Here's a few pics of my brother's 71 Fastback. He built it all up from a car he bought from my grandparents in the early 90's.
They had bought it as a demo from Doherty's in the early 70's and drove it till it died then parked it in a shed for the next 15 odd years till my brother got his hands on it.It was a TLE and that was the only reason it kept going was the EFI. you could literally turn the motor over by hand!!
Anyway he stripped it and got all the body work done then the interior modified and retrimmed. We sourced a 2nd hand motor for the time being till he saved up some more $$ for a big Type 1.
Here's a pic of how it currently sits awaiting all the goodies.
Well he built a 2330cc with IDA's etc etc and it went pretty hard. It ran a 14.5@92mph at Willowbank in full street trim with a broken clutch tube(basically no clutch!!)
After that he got the dirts with a few small things breaking and parked it in his garage. Then after nearly 18 months he decided to pull the engine out after only about 2500km's and get it sorted for a turbo and EFI set up.
The motor was stripped and rebuilt then sat on the bench while other parts of the car were worked on and money became available.
Well he got some more $$$ and after talking to the likes of Dangerous and Peter Page decided his current engine combo wasn't strong enough for what he wanted.
Guess what?? Engine strip time again!! Now a new case (Auto Linea), new rods(carillo), new pistons and barrels(CE), and some more machining and other components to make it strong enough to run decent boost from a Garret T4 with hiflow housings split entry exhaust housing and larger wheels.
CES racing have fabricated a complete stainless exhaust system mandrel bent and tuned length for the turbo as well as custom made intake runners and plenum to run a modified V6 Commodore throttle body. Add a 8L dry sump tank and 400x250 x 5" thick intercooler with custom made tanks which sits where the bellows used to be with a 10" thermo fan to pull more air through the cooler. Modified Scat IDA manifolds with injector bosses machined into the bottom of the runners to spray the fuel right into the port also done by CES.
There went the better part of 8K for CES' work!! After that it took a while to get some more $$$ to buy all the new engine parts.
We started work on solid mounting the gearbox with a very solid front mount and ladder bar type mounts from the top shock mounts(beefed up) to the bell housing of the box. Add to that new CV's and JCL spring plate retainers that were an absolute mongrel to fit on a type 3. All the rubber mounts that hold the torsion bar housing and rear end onto the floor pan have been replaced with billet alloy bushes to solid mount everything and have zero movement. That in itself was a big job!!
All the brakes have been done up with calipers overhauled and new fluid, pads and DOT approved braided brake lines to all 4 corners. the rear drums are gone and replaced with Volks conversions cross drilled disc brake set up.
New ball joints and tie rods on the front end just for safety's sake as it will hvae bit more poke than the stocko 1600!!
Interior wise is the addition of an Autometer Tacho with shift light and tell tale as well as Autometer boost gauge. In the factory console is the Oil temp and oil pressure gauges. 4 point harnesses mounted securely to the rear parcel shelf hold you in the Cobra Clubsprint seats.
The spare wheel is gone and now houses the Bosch motorsport fuel pump from a 996 Porsche from memory, a 2 litre swirl pot, auxillary Carter fuel pump and a glass bowl type water trap filter.
At the moment we are waiting for the engine to be finished being built by Dangerous, then it will be fitted to the car so that all the oil lines and fuel lines can be finished.
Then it is off to the tuners for some indepth wiring and fitting of all the sensors that the Autronic needs to run this baby.
Apart from a few more cosmetic things I have to do to put the finishing touches on it we are hoping to be ready to roll and put some k's on it before Warwick.
Will post up some pics later and keep you all posted of our progress.
[ Edited on 21-8-2007 by LIFE IN THE LOW LANE ]
[ Edited on 21-8-2007 by LIFE IN THE LOW LANE ]
[ Edited on 23-8-2007 by LIFE IN THE LOW LANE ]
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Now this sounds like the hot ticket!! 😁
Matt
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It ran 14.5@92mph dude.
And it is a '71 model.
"Will post up some pics later and keep you all posted of OUR progress".
If it is 'OUR" progress, when are you comig over to help me?! 😘
:blah
type3king wrote:It ran 14.5@92mph dude.
And it is a '71 model.
"Will post up some pics later and keep you all posted of OUR progress".
If it is 'OUR" progress, when are you comig over to help me?! 😘
Sorry oh wise one.
🤪 I'll be over to help as soon as i have moved house and all the crap I have in 4 garages...
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Oh brotherley love is grand an't it
Don't let body work get in the way of real suspension travel
DOT approved braided brake lines ?
will this be a registered street driven car also? i am also looking at running braided lines front and rear but was unsure of legalities in qld?
love the work thus far!
nick
Nick yes you can get DOT approved braided lines now and they have a approval number on the ends.
Email Brad and he will tell you where to get them
Don't let body work get in the way of real suspension travel
Good to see some pics Troy and Brennden......will be great to see if finally run again!!
PS Can you give me a brief rundown of the fuel system?
ie. Tank > filter > EFI pump > injectors > carter pump > swirl pot .....etc (I know this is not right, but you get what I mean hopefully)
Alan
[ Edited on 21-8-2007 by Dasdubber ]
Nice to see some detailed pictures of the car.... was always impressed with it in the show scene but details/photos of the upgrades are always more interesting and will mean more when I next see the car in the flesh...
nice work too 👍
Bond these brake lines were done by the Brock Shop at Underwood. They have a special tag on the line with a number from memory with a clear cover over the whole line itself.
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It is a 2332cc with Okrasa crank and Porsche journal Carrillos.
It has CP pistons of 84mm diameter and will have 7.7 comp with .060 gaskets for deck.
Heads are old KRE welded and ported deals with 42 and 37.5 Manley valves.
This engine made 110 at the wheels with the low comp but old pistons had a heap of deck to get the comp that low.
Went pretty fast considering how low the comp was.
Cam is an old speedway grind with mid 260's@.050".
Should go well on AND off boost with EFI and tight deck.
[ Edited on 22-8-2007 by dangerous ]
westi wrote:That's mad Alan.
30 hours of assembly time!
westi wrote:That's mad Alan.
Smick job there Dave... and good to see someone so proud of their work too.
stunning. top job dave. love the billet? vw sump cover. nice touch!
nick
Yep billet strainer plate with VW logo machined on it. That was a Christmas present from a few years ago. Had a mate who was a machinist for Paul Morris Motorsport at Norwell. He could make practically anything!!!!
Alan as far as the fuel system goes it follows the following route.
Tank -> water trap/filter -> carter aux pump -> swirl pot -> bosch motorsport pump -> to injectors -> return line -> bottom of swirl pot -> out top of swirl pot -> tank.
Any other question give Troy a call.
[ Edited on 23-8-2007 by LIFE IN THE LOW LANE ]
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Thanks Brennden - I'm sure I'll pick his brain more at warwick!
Nice work Dave - that certainly is a lot of hours (something of which I can certainly appreciate!).
Alan
Well engine is in the car with most of the bolts on's(exhaust, manifolds etc etc) added as well. Troy is sorting the oil lines out and spending a fortune on Earl's fittings and braided line to finish it off then it's onto the fuel system in regards to fitting the fuel rails and finishing of some of the fuel lines. A few more cosmetic things then off to the tuners on the 17th. will post up some pics later.
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Oil lines are completed!! Had to modify the fan housing to accomodate the new barrels and CB case. Now that fits nicely it's time to paint! Intake manifolds are getting prepped and cleaned ready to go on as well.
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Pictures please :bounce
they're coming but atm i am moving house and have no internet connection till next monday🙁
Only way i can get on here is at work for short stints......
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Fan housing is all painted and ready ot go along with the fan. alternator checked out ok from my auto elec mate and Troy has almost got the crank pulley modified to fit the sensors for the ECU trigger points done. Car goes to CES Racing on thursday/friday to get the drain for the turbo fitted as well as the fuel rails and throttle cable. They will also make a nice big breather tank too.
Then monday off to the dyno for that last piece of the puzzle.....
Will post up some pics later this week as I now have access to my computer at home. Just have to download some pics.:thumb
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Well the last piece of the puzzle doesn't fit our time frame so the car wont be running for Warwick but we will still trailer it up there for all to have a peep at.
So close yet so far......
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Car is all clean and ready to go on the trailer to go to Warwick tomorrow.
see you there!!!
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Progress moves slowly as the money side of things needed to be replenished. Car at this stage is ready to go to the dyno with oil systems checked and ok, fuel system check and ok, pulley set up and crank trigger brackets and sensor all done as well. Only needs a couple of small bits of wiring for gauges sorted then off to the dyno. Troy is starting to think he is seeing the light at the end of a very very long tunnel.(like about 5 years long !!) Let's just say the look on his face was one of relief when we hooked everything up and hit the key to test oil pressure etc and it all went to plan and made all the right noises!!!
Will get some pics this week and post them up.
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Pics are on they way as sso as I can find the cable to connect my phone to my PC.
Dyno is booked for mid may so hopefully by the end of May 5 plus years of waiting and saving should almost be over!!
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Engine in assembly minus heads and barrels
Engine almost complete
Fuel system where spare used to be
Underneath the car. Left is bottom of intercooler and spaghetti of pipes!!
Engine during the build
Intercooler at the front of pic and turbo to the left
very sexy Geers oil filter(almost too good not to be seen)
throttle cable wheel and return springs
throttle body and intake pipe to plenum
Sorry about the picture quality. Have to use phone as my camera is broken.
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Mate lookin awesome. I guess the family is all outa cash, so no camera for a while!
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wow
show us your gates
Troy has actually got a good camera but the damm batteries are always flat LOL
Will endeavour to get some better pics soon but in the meantime all that's left is wiring up the Autronic ECU then put some k's on it!!!
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