Front End Tuning - Sloting Plus Guide Spacers & Braid

This is one of those videos where I was doing something and thought I'd set the camera up while I was at it. Having put the Sloting Plus in the NSR Fiat 500 Abarth and improved the car considerably from the box stock setup, I thought it was time to do a little more refining, setting the front axle height using some guide spacers.

[@Dafingers1]

Thanks for the tips

[@stevesweeney7892]

We didn't I get a notification

[@lindseyangell986]

Always a cup of coffee for those must often breaks…

[@SpareRoomSlotCars]

Nice tips, thanks for sharing

[@PeterLufrano]

Great video Dave!

[@Dennis-rq6jf]

Thanks Dave.

[@daveyrcreed8847]

Yeah going on say it.."your only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!!"..

[@swmarb5236]

Smooth lil bugger.....Dave, how are lap times?

[@slotr]

That one sits with the small revoslots now, I'm sure there is a little bit more in it but it's not close to the Revo 911, nothing much is yet

[@Rob-Slot]

Another great video, great talking to you today (Swift 🙂)
That is a VERY nice setup plate, where did you get it?

[@slotr]

Yeah good to meet you too, I was right about which video was going live tonight too! Almost like I know what I'm doing.... Almost haha,

[@MPSlotCar]

Great tips Dave! Thank you ✌🏼🏁

[@slotcardude68]

Thanks for sharing this!!!! Have the same topic for 1/24s and 1/32s on my channel. Same topic.
The guide/frontwheel setup is very important to have a smooth running car!!!!!!!!

[@garageofslotcars]

Im learning alot from you. Thanks Dave!!

[@darrenhall6400]

Awesome Video Dave
I always learn something from your videos 👍👍

[@leeg131313]

Tip for you when putting the eyelets into the guide with the braid in, put the braid in and bend in the guide, then place the car on a setup block with guide in place, and push eyelets in with a screwdriver against the setup block, this will then mean you get a 90 degree bend on the braid then bend the braid to taper away from the guide the further back it goes. The braid you've put in is angled the opposite direction to this . You want the rear of the braid to be the contact point whereas the way you have them likely the braids main contact point is in the middle of the braid.

[@slotr]

Hi Lee, OK thank you, I'll try that. This video was a while ago now and I have got the taper thing resolved but I will definitely try your method on the two new Revos I need to rebraid in the coming week :)

[@leeg131313]

@@slotr another thing that helps is use the natural curve of the braid to point away in the taperand slightly pointing away from the guide when looked top down . Maybe less of a deal on your track with a fairly narrow slot/rail

[@slotr]

@@leeg131313 ya know you really should start a slot car channel :D

[@leeg131313]

@@slotr haha I enjoy watching different people's ideas.

[@slotr]

@@leeg131313 I'm still making it up as I go along and seeing if things work :)