not quite a vw... but....

rivmasta Casual Dubber

41 posts · joined Jul 2006 · 18 Oct 2006, 10:07 am

#545861

I was racing an offroad buggy with a 4AGE hooked to a full spec 1800 kombi box. CDI ignition, EMS ECU etc... until a bunyip jumped out on the track and we hit a tree...

CAMS decided that the car was wrecked, not to be driven again... LINK Ouch...

So - we've built a new one. It was originally designed to run a 4AG20v into a Renault UN5 trans, but we decided that it wasnt going to be fast enough... so a 1UZFE is going in instead... hehe... LINK fun stuff!

If anyone is interested in playing with toyota 4AG variants, or renault boxes I can help with advice.

With the new racecar almost done and a decent lumpsum payout from work just over the horizon Im looking for a manx to cruise about in on a lazy sunny sunday arvo... and maybe to use as a pre-runner later! haha!

[ Edited on 18-10-2006 by rivmasta ]

You kids get off my lawn!!!

Kimbo Officially Full-On Dubber

207 posts · joined Jan 2005 · 18 Oct 2006, 11:35 am

#545899

Sure made a mess of that Riv, didn't you - must've been a big bunyip to force you off the track. The new one looks good though - you gonna mount "shoo bunyips" on the nudge bar ?

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pete wood 23 Windows of Awesome

6,828 posts · joined Jan 2004 · 18 Oct 2006, 12:22 pm

#545914

new buggy looks great, what did you do with your old powerplant out of the old car?

"stoopid is stronger than axles"
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rivmasta Casual Dubber

41 posts · joined Jul 2006 · 18 Oct 2006, 3:59 pm

#545997

Definately gonna have a 'this way up' sticker as the old car ended up on her roof more than once... hehehe...

As for the old powerplants, gearboxes, front ends, adjusters, front and rear extended arms, wheels, tyres, brakes, hubs, pretty much everything has been sold off to finance the new car.

You kids get off my lawn!!!

vwkid Seriously Crusin Dubber

155 posts · joined Apr 2005 · 19 Oct 2006, 4:09 pm

#546409

why not run a 4AGZE - supercharged version ??

rivmasta Casual Dubber

41 posts · joined Jul 2006 · 19 Oct 2006, 5:10 pm

#546431

ZE's are fat on torque... but not on HP... 20v with VVT is a better race motor...

Besides CAMS rules say any forced induction has to come with a multiplication factor of 1.7 to the swept volume... If I was gonna do that I would have run an SR20DET instead.

But at the end of the day... what I reeeeally wanted was a non-pushrod V8! Fat on torque, but with 6 bolt mains spins like a humming bird in heat!

You kids get off my lawn!!!

Desert Moose Cut Cut Cut

2,098 posts · joined Mar 2004 · 19 Oct 2006, 6:31 pm

#546464

Hey ....Hello

looks like we have a wolf in the house

Welcome to forum

rivmasta Casual Dubber

41 posts · joined Jul 2006 · 20 Oct 2006, 10:10 am

#546696

Cheers Chris, howsit?

With the wolf getttttting there its time to start ont he next project or spend more time with the wife! arghhh!

Besides - I want the manx to reccy events where you're not allowed to take the racecar... Although... class 5 at Colo club days... hmmm... 🙂

The grapevine tells me uve got a new one underway too - care to share any details?

You kids get off my lawn!!!

Desert Moose Cut Cut Cut

2,098 posts · joined Mar 2004 · 20 Oct 2006, 10:29 am

#546700

yeah, your on the money...

Building a class 4 (f-150)
and also Manx if I ever get 5 min to work on my own cars....

rivmasta Casual Dubber

41 posts · joined Jul 2006 · 20 Oct 2006, 1:41 pm

#546744

Ive been working with Paul Grant getting his car (bennett truck) to handle decently. He turned his big dollar clevo into a boat anchor at goondi... He now has one of those new two peice cranks... funky new 90deg conrods, reeeeally lightweight pistons and bores that look like they've got 2stroke valves in the side....oops....

what body are you going for with the f-truck? lightning perhaps?

5 mins to work on your own car - dont be rediculous!

ps - wanna build me a manx? haha!

You kids get off my lawn!!!

Desert Moose Cut Cut Cut

2,098 posts · joined Mar 2004 · 20 Oct 2006, 2:34 pm

#546759

rivmasta wrote:what body are you going for with the f-truck? lightning perhaps?

ps - wanna build me a manx? haha!

space frame chassis glass panels, a real race truck.....lol

ring me about you manx if you really want...

rivmasta Casual Dubber

41 posts · joined Jul 2006 · 24 Oct 2006, 11:26 am

#548074

Naa - spoke to Wayne at WHM (another offroader as you'd know) and to get one built is just toooo many biccies. I'd annoy my bank manager, my wife would divorce me and I'd end out having to live in the garage....

Actually, there's no down side there! :p

You kids get off my lawn!!!