Prop Rod - resto to a runner

Yes, classic tin for the canopy

axles actually roll! but needs good gentle cleaning, motor turns

no clue on how to attack the cracked body yet, but I'll get there.

cstatman wrote:Yes, classic tin for the canopy

axles actually roll!  but needs good gentle cleaning, motor turns

no clue on how to attack the cracked body yet,   but I'll get there.

"axles actually roll!"

A gift. Nothing short of heat free'd mine up. Heat, vice, drift punch, tapping hammer.

This was my worst. Notice no engine mounting ears. Body cracked and broken. It's amazing what a little body putty, paint, and repro decals can do.

fighting with the crack in the body,   i can not get testors red to stick it together.

but ... in case any one wondered,  the prop rod is not sitting on a shelf,  I'm trying to get it there.


engine done,  soaking body in Dawn Platinum, body clean

lil paint on the top, some clear coat

motor install and canopy next

Looking great Charles. Unusual, Testors Red not sticking. It's my go-to for these repairs. The red and yellow in my picture are holding them together. They were diasters when I got them. Probably before pictures somewhere on the forum.

Do your have the canopy? You know where to find them.

got it all assembled. I need to buy stickers, there is a feller on ebay....



and then this happened?

So another one showed up?

Good job on the clean up , the BB has a nice shine to it too , now start over on another

as i initially stated...

BEES ONLY!

no TeeDees, no boxes, no planes, and DEFINITELY NOOOOO Tether cars.

yeah, another one followed me home.

I ordered stickers from the ebay feller, once I get them on, and maybe some clear coat, I will try to figure out the string, a weighted post, and a parking lot...

run em!

Have at it Charles.

I found an old iron lamp base, perfect cone shape and heavy. Already came with a threaded hole in the middle. Just a bolt and a slip joint worked for me.

Someone on ebay is selling repro engine pods for these. There is a market. I see so many with the screw holes hogged out or broken off. I had to sand off what was left of mine and mill out a new engine mount out of wood.

I will bee looking for that video Tether Car Charles lol

stickers came, I know the number plate is in wrong place, its covering a crack repair.

now I need to fire it up

Prop rods came with a V shape wire that hooked to the pan. It was not symmetrical. I think the idea was to point the nose outward slightly.
I can dig up the instructions if you need.

i have the instrux thank you

i just need to build the harness, get some string, and an iron base table lamp, as RSV recommended

The prop rod turned out really nice, Great restore!…. Even better it may be a potential runner…. Would love to see that….

this is the "B" Prop Rod.  I bought it for parts, but?  close enough, and I'd rather get fuel all over it first.  Learn how to set them up, etc etc, before I bust up the resto-job

the video is it running, I just wanted to see if it generates enough thrust to push itself along.  it does

I have built a harness like in the instructions, but made of coat hanger wire

I also built a stand,  just a bit of scrap steel with a rod welded to it.
I'll slip a 10lb weight over it, so its firm on the street,  then a split ring, string out to the wire,  and it should have a go of it

will video,  probably later this week,  its too hot outside for me now


https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ebq71SCnTrY

Looks like a good one Charles. I'm looking forward to seeing your video.

Bob

That should get up out of here Charles , I had the wrong prop on mine got the right one now need to go back to the school and run it ,,, I really should ask them if its ok LOL