Comments on: Modifying Hot Wheels

By: michael smith

michael smith — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 22:49:01 +0000

hi, i want to race altered hot wheels… any mail in racing near the state of maine. Don’t care for stockers, we have raced an EXPERT RACERS brand track, 4,5 & 6 weight classes…don’t know who said lighter cars were faster but i want to race him. i have lots of experience changing axles… swedged and glued.. glued, well j.b. weld works very well as it sets up slowly giving you the chance to allign the axles before set…(while upside down) i would also like to trade body swap / base alterations talk with so interested … thanks michael smith aka model40fan

By: Brian

Brian — Sun, 29 May 2011 15:28:46 +0000

Anyone looking for some great Hot Wheels racing action should stop by http://www.RedlineDerby.com which I also manage and run. At Redline Derby you’ll find a great community of racers and also the one-of-a-kind Fantasy League game. Good (free) fun all the way around if you’re a Hot Wheels fan.

By: michael smith

michael smith — Sun, 29 May 2011 03:08:36 +0000

wow, i mean wow.i’ve been hackin’ hot wheels for 4 yrs. not many other altered car racers…glad to find gravity guys…i’ld rather lose in an altered than win in a stocker … any ‘altered’ race by mail tracks out there (maine) i don’t mess with redlines because most tracks won’t let me race altered redlines…but if you guys do ,well i’m on it…thanks model40fan

By: Brian

Brian — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:12:16 +0000

Good deal, Max! However, just wanted to pass along a site I found otherwise for modding Hot Wheels. It’s http://www.HotWorldCustoms.com - it’s pretty good with lots of good stuff.

I found that their suggestion of a 2-stage drill technique works better at getting cars apart than the Dremel. The Dremel is ultra-handy for cutting/sanding. A tiny drill bit first makes a little guide hole, then the bigger bit carves away the top of the rivet. It’s quicker and leaves less destruction.

And if you haven’t stumbled upon it yet, hit our Hot Wheels community at http://redlineracing.ning.com/ - we’ll be talking mods, racing, and other stuff there.

By: Max

Max — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 04:21:59 +0000

I wonder about doing this no more! I have a beautiful little Aerovette with a not-so-nice blackish green paint job, a repaint is in order! A Dremel moto tool will get the project off in the right direction, great article!

By: Brian

Brian — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 16:59:43 +0000

Woah - nice. Thanks for sharing - I left you some questions over at the Redline site…thanks for joining!
I saw that Race Grooves rented out their track for parties and that’s what made me want to make my own track. Not to rent it out, just to make massive track to have fun when friends come over.
If I had something that big in my house my dogs would be riding on it like a slide!

By: Nick

Nick — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 19:17:58 +0000

Here’s the video link…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3t0rpuhTGk

By: Nick

Nick — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 18:52:31 +0000

I put the track up for sale on ebay even though I really don’t want to sell it. I set the reserve really high and I’m 100% sure it will not sell, I just wanted to see what kind of attention it draws. Here’s the link…

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&Item=230299457690&Category=2500&_trksid=p3907.m29

This way you can see what it looks like. I have it set up inside my house for the past 2 weeks and it has been a lot of fun testing cars for speed. The kids play with it non stop and my wife accuses me of liking it more than them. I’m going to post some video on youtube soon also.

By: Brian

Brian — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 05:20:23 +0000

Since I’ve stumbled across something others will hopefully be enjoying, we all need a place to share. So I setup a social site for the (rebranded) Redline Derby Racing group.

If you mod, customize, or just play with your Hot Wheels, stop by and share!

http://redlineracing.ning.com/

By: Brian

Brian — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 02:01:15 +0000

48 feet! Damn…and here I thought 15 feet was happy enough. You got any photos of this mega track? Of course, I don’t have a free 50 feet to lay that kind of track, but I’m envious either way.

And I’m afraid modding the cars will be a new hobby of sorts. Oh well..