Any input on the Reflex yet? Any help would be appreciated......

didn't know trinity was still making a car

I hope they still make a car, I just ordered one the other day, have not heard if it is available or not.

Mike, how is fatherhood treating you, and the married life?

Chuck, when and if I get this car I will probally go Barre with it on a friday night to just try to get a base setup, then I can give you some feedback.

from what i heatrd, they have kits to sell but no parts.. my buddy actually cut aLL OF THE KITS OUT FOR TRINITY.. 50 OF THEM.. BUT I WAS TOLD NO EXTRA PARTS WERE CUT.. ITS A GOOD CAR, BUT I HOPE U DONT BREAK...

SORRY for the caps.. i didnt notice it till i was done typing...

I got one coming Chris.... Hopefully parts aren't a nightmare!!

See ya soon!

hey Chuck, did you get your car yet, who did you order yours from? I am still waiting for mine, I was told this week or next.

if the kits are the same as they were when they first czame out, i hope u have a dremel or a file... the rear pod hits the chassis.. u might have to grind away one of the parts

The pods on all of Trinity's cars have interrupted with the chassis. It's like anything else. You gotta clean the cars up as you build them. It sucks that they can't get it right the first time.

My buddy cut all of the cars for trinity.. he said he had to do alot of cleanup on the drawing before he cut them to... whoever did the drawing for trinity did not do a good job.. and i doubt any prototypes were cut.. no other chassis kit out requires cutting of the chassis to get the car together... its a nice car.. but definatley not the best quality..

Chris,

got it today and started cleanup / assembly. Left side of lower pod plate interferes a little with the chassis. I wonder if any offset left to right plates are available for the front. otherwise definitely adjustable. Good thing our staff here at work is used to me assembling race car parts during the work day....especially on Friday's!!:) Burbs.....does your buddy who cut the car have any scraps??? I see a couple pieces I may trace before I race it!

Chris give me a buzz if you need any more info.

802-324-1521

unfortunatlet i dont think he does.. he might have the program yet, but im not sure.. i can ask him about making some parts.. but his grafite is black.. the3 trinity stuff was a one run thing...

I don't care what color it is. I think I need a longer nerf wing. The lower pod plate may be the only weak part. The rest of the bolt on's are .125.... the chassis is .100, I don't plan on breaking a chassis (I HOPE).....

thanks for the info Chuck, I should get mine this week then. If I get mine this week I will probally be at Barre this comming Sunday, I will let you know on here if I do.


Chris

I'm going to try it this weekend at the Plattsburgh Hobby Show. I just moved into a new house on the lake, so as long as it rains (it's supposed to) (gotta get the painting done and my racecars moved in before the snow flies) I'll give it a try at the Hobby Show. I'll keep you posted. I love adjustable front ends so much more than the Associated everyone else is stuck with...

but the associted front end doesnt tweak when u hit the wall. he he.. if it was so bad, everyone would run trinity type... i havent seen a trinity front end on a sigle winning a main car at a national type event since the 90's.....

not bashing in any way.. just stating the facts... i like the front end to, but its lmost to confusing with adjustments, and the tweak issue,.. one bad hit and your car is off..

Chuck, how much dremel work was really required, and was it just a little cleaning up or did you really have to grind anything? Did the pod plates line up well and the rear axel spin freely? My last question is what does the car come with for front king pins, I quess I was wondering if they are long enough to run wolfe springs or do you need to change the pins. Thanks and good luck with it this weekend.

I am at work now so I can't measure the kingpins. (cars at home) I put Wolfe springs in with no problem. I think the Trinity cars have always had longer kingpins than the Associated. The lower pod plate could rub in the upper left hand corner(looking from the top) depends on how much travel and at what angle the travels happens. I just filed mine a little until I could do a full circle so to speak without interruption....I always check the pod for squareness. nothing like f'n with a tweaked rear pod binding up your axle.....this one was straight. As for the front ends being hard to adjust....You just have to have something to measure your caster and camber with and a tool to fit the turnbuckles....not hard at all. I use my trusty racetech caster camber surface plate set up.....Come set the caster, camber, camber gain and anti dive up on my racecar sometime from scratch.....that's a pain in the A$$. I like adjustability. The only thing I wish the car had was a mono-ball option for the rear end...then you could set up roll steer instead of a rear steer t-plate that has the rear end tweaked all the way around the track. I need a milling machine bad!

Thanks for the info Chuck. That does not sound near as bad as some of the horror stories that I have heard about, (like grinding an 1/8" from the bottom plate to keep it from hitting the chasis). Now if mine would only come in. Talk to you later!!

Burbs: one good hit with any car will usually cost you the win anyway. Don't forget Josh won a few Snowbirds with that front end.
I think it's still the most agressive, turning front end made, but you're right, it's not meant to wrestle with...
:thumbsup:
Regards,
Todd Putnam
Putnam Propulsion
www.putnampropulsion.com
(518) 452-0422

i like the front end to todd.. but it wasnt consistent enough for my tastes...

I agree with Todd.....and Stop hitting stuff! :)

Chris, filing down the shock mount/ crossbrace where the coil-over nut rubs a touch at full droop in the lowest hole won't hurt either... I think I filed a 1/32 off the lower plate...no worries! I love the camber gain and short wheelbase... this thing should turn on our short tracks up here...

Well Chris??? I didn't race yet.... It was sunny and I needed to paint my house more than I needed to try the new car.... Winter comes quick when you're 10 minutes from CANADA! You'll have to come ride up here with us this winter! I mean go Ski Dooing....never heard anyone say they were going Polarising or Arctic Cating...;)

I am still waiting for mine hopefully this week or next, yes winter will be here soon enough and there will be plenty of racing. Still always excited to build a new car, that is the best part of it to me! I will let you know as soon as I get it.

hi chris this is jeremy , why the long wait for the car. i was going to buy the new trinity car but decided to get a ksg just because of those reasons. hope you get it soon, and they resolve all their product availabilty issues. see you next month if your heading to daves.

jeremy

The majority of the parts are the EV and SB variety. The exception being the carbon fibre. The brakeable carbon fibre is all .125 so that should not be an issue.... I have a ton of old SB and EV parts so if anything happens we should be ok.....The T-plate is symetrical so I assume it is universal with the rest...kind of a neat rear steer built in feature.

Who bends aluminum bulkheads these days???
;) If you get it you'll be all set. Should be a killer short track car. I can see it carving like the old EV but with a whole new attitude!

Chris do you still have a sled?

Hello Jeremy, my supplier was told by trinity that the newest batch of kits would be released last week or this week, but as usual with trinity I am still waiting. I have already sold my other car so I am at their mercy. You will be very happy with your KSG, not really sure why I got rid of mine, I guess I like the challenge of a new car. If I make it up there in Oct. I can tell you how I had mine set up last feb. The car was a rocket.


Chuck, yes I have an 03, F7. We will have to try and hook up this winter and do some riding. As far as the cars breaking, that has never really been a problem with oval cars for me, just the ocational bumber or lower a-frame, no worries though.

Chris

yes it is always nice to build a new car, i was really leaning towards a trinity car but got the KSG instead.hope to see you next month. whens barre have a few trophy races? i would like to take a trip this season. should be fun.

jeremy

I am not sure, but I think if you go to their website it will be posted there, or check some of the barre threads on here.

F7 huh? Nice!

Keep me posted on your car arrival.....

Trinity has a oval car??? Wow, haven't seen one in years. Is this a old car?

the car debut at the 04 snowbirds...

Chris I bolted in a motor last night. I have a 50 tooth pinion from my Dirt Mod Gearbox car and with a 128 there was still room!!!!! Way more than anything out there....you can run a 100/128 if you want !!!! The motor is super low also...should work nice once the kinks are worked out! The pivot balls for the t-plate were hard to free up.. I think they are ok now not perfect. I can't wait!