Demon Red Base Plate motors (1986)
Posted: Wed May 26, 2021 6:25 pm
So, with the recent untimely passing of Nick Adams of Demon, I have taken a bit of an interest in his motors recently, and in particular, with a few 1986-ish builds on the go i have been focusing more on his 1986 offerings, which as it turns out were the red base-plate Sagami versions. From what i have been able to find out, Demon were the only motor manufacturer to use this set up, and due to thread stripping and even base plate separations(!) the design itself was very short-lived.
The first adverts were seen in the Nov '86 mags, introducing the new red base plate range, but by April of '87 these had been dropped for the solid black can Sagami versions which Nick then used for several years thereafter.
Jan 87 red plate ads:- April 87 black can ad:- The range looked like this, including fixed endbell bushed motors, heading up to variable timing fully ballraced modifieds:-
Standard class - Graphite Sreel bearings Black can and red base plate
Single 27T Sagami Black N Grey £12.00 RRC Nov '86
Single 25T Sagami Black N Grey £12.00 RRC Nov '86.
Double 24T Sagami Black N Grey £12.00 RRC Nov '86
Double 22T Sagami Black N Grey £12.00 RRC Nov '86.
Off-road Modified - ballraced Black can and red base plate
Single 27T Sagami Black Y Grey Adj £20.00 RRC Nov '86.
Single 25T Sagami Black Y Grey Adj £20.00 RRC Nov '86.
Single 22T Sagami Black Y Grey Adj £20.00 RRC Nov '86.
Double 24T Sagami Black Y Grey Adj £23.00 RRC Nov '86.
Double 22T Sagami Black Y Grey Adj £23.00 RRC Nov '86.
Quad 19T Sagami Black Y Grey Adj £25.00 RRC Nov '86.
Having hunted around for a while I have managed to get my hands on a few of these red base-plate examples, and very sexy they look too.
Firstly, a 'Double Wind' came in the original Rory Cull Hotshot I purchased, being perfectly period-correct for that car and was one used by Rory himself.
I then more recently found a 22D modified, which in this range was the second hottest wind Demon offered, (19Quad being their top dog modified). This one has been sent off to motor builder Glyn Ward who has stripped and cleaned it, inductance-tested the arm to prove it to be a 22D, replaced the bearings, zapped it and realigned the magnets and installed new brushes. It now puts out 45,000rpm at 3 amps on his dyno, which isn't too shabby.
Last up is the one I had really been after, the Demon Mister T, which was THE standard motor to have when I was first starting out racing. I have been waiting for a good one to pop up and am pleased to have finally bagged this. On the UK scene at least, this motor is fairly iconic.
These are going to be perfect for a Hotshot build, SWB CAT or even a very late 834b.
The first adverts were seen in the Nov '86 mags, introducing the new red base plate range, but by April of '87 these had been dropped for the solid black can Sagami versions which Nick then used for several years thereafter.
Jan 87 red plate ads:- April 87 black can ad:- The range looked like this, including fixed endbell bushed motors, heading up to variable timing fully ballraced modifieds:-
Standard class - Graphite Sreel bearings Black can and red base plate
Single 27T Sagami Black N Grey £12.00 RRC Nov '86
Single 25T Sagami Black N Grey £12.00 RRC Nov '86.
Double 24T Sagami Black N Grey £12.00 RRC Nov '86
Double 22T Sagami Black N Grey £12.00 RRC Nov '86.
Off-road Modified - ballraced Black can and red base plate
Single 27T Sagami Black Y Grey Adj £20.00 RRC Nov '86.
Single 25T Sagami Black Y Grey Adj £20.00 RRC Nov '86.
Single 22T Sagami Black Y Grey Adj £20.00 RRC Nov '86.
Double 24T Sagami Black Y Grey Adj £23.00 RRC Nov '86.
Double 22T Sagami Black Y Grey Adj £23.00 RRC Nov '86.
Quad 19T Sagami Black Y Grey Adj £25.00 RRC Nov '86.
Having hunted around for a while I have managed to get my hands on a few of these red base-plate examples, and very sexy they look too.
Firstly, a 'Double Wind' came in the original Rory Cull Hotshot I purchased, being perfectly period-correct for that car and was one used by Rory himself.
I then more recently found a 22D modified, which in this range was the second hottest wind Demon offered, (19Quad being their top dog modified). This one has been sent off to motor builder Glyn Ward who has stripped and cleaned it, inductance-tested the arm to prove it to be a 22D, replaced the bearings, zapped it and realigned the magnets and installed new brushes. It now puts out 45,000rpm at 3 amps on his dyno, which isn't too shabby.
Last up is the one I had really been after, the Demon Mister T, which was THE standard motor to have when I was first starting out racing. I have been waiting for a good one to pop up and am pleased to have finally bagged this. On the UK scene at least, this motor is fairly iconic.
These are going to be perfect for a Hotshot build, SWB CAT or even a very late 834b.