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Title: Broke n guage F 7 Life Like chassis
Post by: Woowoomowrer on April 29, 2020, 10:53:03 AM
Are there any compatible chassis I could use as a replacement?
Title: Re: Broke n guage F 7 Life Like chassis
Post by: Trainman203 on April 29, 2020, 04:22:41 PM
Why replace the chassis when you need to buy a new engine to get a new one.

Reminds me of the joke about the guy with two pet chickens.  One got sick so he killed the well one to make chicken soup for the sick one.

HAWHAWHAW!!!!! 😂😂😂😂😂
Title: Re: Broke n guage F 7 Life Like chassis
Post by: Quentin on April 29, 2020, 11:02:40 PM
my gosh trainman...
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Title: Re: Broke n guage F 7 Life Like chassis
Post by: James in FL on April 30, 2020, 12:38:18 AM
Hi Woowoomowrer,

When you state "Broke" what exactly is broken on yours?
I don't know if another manufacturers' chassis would fit under your Life-Like shell.
I would guess all F7's would be close and might require minor surgery to fit.
I just looked on eBay, several LL F7's on there.
You could use one from there as a donor.

Good luck
Title: Re: Broke n guage F 7 Life Like chassis
Post by: Terry Toenges on April 30, 2020, 09:41:52 AM
I don't now how it would be with an F7. I did a swap with an HO F40PH. I had a cheap Lifelike Amtrak one but it wasn't DCC. I found a Walther's one in an off the wall road name that was really cheap. I had to grind Walther's chassis down a little to make it fit but I now have a Lifelike F40PH with sound.
Maybe you could find some cheap junk F7 to see if it fit before you spent money on a good one.
Title: Re: Broke n guage F 7 Life Like chassis
Post by: Quentin on April 30, 2020, 10:19:24 AM
Could you possible send a picture of the broken chassis? That would help me a lot.
Title: Re: Broke n guage F 7 Life Like chassis
Post by: RAM on April 30, 2020, 09:59:51 PM
athomehobby is that a Frisco 4-8-4?
Title: Re: Broke n guage F 7 Life Like chassis
Post by: Quentin on April 30, 2020, 10:41:59 PM
yes. it is the Frisco 4-8-4 meteor that we have here in tulsa
Title: Re: Broke n guage F 7 Life Like chassis
Post by: RAM on May 04, 2020, 08:55:34 PM
Well I live just north of you Bville
Title: Re: Broke n guage F 7 Life Like chassis
Post by: Quentin on May 05, 2020, 10:39:17 AM
Nice! I actually live a lot closer to you in Owasso.