6th-Feb-21, 06:23 PM
Some people say the Lotus 30 is similar to the Lotus 40, but with 10-less mistakes. The I-beam chassis was profitable from a marketing point of view. But a bit too flexible. Many well known drivers said it was a handlful of trouble to drive on the track.
The slot car however is another story. It has it's own challenges in being a really low and flat body.
A scratch-built aluminum chassis designed for a precision bearing fit.
I started out wanting to use a BWNC1 slow motor. This is a very old build with a few newbie mistakes. The Lotus curse still finds a way to live on through slot car builders.
I chose the wrong motor and didn't measure the clearance before making the chassis. I figured "I'll make it fit after"... NOT! That was the last time I didn't plan every step. There's no room for a driver. Oops.
The BWNC1 was removed, and a slim-line BWMS050 took its place.
Most of the body details are complete.
I saw a low budget Lotus-30 on the internet with twin carbs instead of the injectors. The same was created here.
A special firewall had to be made to hide part of the monster hole some dummy made while I wasn't looking.
The driver went on a diet and lost some weight under his arm and torso.
A tonneau cover was added to futher hide the crater. I'm glad it came with the body kit. The driver has a convenient arm rest now. I would paint the motor black. But our rules say motor labels and ID must be readable.
Aluminum tubing made up the exhaust pipes.
Thank you very kindly for looking.
The slot car however is another story. It has it's own challenges in being a really low and flat body.
A scratch-built aluminum chassis designed for a precision bearing fit.
I started out wanting to use a BWNC1 slow motor. This is a very old build with a few newbie mistakes. The Lotus curse still finds a way to live on through slot car builders.
I chose the wrong motor and didn't measure the clearance before making the chassis. I figured "I'll make it fit after"... NOT! That was the last time I didn't plan every step. There's no room for a driver. Oops.
The BWNC1 was removed, and a slim-line BWMS050 took its place.
Most of the body details are complete.
I saw a low budget Lotus-30 on the internet with twin carbs instead of the injectors. The same was created here.
A special firewall had to be made to hide part of the monster hole some dummy made while I wasn't looking.
The driver went on a diet and lost some weight under his arm and torso.
A tonneau cover was added to futher hide the crater. I'm glad it came with the body kit. The driver has a convenient arm rest now. I would paint the motor black. But our rules say motor labels and ID must be readable.
Aluminum tubing made up the exhaust pipes.
Thank you very kindly for looking.
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