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(...) Thanks! (...) Yes, this is a problem with large Technic vehicles. I've previously solved this by making sure that the shocks connect as far out as possible on the suspension arms, by making sure that they are vertical and by simply adding more (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic)
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Fredrik, In fact, some of the 60's Grand Prix cars used a front suspension set-up where the upper suspension arm was cantilevered, ie the arm extended inwards from the inner pivot, and the spring was then attached below this. Although not quite the (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic)
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Hmmm, looks like my ascii art went wrong, but hopefully you get the idea! (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic)
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If anyone is interested in the tech specs of the 60s GP cars I talked about, try the following link. If you click on 'Lotus 49 Special', there is a good description of the front suspension setup: "On the front bulkhead of the monocoque a tubular (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) images to look at. I simply built it from my childhood memories of some small motorized cars I had. (What's the name of those again? The cars that go around in laps, and the only thing you can conrol is the speed. I know the Norwegian name of (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic)
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Scalextric? Glad I could help with the pictures by the way. I play Grand Prix Legends when I'm not playing Lego..... (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic)
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In lugnet.technic, Fredrik Glöckner writes: [snip] (...) Are you talking about the "slot" cars toy? they run on a plastic track with metal rails imbedded into it? I am not talking about the HO scale that is around today but a larger scale car. Each (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Ah, yes. That's what I was thinking about. I don't think mine were Scalextric brand, but it was basically the same thing. (...) Mine were small scale, about the same scale as the LEGO adventurer's cars, I'd say. While I didn't have too much (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic)
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the generic term is "slot cars" due to the fact that they have a tab or pin which rides in a "slot" in the track. the slot provides power and, of course, steering. -- -Steven "Nothin' But Net!" "Fredrik Glöckner" <fredrik.glockner@bio.uio.no> wrote (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic)
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