[Craggus2000]

Hi all,
Second thread here, this one I think is going to be a little challenging!
My Dad brought over the rest of his old slot car stuff (I'll be selling the Airfix track and controllers) and I want to restore the F1 cars, see pics below.

The restoration I can handle pretty well, but what I want to try and do is mod them to run on standard Scalextric track. The groove on Scalextric track is slightly narrower than the old Airfix stuff, so I know I can probably just shorten and thin down the spindles.

HOWEVER... I don't want to go the easy route. What I'm wondering is if its possible to replace the braids and spindles somehow with an actual Scalextrix slot guide.
Has anyone ever done this? Or if not, any ideas on things that I could try?

Not opened them up yet, but will post photos of their guts when I do.

Open to any ideas!

Thanks

 

[beardy56]

If you can find any it should be possible to fit a Mk2 guide flag steering unit to the cars with a little modification

 

[Craggus2000]

If you can find any it should be possible to fit a Mk2 guide flag steering unit to the cars with a little modification

Do you have one you could send me some pictures of at all please (inside)? So I know what I'm looking for?

 

[42redcat]

Maybe not helpful to you but, after years of struggling with those horrid bumpy Scalextric track sections with their guide-pinching slots and poor electrical connections, I switched to Policar track. What an improvement!
No problem running Airfix cars on Policar.
Mike

 

[Trisha]

I switched to Carrera track and haven't looked back, either.

 

[beardy56]

My pin guide car wouldn't run through the short 'magic' straight Policar track and I had to do a bit of filing. Didn't really help a lot though as the Ninco loops are also too tight for the pin guides.

Craggus2000, This is the pin version from inside

and the Mk2 guide flag version

They both fit the chassis pan the same way, the only change needed would be to the hole through the chassis which needs to be keyhole shaped which is just visible in the earlier photo I posted. The only real problem will be finding the Mk2 steering units as the don't appear that often. If you decide to go that way you could try Phil Smith but personally I would keep the Airfix Track as it's got the bronze rails which clean up really well and is readily available as are the connector strips and joiners if needed.