Chassis to body fixing

964rh · 30th-Apr-21, 05:54 PM

Hi all

Made a start on the T6 die cast to slot car build today and have a small problem

The chassis mount at the back (using a PSC chassis) has two holes but the only way I can see to fix to the body is a single screw point holding the interior in place.

If I use the brass insert and hollow rod method it’ll be too flexible as it goes from chassis to roof of a the VW transporter

I could do with a Y piece of sturdy metal but it’d need to step down or be angled as the chassis mount is higher than the back of the van

Will post some pics when I’m home to show what I mean

Any ideas?

964rh · 30th-Apr-21, 07:01 PM

Pics of the VW body and chassis as per previous post

Gonna be a big one, weighs 271g at the minute, think I may need a bigger motor!!!

KensRedZed · 30th-Apr-21, 07:58 PM

Can you glue a cross-brace from one side of the body to the other, instead of tubing? It looks as if there is enough room.

Ken

964rh · 30th-Apr-21, 08:38 PM

Yes, plenty of room for a cross brace, got that caught up in thinking to attach to the existing hole, never thought of that.

What material would you recommend Ken?

KensRedZed · 30th-Apr-21, 10:47 PM

Since you're not trying to break land speed records. I might use a small piece of hard wooden block with wood screws. Cut it down to size.

Do you have a length of scrap plastic, or Evergreen square styrene tubing to glue across the body?

I'm not a big fan of popsicle sticks. That's were I start to wince.

I would start rummaging through your materials to see what you've got. Sometimes a chunk of a chassis from another static model might work. Or a nice, small piece of hardwood?

Wood epoxies real nice to the inside of the body...

Best of luck,
Ken

964rh · 30th-Apr-21, 11:32 PM

Thanks Ken

Handily, I have some hardwood left over from my latest picture framing session so I can use some of that

Many thanks for the great advice

Rob

KensRedZed · 1st-May-21, 01:51 AM

Hi Rob,

Just a suggestion. I'm sure you probably know this already.

Cut the wood to size. Then screw it to the chassis. Then epoxy it into the body. That way there is no stress between the chassis and body mount when they are together. You can test fit and center everything long before the epoxy gets mixed.