PROJECT can't help it, gotta do it. Sand/drag Baja: New pics added 2/10/12 :)

matberry · 2008-05-13T09:16:31+00:00

Thanks to some good friends and long term dak dak addictions, I now have a new project car to try and get together for some future vw events. Pics first, some details later Edit: Project Baja is back, Hillbilly Racer RIP, will Donate cage and engine, which was always the plan

Stanley I guess the reward is in the doing of it

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Comin' along Matt....lookin good. Screamin out for some flames

11CAB If ya got it....Baja it

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Show us some more pics of the Baja in the background

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11CAB wrote:Show us some more pics of the Baja in the background

I could Graham.....but then I would have to kill you!😂😂

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Stanley I guess the reward is in the doing of it

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looks like it's had some cutting

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Stanley wrote:looks like it's had some cutting

Sheet metal just slows you down.

Today the fuel system has been fitted. 10mm fuel line front to rear, relocated fuel pump, reg and filter...

Oh, I have also finished a set of problem heads from the states, but that is another story....2165 gets assembled tomorrow and my 2332 goes back together next, just in time hopefully, for the dyno shootout.👍

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Craig Torrens 6 times Australian, 7 times State Hillclimb Class Champion

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would be a pity if you didn't make the Dyno day........we all want to read how it goes !

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#656876

Yeah me too. But we know it can do wheelies and run 8,40 in the 1/8th, in a streetcar.
And should go a bit harder, now that I've been able to give it a bit of TLC this time around.

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Craig Torrens 6 times Australian, 7 times State Hillclimb Class Champion

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#656877

so what do you reckon atw HP ?

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#656881

We shall see.

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Craig Torrens 6 times Australian, 7 times State Hillclimb Class Champion

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c'mon have a guess ??!😎

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Anything over 130 would be nice.

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what speed did you get in the 1/8th ?

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81mph, not my car, so cant remember the wieght, maybe 780kg.

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Best laid plans.....my week for assembling car and engine dwindled into two days....Lucky the engine had been together before, but the extra time would have been nice for a few setup tweeks, but I guess it just gives me reason for a another play inside sometime sooner rather than later. These photos from Thursday before the day, showing the nice ceramic and drylube coatings on the pistons. The cylinders have been expertly torque honed and externally coated with a heat dispersant coating. Am very impressed how these looked.

I love these air cooled wonders. By the time it was time for bed, the engine was fully assembled, just needing flywheel fitting.

After overcoming a few installation issues, rewiring engine bay, rust hole in fuel tank leaking my last liter of liquid gold over the garage floor... she fired up like a demon and drove all of 20 meters to be loaded onto trailer.

Twice around the block ts Custom Exhaust's test track and it was time ot turn some numbers, gotta admit I was happy with a totally clean, strong package.

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Matt what the latest new's , seen but not heard ? what happening to car for warwick (is it painted PINK yet )
Show us your dyno sheet to , cheers
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westi what the

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going fishing pete.😵

down sharon.

Stanley I guess the reward is in the doing of it

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Come on Matt...What's doing?

I heard on the grape vine somebody was at your place on the weekend masking up for flames.....where's the pics?

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We gonna see some quick times at Warwick Matt?? The interest is growing!!

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Hey guys, just trying to post some pics. Col brought up a few goodies this w/e and we pulled the engine and fitted his newly freshened DB special tranny, with friction coatings every where... it feels beautiful in the car. Also am nearly finished installing 3" narrowed beam, spindals yet to arrive.

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These photo's are before this w/e, I adjusted the rear torsions down an inner notch, wound down the front, fitted the tach and fixed up a bit of wiring since the dyno day.

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Engine looks great Matt, just a question, who did the torque hone on the cylinders i need a set of type 4 94's bored and honed to 96mm? Cheers Damo.

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Hey Damo, give Craig a call at Crankshaft Engineering 3806 7488

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Stanley I guess the reward is in the doing of it

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where's the flames?

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No flames yet Stanley, still primer this time round. Still lots to do, why does it always seem to be a rush to get everything done? Waiting for parts doesn't help.

See you all at Warwick....must go to the shed....

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Would I be impressed?

Damn straight that was the high light of the week end!!!!!

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😂.........heard about your ride in the "hillbilly racer" this morning Rob...........

nice work on the car too matey's........she be phat

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Glad you liked it Rob, maybe next year it'll be FAST !

Hope everyone had a safe trip home.

Thanks to Craig and all who helped to make the racing go faultlessly, the weekend was fantastic, as expected.
Traction (as expected) was our big problem, so Saturday was a day of dialing in the car, we chased tyre pressures, ride height, launch rpm etc etc, we even ended up running borrowed (read stolen) kombi bumpstop rubbers and after 8 passes, we were actually able to leave the line ok.

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what time did you get Matt ?

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Hey Craig, just looking thru time sheets and presently surprised, best time was on sat, 8.444 @ 82.4 mph.

Sunday was hotter, best was 8.632 @ 81.96 mph.

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