see those too! Very cool!

PD2:thumbsup:

Who woulda a thunk it, a parts pig growing his own tow-maters??? Cool idea!!! RM

Tow-maters. That pig has a green thumb! Need a new icon for that :thumbsup:

The continuing saga of Piggy's Pen comes to you today with the play by play on Lightning McQueens conversion to a slot car! I will be posting the photo's of this one a few at a time, as I had all of them set to add chassis to all at once, but discovered that I had placed the front post in the wrong spot. So off to the Dremel shop they went to remove and replace! As you can see in the photo the McQueens come apart the same way the Maters did. They have a freewheeling chassis that is screwed in and it comes out really easy! There is quite a bit of Dremel work to do with these guys, as you can see by the marks around the front & rear posts. I also removed the side tabs for better chassis fitment. Oh yeah, if you are half blind like me just click on the itty-bitty photo and it will magically enlarge for you!
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h197/partspig/The%20Pig%20Pen/McQueens/th_P1010009.jpg (http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h197/partspig/The%20Pig%20Pen/McQueens/P1010009.jpg)

In the first photo here is the body with the side tabs removed and the miss-positioned front post removed. In the second photo I prepped the chassis by adding a post to the front of the chassis, to make it easy to position it in the body, and added dragster wheels from Aurora's four gear chassis. They have foam tires. I also used long AFX axles and 1/16th inch spacers for clearance. In the third photo, if you look real close, you can see the spacers. You could also use short T-jet axles, but you would have to shave the raised backside of the rim off to make it narrower. In the last photo the chassis is positioned with a small dab of CA on top of the post. A shot of accelerant and "voila" ..... it's off to meet MR. Dremel again to trim the posts down a bit.
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OK, time to finish up Lightning McQueen, in the first photo he's locked and loaded and ready to roll! The front post has been reinstalled and trimmed to the right height. The back post I needed to add a little to it, as I dremeled off a bit too much. The front guide pin is an extra long one. It is really needed because of the large diameter wheels and tires. The second photo shows the car in a side view before I added a bit to the rear post. Note how close the rear tire is to the fender. The third photo shows the car from the same view with the small piece added to the post. Notice the difference in the spacing around the rear wheel. Looks much better! Matter of fact I think it's poifect! The fourth photo shows the car from the front. The wide tires give it "the look". The fifth and last photo shows the same stance from the rear, also notice the small piece I added to the rear post! Ready to roll and go tractor tipping with Mater! :-)

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h197/partspig/The%20Pig%20Pen/McQueens/th_P1010023.jpg (http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h197/partspig/The%20Pig%20Pen/McQueens/P1010023.jpg)
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I really liked this movie, so I did a special Lightning McQueen for myself, as seen in photo #1. The wheels and tires are from a die cast donor, a Muscle Machines car. I think they look pretty good on this car. I did have to do some dremel work on the wheel wells to get these large tires and wheels to fit. As a result of enlarging the wheel wells I had to remove the peel and stick decal on the side of the car, ruining it in the process. :-( Any one up to making me some replacements? :-) I still have to level the body as it looks like he been drinking a bit!

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h197/partspig/The%20Pig%20Pen/McQueens/th_P1010026.jpg (http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h197/partspig/The%20Pig%20Pen/McQueens/P1010026.jpg)
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SWEET!! I like it Partspig! I agree, Cars is one of my favorites - I could watch it over and over with my daughter! The McQueen came out great!

Thanks for sharing the pics with us!
PD2:thumbsup:

Go Lightning!!!!! Imagine... 8 lanes....An IROC race and every car is one of them!!! Talk about a marshalling nightmare!! :lol: :freak::drunk:

Them McQueens are cool, and the 4 gear wheels are perfect!! Those special wheels are pretty cool too!!:thumbsup::thumbsup:

:thumbsup:Great work ! I may try to do my own "Doc Hudson" (My favorite !).
Does the Mater truck absolutely need the rare/Xpen$ive slimline ? If it can be done with the cheaper AW T-Jet it would be better.Not unles AW or MM can come out with their own MTJ !
I would have a $#!T load of color schemes for each car.


Neal:dude:

GO Speed Lightninig GOOOOoooooo..... :thumbsup::thumbsup:

:thumbsup:Great work ! I may try to do my own "Doc Hudson" (My favorite !).
Does the Mater truck absolutely need the rare/Xpen slimline ? If it can be done with the cheaper AW T-Jet it would be better.Not unles AW or MM can come out with their own MTJ !
I would have a $#!T load of color schemes for each car.
Neal:dude:

Neal, The Mater body and slimmie chassis are practically bolt in. Very little work was necessary for fitment, and, this is the biggie, the wheelbase is right on. That makes it a rather easy conversion.