Micks budget drag car build.... on the move again.

1916baja · 2011-04-06T09:31:46+00:00

Hi guys, Like alot of people on here, i was bitten by the VW drag racing bug at my first warwick! I raced my blue baja for 2 years and then decided i was gonna build something especially for drag racing. My only problem is cash.... So instead of writing it off as something i will never do, i did it anyway.... Only i am doing it "low budget". I'll put some pics up and explain where it started and where it is now at. Here Goes..... Basically i bought a 1970 beetle complete for 180 bucks! got it running,checked the gearbox worked and then it sat at Dave richardsons house for i guess around 6 months until i made some space and bought it home, stripped it, sold the engine and interior. It seemed almost rust free until i started poking it with a screw driver! after a few rust repairs this is it.😂

Stanley I guess the reward is in the doing of it

4,523 posts · joined Mar 2003 · 12 May 2012, 7:37 pm

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1916baja wrote:Dave is taking the turbo down to Aarons tomorrow so he can check there is nothing wrong with it....

Watch he doesn't come back with some dual Turbo set up attached to a 13B

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1,990 posts · joined Sep 2007 · 13 May 2012, 2:50 pm

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Ha ha! i wouldn't mind... i'd just have to figure out a way to stick it in the back of my beetle! Any way, Aaron has had a look at the turbo and he seems to think it will be ok to use! and apparently the waste gate is a good one... so look out turbo town, here we come! just need to save a few pennies for a few things i need then full steam ahead providing nothing goes wrong in the meantime. If The dyno day goes ahead this year we'll take it down in NA form as i'm still really keen to see what it does.

typethreeking Wolfsburg Wizard

621 posts · joined May 2008 · 13 May 2012, 6:21 pm

#901745

Don't think the dyno day will be happening this year!!!

BEING ASPIRATED FEELS GREAT BUT BEING BLOWN TAKES THING TO A WHOLE NEW LEVEL....

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1,990 posts · joined Sep 2007 · 13 May 2012, 6:58 pm

#901756

Spewin... why's that? i was looking forward too it...

ian.mezz I never said, I could write or spell

3,913 posts · joined Sep 2004 · 13 May 2012, 7:58 pm

#901768

just book it in to the dyno , maybe cost about $50 for a poewr run and print out.

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FROSTY Insano Dub Head

744 posts · joined May 2009 · 14 May 2012, 7:23 am

#901801

1916baja wrote:Spewin... why's that? i was looking forward too it...

Me too, ( could find out how much if a couple of us turn up)

Turbo54 Veteran Volks Folk

2,220 posts · joined Jul 2004 · 14 May 2012, 5:03 pm

#901883

Cant wait to see this one progress.
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.

ian.mezz I never said, I could write or spell

3,913 posts · joined Sep 2004 · 15 May 2012, 12:06 pm

#902003

1916baja wrote:I already have a bugpack one but i doubt it will be sufficiant....

we just got back from racing on the weekend and I just had a look in the empi breather , After all the racers Rose has had and Not a drop of oil in it.

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humpty Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,336 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 15 May 2012, 2:33 pm

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ian.mezz wrote:
1916baja wrote:I already have a bugpack one but i doubt it will be sufficiant....
we just got back from racing on the weekend and I just had a look in the empi breather , After all the racers Rose has had and Not a drop of oil in it.

Good news.... Windage in the crankcase is under control then.... Excellent. Do you have the crankcase E-Vac setup that AJ sells?

FUCH your early!

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2,534 posts · joined Mar 2007 · 15 May 2012, 2:33 pm

#902026

Due to my current workload and a few other issues and Pete's health I don't think I can commit to the time needed to make it happen. Would need a lot of help from a lot of people for it to go ahead this far into the year. Contact me if your interested.

Sorry to Hijack your thread mate. 🙂

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1,990 posts · joined Sep 2007 · 15 May 2012, 7:45 pm

#902099

FROSTY wrote:
1916baja wrote:Spewin... why's that? i was looking forward too it...
Me too, ( could find out how much if a couple of us turn up)

We could do... I'd have to have a good excuse to spend money on the dyno before we do the work though! An official dyno day was a good one....

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1,990 posts · joined Sep 2007 · 15 May 2012, 7:46 pm

#902100

Turbo54 wrote:Cant wait to see this one progress.
T54

Me too! 😎

matberry Moderator Go hard or go home

8,114 posts · joined Mar 2006 · 15 May 2012, 8:34 pm

#902130

ian.mezz wrote:After all the racers Rose has had and Not a drop of oil in it.

So Ian, how many racers has Rose had...?????? That you know of anyway......😂😂😂

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1,990 posts · joined Sep 2007 · 15 May 2012, 8:35 pm

#902132

Ohhh Mr Berry.... it had to be you..... 😀

matberry Moderator Go hard or go home

8,114 posts · joined Mar 2006 · 15 May 2012, 8:38 pm

#902136

😁

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OFF-ROAD,CIRCUIT,DRAG,STREET,ENDURANCE

ian.mezz I never said, I could write or spell

3,913 posts · joined Sep 2004 · 17 May 2012, 7:40 pm

#902554

humpty wrote:
ian.mezz wrote:
1916baja wrote:I already have a bugpack one but i doubt it will be sufficiant....
we just got back from racing on the weekend and I just had a look in the empi breather , After all the racers Rose has had and Not a drop of oil in it.
Good news.... Windage in the crankcase is under control then.... Excellent. Do you have the crankcase E-Vac setup that AJ sells?

no e vav, I had split seals.

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1,990 posts · joined Sep 2007 · 22 Jun 2012, 6:58 pm

#909468

Dragged the bug out of the shed today, cleaned it up and took a couple of snaps of it with the new bonnet.... I ended up just telling him to do whatever he wants. After all, it was free and he just wanted something to get him back into it. I'm chuffed, it wont be everyones thing but i like it! As you can see the blue bonnet is still there in the background.... cant bring myself to throw that bad boy out 😂

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1,559 posts · joined Feb 2010 · 22 Jun 2012, 7:10 pm

#909471

looks awesome!!!!! What about the decklid??? If he wants to practise on mine when its up there he is more than welcome!!!!!😂

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1,990 posts · joined Sep 2007 · 22 Jun 2012, 7:19 pm

#909476

He has the decklid at the moment, it might take a while because i think he's a bit pissed at me! He did the doors too but i was unhappy with them so i re-sprayed them... His work was fine but my ideas didnt really turn out how i wanted them too... it looked shit. I think he'll be over practicing by the time you get up here!

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5,901 posts · joined Jan 2005 · 22 Jun 2012, 7:38 pm

#909483

WOW! Looks awesome....way better than the blue one anyhow!!

westi wrote:That's mad Alan.

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1,990 posts · joined Sep 2007 · 13 Aug 2012, 2:45 pm

#917275

With warwick fast approaching i now decided its time to do something on the car.... Is it just me or do everybodys cars look like this when there is an event coming up!? I will hopefully have some more parts on there way from Rod pretty soon.. we are gonna squeeze more out of the little 1916 before we go turbo!

All i can say is Dave is going to be rather busy right up till jamboree!

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1,559 posts · joined Feb 2010 · 13 Aug 2012, 3:29 pm

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Its not just you. mine usually looks like that

nbturbo Veteran Volks Folk

2,171 posts · joined Dec 2002 · 13 Aug 2012, 4:57 pm

#917289

Better get my arse into gear and get some plane flights and a motel organized-looks like some great cars going to Warwick.

HS618 Officially Full-On Dubber

277 posts · joined Mar 2005 · 13 Aug 2012, 5:20 pm

#917294

whathaveidone wrote:Its not just you. mine usually looks like that

And I thought I was the only one!!!

OZ Towdster Keen to finish some projects

1,921 posts · joined Dec 2003 · 13 Aug 2012, 5:30 pm

#917296

Nice pink bits , better watch them at Warwick as Westi will be all over them

Don't let body work get in the way of real suspension travel

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1,559 posts · joined Feb 2010 · 13 Aug 2012, 5:51 pm

#917298

I finished mine at the track for the shootout in feb!!!!!!!

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1,622 posts · joined Dec 2009 · 13 Aug 2012, 6:17 pm

#917312

Mate haven't seen the spray till now, looks the goods! 👍

"Obey your Dreams"!

62 Std beetle.
65 11 wnd Split "The Cross".
6? coming very soon!!!!

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1,990 posts · joined Sep 2007 · 18 Sep 2012, 9:28 pm

#922665

Got some ugly old heads from rod! Gonna chuck em on and see what happens..... they are welded and ported vw heads 42x37.5 My current heads are unported 044's 40x35. We ported the heads out just a smigin more to match the manifolds perfectly. Hopefully we'll have it all together and back in the car by friday night....

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1,990 posts · joined Sep 2007 · 22 Sep 2012, 9:52 am

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With Daves car now running and sounding sweet! we managed to get my engine back together and ready to bolt in on sunday.... With a late night dash to Cols place, we picked up the required offset air cleaner bases we needed to get it together... Thanks Col, you're a legend! Where else could you get a pair of offset aircleaner bases at 10 pm on a friday night! The manifolds are huge so there was alot of cutting and modifying of the tins to get it all to fit!

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humpty Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,336 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 22 Sep 2012, 3:13 pm

#923170

That's a big fuggin' hole you got there Mick!

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