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 Mick058
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| posted on June 15th, 2009 at 03:39 PM |
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my old man's at Karana Downs - is that near you?
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Stanley
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| posted on June 16th, 2009 at 06:42 AM |
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yep...right across the river. Could almost throw a rock into Karana Downs
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Mick058
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| posted on June 16th, 2009 at 08:17 AM |
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i never see any veedubs when im there - and im there every month for work! ill keep an extra eye out for you
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| posted on June 16th, 2009 at 09:20 AM |
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Mick, can you post some pics of the radiator setup under the gearbox. I was going to mount mine above or at the front of the car like yours. What pump
are you going to use to pump the water? Davis Craig?
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Mick058
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| posted on June 16th, 2009 at 09:24 AM |
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Hey T54 - will take some pics tonight - its not a big radiator. Though the water tank is quite big as you can see.
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| posted on June 16th, 2009 at 10:35 AM |
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give me a hoy next time you're around
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Mick058
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| posted on June 16th, 2009 at 10:40 AM |
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will do, would love to see your drag beetle!
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| posted on June 16th, 2009 at 11:09 AM |
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updates ????
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Mick058
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| posted on June 16th, 2009 at 11:14 AM |
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tonight. I will go see this arvo and take as many shots as i can. CLutch, intercooler, air box, dress sheet for fire wall and anything else - all the
little things take soooo much time.
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| posted on June 16th, 2009 at 07:26 PM |
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Alright, a few photos.
The radiator for the intercooler is basically an oil cooler. It fits well, it isn't in any danger where it is. The middle section of the sway bar
sits lower than the radiator. Should work well.
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| posted on June 16th, 2009 at 07:54 PM |
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Hi Mick
I originally had my radiator for the WAIC at the back, but after I moved it to the front my inlet temps dropped by 8 to 10 degrees! Just a thought for
u.
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| posted on June 16th, 2009 at 08:14 PM |
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yeh, see how it goes - the airflow under the car should run along it nicely. Summer will tell
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| posted on June 16th, 2009 at 11:11 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by Mick058
Alright, a few photos.
The radiator for the intercooler is basically an oil cooler. It fits well, it isn't in any danger where it is. The middle section of the sway bar
sits lower than the radiator. Should work well.
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good idea....i had a oil cooler under my car...the coolin down works well. So as a rad it should work
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| posted on June 17th, 2009 at 07:23 AM |
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Won't the heat from the gearbox heat the radiator?
Jak
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| posted on June 17th, 2009 at 08:00 AM |
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Dont know if it would make that big an impact - we can really only prove these things by running the car and measuring temps. I would of thought the
radiator in the front would have dispersed more heat onto the WAIC radiator than the gearbox.
The rad i had in the front of my rotary beetle use to produce a fair bit of hot air under the lid.
it will all be good for now because it isn't that hot - really have to take it out on hot summer days and see how it responds. Same with track days
or longer trips, working the turbo or not - time will tell.
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| posted on June 17th, 2009 at 08:15 AM |
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Clutch arrangement - no lines run yet.
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| posted on June 17th, 2009 at 08:20 AM |
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And the engine sitting patiently while we wait for one more part - then we should be able to bolt everything up and give it 'controlled' spin
(without spinning wheels, or breaking gearbox......:sniffle
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| posted on June 17th, 2009 at 08:23 AM |
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And a little bit of eye candy from the westside boys. When the parts are there things move quick.
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| posted on June 17th, 2009 at 09:13 AM |
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heck yeah. that looks sweet. huge rad on that rotor. love it. your car is loooking great mick. hydrolic clutch looks sweet. do you run the line
through the old cable tube ?? what does it look like at the pedal assembly.... did you have to change the orginal pedal???
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| posted on June 17th, 2009 at 09:18 AM |
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ill try to get more pics on saturday to show pedal etc.
hopefully it should of been started by then, so there may be some vids.
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| posted on June 17th, 2009 at 09:22 AM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by Mick058
Dont know if it would make that big an impact - we can really only prove these things by running the car and measuring temps. I would of thought the
radiator in the front would have dispersed more heat onto the WAIC radiator than the gearbox.
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The waic radiator goes in front of the main radiator for the engine, not behind, thats how I have mine, so do all the RS Liberty's.
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| posted on June 17th, 2009 at 09:25 AM |
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yeh, we'll just have to see how it goes. What are your intake temps?
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| posted on June 17th, 2009 at 09:28 AM |
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Also, where in the back did you have your WAIC rad Jak?
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| posted on June 17th, 2009 at 09:33 AM |
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5 degrees above ambient on the street, up to 30d above ambient on the track after 5 laps in Summer. I have the Microtech Dash units that has inlet
temps, but was told not to use it as it's not accurate enough, I use a simple digital temp guage from jaycar, sender goes in the silicon between the
intercooler & throttle body.
Been there for 4 years now, cost $35 from memory. U can also see the difference when u play around with different pod filter housings, (cold air
box).
theres pretty much only 2 things that can kill these engines, hot air intake temps & lack of oil pressure. They only come with a 4.5L sump which
is pretty lame for a 2L turbo engine, most big ends are done from Lack of Oil pressure on the EJ20T.
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| posted on June 17th, 2009 at 09:40 AM |
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Funnily enough, the exact same spot u have yours. I even had it angled so that it caught air , I moved it to above the left rear trailing arm with a
scoop, but it still was getting hot, so I put a big alloy radiator up front. I got it off the RS Liberty forums for $40, bargain. The temp drop was
instantly noticable.
Next time u take your car for a drive, stop, get underneath & touch the gearbox. See how long u can keep your hand on it lol.
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| posted on June 17th, 2009 at 09:04 PM |
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Mick, are you going to put a heat shield around the clutch arrangement?
With the exhaust in there that close especially when you really get it hot and glowing, I'd be worried about how effective it would work...
Cheers
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| posted on June 18th, 2009 at 08:01 AM |
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i figured the same - but i assume Brad is gonna run the lines first, then put something in. I will ask the question when i see him on Saturday
nonetheless.
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| posted on July 3rd, 2009 at 06:47 PM |
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any more progress yet Mick?
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| posted on July 3rd, 2009 at 08:54 PM |
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yeah where's the photo's of the burnouts 
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| posted on July 7th, 2009 at 01:48 PM |
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Alright, no photos just yet - should get some more tonight - BUT - its time to start talking gearbox's.
I've talked to Dangerous a couple of times and ill be getting him to do it for me. I aim to get it done by xmas, so i want to start planning and
knowing what my budget is.
Dave says he can make a strong beetle box, so i think that may be the best way to go considering the conversion is around the single side plate
box.
I would like recommendations on what bits i should buy and on ratios - 5 speed an option or a waste - new case (rhino case) or stock case etc etc.
All input appreciated.
Budget wise??? about $1000 right????  
i'd like to keep it somewhere around 5k ish.
ideas?
ps - brands and pricing will help!
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