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Mini is sitting funny

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  • Member since
    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, May 2, 2004 1:58 PM
LeeTree, no offense whatsoever!! It probably is my skills!!! LOL Thanks for the tip, I'm gonna give it a go in a little while after I go through my morning routine of waking up.
  • Member since
    January 2003
  • From: Washington State
Posted by leemitcheltree on Sunday, May 2, 2004 6:27 AM
Heath -
Is that the Tamiya Morris Cooper that you're talking about? I'm a little stunned - normally Tamiya kits are fairly fool-proof and mis-alignments like these are hard to achieve. I'm not making any comments about your skills or abilities, so take no offence and read nothing into those statements.
I'd carefully measure all the corners of the bodywork and determine which corner is higher than the rest, then either cut or break off the wheel and re-glue it with the other three on the ground. Weight the car so that the three corners sit level, and glue the final tire.
Hate it when that happens.............

Cheers, LeeTree
Remember, Safety Fast!!!

  • Member since
    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, May 2, 2004 2:32 AM
Damn, wish I would've asked before I glued I suppose. Well, perhaps I'll give it a go tomm morning.
  • Member since
    September 2003
  • From: New Zealand
Posted by nicholma on Sunday, May 2, 2004 12:46 AM
Dry fit everything before glueing.

On 43rd kits where the axle location is not very exact I'll allow one wheel float before glueing to ensure its all square. For a plastic kit this isn't always possible so I dry fit or apply just a little glue and test it all, make any changes necessary then glue it al properly.
Kia ora, Mark "Time flies like the wind, fruit flies like bananas"
  • Member since
    November 2005
Mini is sitting funny
Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, May 2, 2004 12:36 AM
I know you guys have had to run into this before.....so I thought I would ask the gurus. When I glued on the wheels, the thing doesn't sit flat on all 4 wheels, it rocks like......well obviously it seems like one tire is lower than the others??!! How do you guys fix this?? I checked to make sure that the tires were put on true, and they seem to be. Thanks for your help!!!
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