Average Price for this kit is $15 US / A Great Buy for Home Racing
This
is the REHco #4995 kit. Here's some hints and tips on building
one up from the parts kit. You get everything in the kit except
for paint for the body. Earlier issues came with nice original
Dubro prepainted Candy style VW bug bodies in gold and possibly
red. The chassis is Dynamic with some reproduction parts and a
nice body mount made to fit the VW body. Tires are huge wide
sponges that are great for wood tracks. You can easily change
them over to silicones using a 5-40 axle or use set screw rims with
the 1/8" drill blank. A great little kit for home racing.
Warning - Before you Proceed!!! Please note that these are not complete fool-proof instructions. You should have a rough idea of working with basic tools, some experience working with slot cars, and general knowledge. Small Pliers, Large Pliers, standard screwdriver, a .050 hex wrench or tool, a file, paint and brush for the body, etc. are some of the tools you will need.
Step 1 - This involves installing the brass motor mount piece into the endbell of the 36D motor. Place the motor into the rear half of the chassis making sure that the brass mounting piece is pointing down. (You might want to test the motor in the rear half of the chassis making note which way has the motor sitting flat - I found that the slots in the can should be pointing up.)
Step 2 - Taking the front half of the chassis, place it right up against the rear part of the chassis trapping the brass motor mount piece. Install one of those bevel screws through the tongue (front part of the chassis) into the front mounting hole in the rear part of the chassis. Still holding (but not using brute force) the front tongue part up against the rear, bend the brass motor mount piece forward and up flush against the front chassis tongue. Possibly bending it a little more to spread the piece apart to give the second beveled screw a little more to go into the brass mount, through the tongue, and into the rear part of the chassis where the second mounting hole is.
Step 3 - Putting the front tires onto those wheels can be a pain. Taking some small pliers, insert the tip into the tires and spread them out a bit. This will stretch them a bit to make it a lot easier to install. A note on the set screws. The larger ones fit in the wheels and the short one will go into the crown gear. If you do not use the short one in the crown gear, you will have interference with the set-screw on the crown and the motor pinion. You might need to install the oilites in the rear if the kit comes that way, some do not require them. Just file the rear mounting holes for them down a little if the fit is too tight.
Step 4 - The front end axle holder is installed on the front part of the chassis with another beveled screw. Use one of the 1/8" drill blank axles, two brass spacers (one on each side), and the front wheels. You can adjust the wheelbase later if needed. Most of them will go in the second to the front section of the front tongue. The Jet Guide flag installation is straight-forward. Some front tongues will need some filing in the front if the post if too tight. Make sure the guide swings freely with only a little resistance. Two spacers beneath and on top of the guide flag is a good combination for my track but yours may wary. Place the holder on top of the guide flag and spacers using the small pliers to push it onto the post.
Step 5 - For my track, the green wire is on the right and the red on the left. The Crown gear is mounted on the left side of the chassis. Basically its wired for a positive counter-clockwise track. Use one each of the spacers on the rear axle between the tires. Again with some axles, tires, and oilites some fine sanding and filing might be needed for smoother running and fit. The brass body mount fits on top of the chassis with the bent ends facing up. Adjust the wheelbase if needed after you trimmed the body for testing purposes. I suggest making the holes and installing the body clips before painting to make it easier. Using acrylic water-based paint is safer and won't warp the body as much. I used Tamiya Pink Acrylic paint for this one.
So
here you have it! The completed 1/24 VW Bug Slot Car Kit from
REHco. A nice and fast little racer for home and club
tracks. I like these and with some other body mounts you can
mount other street car and racing bodies. Nice design and great price!!!
It even works for 1/32 slot car racing :)
