Al Troy's car should be on the dyno inside the next month so you are most welcome to have a good pep around the engine bay of it for some ideas being it something similiar to what you are going to build.
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Cheers Brenndan - I forgot about Troy's type III....will have a lot of similar parts I would imagine.
Mark went racing a few weeks ago.
First pass was a warm up pass and Mark 60ft'd 1.6 / 98 mph to half track then got off it in 4th because it started moving in the top end and rolled through for an 11.8 @ 95 mph.
Second pass Mark did a good burnout and a wheelie out of the hole but when he pulled 3rd gear it cleaned all the teeth off it.
3rd is the only gear used from Mark's box from 15 years ago and we think is a Bugpack gear?
The car is now getting prepped for Portland.
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Bummer guys.
32/21 gear set?
I have seen a few of them broken...even on NA engines.
It is a good ratio, so I recently asked ERCO if anyone made THAT ratio still.
He said they had not been made for 15 years and were from Johnny's Speed and Chrome.
1.50 and 1.556 are available from most manufacturers with chunky teeth.(1.556 would be my choice with the 2.20 seond).
It seems common for blow through cars to break 2nd and 3rd gears.
Something to do with the blow-off valve not working fast enough I reckon.
Hope things have been well Nick.
westi wrote:That's mad Alan.
Nick, this seems like a really good combo.
Can you tell me what computer you are running and how much the car weight is?
It is a similar setup to what I am doing and a similar power figure that I am looking for.
T54
C'mon kids gather round,
there's a new sensation hitting town,
It's moving straight, low to the ground,
it'll pick you up when your feeling down.
popcorn was great eating😎nice m8
Thanks Nick.
Yeah I got that gear from BugPack in 1990...It served me well I think!
Hopefully next time out I will be able to make a full powered pass down the 1/4...I'm dieing to see how fast this car will go...It certainly has some potential!
The computer is a Microtech MT-4. I don't know what the car weighs but it is not light. I could probably take 60 to 80 kg out of it with not too much trouble.
Mark
Finally Mark got a full pass over the quarter and it went 10.95 @ 127mph with a pedal or two in third gear.
Congrats Mark on the good driving first pass off the trailer, and being the third streeter into the 10's in Aus.
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That is awesome dude!
What were the increments?
What axles was Mark able to get?
westi wrote:That's mad Alan.
Nice one boys great time indeed❗
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Awesome work guys...congrats
Mark, what happened with your blue 63?
Reub
I see in the nice wheel stand pic you have a brace under the engine which looks just like 1 i have in a box i bought......heres the stupid question......where do you fit it to, im guessing bar brackets on the body but how does it mount to the engine?
1 1963 356b porsche coupe
2 1960 karmann ghia cab
1 1965 karmann ghia cab
1 1966 karmann cab
1 1961 split ute
1 1967 split p/van
1 1952 standard bug
1 1963 ragtop
1 1960 ragtop
2 1954 ovals
1 1956 oval baja project
1 1957 oval flying flea
Thanks guys.
Dave, the axles are just another set of SAW's, the same type as I had before.
60ft- 1.58
660ft- 7.05
@97.66mph ( I have run 100mph)
1/4- 10.95 @ 127.05mph
Reub, The huxtable (blue 63) is still in the pipeline, I just havent done any work on it for a while because I have been a bit sidetracked with this green thing.
Rexy, If you are talking about that black bar thing going from one side to the other, I have it mounted to the case just below the oil pump and I made some brackets that bolt to the body, and use 10mm allthread as "hangers"
great times, congrats, digging the look and pace of this car !!!
.....soooo makes me want to go turbo
rexy wrote:I see in the nice wheel stand pic you have a brace under the engine which looks just like 1 i have in a box i bought......heres the stupid question......where do you fit it to, im guessing bar brackets on the body but how does it mount to the engine?
some pics here Steve.......bout half way down the page
http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=38560&page=10
(or maybe page 12 depending wether you're logged in by the time you get thru the link)
Congratulations! Must be very satisfying to run those numbers after persevering through the hiccups.
Well done
Al
Yes, it is very satisfying running some decent numbers.
As for hiccups, they have been limited to gearbox and axle breakages, and have been very minimal considering the punishment I am giving them.
The most annoying thing about breaking things has been the long wait to get replacement parts from the U.S. suppliers who allways seem to be out of stock of the part that I need......
Great result Mark
good to see you back on the track, I'm spewing I couldn't make it yeasterday. What were you running against on that pass? I heard the commodores were back at Heathcote.
Nick, how did you go?
MC
hellbugged wrote:great times, congrats, digging the look and pace of this car !!!
.....soooo makes me want to go turbo
rexy wrote:I see in the nice wheel stand pic you have a brace under the engine which looks just like 1 i have in a box i bought......heres the stupid question......where do you fit it to, im guessing bar brackets on the body but how does it mount to the engine?
Unreal, exactly what i needed to know, there is nothing in the middle of mine either so i will do the same then, or maybe make bolt on brackets to an ex kombi mount oil pump cover, thanks for the info
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some pics here Steve.......bout half way down the page
http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=38560&page=10
(or maybe page 12 depending wether you're logged in by the time you get thru the link)
1 1963 356b porsche coupe
2 1960 karmann ghia cab
1 1965 karmann ghia cab
1 1966 karmann cab
1 1961 split ute
1 1967 split p/van
1 1952 standard bug
1 1963 ragtop
1 1960 ragtop
2 1954 ovals
1 1956 oval baja project
1 1957 oval flying flea
very impressive times mark - sounds like there is plenty more to come
how busy do the test and tunes get at heathcote im thinking about coming over some time soon- the car is sitting ready to run but we dont have a track
thanks adam deb
Adam, Heathcote has be packed for the last couple of months. Now that Calder has stopped holding their street meetings everyone is going to Heathcote.There was probably about 200 cars there last week.....Very crowded in the pits.
It would be good to see your car there!
sauron wrote:Great result Mark
good to see you back on the track, I'm spewing I couldn't make it yeasterday. What were you running against on that pass? I heard the commodores were back at Heathcote.
Nick, how did you go?
MC
Hey MC,
answer on my post
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