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jigga Officially Full-On Dubber

249 posts · joined Oct 2007 ·

#898496
What's the story/history of Powertune of gladesville road?

Anyone know the owner?

AA003 Custom Title Time!

1,189 posts · joined Oct 2011 ·

#898505
jigga wrote:What's the story/history of Powertune of gladesville road?

Anyone know the owner?
Yes, what do you want to know?

Best engine builder around.
I read it on samba, so it must be correct.

Sometimes Volkswagen dealers sell spare parts. Amazing isn't it!😂

matberry Moderator Go hard or go home

8,114 posts · joined Mar 2006 ·

#898516
How long you got?

Not that I know him well, Adrian has been around since the 70's
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Craig Torrens 6 times Australian, 7 times State Hillclimb Class Champion

8,040 posts · joined Jan 2003 ·

#898517
Steve Carter on here knows him well......I think he did his apprenticeship there.


HappyDaze Superannuated

2,887 posts · joined Jun 2009 ·

#898567
In 1979, I built a Super-bug Sports Sedan, with a 2.2 Radke engine. After running a few hillclimbs, I realised the engine was not suitable for the Under 2litre class that I wished to contest in the Comalco Sports Sedan series at Amaroo Park. My research led me to Powertune, at Gladesville.

After quite a bit of negotiation [not just financial], Adrian finally built a 1968cc engine for my VW. There were a few 'teething troubles', but finally I had a reliable engine that produced 169hp @ 7500rpm, on Mark Walker's engine dyno. This enabled me to do what I wanted to do.....beat the Quickest Minis around, and win the Under 2 litre class in the Comalco S.S. Series in 1981. Adrian then bought the car from me, and still has it. He won't sell it back to me.😬

Cheers, Greg
I'd rather wear a Beetle out by racing it than by polishing it!

Ollie Yeah Buddy

840 posts · joined Oct 2009 ·

#898572
Mate I'm fairly sure he doesn't do any work anymore for new customers. I think he's concentrating more on dealing with existing customers and side projects.
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jigga Officially Full-On Dubber

249 posts · joined Oct 2007 ·

#898580
I would like to buy a car from his yard

HappyDaze Superannuated

2,887 posts · joined Jun 2009 ·

#898583
jigga wrote:I would like to buy a car from his yard
Good luck with that❗
I'd rather wear a Beetle out by racing it than by polishing it!

Pollywaffle .:Ben:.

385 posts · joined Aug 2009 ·

#898610
Ollie wrote:Mate I'm fairly sure he doesn't do any work anymore for new customers. I think he's concentrating more on dealing with existing customers and side projects.
+1

He lives around the corner from me, I called him up one day as I wanted him to check my engine out. Very nice guy and we chatted for about half an hour, but he wouldn't take the work on as he only wanted to deal with existing customers.

HappyDaze Superannuated

2,887 posts · joined Jun 2009 ·

#898650
Pollywaffle wrote:He lives around the corner from me, I called him up one day as I wanted him to check my engine out. Very nice guy and we chatted for about half an hour, but he wouldn't take the work on as he only wanted to deal with existing customers.
How long would it have taken to check your engine out......half an hour, perhaps?😂
I'd rather wear a Beetle out by racing it than by polishing it!

whatnow Custom Title Time!

1,000 posts · joined Jan 2003 ·

#899534
does he still have all the SPG's in display cases? i would love one of them.

Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,789 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#899547
still has the boat in the front under wraps

The only water it has seen in 25 years is rain
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