John,
Thanks for keeping the production line open! We would be struggling to find Sprite bodies without you! The ones you supplies me are almost too pretty too paint! Maybe add some dye to the resin for a lightweight version!
Thanks for stopping by, hope you can join in the fun!
Munter's bodies are very smooth and clean resin, very light (14-17 grams before trimming out wheelwells, cockpit and base of car) and the finish is better than other resins I've seen, as smooth as a ...well, I'll let you fill in the analogy! (He's a fast shipper too.)
Thanks for stopping by, hope you can join in the fun!
Munter's bodies are very smooth and clean resin, very light (14-17 grams before trimming out wheelwells, cockpit and base of car) and the finish is better than other resins I've seen, as smooth as a ...well, I'll let you fill in the analogy! (He's a fast shipper too.)
JT
I hope to enter a car in the Sprite HP proxy, if I can build it in time. I have never built a slot car so I have no idea how long this might take. I am planning on using a PCS chassis to save time and lessen the building curve but I am having a devil of time finding a suitable motor for the class. Might just have to pay the money for a Ninco n-8 and learn how to fit it in the chassis.
I've got a SPX class car ready, but now I'm considering an HP version which will be my Bugeye Sprite 3. This has been spurred on by the arrival of my specified rims from Steve at Ranch Design. They'll tuck in under Munter's body using a PCS chassis. They're only .300" wide, will accept a BWA .375 wheel insert and wear a Scalextric Lotus Cortina or Paul Gage PGT 20084 tire.
The PCS's main chassis and sliding guide tonque had to be shortened for the correct wheelbase.
I'm envisioning this car in baby blue with 2 ear knock off wire wheel inserts.
Munter - that is a hard choice . I agree with Beejay that Minilites are the racing choice - of course that is if you have Minilite inserts to use. The front Lola-ish wheels look like they belong on a Can Am car. I think you could get away with the rear if you are modeling a contemporary SCCA car. Check out the post I will put in the Sprite Culture section of a Spridget with BBS type wheels. Paint em gold anodized and you'll be good to go!
Ron - Looks like VTEC has the hot tips on PCS chassis, he's now passed me on the Sprite production tally - I better get moving. Hope you can join us, the first proxy is the hardest to figure out. You'll learn a lot in a short period of time.
Dan - That is looking very clean and capable! Great info on the tires and wheels. How do the Paul Gage tires sand down? Do they take forever (like Supertires) or can you take off a lot of material?
Paul's tires are made of urethane so they're easy to sand and true. Urethane versions of the Scalextric Lotus Cortina can be sourced with Luf (Oldslotracer), wood track creator and owner of Targa Burnaby, one of the race venues.
Minilite, Cosmic, Libre, BBS, Revolution. All have been used in the 4/8 spoke pattern.
fwiw, I have minilite style as my front drys and a 3peice slotted (vendor name escapes me at the moment) rear drys. My wets are currently mounted on 4 spoke Revolutions.
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. I agree with Beejay that Minilites are the racing choice - of course that is if you have Minilite inserts to use. The front Lola-ish wheels look like they belong on a Can Am car. I think you could get away with the rear if you are modeling a contemporary SCCA car. Check out the post I will put in the Sprite Culture section of a Spridget with BBS type wheels. Paint em gold anodized and you'll be good to go!
- I better get moving. Hope you can join us, the first proxy is the hardest to figure out. You'll learn a lot in a short period of time. 
Great info on the tires and wheels. How do the Paul Gage tires sand down? Do they take forever (like Supertires) or can you take off a lot of material?
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