Cox Vega Funny Car - Rear Wheel Nut

corpoffroader Wed May 05, 2021 3:38 pm

I am refurbing an estate find I bought a couple weeks ago. I need to know what the thread pitch/size is for the rear hub nut, or if an original nut is available. Any help would be greatly appreciated as the first couple of nuts I tried came flying off.

Cox Vega Funny Car - Rear Wheel Nut Img_9315

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Ken Cook Wed May 05, 2021 6:07 pm

I own a few of the metal chassis cars and the axle nut is 5-40. I would think the Vega would be no different.

dckrsn Wed May 05, 2021 7:30 pm

Hey, corpoffroader, for what it's worth, I took
an acorn nut off of one of my funny cars and
tried it on a 5-40 bolt and it fit. Didn't seem
sloppy at all. Moral, Ken knows of what he speaks.
I priced 5-40 acorn nuts, and you don't want to go
there. Of course your luck may vary.
If you are working on a runner, there's always this.
https://www.fastenal.com/product/fasteners/nuts/lock-nuts/600081?categoryId=600081&level=3&query=5-40%2Bnylon%2Binsert%2Bnut&isExpanded=true&productFamilyId=26221
Aaaaand,

WELCOME TO THE FORUM!

Bob

Marleysky Thu May 06, 2021 1:17 pm

Well it looks like Cox didn’t sell them as “parts” just complete assembly

Cox Vega Funny Car - Rear Wheel Nut 20594510

latole Sat Nov 06, 2021 3:21 pm

Very nice,
I bought one today for $20 cnd on a kind of "garage sale "
Need a good kleening, mostly dust

getback Sun Nov 07, 2021 7:45 am

nice looking Vega , you going to run it ? Very Happy

latole Sun Nov 07, 2021 7:47 am

No, I dont' think. I want to make an exchange for Cox Plane

rsv1cox Sun Nov 07, 2021 8:09 am

latole wrote:No, I dont' think. I want to make an exchange for Cox Plane

Good thought.

Tether cars are fun to look at not so much fun to run. C/L - R/C puts you in the action.

latole Sun Nov 07, 2021 12:00 pm

rsv1cox wrote:
latole wrote:No, I dont' think. I want to make an exchange for Cox Plane

Good thought.

Tether cars are fun to look at not so much fun to run. C/L - R/C puts you in the action.

I agree !

OVERLORD Sun Nov 07, 2021 12:06 pm

latole wrote:
rsv1cox wrote:
latole wrote:No, I dont' think. I want to make an exchange for Cox Plane

Good thought.

Tether cars are fun to look at not so much fun to run. C/L - R/C puts you in the action.

I agree !

I don't.

rsv1cox Sun Nov 07, 2021 12:53 pm

OVERLORD wrote:
latole wrote:
rsv1cox wrote:
latole wrote:No, I dont' think. I want to make an exchange for Cox Plane

Good thought.

Tether cars are fun to look at not so much fun to run. C/L - R/C puts you in the action.

I agree !

I don't.

Coming from a model train, Ski-do fan and modeler.

Bob

latole Sun Nov 07, 2021 1:57 pm

OVERLORD wrote:
latole wrote:
rsv1cox wrote:
latole wrote:No, I dont' think. I want to make an exchange for Cox Plane

Good thought.

Tether cars are fun to look at not so much fun to run. C/L - R/C puts you in the action.

I agree !

I don't.

That is why there are so many kind of Cox model