yes mate going for the 308
check your u2u
wacked1 Custom Title Time!
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don't worry it's a VW thing
don't worry it's a VW thing
1/4 mile times of fast busses
BUS 23Q Commited Dubber
65 posts · joined Jul 2004 ·
when will it be finished u reckon
check ur e mal
check ur e mal
wacked1 Custom Title Time!
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ads put pics up in members rides
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humpty Bishop of Volkswagenism
3,336 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·
Still reckon a Lexus V8 would be a better option....
That said....A bombed 308 will scoot, but I wonder about the balance of the bus???? Time will tell!
I seems to remember a monster bus from FNQ or somewhere that had a commie V8 in it?
Go to it, I want to know how this goes as I'm sure a few others do.
That said....A bombed 308 will scoot, but I wonder about the balance of the bus???? Time will tell!
I seems to remember a monster bus from FNQ or somewhere that had a commie V8 in it?
Go to it, I want to know how this goes as I'm sure a few others do.
Craig Torrens 6 times Australian, 7 times State Hillclimb Class Champion
8,040 posts · joined Jan 2003 ·
Maybe it stayed together because it doesn't produce anywhere near 700hp !!!!pete wood wrote:Don't know if it's relevant, but the guy who owns the C&V prepped gray drag beetle was using a type 1 swingaxle box in front of his 700hp+, turbo-nitrous, Pauter engine.
BUS 23Q Commited Dubber
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that car is in the shop at the moment, cant get the power cause of bad backfireing problems..... i mean real bad.....blow pipes off and break stuff bad
BUS 23Q Commited Dubber
65 posts · joined Jul 2004 ·
how about insted of taking about it, we get on the 1/4 mile an race each other 1 wednesday when our cars are finished? who is up for it?
wacked1 Custom Title Time!
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I'm in adam!!!BUS 23Q wrote:how about insted of taking about it, we get on the 1/4 mile an race each other 1 wednesday when our cars are finished? who is up for it?
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BUS 23Q Commited Dubber
65 posts · joined Jul 2004 ·
who else?
we will get a few one night and show them how a real bus should go.......hmmmmmm?
we will get a few one night and show them how a real bus should go.......hmmmmmm?
t2 stop taking life so serious
1,102 posts · joined Mar 2004 ·
i will be on the strip by the next nats i hope with the westy rack, ladder side step and all and i hope for a 16 sec bus thinking about running something like dave becker is selling 1904 stroker ,maybe with a turbo or something
BUS 23Q Commited Dubber
65 posts · joined Jul 2004 ·
thats tops... i want 1 of those racks and ladders as well....but dont know if they will let u race with the ladder?.... would look cool though
t2 stop taking life so serious
1,102 posts · joined Mar 2004 ·
yeah i like the racks alot ,mine is a 4 bow polished stainless westy rack with a polished stainless ladder from creative . my girlfriend made me get a ladder now i think i like the ladder the most on my entire bus.
the rack is for a split but i think they fit on bays aswell
the rack is for a split but i think they fit on bays aswell
wacked1 Custom Title Time!
1,508 posts · joined Jul 2003 ·
t2 sauerkraut bug what do you own splitty or bay and do you have any pics
anyone else
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anyone else
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amazer kombi pilot
3,187 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
I did a lot of 14.8's and 1x 14.68 at uphill eastern creek probably 5 or 6 years ago. It was a daily driven, regular fueled VW engined.
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humpty Bishop of Volkswagenism
3,336 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·
U2U sent to U Chris....
BUS 23Q Commited Dubber
65 posts · joined Jul 2004 ·
top stuff...what u got done?
amazer kombi pilot
3,187 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
efi turbo
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wacked1 Custom Title Time!
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amazer got any pics
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amazer kombi pilot
3,187 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
trawled the archives...
http://www.aussieveedubbers.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=3560#pid24588
http://www.aussieveedubbers.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=3560#pid24588
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wacked1 Custom Title Time!
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i've seen that pic before and didn't even know it was yours.
BTW one cool bus
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BTW one cool bus
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BUS 23Q Commited Dubber
65 posts · joined Jul 2004 ·
that is some nice work mate
amazer kombi pilot
3,187 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
Thanks. Good times, but was too long ago now. Dont know what has happened, cos now I struggle to keep a stocker going.
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Doug Sweetman Nil Bastardo Carborundum
2,128 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·
Whatever happened to that old engine / kombi ?
vwtyp2 Son of Jim - Creator of Good
2,504 posts · joined Sep 2003 ·
here's a challenge for you guys.how about insted of taking about it, we get on the 1/4 mile an race each other 1 wednesday when our cars are finished? who is up for it?
First w/e of november is the Volks Enthusiasts club of S.A. show on Adelaide.
On the Saturday there is Drag racing at Adelaide International Raceway, and there is a special VW bracket.
I'm keen to run my v6 bay, and theres an ej20 T25 bus that's gonna run again, and now a VR6 T25 bus too, and prob another ej20 T25.
The challenge is for you guys to drive over for the w/e, race your busses on Saturday, and embarrass some ricers and wannabe's, then enjoy the show on sunday.
are you up for it??? 🙂
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amazer kombi pilot
3,187 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
I wanted to do serious racing and the kombi body was being over stressed so swapped some bits for it with Hellbug. It suffered a couple of years of abuse at Hellbug as a parts chaser. After that it was sold to a nursery in southern sydney somewhere and filled to the roof with things that smell, dynamic lifter, fertilisers etc. I think it may still be doing that. It is now being serviced by Dunhams in Wonoona. Hasnt changed at all. Still has the cookies, still has the wires hanging from the roof where the light should be, still has the crap tape deck in the dash. Only differences are the seats are trashed, the cookies are trashed, and the paint has crows feet. Sad to look at.Doug Sweetman wrote:Whatever happened to that old engine / kombi ?
The engine went into my fastback and has never ran properly since, although it has mangaged to break 2 gearboxes, which the kombi never did. Managed a popping and farting 13.8 in adelaide a long time ago. It is now sitting on my garage floor, with spooky little bits of metal in the sump. It still runs fine, just doesnt go hard. High 14's at the nationals I think.
wacked1 Custom Title Time!
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amazer what was done to your gearbox?
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amazer kombi pilot
3,187 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
When it was in the kombi, nothing. It was a stock 2 litre box.
In the fastback it was a kombi box with the berg adapter stuff, standard gears at first. I blew 2nd gear flat changing at Bathurst. After that I borrowed another kombi box that had albins gears, but blew first gear out of it at the nationals this year doing a burnout but missed the water. Dont believe that guy out in front who tells you where to stop.
In the fastback it was a kombi box with the berg adapter stuff, standard gears at first. I blew 2nd gear flat changing at Bathurst. After that I borrowed another kombi box that had albins gears, but blew first gear out of it at the nationals this year doing a burnout but missed the water. Dont believe that guy out in front who tells you where to stop.
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Doug Sweetman Nil Bastardo Carborundum
2,128 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·
Must be hard to see a car that you have rebuilt go to the dogs like that....
I've sold one or two of my cars before, but I've been lucky (I think) never to see them again since. Would hate to think what could have happened after all the hard work I put into them.
So there is probably still a future for the engine to live again - once uni is finished and you are 'gainfully employed' (I think thats what they call it) ?
I've sold one or two of my cars before, but I've been lucky (I think) never to see them again since. Would hate to think what could have happened after all the hard work I put into them.
So there is probably still a future for the engine to live again - once uni is finished and you are 'gainfully employed' (I think thats what they call it) ?