New Racer for a new track grand opening-

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Re: New Racer for a new track grand opening-

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HAHHAH, that is AWESOME!

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Re: New Racer for a new track grand opening-

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Charlie don't surf wrote:I'll have to dig a bit for the pics, the indoor track that we were racing on was 100% pure red clay, and always damp to the point that we ran slicks to keep the clay out of the tire surface. One of the AE/Proline drivers started treating the tires with Diesel fuel ( to repel the dirt from sticking to the slick rubber ), but the diesel ate the inserts and made the rubber swell, so we made our own closed cell inserts with large pool noodles and then cut 3/4-1" cross section out of the tire, the reglued it making it really tight to the noodle. Goat Scrotums- 8)

Reggie, I know I've seen reference to this process elsewhere, as I think those tire tinkerers around will still do this with modern rubber on occassion.

If I remember right, one can cut out a diagonnal-orineted section, so as to create a longer/stonger re-glued contact area and also distribute the unconformity (not create a flat spot or noticable bump in the wheel).

Do you know of any photos or how-to tips anywhere? The reason I'm asking is that I have a small pile of used 2.1 and 2.0 wheels that I think I might want to tray to section on some new 2.2 rubber just for fun. What do you think? It can't be that hard can it?
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Re: New Racer for a new track grand opening-

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It's done just like this (ignore the pool noodle insert)
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although it's adding the section that I removed-

The idea of it was intimidating, but it was no trouble if you go slow

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Re: New Racer for a new track grand opening-

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Sharp pair of straight shears, thin CA- small imperfections in your lines or cuts are taken up with the CA and the rubber stretch. I "tacked" the inner tire getting it lined up the way I wanted then glued the outside after I was happy-

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Copy. Thanks dude! The tack from the inside-out idea is a good one.
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