Hornet Chassis splitting. A solution.
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| model | 58045: The Hornet [ click here for more The Hornets ] |
| status | How To Guide |
| date entered | 10/06/2012 07:08:20 |
| description | Bought a cheap old Hornet a couple of years ago. Ever since then I could never run it because the chassis had splits where the rear-axle stays go, so the drive-train would eventually come out. I know this is a pretty common problem with these chassis', so I had to come up with some solution. I know replacement parts are not expensive for these buggies, but they become so if you need them to be shipped to countries like mine, far down in South America.
Anyway, what do you need to solve the problem? A piece of some aluminum junk, and two bolts with lock-nuts. Nothing more! Have a look at the pictures below. I'm sure this will give you some ideas on how to permanently fix the problem, and maybe you can make it even better yourself. Some flat-black paint on the alu bracket will make it look good, too.
Hope this will help fellow TCers here to keep those old Hornet buggies running endlessly on the neighborhoods and dirt-tracks around the world!
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@BeetleOne: Thanks for the positive comment! Te diré que ubicar el reemplazo no es tedioso, sino que se te va plata que es muy difícil encajar diariamente. Vos sabés como es esto del sustento humano. Suerte Giorgio!
Es dramatico encontrarse con esa parte de chassis rota!! Sin embargo este es un claro ejemplo de que cuando se vuelve tedioso conseguir los repuestos, ese tipo de soluciones permite devolver a la vida modelos de autos que de otra manera terminarian como 'chatarra'. Creo que de forma sencilla lo lograste muy bien! Vuelva a volar avispon! Vuele!!
Top tip buddy!
I hope this will help fellow TCers to keep their cars running, and hopefully save some $$, too. THANK YOU, GUYS!
Great fix Erich!
Very ingenious mods to bring this Hornet back to life! Thanks for sharing.
Very cool and original thinking. It doesn't stand out as shoddy at all, I have some horrible repairs to cars, but these repairs are done very well. Keep on drivin.
Fantastic, a simple solution to a common problem. Thanks for sharing
Another good idea and another save , excellent pics and run thru ,top stuff !!
Great engineering! That's what makes this hobby so much fun..
Nice work.