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DannyW Commited Dubber

58 posts · joined Apr 2008 ·

#642318
Brought this with new trailer off my boss last month.
aircooled 1600, all the flash bits n pieces, alot of EMPI gear.

good fun ! but considering a CA18DET conversion to get it moving up inclines :P haha



Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,787 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#642331
very nice!
Futue te ipsum!!!

bond Veteran Volks Folk

2,456 posts · joined Jul 2003 ·

#642401
love the cannons!!!

nick

LIFE IN THE LOW LANE All people have the right to stupidity but some abuse the pr

2,534 posts · joined Mar 2007 ·

#642472
Don't spoil it and put a heavy missin nissan in the back!!! Do some work on the Volksy engine!!!
ACCEPT THAT SOME DAYS YOU ARE THE PIDGEON AND SOME DAYS YOU ARE THE STATUE

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DannyW Commited Dubber

58 posts · joined Apr 2008 ·

#642486
haha yea would like a good VW engine, nice and simple but 40kw doesnt cut it.

any ideas on how to get more power out of the damn things ? I'm a V8 man not a 4 cylinder bloke so require some teaching 😉

Its great fun till you get to the boggy sand that it slows to walking pace pretty much.



Na Geraldton WA is where I'm at, plenty of dunes here and a BIG buggy run


rocknrob Insano Dub Head

844 posts · joined Dec 2003 ·

#642721
next trip i'm going to geralton👍

pete wood 23 Windows of Awesome

6,828 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·

#643726
simplest/cheapest way to get more power would be a turbo setup. SU drawthrough setup.

Otherwise go the CA motor, but be prepared to convert to IRS and put a Kombi box in it if you want to do that.
"stoopid is stronger than axles"
http://drivingnotpolishing.blogspot.com.au/

DannyW Commited Dubber

58 posts · joined Apr 2008 ·

#643748
pete wood wrote:simplest/cheapest way to get more power would be a turbo setup. SU drawthrough setup.

Otherwise go the CA motor, but be prepared to convert to IRS and put a Kombi box in it if you want to do that.
it already is IRS with a kombi box.

OZ Towdster Keen to finish some projects

1,921 posts · joined Dec 2003 ·

#643750
What tyrre pressures are you running as these are a light weight car and not a heavy FWD so you should only be running 4 - 6 PSI in the rears only.
That exhaust looks the goods but thats about it as it will not give you any back pressure for the small motor which will result in poor low down performance especially with the stinger on.
Don't let body work get in the way of real suspension travel

DannyW Commited Dubber

58 posts · joined Apr 2008 ·

#646927
Ok you win fellas, I've decided to stay aircooled and build a 2300cc motor 😀 just ordered a new block off VWparts in the states and will order the stroker kit next 😀

anyone have much todo with the 86mm stroker cranks and the chevy rods ? as I may even go bigger

TheMiniMan Insano Dub Head

849 posts · joined Aug 2006 ·

#647282
I have quite a few 4.4litre Leyland p76 Alloy V8 engines here if you`re keen,,, 12 of them actually :-)

DannyW Commited Dubber

58 posts · joined Apr 2008 ·

#647294
TheMiniMan wrote:I have quite a few 4.4litre Leyland p76 Alloy V8 engines here if you`re keen,,, 12 of them actually :-)

haha why so many ?

if the buggy wasn't so small I would be as its hard to steer as it is, maybe for another project down the track

TheMiniMan Insano Dub Head

849 posts · joined Aug 2006 ·

#647307
Danny we used to be the biggest Leyland spare parts distributor & the largest mini spares & repairs specialist in the country for many many years & when the Leyland P76 came out, well,,, we grabbed a heap of brand new 4.4 litre alloy engines & of course the marque died a horrible death quite quickly so we ended up buying up a whole heap of 2nd hand complete cars as well,

i decided to run one up the bum of my 62 model splitty single cab kombi ute (it was good for carrying the minis around in the back off & also sooper dooper good as a beach buggy too)

i set up another V8 with a T4 turbo & shoved it into the front of one of my minis, sitting east-west & still front wheel drive

I also did quite a few deals with New Zealand selling them for their Shot-over Jet boats etc

so i still have quite a few left

You could shove one in "Mid-Mounted", that will help the buggy steer & turn a whole heap better & also there won`t be many people beating you up hills or in boggy sand ever again :-)

I have a lexus quad cam 32v injected alloy V8 in my duel cab kombi now so i really don`t need so many p76 engines anymore

DannyW Commited Dubber

58 posts · joined Apr 2008 ·

#647335
yea the lexus quads are nice bits of gear.

I will keep an eye out for another chassis to build a v8 one, my friend has an old sprintcar frame still so ya never know.... could be a front engine IRS IFS buggy 😉