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New Era GN Project

Posted: June 7th, 2011, 6:49 pm
by cryo-tek
Here’s my New Era GN project. It looks like someone started assembling the car and never finished. It’s a bit of a roach but I think I can make it look good, most of the parts are here and what’s missing I think I can make.

It even has a serial number, how cool is that :D

Re: New Era GN Project

Posted: June 7th, 2011, 7:22 pm
by cryo-tek
Well the rims clean up nice :lol:

Re: New Era GN Project

Posted: June 8th, 2011, 5:52 am
by cryo-tek
The spindles and sway bar arms are taking shape :) . It’s amazing what can be done with a file, some sand paper and buffing wheel.

Re: New Era GN Project

Posted: June 8th, 2011, 5:23 pm
by Domb1972
Thats a AWSOME RIDE Cryo-Tex!!!!! Keep postin pics of the build :D :D :D

I could see Jeff Gordon's Dupont #24 wraped around that chassis :D :D :D

Dom

Re: New Era GN Project

Posted: June 9th, 2011, 7:58 pm
by cryo-tek
I’m going with cad plated hardware on this one. I like that greenish gold color.

The tires have been caped with some BRP treads. 8) 8)

I don’t know what to do with the frame yet. I was thinking black chrome or dark nickel.

Dom, Who's Jeff Gordon? :? 8) :lol: :lol:

I would like to put a corvette on it if I can find one. A Tide car to go with my Tide submarine would also work.

Re: New Era GN Project

Posted: June 9th, 2011, 8:28 pm
by cryo-tek
I see that now. :(

There’s nothing the same between the two. :cry: @*&% I have the wrong chassis. :oops:

It’s going to be finished and then it’s off to Ebay. Thanks for the helpful information. :wink:
It looks like Mikes just going to have to sell me his Yellow one now. :lol: :lol:

Re: New Era GN Project

Posted: June 10th, 2011, 7:04 pm
by cryo-tek
OK all you purists, here’s your chance to pick on my non-original car. I do have all of the stock parts in case someone else wants to put it back to the way it was. :)
I figured that it should turn real nice with a differential in it so here it is.... Yes, that’s a custom sprocket I made up because I didn’t want to convert to belt drive.

Yes I need some brakes! Not the chance, the speed reduction type.

My questions are:
Now that I have a differential do I need to have a brake on each rear wheel?
Could I put a caliper on the sprocket?

I didn’t get any brake parts with the car so what ever I do I’ll have to build it.

As usual, your thoughts are welcome.

I know, the rear tire is on backwards… :oops:

Re: New Era GN Project

Posted: June 10th, 2011, 8:04 pm
by cryo-tek
I’ve been enlightened, :idea: :hello1: The backwards tire was by accident.
I have been trying to cure rear axle harmonics on one of my Yankee car by changing the muffler bearing when all I had to do was change the tread directions on one of the rear slicks. Who’d a thunk! :lol: :wink:

But seriously, Thanks for the input on the brakes vwguru75. Looks like the sprocket caliper is out.

FYI, McMaster Carr doesn’t have French muffler bearings. :o

Re: New Era GN Project

Posted: June 11th, 2011, 6:33 am
by PTModIT
It's this their brake setup.Image.

Re: New Era GN Project

Posted: June 12th, 2011, 3:59 pm
by Domb1972
WOW! Great Job Cryo-tek!!!! What car you putting on ebay?

Re: New Era GN Project

Posted: April 15th, 2012, 5:33 pm
by BOOSTED-ELKY
Very Very Nice!!