convert Scalextric Shelby Cobra to digital

I've converted my ‪@OfficialScalextric‬ Shelby Cobra to digital using the retrofit chip C7005. it's not easy as there is very little space but I've done it and here's how I did with a short clip at the end showing the car working and lane changing

[@jordipena7984]

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[@Andrew-xk6sv]

Thanks for the video - gave me confidence to finally chip my Cobra yesterday. Fitting the wires in the cockpit was indeed a fiddly business. I used a spot of hot glue to hold some of them in place. For anyone else doing this, I was able to drill the hole without removing the motor. I wanted to avoid removing the motor if possible because on another car that also had a long motor shaft, the shaft got bent slightly and now the gears don’t mesh properly. I drilled from the top (motor side) down. Not sure why Scalextric don’t at least provide a pre-drilled hole!
For soldering the wires, I’ve had good success with twisting the wire strands together in opposite directions so they sort of hold together by themselves and then heating them with the iron and dabbing a drop of solder in the middle. This time the chip wires were already soldered at the ends so I didn’t do that approach and my soldering was pretty poor - hopefully good enough to hold though.
Thanks again for the video, it’s a really nice car and seems to run really well - helped by the wide wheel base and fat tyres no doubt.

[@randyholbrook9609]

Nice job. Very helpful.

[@tonysivyer]

No problem Randy, hope it gives you the confidence to convert your cars too. I know some people are afraid to ruin a good car so if I can show that it's possible then others can try as well

[@nickolney8359]

Very helpful

[@tonysivyer]

@@nickolney8359 thank you, hope you are confident to have a go yourself 👍

[@drewherbert4835]

Nicely done!

[@tonysivyer]

Thanks Drew, I do enjoy converting cars to run on Scalextric digital and when they are difficult like the Shelby it's really satisfying when it works

[@drewherbert4835]

Going to take me a bit to get back to soldering, made kit radios when I was a kid...been a while since I was a kid or soldered anything! I pre-ordered the Carrera track cleaning truck, now I just need to find a chip for Carrera to Scalextric!

[@tonysivyer]

Are you running Scalextric digital track? To convert Carrera to run on Scalextric digital I use the Scalextric c7005 chip, works fine for me but I am thinking of trying the slot.it sp15c chips but they don't seem to be in stock anywhere at the moment.

[@drewherbert4835]

Yes, ARC Pro. Thanks for the info!@@tonysivyer

[@tonysivyer]

@@drewherbert4835 I have posted my tutorial on converting Carrera to Scalextric digital on Facebook, search for it on Scalextric Trackside NE STNE. Or search for me on FB and go to my photos and the Scalextric albums are open to public viewing and you will find it there. Hope it helps you when you are ready to do it