SCX Porsche 917: my1st slot car & missing parts

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RFMC

Discussion Starter · Mar 7, 2022

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Hello to the whole community. Thanks for accepting me.
I don't practice this slot car hobby. But I bought a basic car in a flea-market, a little old, which I like a lot, for just 1 Euro. There are missing parts that I would like to buy to get the car up and running.
I've looked on the Internet, on several pages, but I don't know how to assess whether they are compatible or not:

one wire-terminal;
guide shoe and respective braids.

So I come to ask the community for help, trying to get references for compatible parts, as original as possible, and tips for where to buy them.
Thank you very much in advance.
Greetings.

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mtpanorama

· #2 · Mar 8, 2022

Try Slot Mania, I think you will find all the parts you are after here:

Porsche 917 - Slotmania

www.gruposlotmania.net

RFMC

Discussion Starter · #3 · Mar 8, 2022

mtpanorama said:
Try Slot Mania, I think you will find all the parts you are after here:

Porsche 917 - Slotmania

www.gruposlotmania.net

Hi, I've totally missed that page. They have all the parts for this car. Great, thank you very much!

GDSLOT

· #4 · Mar 9, 2022

@mtpanorama posted it just before me hehe, but yes, I’ll check out Slotmania and see if the have the spare parts, also Greenhills garage on the bay could have such spares.
Cheers

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mtpanorama

· #5 · Mar 9, 2022

RFMC said:
Hi, I've totally missed that page. They have all the parts for this car. Great, thank you very much!

Glad I could help.

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RFMC

Discussion Starter · #6 · Mar 9, 2022

GDSLOT said:
@mtpanorama posted it just before me hehe, but yes, I’ll check out Slotmania and see if the have the spare parts, also Greenhills garage on the bay could have such spares.
Cheers

Slot Mania does have all the parts for this car. But I will check on Greenhills Garage. I might start enjoying it. I really like these "vintage" looking cars. Thank you all !

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RFMC

Discussion Starter · #7 · Mar 16, 2022

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Hi everyone, there are some interesting news regarding my car restoration: a friend of mine has a lot of slot car stuff, including some old 917 porches for parts. He gave me two in a very bad condition, of which I only kept the beatiful bodies - the chassis were broken -, the guide shoes and the engines.
So now I can assemble my car, but I have a question:
- do you think i should replace the more recent TechniToy RX-4 motor with the older and original scalextric motor?
I think the old engine is just beautiful, and it has a magnet, but the brushes don't seem to be in very good condition... what would you do, thinking you're not supposed to get a competition car !

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GDSLOT

· #8 · Mar 16, 2022

Mmm … honestly if they are not for competition and just for leisure laps, I’d leave them original, mostly for the shelf, but if you want more speed , they will require a full update (3dp chasis etc)😉

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Kevan

· #9 · Mar 16, 2022

They look like they've just finished a arduous 24 hour race with rain and mud thrown at them.

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RFMC

Discussion Starter · #10 · Mar 16, 2022

GDSLOT said:
Mmm … honestly if they are not for competition and just for leisure laps, I’d leave them original, mostly for the shelf, but if you want more speed , they will require a full update (3dp chasis etc)😉

Hello, yes it is just for leisure. So my question is only about either keeping the original RX-4 or use the old and beautiful scalextrix vintage magnet motor that my friend gave me?

RFMC

Discussion Starter · #11 · Mar 16, 2022

Kevan said:
They look like they've just finished a arduous 24 hour race with rain and mud thrown at them.

Well I should clean them, but honestly I find them really beautiful just like that!

GDSLOT

· #12 · Mar 16, 2022

RFMC said:
Hello, yes it is just for leisure. So my question is only about either keeping the original RX-4 or use the old and beautiful scalextrix vintage magnet motor that my friend gave me?

Use the old vintage motor, it’s slow as my son cleaning his room but will do the job, and you’ll maintain the original/stock configuration.

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RFMC

Discussion Starter · #13 · Mar 16, 2022

GDSLOT said:
Use the old vintage motor, it’s slow as my son cleaning his room but will do the job, and you’ll maintain the original/stock configuration.

At least your son cleans the room, if it was like mine my car would not move at all. The thing is that my car is a SCX that came with the RX-4. So putting the old Scalextric would actually be like doing some kind of tunig, isn't it? ;-)
Ok many thanks for your answers!

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Mr.M

· #14 · Mar 16, 2022

Before you go too far with changing the motor, just check that the motor shaft is not too large to fit in the slot on the gear on the axle. If you have a rear axle from one of the original cars, that will fit and work with the earlier motor.

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Trisha

· #15 · Mar 16, 2022

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One solution for home use is a PCS chassis kit from Pendle.

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RFMC

Discussion Starter · #16 · Mar 16, 2022

Mr.M said:
Before you go too far with changing the motor, just check that the motor shaft is not too large to fit in the slot on the gear on the axle. If you have a rear axle from one of the original cars, that will fit and work with the earlier motor.

Hello, yes I did check that: I have both axles and I think the older shaft works fine with both gears, although a little more "tight" with the newer one - not so sure, it's just a feeling, it's really a close matching. Thanks!

RFMC

Discussion Starter · #17 · Mar 16, 2022

Trisha said:
One solution for home use is a PCS chassis kit from Pendle. View attachment 299990 View attachment 299991

Great, really beautiful! For now I will try to manage the restoration with the stuff shown earlier. If I actually get into this hobby we'll see where to go from here. I definitely love this vintage racing cars and the idea of restoring them...!

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Mr.M

· #18 · Mar 16, 2022

When Scalextric Spain first started to change the motors in their cars from the RX-1 to the RX-2 can, they designed a pinion with a collar that took up the difference in the slot on the clear plastic gears. Then eventually (by the time SCX was a brand) they produced the cars with the grey contrate gear and the collar was no longer needed. This is also why the Spanish Scalextric models sold in the UK by Hornby have a unique pinion on the Mabuchi motors.

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RFMC

Discussion Starter · #19 · Mar 16, 2022

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Mr.M said:
When Scalextric Spain first started to change the motors in their cars from the RX-1 to the RX-2 can, they designed a pinion with a collar that took up the difference in the slot on the clear plastic gears. Then eventually (by the time SCX was a brand) they produced the cars with the grey contrate gear and the collar was no longer needed. This is also why the Spanish Scalextric models sold in the UK by Hornby have a unique pinion on the Mabuchi motors.

Great remark! In fact it is not a close match, I did not pay attention enough. The older axle gear is wider, and the axles are not the same size, so the gear is not in the exact same position. So now it became a harder choice, perhaps the best one is keeping the SCX like it is, with the RX-4, and keep the old motor for the next restoration...?
many thanks!

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Trisha

· #20 · Mar 16, 2022

RFMC

Getting into this hobby really isn't a bad thing. There are many worse things you could take to, although it would take a very long time to write a list. Good luck and please let us know how you fare.

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