My son has got into VW's so we now have 2 L-Bugs with 2180 cc engines, and he has challenged me at the next Super Sprint meet. I now need to have my bugs suspension set up...I need all the advantages I can get! Can anyone recommend someone in Sydney?
try talking to richard at vforce.
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V-force i hear is pretty good for set-ups but there should be plenty more on here that will have some good tips
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Thanks Guys, actually I bought the car from Richard as a wreck back in 1994 so I'm sure he'll be happy to see it again.
do you want tro race it or just play with it.
I'd like to do some Super Sprint events
I remember this car from a magazine quite a few years back, I thought that it had all the good stuff already on it. Depending on your budget, u can't go past a big front sway bar with adjustable camber, 4 wheel alignment & some decent rubber. U would be surprised how well superbugs handle in standard form, letalone lowered like yours with big rubber.
have u had it on the track? What is it like to drive as it is.?
regards
Jak
jak, i've been meaning to ask what front swaybar you run?
i had a whiteline with my old 2bolt front end that was so-so but havent decided on one for my 3 bolter yet, just trying to get some opinions on whats out there
Hi Allen
Richard knows his struts.
Also bigrudi & Jak doe some pretty impressive things with their strut bugs.
I met you many years ago, I worked at the VW dealer at Hurstville and later on at Powertune.
Steve
Thanks guys for the interest, Yes the car has one of the first sets of adjustable struts that Richard made when he was at Vintage, It also has front and rear sway bars, adjustable front strut brace and is lowered. My issue is its all works well but its never been probably set up so I don't know just how much better it could be. I really am after someone that can tune it all together.
Jak, the car is great to drive, a bit noisy, you can forget a stereo, but the low end torque will blow any WRX away until you get to around 100-120 as the gearing was set up for low end torque, but by then there too embarrassed and I've already backed off for fear of drawing attention.
I also have a 61 ghia sitting awaiting attention and my sons new 73 L-Bug just blows me away with how smooth and quite it is to drive. All the details he got from the previous owner shows that Powertune, Vintage and Ben Dury have all been involved in its built....so the challenge now is to go head to head on the track.
Alan, I don't think that u need anything at all. Just get it on the track & drive it. U won't be able to tell what it does on the street, the track is the only place u find weak links so to speak, understeer, oversteer etc.
Just get yourself a proper 4 wheel alignment & enjoy it.
Make sure that your front swaybar is one of the late variety that Boris sells, I got one off him a couple of years back, much thicker than the standard Whiteline where it bolts into the lower control arm, it also has shims so that u can adjust the caster. 3.3d caster I have found to be the fine line between daily driver & track car. I think Rudy runs even more than that from memory.
CT & I are going out with Rudy to Oran Park at the end of July, plenty of time for to get sorted & join us.
regards
Jak
sounds like youve got a good package there take it to the track and have a run to see what its like first then you can decide what you need next, first time out it will seem unreal just drive it and get used to the track you will have a ball cheers Rudi
Jak Rizzo wrote:CT & I are going out with Rudy to Oran Park at the end of July, plenty of time for to get sorted & join us.
regards
Jak
can we make that one a date and see if some others can make it too?...........i'm ready to go AGAIN
🤓I have been told that to run at Wakefield you can get a special CAMS Wakefield only license on t6he day, but to do other tracks you need a full CAMS license is that correct and what would is involved...
At least if I do the Wakefield events I can say that I passed CT...as from what I read he's always pulled over doing repairs! Hi CT
Alan
Just get the L2S cams licence for $90 or however much it is these days, then u can run at any track, Eastern Creek is the best! I havn't heard of the Wakefiled Park only license.
regards
Jak
Hi
With your setup your should be able to corner weithg the car, this can really make a car more competive and less dramatic to drive.
Wakefield do have a special "Wakefield only license"
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