The attached pictures include:
— A sample Parma 1/24 RTR car, with H&R rubber tires and NASCAR wheels installed. Spots where the wheelie bars may need some twisting with some needlenose pliers are pointed out.
— Samples of credit-card Wheelie-Bars installed on two 1/32 cars with 39,000 rpm motors. To help keep the braids contacting the track, these cars have a 4gm tungestun plug glued just behind the front axles.
The wheelie-bars are 1×3 in strips from a credit card, gift card, or hotel room key. They are Sho-Gooed to the bottom of a 1/32 car, and the angle caused by the guide height will make the card angle downwards and press the track about 2 inches behind the car.
You MUST USE A CARERRA STRAIGHT as your setup block for tuning the wheelie bar. Naturally I will help you.
Tuning consists of carefully trimming the length of the card, until the rear tires are making full contact, -and- the edge of the card is touching the track. The card provides a light spring action that keeps the guide buried in the slot and the braids touching the rails. You can fine-tune the spring strenght with guide spacers. Also – you will need to add holes for any body screws that the bar may cover.
Wheelie bars are NOT needed with the Super-Stock cars; just with Pro-Stock and Comp Elim cars with very strong motors.
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