Re: Cox Pinto Funny Car - Almost to easy

OVERLORD Tue Jan 29, 2019 9:01 am

rsv1cox wrote:
NEW222 wrote:Do you have a picture of the original? May be able to make a tin version if the shape and dimensions were known.

Wish I did have a picture of one outside the car.

This one?

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There's also this:

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https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/cox-pinto-funny-car-stinger-more-fuel-537078262

getback Tue Jan 29, 2019 10:06 am

Darn thats small (1" H, 1" L, 1/4" W) the width is the killer i ck'ed my small tanks and had something other than the W , Rene may have the ticket with Roddie and those pc.s he has or maybe Jason can whip out a usable one (( making one that small would bee a test of patients ) Doh!

rsv1cox Tue Jan 29, 2019 10:19 am

Looks like the top one Lieven, original tank had two vent nipples on top.

Bob

Jason_WI Tue Jan 29, 2019 12:53 pm

Like this?

The square tank is 1” x 1” x .25”. The fuel ports are .1” dia with a .0625” hole. Volume of the tank is .825”x .825”x .150”

Nylon is already loaded in the printer with a .25mm nozzle.

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rsv1cox Tue Jan 29, 2019 12:59 pm

So you can make one Jason? Smile

Bob

Jason_WI Tue Jan 29, 2019 1:22 pm

Yep. I can bridge the top gap without any support. I can manually add support to the bottom port.

rsv1cox Tue Jan 29, 2019 2:16 pm

Jason_WI wrote:Yep. I can bridge the top gap without any support. I can manually add support to the bottom port.

A......mazing - Bob

Marleysky Tue Jan 29, 2019 2:25 pm

Jason_WI wrote:Like this?

The square tank is 1” x 1” x .25”. The fuel ports are .1” dia with a .0625” hole. Volume of the tank is .825”x .825”x .150”

Nylon is already loaded in the printer with a .25mm nozzle.

Jason, that’s AWESOME!

roddie Tue Jan 29, 2019 4:49 pm

There may be a hint here..

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The manual will tell you for sure.. but it looks to me as though the parts called "bullets" are what close the throttle and deploy the drag-chute. I would guess that a single bullet is threaded-onto the guide-line (and maybe secured by a knot?)somewhere around 3/4 of the way down the track. Huh...

???

You may have also seen the below photos.. but I'll post em' because of their relevance..

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NEW222 Tue Jan 29, 2019 5:47 pm

Oh wow. That's neat. I never would have thought there was a real Cox drag car. Thanks for sharing.

roddie Tue Jan 29, 2019 6:08 pm

NEW222 wrote:Oh wow. That's neat. I never would have thought there was a real Cox drag car. Thanks for sharing.

Hey Chancey, I don't know the history behind the "Bill Schifsky" top-fuel car. The photos are ones that I sourced from the internet some time ago.. when searching "Google-Images" for Cox models. You'd be surprised at what comes-up.

Here's a full-scale Bill Schifsky "yellow-bodied" variant-photo..

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Here's the balance of what I have on the Cox Pinto Funny-Car..

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Jason_WI Wed Jan 30, 2019 1:15 am

Tanks are printing.

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Jason_WI Wed Jan 30, 2019 3:32 am

Tanks are done. Support material on bottom port was a bit difficult to remove but got it without breaking it off.

Pic with the top sealed up and with them complete.

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rsv1cox Wed Jan 30, 2019 6:12 am

roddie wrote:There may be a hint here..

The manual will tell you for sure.. but it looks to me as though the parts called "bullets" are what close the throttle and deploy the drag-chute. I would guess that a single bullet is threaded-onto the guide-line (and maybe secured by a knot?)somewhere around 3/4 of the way down the track. ???

You may have also seen the below photos.. but I'll post em' because of their relevance..
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Thanks for those pictures roddie, helps a lot. I have never seen what those little "bullets" look like.

I did receive that manual bought on ebay for $13. + and near worthless. A reprint so light it's barely readable, cut at an angle and stapled together randomly. Gotta leave one of my very rare negative feedbacks.

And Jason. They look great. PM sent.

Bob

getback Wed Jan 30, 2019 7:56 am

Cool Bob you have been Hooked up !! Fishing

Nice job on the tanks Jason Smoking

NEW222 Wed Jan 30, 2019 5:16 pm

Good job Jason. Those look great.

Ken Cook Wed Jan 30, 2019 6:26 pm

Jason, that's cool stuff.

Jason_WI Wed Jan 30, 2019 7:05 pm

Thanks guys. Hopefully they fit in that tiny spot. Guestimation approximation was enabled in this design.

joeythefix Tue Jun 20, 2023 5:24 pm

i have a few BRAND NEW PARTS for your COX PINTO, I have 2 front tires in package NO RIMS, gas tank and the body stand chrome T rod. did you want these????

706jim Tue Jun 20, 2023 8:38 pm

Many years ago, we set up a drag race in the basement hallway of our local university. Vega funny car vs the "rail" dragster. No electric starters at the time....
We brought along wax for "burnouts" and set the two cars up to race down the guide strings.
Our biggest problem was getting both engines started at about the same time.
Actual results? (Honest would I lie to this group?)
The funny car beat the dragster off the line but the dragster caught up on the top end to pass the funny car.

Honest

rsv1cox Wed Jun 21, 2023 6:48 pm

I started this thread back in January 2019, an oldie.

Jason stepped in a helped get it running again. He built (3D printer) new front axles and a fuel tank, much appreciated as both work great.

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joeythefix Wed Jun 21, 2023 7:46 pm

rsv1cox wrote:
roddie wrote:There may be a hint here..

The manual will tell you for sure.. but it looks to me as though the parts called "bullets" are what close the throttle and deploy the drag-chute. I would guess that a single bullet is threaded-onto the guide-line (and maybe secured by a knot?)somewhere around 3/4 of the way down the track. ???

You may have also seen the below photos.. but I'll post em' because of their relevance..
]

Thanks for those pictures roddie, helps a lot. I have never seen what those little "bullets" look like.

I did receive that manual bought on ebay for $13. + and near worthless. A reprint so light it's barely readable, cut at an angle and stapled together randomly. Gotta leave one of my very rare negative feedbacks.

And Jason. They look great. PM sent.

Bob

**Admin** Thu Jun 22, 2023 12:38 am

@joeythefix ???

If you added anything, your message must not have gone through. It looks like you only quoted rsv1cox's message (who quoted roddie) above.

Doug Quaid Sat Jul 01, 2023 1:20 pm

nice!

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