JEROBEE electric to TeeDee conversion

The front wheels on this car had been replaced. As far as I know, all Jerobees that were made before the Lightning 2000 had the classis rimmed wheels and rubber tyres. This car had the Lightning 2000 wheels without rims but with the rubber Jerobee tyres glued on instead of foam tyres.



This is a period magazine picture of the chassis with electric motor and the classic wheels (in mirror image).



And this is an advert of the Lightning 2000 with the new wheels, oilite bearings and foam tyres



The rubber wheels didn't stick well and were quickly removed without effort. I went shopping on the web to find foam tyres that suited the 35mm wheels. I found and bought these Swiss made tyres



Once received, I had to adapt the tyre width. I stuck some masking tape onto the foam and marked the right witdh. I could easily cut the tyre to size with a cutter knife.





The wheels are secured on the stub axles with E clips. 1 was missing and was replaced by a steel wire. I once bought some new ones; they're the same as the clips fitted to the clutch shaft.



When looking for parts of these cars, it's not good to stick your brains to the name "Jerobee". As they were the pioneers of the 1/12 scale, many dimensions of parts were taken over by Bolink or Associated.

This completed the chassis. Still to fit is the RC gear and the linkages.

Some before/after pictures