Hi Guys!
My name is Doug- I restore vintage COX slot cars and share these restorations/mods on my YouTube channel, “Full Earth Workshop.” Thanks for all the great info posted here.
I’ve been a big fan of the rather rare Ackerman Steering Mechanism which COX manufactured and included in their Lotus 40 and Ford GT40 ready to run cars. I wanted to add this mechanism to some of my restorations, so I back-engineered it and placed it on Shapeways.com to share with others. It is nearly identical to the COX mechanism; it requires 5 self-tapping screws (M2 5mm pan head) and a small spring (7mm diameter). The screws are the same size used for fixing brushes on vintage COX cars. No C clamps are needed to fix the wheels…just two of the self tapping screws.
It’s recommended that you have access to an Ackerman steering mechanism for reference while building.
If interested, here is the link:
https://www.shapeway...590531&li=shops
I just finished building the first print and it works great!
All the best!
Doug
My name is Doug- I restore vintage COX slot cars and share these restorations/mods on my YouTube channel, “Full Earth Workshop.” Thanks for all the great info posted here.
I’ve been a big fan of the rather rare Ackerman Steering Mechanism which COX manufactured and included in their Lotus 40 and Ford GT40 ready to run cars. I wanted to add this mechanism to some of my restorations, so I back-engineered it and placed it on Shapeways.com to share with others. It is nearly identical to the COX mechanism; it requires 5 self-tapping screws (M2 5mm pan head) and a small spring (7mm diameter). The screws are the same size used for fixing brushes on vintage COX cars. No C clamps are needed to fix the wheels…just two of the self tapping screws.
It’s recommended that you have access to an Ackerman steering mechanism for reference while building.
If interested, here is the link:
https://www.shapeway...590531&li=shops
I just finished building the first print and it works great!
All the best!
Doug