Pretty much ready for tomorrow only a few small jobs left. Had engine out for some small repairs and a tidy up.. Track report later tomorrow, had a play with the line lock tonight and works a treat : )
home yet dude!?
westi wrote:That's mad Alan.
Good to see how well you went yesterday. Made me stay till 11.14pm (ok did not make me stay I was just enjoying watching your runs right through to the final). A pleasure to meet you and you certainly impressed the folk around me in the stands.
Hello to all I come bearing good news, First would like to say thanks to' handycam' and 'Jonny b ' for chatting with me last night will have to catch up at some stage for some VW DNM's ha ha... hope you enjoyed the show!!!
anyways rolled the car off the trailer early about lunch time temps were ok for tassy standards, first run off the trailer..
Reaction / sixty / E.T. / MPH
*1 / .499 / 1.86 / 13.45 / 97.40 pb
*2 / .632 / 1.78 / 13.32 / 98.25 pb
*3 / .487 / 1.70 / 13.43 / 80.79 hard on brakes as to not brake out!! felt real good!!
*4 / .430 / 1.77 / 13.47 / error they had troubles with timing gear all night!! : (
*5 / .577 / 1.75 / 13.37 / error
*6 / .775 / 1.80 / 13.40 / 96.57 bye run prior to final..
*7 / .506 / 1.77 / 13.43 / error lost final by .022 ....... had a ball..
so there are the results for the night. Was a late one but loved every minute of it, only small issues come out from the night so very happy..
also forgot to mention my soon to be wife hit the track for the first time and i think she may be hooked now!!!😂
best move i could have ever made i think... ha ha
here are a couple of pics not a vw but still pretty cool. imo
ha ha i think i can see slight amounts of fear in her eyes? ha ha she assures me it wasnt!!
Nice work dude.
Look forward to catching up soon.
Reub
NICE WORK DUDE!
Those slicks really worked out well!
westi wrote:That's mad Alan.
yeah cant wait to catch up reub!!
The slicks worked out really well dave was very happy. Um what would you consider to be a good oil pressure? I had my oil pressure drop a little it was around 50 psi i think at the end of my last run but i think it sat higher than that before. I have change my oil from 10w 60 to 25w 50 its synthetic castrol stuff any info would be appreciated 😵
good to meet you mate and have to catch up fo shore have to pull my finger out with my car over xmas
Hi all
quick update, Missed out on round three last night due partly to my current un-employment and subsequent lack of funds. ha ha On a lighter note I have the bug
pretty much back to road rego standards. Will be at the Tassy Power cruise next weekend where I will compete in the 1/8 mile drags, power skid and might even have a crack at the burnout comp. Will post up footage and photos next weekend..
Joys dude... not good to hear about work though.
Say g'day to Gup for me at powercruise!
Reub
what a great weekend had a ball... went in powerskid for a laugh and also got through to second round of off street drag racing. Only to be lined up next to the same guy that won the dyno shoot out for the weekend.however wasnt put to sham only being beaten by about 1 1/2 car lengths... had troubles sat night with a broken clutch cable but was able to sort things out with the help of aussie vee dubbers web site, and some really helpful local vw enthusiast who let me remove parts from there own vehicle!!!!! unreal..... anyways hear is a couple of pics ...
start of my power skid!! spun a few people out... ha ha
heading down the back straight at symonds plains raceway
just about to line up for off street drags..
also managed to get the bug on the dyno for a run , running a bit rich in the carbs she managed 125hp was happy with that...
also had a look in the local paper today and it would appear as though they didnt have much to talk about!!! as im fourth page news and headline the sports section!!! ha ha
what about the four carb setup and the chev rods??? ha ha this guys not going to let the truth get in the way of a good story!!! ha ha anyways ill take my fifteen seconds of fame no worrys😂😂
COOOOOOOOL MAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
westi wrote:That's mad Alan.
Nice work dude!
Reub
👍 👍 Well done. getting that thing sorted now. That's good power too. 🙂
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5500 rpm at 120km/h, gotta love that.
Gee, tough dyno hey Andrew?
Gotta be the only 125hp , low 13 second VW I have ever seen!
They might have fudged it to save embarasment!
westi wrote:That's mad Alan.
dangerous wrote:5500 rpm at 120km/h, gotta love that.
Gee, tough dyno hey Andrew?
Gotta be the only 125hp , low 13 second VW I have ever seen!
They might have fudged it to save embarasment!
Downer Dave !!!
😂. Trying to ruin a good story with FACT
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cheers .... they guy who owns the dyno was pretty impressed with the motor, and suggested he would be able to help extract a little better tune out of it.. I was just happy to see it on a dyno as have had the car around 7 years now and has never set foot on a set of rollers. Only the big black dyno!! ha ha and yeah dave the dyno ?? not sure but there were some pretty serious cars there over the weekend and some of the figures showing on the computer screen where a little low in my opinion. Not complaining about my sheet though.... Might have to start shopping for some real heads though!!!!🥷🥷
Nice job at the power cruz mate 😎 i wish i could have been there to support you but had to work😬
Hey Andrew long time no hear, good to see the car getting faster, well faster than when eddie owned it, will have to catch up some time
Howie
looks like you are having a lot of fun.I used to live in tassie for a few years,never knew they had drags though.
"A car for the people, an affordable Volkswagen, would bring great joy to the masses and the problems of building such a car must be faced with courage."
Adolf Hitler At opening of 1934 Berlin Auto Show
Hello all been an interesting few years but about to get the bug back on the track. Will post pics of the build soon. Andrew
Couple of pics of the build. New combo.cheers db..
How did you go dude?
Heard you cracked some low 12's first night out?!
westi wrote:That's mad Alan.
Go Andrew!!
Gotta love that you shamed some big $ cars up there in Darwin...
Reub
cheers guys had a good first outing with the car. Still a lot of tinkering to do before the first round up here. Ill post up results as we go through the season.
Nice work!! 👍
