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lap times Greg?
hellbugged 48's and straight cuts
5,080 posts · joined Apr 2003 ·
No.8 Beetle back on track!
HappyDaze Superannuated
2,887 posts · joined Jun 2009 ·
Thanks Kev.Camo wrote:Hi all,
Greg has whipped it out again and has been having a play with it 🙅
This time he was doing it at Wakefield Park and has asked me to put these few photos up for him.
If you want to know any more about his car etc, you will have to ask the man himself.
Kev
By the way, there were others there....I wasn't just playing with myself!😂
Best lap was 1m16.6, and it needs more work on the engine to get back to pre-roll-cage times.
The rear end [swing-axle] is really gripping well, now I need to work on the outside front grip. Got a few ideas to try.
Brakes [356 drums] are working well.......and they didn't collapse!
Cheers, Greg
I'd rather wear a Beetle out by racing it than by polishing it!
matberry Moderator Go hard or go home
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Looking great Greg. Those 356 brakes must be noticably better than the old VW drums....
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matberry Moderator Go hard or go home
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Hey Greg, look what photo Col just dug up. Circa 2003, thought you might be interested.
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HappyDaze Superannuated
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Thanks a lot Matt........just when I'd almost forgotten about those 'crap' brake drums.😬 Pity I didn't see that in 2003.
Lucky they weren't doing about 80 MPH around a corner when that one let go.
Lucky they weren't doing about 80 MPH around a corner when that one let go.
I'd rather wear a Beetle out by racing it than by polishing it!
matberry Moderator Go hard or go home
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Best not to forget Greg. 😉HappyDaze wrote:Thanks a lot Matt........just when I'd almost forgotten about those 'crap' brake drums
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HappyDaze Superannuated
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Sorry hellbugged, just reallised that I had not replied.hellbugged wrote:👍
lap times Greg?
Best lap was 1m 16.64, however the 'trial' 40mm Webers slowed it quite a bit on the straight. The 48s are going back on!
Next time out should be interesting........I am presently converting the swing-axle rear suspension - NO, NOT IRS - to 'Zero roll'. No torsion bars, just one coil-shock unit, as per F.Vee. Toe-in, toe-out change will be also [almost] zero.
Cheers, Greg
I'd rather wear a Beetle out by racing it than by polishing it!
hellbugged 48's and straight cuts
5,080 posts · joined Apr 2003 ·
cool stuff.
always keen to hear how you're doing and what developments are going into it, being a fellow swing axler and all.
hopefully one day catch up and pick your brain a bit.......would love to get mine hooking up like those photos above
better get my butt down to Wakefield this year and see where it's at with it's current set up
always keen to hear how you're doing and what developments are going into it, being a fellow swing axler and all.
hopefully one day catch up and pick your brain a bit.......would love to get mine hooking up like those photos above
better get my butt down to Wakefield this year and see where it's at with it's current set up
PAZZAN Wolfsburg Wizard
592 posts · joined Jan 2008 ·
looks like its time to take the swing out of swingaxle👍
matberry Moderator Go hard or go home
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Obviously we all need pics Greg, I like the sound of it.
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