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Pinewood Derby Car Body ONLY — Big Wedge

$24.95

Fast Pinewood car body! BSA – compliant complete pinewood derby car. Before your purchase, please check your local rules. If you are unsure about the terminology, just email us, we will get you what you need. See what makes our cars different! 9 different reasons. All Kits are 7″ in length. All kits are 1.75″in width. All kits have a minimum ground clearance of 3/8″. All kits are under 1.25″ in height unless stated otherwise.

What makes our cars different than everyone else? Our car bodies come with those speed tips that everyone says to use and leaves it up to you to figure it out. Finally a car that will compete against the derby dads! Our car bodies come with the speed tips and secrets that everyone charges you to buy their info. With our kit, and a little work on your end, you can dominate your race!

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SKU: SKU1615 Category: Product ID: 18420

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Big Wedge PULS Not our fastest body design, but you can tweak it to your pleasure. We have done the major steps for you!

Fast Pinewood car bodies! BSA – compliant complete pinewood derby car. Before your purchase, please check your local rules. If you are unsure about the terminology, just email us, we will get you what you need. See what makes our kits different! 8 different reasons. All Kits are 7″ in length. All kits are 1.75″ in width. All kits have a minimum ground clearance of 3/8″. 7/8″ high at the top of the body, 1/4″ minor thick at the minor before tapered quick start.

This is for a Pinewood Derby Car Body ONLY which means NOT ready to Race! Most of the major parts are done. This lets you and your scout put the final touches on the car. You will still need to tune your car. You will still need to paint and assemble your car. What makes our cars different than everyone else? Our kits come with those speed tips that everyone says to use and leaves it up to you to figure it out. Finally a kit that will compete against the derby dads! Our kits come with the speed tips and secrets that everyone charges you to buy their info. With our kit, and a little work on your end, you can dominate your race!

You will still need BSA wheels and axles to complete this Pinewood Derby Car. We sell complete kits with prepped wheels and axles. Please visit my store!

Each car body:

Pinewood derby car with either BSA slots or Drilled Extended wheel base (your choice)

  • Weighted car to 120-124 grams (very close to final weight of 5oz

Why our cars are better!

 

Here’s a side by side comparison of a “purchased” car that was ready to race. Red/Blue car is theirs, bare wood is ours.

How many cars come weight balanced? Our cars are perfected balanced for speed. Weight balanced ½-1” in front of rear axle for maximum potential energy. Does it matter where the center of gravity is? Absolutely! Our bodies are brought up to 124 grams of weight. With 3 light coats of paint and a regular set of wheels and axles this should be extremely close to 5oz. Additional add-ons may cause your car to be overweight.

 

Pinewood derby car kit ready to assemble Pinewood derby car kit ready to assemble

Red car is theirs, bare wood is ours.

To help correct over steering or wheel wobble, we have reduced the wheel base on the front end just slightly. This is one of those speed tips that is easy to explain, but hard to do with a hammer and chisel. If you take out too much, then your car will rub the entire way down the track or you have to over-gap your wheels to correct the problem. The perfect depth is 0.10” inch. It takes a milling machine to do it right. Take note, some packs might not allow this modification.

 

Pinewood derby car kit ready to assemble Pinewood derby car kit ready to assemble

Blue car is theirs, bare wood is ours.

See the competition’s blue body! It can be done better! Derby Dust offers this with most body styles!

We reduced the surface area at the body that could be a potential speed robbing point. As seen on the Red car where the wheel rubs as it ran down the track. Our inner wheel hub area has the most amount of wood removed to reduce surface area for friction while maintaining structural stability. We also remove the area of potential rub on the outer portion of the wheel. Since the wood is removed, there is nothing to rub!

Pinewood derby car kit ready to assemblePinewood derby car kit ready to assemble

Red car is theirs, bare wood is ours.

 

Our bodies are low profile in front with larger profile in back. What does this do? It has to do with aerodynamics and decreasing drag. We don’t waste your time with big bulky cars!

pinewood Derby Car kit

Most of our bodies utilize a quick start front end. By having an upward tapered front end, this allows your car to release from the starting gate sooner than if you had a lower tapered front end. It sounds crazy, but your car could start down the track before the others!

pinewood Derby Car kit

 

You will still need BSA wheels and axles to complete this Pinewood Derby Car. We sell complete kits with prepped wheels and axles. Please visit my store!

Tools need to complete you kit:

  • Sandpaper
  • Wood filler
  • Paint and Decals
  • Hammer to Install Axles
  • Simple installation instructions included

 

Optional but highly recommended:

  • Graphite
  • Gap Gauge
  • Fine tipped
  • Tuning Pliers
  • Cotton Applicator
  • Sharpie Masking/Painter’s tape
  • Pinewood Derby Axle Install Tool

 

Prep time: 1 hour to install parts. 1 day of painting time.

How to tune and align your Pinewood Derby Car!

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Pinewood Derby ® Wheels and Axles

My proven and tested theory shows that you can get the most of of your Pinewood Derby ® car with my Pinewood Derby ® speed axles and Pinewood Derby ® speed wheels while still being 100% legal ! Complete Sets with axles, wheels, cotton applicators, gap gauge, and dry graphite lube. Speeds measured at bottom of curve reaching 17fps with speeds of up to 15.5fps at the last 10 feet of track.
Top speeds are achieved with lighter wheels. Go as light as your rules allow!

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