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Post by kayjon on Jan 26, 2006 20:56:17 GMT -6
About 6 months ago I was driving along trying to figure out how to make my WIRL car "BERT" faster when the light bulb over my head lit up and I realized I had discovered the Holy Grail of speed. I went home that evening and snipped a bristle out of my daughters hairbrush, the tiny plastic type with what looks like a tiny ceramic/plastic ball on the end. I drilled a small hole just in front of Bert's right front wheel and installed it like you would put a curb feeler on a car (not that I would have one my real car) this way with a drop of lube on the plastic bristle ball that would ride the center rail with next to no friction and the front wheel would never rub the center rail. Oh Boy,"Ill have the big guns scratching their heads this month" or so I thought. I was shocked and disappointed how slow this made the car. It was like dragging an anchor.
I think it would be interesting is some of you "outside the box" thinkers shared some of your brain storms that turned into scrap heap ideas. Loree Racing
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Post by Sssnake on Jan 26, 2006 22:17:29 GMT -6
If I understand you right you put only one "curb feeler " on. If you had tried one at each corner you might have been surprised. (one only makes the car's rear torque toward the rail) . . . Or, maybe not.
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Post by RAIL HUGGER on Feb 6, 2006 16:49:55 GMT -6
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Post by patmanruls on Feb 6, 2006 23:13:50 GMT -6
I'm confused...... why is this car a heart breaker? Looks pretty slick to me...
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Post by kayjon on Feb 6, 2006 23:50:52 GMT -6
Looks pretty slick to me too...
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Post by RAIL HUGGER on Feb 7, 2006 22:24:27 GMT -6
THANKS FOR THE COMMENTS GUYS. A COUPLE OF MISTAKES WERE MADE ON THIS CAR,IT KIND OF STARTED ONE DIRECTION AND WENT A COUPLE MORE TO END WERE IT DID.I'M A RAIL FAN THATS MY STYLE,THIS PARTICULAR CAR WOULD HAVE BEEN NAMED "CHRISTINE" BECAUSE I SWEAR SHE WOULD'NT RESPOND TO SUBTLE ADJUSTMENTS OR DRASTIC ADJUSTMENTS. ITS A CAR BUILT FOR AGGRAVATION RATHER THAN SPEED.I LIKE THE DESIGN AND I'M GOING TO DUPLICATE HER MINUS THE ROTTEN PERSONALITY.
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Post by Mood Swing Productions on Feb 8, 2006 6:53:52 GMT -6
good luck to you.
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