Budget to go racing

vassy66T1 · 2008-06-23T04:34:47+00:00

Hi all, I am wanting to hear from those who have developed their beetles for hillclimb and lap sprint work. I know everyone runs at a different level but I am trying to get a feel for what the budget will be. I am keeping it air cooled powered and would like it to be of a very good standard. At this point I am looking at improved production 3J. The historic Na class interests me (after speaking with Brisdubba) but I am not sure I will get the speed kick that I need. I have a 54 oval to go on to a BJ IRS pan. Main budget items I would like to hear responses on are: Suspension (also who is using BJ/IRS?) Roll-cage, traction bar Seat, harness, suit, helmet (other safety gear?) Wheels, tyres Gearbox, diff Motor I am not too concerned about though am happy to hear. (I have rough ideas on costs for this and given the sheer number of combinations it would be difficult to gain a usable figure from this) If I have missed out some obvious things above I would like to know. While I know that budgets will vary I would rather learn from others experiences and go in with my eyes open. I am 40yrs of age and am now officially an old fart that is now in a position to pursue some of his childhood dreams. (It is the one thing I noticed at Speed on Tweed is that there are not too many young guys behind the drivers seat) cheers Marcus And a big thankyou to Craig Torrens, Ben Durie and co from around '95-'97 for switching me onto hillclimbs when I was living in Bathurst for a few years. Not that any of you would know me from then but it was the first time I had seen a little beetle fly 😂

Sides Veteran Volks Folk

2,220 posts · joined May 2007 · 9 Jul 2008, 7:26 am

#656581

Yeah, cheers - I've been pretty happy with how things have been going, but thanks for compliment. 🙂

Front damage is already mostly fixed - stuck a chain-block onto the bumper brackets and pulled against a large tree, and that's dragged it all back pretty close to straight already... 2 inches out is now down to somewhere between 1/4 and 1/2 inch. Similar work for the rear plus fine tuning over the weekend I reckon, and then I'll definitely be getting a wheel-align done though - only just had one done, so will know if things have changed at all to look deeper. Besides, I'm at the tyre place near home often enough that they're starting to look after me...

👍

Suspension setup is BJ and IRS, 28mm bars on the rear and on the front I've done the trick of replacing all the half leaves with full, KYB gas all round plus Whiteline adjustable race sways. "Go-kart" doesn't quite cover how she handles - luckily I have fairly good teeth, cos I reckon on a rough road she'd rattle fillings out.

😀

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colin Fahrvergnugen

984 posts · joined Mar 2007 · 9 Jul 2008, 12:46 pm

#656606

Hey Sides when you get your wheel alignment done don,t forget to do the rear.
Fingers crossed for you.

Cheers Col

POZOOM Commited Dubber

57 posts · joined Feb 2006 · 9 Jul 2008, 8:21 pm

#656660

Sides

Which one of the Escorts Rolled at the first Loop?

Cheers Heath

Sides Veteran Volks Folk

2,220 posts · joined May 2007 · 10 Jul 2008, 8:24 am

#656701

Hey Heath - it was the white Mk1 Escort that Ken Krenske drives. I didn't see it, but apparently on the way back through that 1st loop he understeered out of the right hander and went a fair way up the bank, and then when slid back down the bank over it went - ending up on it's left hand side. I don't think massive damage, but enough to end his day unfortunately.

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My toys
'70 Hillclimb Bug 'Jezebel' w/- Haltech EFI - http://bit.ly/VwTNtQ
'60 KG Coupe - resto kinda started
01 New Beetle - gf's car, but I turn the spanners