Beetle 1300cc Historic Touring Car (onboard)

pompom Casual Dubber

45 posts · joined Jun 2012 · 25 May 2013, 5:38 pm

#957032

Horrendous tyre shake in the corners, but the old girl is getting quicker!...More races to follow so keep checking the (Just Kampers UK) YouTube channel each month for more movies.

You'll be pleased to know I've now added kph to the speedo for you foreign blokes!

Craig Torrens 6 times Australian, 7 times State Hillclimb Class Champion

8,040 posts · joined Jan 2003 · 25 May 2013, 5:48 pm

#957033

Fantastic.....love how it revs 👍

pompom Casual Dubber

45 posts · joined Jun 2012 · 25 May 2013, 6:51 pm

#957050

I've dropped them from 8000 to 7500rpm to save the motor and ran 5 seconds quicker!

Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,785 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 25 May 2013, 7:54 pm

#957063

That is a 1300??????

Futue te ipsum!!!

humpty Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,336 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 25 May 2013, 8:03 pm

#957064

Always loved this car.... What a rocket it is!

FUCH your early!

http://www.noh2o.org/

pompom Casual Dubber

45 posts · joined Jun 2012 · 25 May 2013, 9:09 pm

#957073

Yeppy...1285cc. I'm looking to get a 60mm crank made so I can run 83mm pistons, this will give me a 1298cc motor (within the 1300cc class limit) The extra bore will allow me to run much larger valves.

cnfabo Custom Title Time!

1,353 posts · joined Apr 2008 · 25 May 2013, 9:29 pm

#957079

Love your car Ian and it goes so hard, who would of thought a 1300cc can go like that, I think I remember you telling me then its quicker then the strokers who run that beetle cup???

pompom Casual Dubber

45 posts · joined Jun 2012 · 26 May 2013, 12:39 am

#957100

cnfabo wrote:Love your car Ian and it goes so hard, who would of thought a 1300cc can go like that, I think I remember you telling me then its quicker then the strokers who run that beetle cup???

It's interesting...The BeetleChallenge cars here have anything from 1.6 to 2.4 litre type 1 engines, running Toyo semi-slicks, but the lap times are no better than me...I'm stuck with skinny (120mm, 135mm wide) 1960's historic crossply tyres.

I'm hoping to run with them this season...see how my car runs on proper tyres.

pompom Casual Dubber

45 posts · joined Jun 2012 · 26 May 2013, 12:49 am

#957101

I've been told that removing the 2 rear body-to-floorpan rubber bushes (just infront of the rear dampers) and replacing them with metal spacers will cure the rear tyre shake...Anyone heard of this?

The idea is that it wil stop the rear torsion tubes (that hold the torsion bars) from flexing.

sander288 "Bolt-on Master"

1,404 posts · joined Aug 2008 · 26 May 2013, 11:42 am

#957130

I would have thought instead of adding solid spacers that a truss-bar set-up between the frame horns and towers would be better?
Good to see you on the forum too Ian!

Cheers
Shaun

BMW R65 LS
1967 1300 Deluxe
Swing-axles FTW ❗

cnfabo Custom Title Time!

1,353 posts · joined Apr 2008 · 26 May 2013, 11:51 am

#957131

pompom wrote:I've been told that removing the 2 rear body-to-floorpan rubber bushes (just infront of the rear dampers) and replacing them with metal spacers will cure the rear tyre shake...Anyone heard of this? You mean shudder, like sander said do you have a later bar???

The idea is that it wil stop the rear torsion tubes (that hold the torsion bars) from flexing.

Craig Torrens 6 times Australian, 7 times State Hillclimb Class Champion

8,040 posts · joined Jan 2003 · 30 May 2013, 1:54 pm

#957797

pompom wrote:Yeppy...1285cc. I'm looking to get a 60mm crank made so I can run 83mm pistons, this will give me a 1298cc motor (within the 1300cc class limit) The extra bore will allow me to run much larger valves.

So is it running the standard Vw 1300 bore and stroke, and are the heads twin port 1300 ?

vassy66T1 Wow ... are U reading this?

2,120 posts · joined Jun 2003 · 30 May 2013, 2:34 pm

#957805

Awesome!

What a fantastic circuit beetle 😀

pompom Casual Dubber

45 posts · joined Jun 2012 · 31 May 2013, 4:41 am

#957914

So is it running the standard Vw 1300 bore and stroke, and are the heads twin port 1300 ?

Yep!...currently it is a 1285cc Twinport. The racing rules only allow single port heads (as twinports were'nt available before 1966), but I gave them an Okrasa history lesson and they let me run the (cheaper) VW twinport option.

Super1302 Officially Full-On Dubber

361 posts · joined Jul 2008 · 11 Jun 2013, 9:23 pm

#959336

nice ride, envy..... 🙂