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VW Portland 2011 - Another Great Weekend!

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VolksVair Officially Full-On Dubber

252 posts · joined Apr 2010 ·

#825690
Your going to need pushrods one inch thick!!! as my son would say, they are fully sick!!
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VolksVair Officially Full-On Dubber

252 posts · joined Apr 2010 ·

#825706
dangerous wrote:
VolksVair wrote:Your going to need pushrods one inch thick!!! as my son would say, they are fully sick!!
3/4" actually!

The mind boggles!!! like to see the size of the recess in the lifters, do you have a valve spring compressor big enough? your valve seats are going to cop a pounding.!! I have built some pretty big & tuff 8.1 litre bigblock chev engines and your valve springs absolutely dwarf any motor I have ever put together! Somewhere in my workshop, I have an intake valve out of a ship, the valve stem is 18 inches long & your spring looks like it would suit it, are you sure your not having us on????🤪 if this is for real, I just gotta see a pic of the assembled head, thats going to be one sick puppy!! cheers Frank
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Dak-A-Tak Volksie Pete

1,381 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·

#825745
Hi All ! sorry to say that Dak-A-Tak racing will be staying home in Qld , would love to be there but this is year is a quite
one for me . Work on our house must come first .
Hope everyone has a safe race meeting and Portland track is looking fine with all it's new improvements .
Hope entrys are growing , get in now !!

RISKY4LIFE Officially Full-On Dubber

308 posts · joined Jul 2010 ·

#825849
hey anyone from QLD coming down the new england hw
to portland thats wants a coffee break around uralla send me a PM

hypo-vw Australias 1st 10sec street beetle (Jan 2007) 10.49secs@132m

2,151 posts · joined May 2004 ·

#826307
WPVW prep for Portland a little slow due to late arrival of parts ordered . Ben Fords' supercharged bug is repaired and will be ready to run at Portland with new 930 Porsche CV conversion .
The turbo oval has had the turbo serviced , fuel system flushed and methanol fuel added . The dyno session was not as successful as I had hoped with the engine erupting when coming on boost , climbing the rollers and then slipping the clutch . I will have to replace the clutch tuesday night .
The broken transmission from the WPVW turbo vee will be removed today and a new crownwheel and pinion fitted tomorrow .
see you all at Portland , have a safe trip ........
Team

FASTEST ET @ WARWICK 2010 & 2011
FASTEST SPEED @ WARWICK 2011
FASTEST ET & SPEED WSID 2012
PB - 6.33@113.07(1/8) & 9.88@135(1/4)

Dak-A-Tak Volksie Pete

1,381 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·

#826637
Wayne , Good to see that Ben's car is all fixed . Hope WPVW have a great race meeting in Portland .

VW Warwick event dvd will be available at VWMA stand or check with Craig .

CBB team had the new drag buggy out for some testing a Sydney track , How did you go ?
How about a picture Shane , should make a great addition to our drag car numbers !

too cranky Slammed & Awesome Dubber

83 posts · joined Jul 2009 ·

#826642
Shane did have his new Drag buggy out at Sydney. He went out to get a feel for the car and see how it was going to behave. He was well prepared to take it easy and get acquainted as there are always things to look at when a new car & driver is making its debut. He should be making plenty of noise at Portland with the supercharged Buggy!

http://dragnews.com.au/images/stories/EventGallery/2011/20110204ftfsd/ftf040211_32.JPG

http://dragnews.com.au/images/stories/EventGallery/2011/20110204ftfsd/ftf040211_33.JPG

http://dragnews.com.au/images/stories/EventGallery/2011/20110204ftfsd/ftf040211_34.JPG

I think for a signwriter he has done a damn good job building his first Tube Chassis car.

A big thanks to everybody involved in the 3 year build. There is a long list of people and they all know who i'm referring too, your assistance, guidance and friendship are invaluable to both of us!

Cant wait for Portland!!!!
www.letterartsigns.net.au

dangerous 23 Windows of Awesome

5,901 posts · joined Jan 2005 ·

#826643
That Buggy looks great Darren and Shane!
Best wishes for good results at portland!
westi wrote:That's mad Alan.

VolksVair Officially Full-On Dubber

252 posts · joined Apr 2010 ·

#826655
The beast is not looking good for Portland, had a pair of custom made CV joint axles & they are still in Melbourne waiting to be heat treated, hate outsourcing work!! hate the excuses over the phone! but hey, cutting fresh splines is way out of my depth. Rhys & I will still turn up and still enjoy a crazy & great weekend. Anybody missed the deadline for entering a car? maybe can work something out cheers Frank
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HotRodMatt If it\'s old or rare - cut it!

3,616 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·

#826696
Best of luck to everyone competing. May good numbers and safe journeys be on the menu.
Wish i could make it.

whathaveidone Custom Title Time!

1,559 posts · joined Feb 2010 ·

#826755
Good luck to everyone traveling down the hume. Im sure it will be a blast. Please keep all of us stay at homers informed over the weekend!!!😂

rose doin it for d girls

2,036 posts · joined Dec 2004 ·

#826778
yippee we're off bright and earyl in the morning.

Dak-A-Tak Volksie Pete

1,381 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·

#827019
Westside team have made it safe and sound !
I'm a little nerves for Portland people becouse looks like the new g-string is out of the bag .😂
But does the crew have matching were ????

matberry Moderator Go hard or go home

8,114 posts · joined Mar 2006 ·

#827023
Ha Ha Ha...good on ya Pete, and thanks for sharing the secret pics.
Matt Berry Motorsports...air cooled advice, repairs and mods Ph 0408 704 662
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Stanley I guess the reward is in the doing of it

4,523 posts · joined Mar 2003 ·

#827038
Have fun one and all and be safe

vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#827056
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oldskl60 Officially Full-On Dubber

251 posts · joined Mar 2008 ·

#827126
All the best guys!! Hope you're arriving safely.

I am dissappointed not to be there again - next year...

Please keep us updated - already looking forward to the next VWMA!!

Where will the heads up bracket land?!?!? 👍

fullnoise Fahrvergnugen

964 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·

#827138
Guys, you should have made a bet with me when you picked up the 54 in a thousand pieces from my place in December. If you told me you'd be driving the car in Portland I almost would've bet my 56 that you wouldn't be. I'm glad I didn't bet you.

Have a great time.

I'm amazed at your efforts. Well done.

CYA CT
esratrams

RodPenrose Insano Dub Head

792 posts · joined Apr 2005 ·

#827170
Dave , stick with machining parts and building engines . The weather was shitty last night and the street meet was cancelled due to the rain . This morning the street parade has been canned due to the cold windy day ahead . It is not raining at the moment , but it looks real shitty outside , ROD .
More boost + More fuel = More power
1968 Beetle fastest run 8.96 sec @ 161 mph 4th Nov. 2001
2010 New Beetle 8.12 sec on 8th march 2014
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VolksVair Officially Full-On Dubber

252 posts · joined Apr 2010 ·

#827194
My son Rhys & myself got there 9.30am friday morning, set up the tent & BBQ , then raced off to the sand dunes for the dune buggy action. checked out some wild and wonderful buggies & also an ugly thing that had an engine in the front, but each to their own, the rains came as we were about to leave the dunes and a few were concerned about the steep hill one had to drive down to access the dunes, now to get back up it, it was now very slippery !!! the wolsburg T3 mobile with beach buggy on trailer was doing a nice waltz up the hill and only just slithered over the peek. a couple of klms up the road it died ( ran out of petrol)!! lucky I had packed my steel tow cable in the trusty chev, so hitched up the whole lot and towed it the 15 odd klms back to Portland & parked him right in front of a petrol bowser, I must say, we got some strange looks!! Friday night we were under chocos annexe sharing a few laughs and I must say, Doc is mad! he comes up with some bloody funny shit!! ask the guy about a battery drill. YOU WILL BE GOB SMACKED !!! The rain really set in and our old tent was not enjoying it, I raced into town & bought a tarp and slung that over the tent, about 10pm my son tells me that most of the bedding is awash. So in the pissing rain we pulled the whole lot apart, chucked it back in the chev and headed back to Geelong. Our first stop was the local car wash in Portland where we got a bit of shelter from the rain and got out of our drenched clothing and put some nice dry warm clothing. The wipers were going full blast for the whole 3 + hour trip home, the water wasnt running off the road and we spent most of the time aqua planing!! it was like driving with your hand brake partially on. Got up sat morning and the wind is so strong here in Geelong it would blow a dog off its leash!! hope it gets better for all those that have stuck it out and I wish them all the best and a safe trip back home. Shit they are a funny lot !!!!!!!!! cheers Frank
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Dak-A-Tak Volksie Pete

1,381 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·

#827240
Well ? what updates . Yes there was action today with a late start , after a few showers .

whathaveidone Custom Title Time!

1,559 posts · joined Feb 2010 ·

#827242
weather cleared up for some racing thesarvo. Morgan said there was some good runs especialy the final. No real details on any vw's but!!

nbturbo Veteran Volks Folk

2,171 posts · joined Dec 2002 ·

#827259
Some real good racing yesterday-no rain at all.Weather turned out to be really good in the end.Andrew Ermel can't get the smile off his face,his PB,and I think there are quite a few very happy with what they have done.A really good turn out of non VW cars as well-and the Club here run a real professional show.

dangerous 23 Windows of Awesome

5,901 posts · joined Jan 2005 ·

#827261
Any times that you can quote?
How fast did Andrew go, and what is the story, new combo?
westi wrote:That's mad Alan.

Water Boy Seriously Crusin Dubber

117 posts · joined Jul 2007 ·

#827305
I hear there is a smoking quick white Mk1...

nbturbo Veteran Volks Folk

2,171 posts · joined Dec 2002 ·

#827309
David O'Connor won the quick 8 with a .001 RT on a 7.00 DI-think he ran 7.01.Andrew ran a 7.4 with a new crank to replace the broken one from Warwick,and he's tried a new cam with no other changes.The early white Golf was awesome.He got to the final,but just missed out to a VR6.

Dak-A-Tak Volksie Pete

1,381 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·

#827317
Westi was in the final off quick 8 against David O'Conner but missed out . He said it was a real close race .
I think Rose made it through too aircooled final , Don't know results.