Magnatraction chassis rebuild and hop up.

In this video I am reworking a spare Magnatraction chassis that I had and upgrading the armature to a mean green 6 ohm arm with Pro 7 magnets from Viper.

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  • @almcg4425
    @almcg4425 Жыл бұрын

    Hi Mark, nice rebuild video and testing 👍. Have a good week. Al

  • @marksslotcargarage

    @marksslotcargarage

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @shawnhurley8737
    @shawnhurley8737 Жыл бұрын

    Good video Mark good old school chassis they're fond of rebuilt there's a bunch more you can do with them the bounce arm lower the magnets shaved the chassis and put The Fray front end and rear ends in it keep up the good videos❤

  • @marksslotcargarage

    @marksslotcargarage

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks Shawn, yeah I wanted to keep them as close to stock as possible.

  • @shawnhurley8737

    @shawnhurley8737

    Жыл бұрын

    @@marksslotcargarage oh okay copy that I have a lot of them too stock and soup. And some super 2

  • @lonniejohnsoniii
    @lonniejohnsoniii Жыл бұрын

    Nice build... I have fond memories of the AFX Magna-traction cars as a youth. I really enjoy your videos of the "old-school" chassis rebuilds. Sad to say my slot-cars from childhood did not survive. Fortunately I introduced my son 20+ yrs ago to the hobby and we started a very small Tyco & AFX collection. Please keep the videos coming !!

  • @marksslotcargarage

    @marksslotcargarage

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks Lonnie! The Magnatraction chassis was the chassis I used the most as a kid, still have some of mine from the 70's. It will always hold a special place in my heart.

  • @SouthernSlotRacing
    @SouthernSlotRacing Жыл бұрын

    Great video. This was very informative. Being new i appreciated showing taking the ohm reading on the armature.

  • @marksslotcargarage

    @marksslotcargarage

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks Chris! Glad you found it helpful.

  • @SlotCarMisfitsofallscales
    @SlotCarMisfitsofallscales Жыл бұрын

    I’m glad I’ve been rehabbing my magnatractions ! Adding the magnets from viper and harden creek make them fast with the green arms in them !

  • @marksslotcargarage

    @marksslotcargarage

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah that is a good combo, I have a bunch of mine setup that way.

  • @timmccartney6078
    @timmccartney6078 Жыл бұрын

    Great rebuild Mark! That mean green arm seems to be well balanced by the way it runs. Keep your knowledgeable videos rolling!

  • @marksslotcargarage

    @marksslotcargarage

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks Tim, yeah it seems to run well and had very little wobble in the arm.

  • @slotcardude68
    @slotcardude68 Жыл бұрын

    Nice rebuild!!!!

  • @marksslotcargarage

    @marksslotcargarage

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @thomasbianculli1804
    @thomasbianculli1804 Жыл бұрын

    Hi Mark, Nice video. I like bringing new life to the older chassis too. I use a VRP Dyno for before and after results. I enjoy your videos . Keep them coming.

  • @marksslotcargarage

    @marksslotcargarage

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks! I have a VRP Dyno on order, it shipped out last Friday, can't wait to get it.

  • @thomasbianculli1804

    @thomasbianculli1804

    Жыл бұрын

    @@marksslotcargarage Awesome tool, You will be super happy with it. Question, What volts do you like to run your track at?

  • @marksslotcargarage

    @marksslotcargarage

    Жыл бұрын

    I usually run it at 18.5 volts unless I have younger kids racing then I turn it down...lol

  • @Gale_Force_Raceway
    @Gale_Force_Raceway Жыл бұрын

    Nice! Was just tuning my old Magna-tractions this weekend myself, and got my OS3's runnin right

  • @marksslotcargarage

    @marksslotcargarage

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks Mayor! Chat with you tonight.

  • @SlotCarMisfitsofallscales
    @SlotCarMisfitsofallscales Жыл бұрын

    Cool never new how to measure the arm !

  • @marksslotcargarage

    @marksslotcargarage

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @SlotCarMisfitsofallscales
    @SlotCarMisfitsofallscales Жыл бұрын

    Awesome buddy

  • @marksslotcargarage

    @marksslotcargarage

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks Tom.

  • @Blueridgeracing859
    @Blueridgeracing859 Жыл бұрын

    Great vid, I did one today as well. Hopefully I’ll have it in my cloud by the am to post. (DSL internet here in mountains)

  • @marksslotcargarage

    @marksslotcargarage

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks Chris, I will be on the look out for your video.

  • @Blueridgeracing859

    @Blueridgeracing859

    Жыл бұрын

    @@marksslotcargarage I did mention that you were looking for racers down there, hope that’s ok.

  • @marksslotcargarage

    @marksslotcargarage

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Blueridgeracing859 yeah that's fine, I appreciate that.

  • @SlotCarMisfitsofallscales
    @SlotCarMisfitsofallscales Жыл бұрын

    You can use orings from Lowe’s to for front tires

  • @marksslotcargarage

    @marksslotcargarage

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah I have some orings but I don't prefer them to the thicker front tires.

  • @kevinlaughery1076
    @kevinlaughery1076Ай бұрын

    Good video. Nice track.!!! EAGLE RACEWAY.

  • @marksslotcargarage

    @marksslotcargarage

    Ай бұрын

    Thanks Kevin, I appreciate that.

  • @rickschwartz2447
    @rickschwartz2447 Жыл бұрын

    now I just need to order parts

  • @marksslotcargarage

    @marksslotcargarage

    Жыл бұрын

    Hey Rick! You going to rebuild a few Magnatraction?

  • @MyFlash43
    @MyFlash43 Жыл бұрын

    Very nice video. Any chance you could do a performance video on Jag Hobbies NC-2 or RS-6 and PR-5 type cars. Thank you again!

  • @marksslotcargarage

    @marksslotcargarage

    Жыл бұрын

    I have a NC-2 on the way, I also already have a NC-2 GT. I was going to compare them to a Bulldog SRT. I should get to compare them sometime this week.

  • @MyFlash43

    @MyFlash43

    Жыл бұрын

    @@marksslotcargarage You are reading my mind:) Awesome. The NC-2's, RS-6 are short wheel base cars that are mainly the same design, with the RS-6 body mounts adjusted for the newer 1.5" AFX cars. The PR-5 is a longer wheelbase Mega G replacement clone. They all should run about the same since the motors are the same I believe and long with N30 Traction magnets.

  • @BigRalphSmith
    @BigRalphSmith Жыл бұрын

    That Javelin body is kinda rare.

  • @marksslotcargarage

    @marksslotcargarage

    Жыл бұрын

    I got lucky and got that off eBay at a decent price. It came on a Magnatraction chassis, think I got it for $35.

  • @pelmen1294
    @pelmen12947 ай бұрын

    Can the srt pit kit be used for magnatraction cars?

  • @marksslotcargarage

    @marksslotcargarage

    7 ай бұрын

    No, none of the SRT parts will fit a Magnatraction.

  • @SlotCarMisfitsofallscales
    @SlotCarMisfitsofallscales Жыл бұрын

    Mark get some magnets from Harden Creek and see which ones are stronger

  • @marksslotcargarage

    @marksslotcargarage

    Жыл бұрын

    I have, HCSlots has the same Pro 7 magnets as Viper. I ordered a pair from Jag hobbies that are 1500 gauss that I am going to compare.

  • @michaelmunno

    @michaelmunno

    Жыл бұрын

    @@marksslotcargarage interested to see that. I recently also tried the lvl 7 magnatraction mags from Viper on 2 chassis. I also replaced the front and rear rims with the BTO repros from SlotcarCentral. runs like a different car. but I had issues with pickup shoes, most of them would eventually stick up and stop contacting the rail. still trying to figure out, went with 2 pairs of old silver original slim pickups for now. but I was surprised to run into a pickup shoe issue.

  • @marksslotcargarage

    @marksslotcargarage

    Жыл бұрын

    The 1500 Gauss from Jag are much stronger than the Pro7 from Viper or HCS, at half the price for $3.50 a pair they are a great deal. I am going to do a video today on them.

  • @michaelmunno

    @michaelmunno

    Жыл бұрын

    @@marksslotcargarage did you run into any issues with the pickup shoes stickup up?

  • @michaelmunno

    @michaelmunno

    Жыл бұрын

    @@marksslotcargarage looking forward to your review of the 1500 gauss Jag mags. I have almost picked them up several times lol. I don't think I need anything stronger than the lvl 7, so I am interested to see how it works for you on the viper track.

  • @pelmen1294
    @pelmen12947 ай бұрын

    What will?

  • @marksslotcargarage

    @marksslotcargarage

    7 ай бұрын

    There is no pit kit for Magnatraction cars, you just need to order individual parts you need. You can get pickup shoes, springs and basic tune up parts for the Magnatraction chassis from viperscaleracing.com, hcslots.com or jaghobbies.com to name a few.