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.
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 !!
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.
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.
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❤
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.
@@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.
@@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.
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.
@@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.
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.
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 !!
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.
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 !
Yeah that is a good combo, I have a bunch of mine setup that way.
Great rebuild Mark! That mean green arm seems to be well balanced by the way it runs. Keep your knowledgeable videos rolling!
Thanks Tim, yeah it seems to run well and had very little wobble in the arm.
Nice rebuild!!!!
Thanks!
Hi Mark, nice rebuild video and testing 👍. Have a good week. Al
Thanks!
Great video. This was very informative. Being new i appreciated showing taking the ohm reading on the armature.
Thanks Chris! Glad you found it helpful.
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.
Thanks! I have a VRP Dyno on order, it shipped out last Friday, can't wait to get it.
@@marksslotcargarage Awesome tool, You will be super happy with it. Question, What volts do you like to run your track at?
I usually run it at 18.5 volts unless I have younger kids racing then I turn it down...lol
Nice! Was just tuning my old Magna-tractions this weekend myself, and got my OS3's runnin right
Thanks Mayor! Chat with you tonight.
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❤
Thanks Shawn, yeah I wanted to keep them as close to stock as possible.
@@marksslotcargarage oh okay copy that I have a lot of them too stock and soup. And some super 2
Cool never new how to measure the arm !
Thanks!
Awesome buddy
Thanks Tom.
You can use orings from Lowe’s to for front tires
Yeah I have some orings but I don't prefer them to the thicker front tires.
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)
Thanks Chris, I will be on the look out for your video.
@@marksslotcargarage I did mention that you were looking for racers down there, hope that’s ok.
@@Blueridgeracing859 yeah that's fine, I appreciate that.
Good video. Nice track.!!! EAGLE RACEWAY.
Thanks Kevin, I appreciate that.
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!
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.
@@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.
now I just need to order parts
Hey Rick! You going to rebuild a few Magnatraction?
Can the srt pit kit be used for magnatraction cars?
No, none of the SRT parts will fit a Magnatraction.
That Javelin body is kinda rare.
I got lucky and got that off eBay at a decent price. It came on a Magnatraction chassis, think I got it for $35.
Mark get some magnets from Harden Creek and see which ones are stronger
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.
@@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.
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.
@@marksslotcargarage did you run into any issues with the pickup shoes stickup up?
@@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.
What will?
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.