lnerjp
Western Thunderer
Guess this is the area of the forum where I'll mainly hang out. I'll start with a thread on my 08 and bring it up to date over the next few days.
If you can build a F/S version of this kit then you can build a S7 version (am I the first? please speak up if you know of another S7 one), it only requires ninimal modifications. However the hardest bit is sourcing the axles, the current Slaters square ended outside crank axles afre not compatable with this kit, you require the Slaters old type D ended axles, which David Parkins now has all the remaining Slaters stock and they can be purchased from MMP. However the old type D ended axles where only ever available in F/S, so as I type this a freind with a lathe is making me some S7 axles. The only other modifications to the chasis is to move the brake blocks further out and to add two sets of spacers from Slaters plunger pick-ups packs to enable the pulungers to make contact with the now further appart wheels.
Slaters F/S wheels have been re-profiled by Christopher Makepeace and what a fine job he has made of them, the hubs required 0.6mm, which has cut into the spokes slightly in the centre of the wheel, but this is hidden by the hornblocks, so is not a problem.
The Chasis was built with Ball Bearings as a experiment, it is very free runing, this was achived by reaming out the etched holes and Aralditeing the bearings in place whilst the chasis was on a jig. Although I had to make some new compensation beams as the kit ones where too thin once I opneed them out and the centres had moved.
Further updates to follow.
If you can build a F/S version of this kit then you can build a S7 version (am I the first? please speak up if you know of another S7 one), it only requires ninimal modifications. However the hardest bit is sourcing the axles, the current Slaters square ended outside crank axles afre not compatable with this kit, you require the Slaters old type D ended axles, which David Parkins now has all the remaining Slaters stock and they can be purchased from MMP. However the old type D ended axles where only ever available in F/S, so as I type this a freind with a lathe is making me some S7 axles. The only other modifications to the chasis is to move the brake blocks further out and to add two sets of spacers from Slaters plunger pick-ups packs to enable the pulungers to make contact with the now further appart wheels.
Slaters F/S wheels have been re-profiled by Christopher Makepeace and what a fine job he has made of them, the hubs required 0.6mm, which has cut into the spokes slightly in the centre of the wheel, but this is hidden by the hornblocks, so is not a problem.
The Chasis was built with Ball Bearings as a experiment, it is very free runing, this was achived by reaming out the etched holes and Aralditeing the bearings in place whilst the chasis was on a jig. Although I had to make some new compensation beams as the kit ones where too thin once I opneed them out and the centres had moved.
Further updates to follow.