LIFE IN THE LOW LANE wrote:I reckon you paint the new car red and call it lollipop hahahaha
Oh ha ha.... 😘
humpty Bishop of Volkswagenism
3,336 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·
Oh ha ha.... 😘
Humpty's finally got off his arse and begun a real drag car project!
Oh ha ha.... 😘
humpty Bishop of Volkswagenism
3,336 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·
Picked up these monsters yesterday...
26x8.5/15 ET Drag M/T's.... Used, but useable for the chassis mockup.
26x8.5/15 ET Drag M/T's.... Used, but useable for the chassis mockup.
humpty Bishop of Volkswagenism
3,336 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·
So it's offical.... The POS is no longer a drag car in waiting.... It is currently being hastly reborn as a movie star street car.
Stay tuned.... 😏
Stay tuned.... 😏
tayloredvw Seriously Crusin Dubber
165 posts · joined May 2006 ·
Yeah, a WA drag car!
What class would you be running in?
What class would you be running in?
fish26 Fahrvergnugen
903 posts · joined Jul 2007 ·
paint it green, call it blowfly
bitten by the bug..........several times
humpty Bishop of Volkswagenism
3,336 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·
Super Street is the plan....tayloredvw wrote:Yeah, a WA drag car!
What class would you be running in?
humpty Bishop of Volkswagenism
3,336 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·
The last pic you will see of the POS on this thread.
On to the build up of the new car!
humpty Bishop of Volkswagenism
3,336 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·
And here we have the re-start of the drag car build....
Been working on the floor pan the past couple of days... The torsion housing is now one with the pan. Has been braced on the underside, and is currently getting a few holes welded up.... Flipped it back up the right way today, and began the fit up of the suspension, transaxle and front suspension.
Pics from yesterday....
And this was in the shed the other night too....
:wink:
More done today.... Will show that stuff tomorrow.
Been working on the floor pan the past couple of days... The torsion housing is now one with the pan. Has been braced on the underside, and is currently getting a few holes welded up.... Flipped it back up the right way today, and began the fit up of the suspension, transaxle and front suspension.
Pics from yesterday....
And this was in the shed the other night too....
:wink:
More done today.... Will show that stuff tomorrow.
humpty Bishop of Volkswagenism
3,336 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·
The rear rims still haven't arrived..... Crap!
So on with the pan.... I had some crusty parts to repair where the OG jack points were fitted.... Ugly as buggery, I cut the area out on both sides and patched them up.
Also fitted the lower bracing to the framehorns....
Then flipped it back over the right way and began the trail fit up of the bits...
And I also fitted a 4" narrowed beam I built a few years back... This complete beam was sitting under the bench, so I put it to work temporarily...
An Aluminum beam is going in as soon as I have built it up.
That's where I'm at today.... I haven't got any brakes for the rear yet, but might have something in the pile down the farm... Hopefully Ill finally have the pan rolling tomorrow.
Got a name for the car too..... Vochito!
So on with the pan.... I had some crusty parts to repair where the OG jack points were fitted.... Ugly as buggery, I cut the area out on both sides and patched them up.
Also fitted the lower bracing to the framehorns....
Then flipped it back over the right way and began the trail fit up of the bits...
And I also fitted a 4" narrowed beam I built a few years back... This complete beam was sitting under the bench, so I put it to work temporarily...
An Aluminum beam is going in as soon as I have built it up.
That's where I'm at today.... I haven't got any brakes for the rear yet, but might have something in the pile down the farm... Hopefully Ill finally have the pan rolling tomorrow.
Got a name for the car too..... Vochito!
Dak-A-Tak Volksie Pete
1,381 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·
Good work mate , Moving gear lever back to , cool ( wish I did mine ) , while your going that far , think about hard lines now for fuel and brakes . I run hoses with bulk head fittings each end ( main fuel , fuel return , nitrous ) . I ran brake line on pan edge for rear brakes , I just didn't want it inside cab , kills paint .
What chop style are you going to do ? Humpty
What chop style are you going to do ? Humpty
LIFE IN THE LOW LANE All people have the right to stupidity but some abuse the pr
2,534 posts · joined Mar 2007 ·
"Got a name for the car too..... Vochito!"
Is that Mexican for lollipop? If it is I like it!! Lol
Looking good Simon!! So the POS got painted red for the movie role?
Is that Mexican for lollipop? If it is I like it!! Lol
Looking good Simon!! So the POS got painted red for the movie role?
ACCEPT THAT SOME DAYS YOU ARE THE PIDGEON AND SOME DAYS YOU ARE THE STATUE
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humpty Bishop of Volkswagenism
3,336 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·
Cheers Pete.... I've opened up both ends of the pan to make it easier to run hard lines through the tunnel, with bulkhead fittings at both ends... Might run the brake and clutch hydraulic lines through there too...
You can see the rear opening here.... The one in the front is the stock one that I have just opened up further...
Will run P clips in captive nuts at both ends of the tunnel and in the middle under the handbrake hole. And I'll make a nice little cover plate for the handbrake hole while I'm at it.
The chop is a body I built ages ago for a VRod project.... Obviously it never was completed, so finding a new use for it is a good thing...
It's basically a slant chop, with a totally stock roof profile... Can't remember the numbers, but I think it was about 75mm at the front and around 60mm at the rear... Stock rear window aperture which will be nice... All pillars have been pie cut to line up.... Doing it this way has maintained the roof profile, which few chops manage to do IMO.... Still need to do plenty to finish it off, but I like the profile.
You can see the rear opening here.... The one in the front is the stock one that I have just opened up further...
Will run P clips in captive nuts at both ends of the tunnel and in the middle under the handbrake hole. And I'll make a nice little cover plate for the handbrake hole while I'm at it.
The chop is a body I built ages ago for a VRod project.... Obviously it never was completed, so finding a new use for it is a good thing...
It's basically a slant chop, with a totally stock roof profile... Can't remember the numbers, but I think it was about 75mm at the front and around 60mm at the rear... Stock rear window aperture which will be nice... All pillars have been pie cut to line up.... Doing it this way has maintained the roof profile, which few chops manage to do IMO.... Still need to do plenty to finish it off, but I like the profile.
Yup.... I'm off to the set on Monday to help out with the stunt scenes for the clone Bugs.... They smashed an Audi today apparently too.... The two clone Bugs are off to meet their maker... Ones going over a cliff and the other goes in the drink... All tied together to create the seamless demise of the Ruby POS!LIFE IN THE LOW LANE wrote:Looking good Simon!! So the POS got painted red for the movie role?
humpty Bishop of Volkswagenism
3,336 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·
So the last couple of days have been pretty busy in the shed....
Found some drums for the rearend.... Borrowed one off a mate, the other one came from down the farm.... So outside we go for a little look.
Then I made a start on the body... This was the first to go.
Then I put the body on the pan to figure what needed trimming and where...
The next bit....
Then back on the pan she goes... Much better.
Rear tyre clearance.
Next job is the pillars...
The front windscreen pie cuts are done...
The ps C pillar is nearly done and the body is already much tighter...
Found some drums for the rearend.... Borrowed one off a mate, the other one came from down the farm.... So outside we go for a little look.
Then I made a start on the body... This was the first to go.
Then I put the body on the pan to figure what needed trimming and where...
The next bit....
Then back on the pan she goes... Much better.
Rear tyre clearance.
Next job is the pillars...
The front windscreen pie cuts are done...
The ps C pillar is nearly done and the body is already much tighter...
cnfabo Custom Title Time!
1,353 posts · joined Apr 2008 ·
That is bloody cool Humpty,please finish it😎
humpty Bishop of Volkswagenism
3,336 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·
Jeeze.... Give me a chance Chris.... I've only just started the drag car project.... Since Feb this year, I've had one whole week's worth of time on it!cnfabo wrote:That is bloody cool Humpty,please finish it😎
But yes Chris... It must be done.... Only really two big expenses ahead of me... The cage and the engine machining.... The rest is pretty much all just work.... I plan to have a cage in the car by the end of the year.... Maybe the engine next holidays.
Heres hoping.
modnrod Fahrvergnugen
978 posts · joined Mar 2011 ·
Gday Simon.
Cool as crap mate! Good to see a hotrod getting up, and a chop as well, it's all good. 👍
Uhmm, carpet in the shed?!?!?! That stuff catches fire in a real shed apparently.......... C'mon mate, it doesn't even get cold down there! 😁
Who did you have in mind for the machining work? (Graham's retired 🙁)
Have fun mate.
Cool as crap mate! Good to see a hotrod getting up, and a chop as well, it's all good. 👍
Uhmm, carpet in the shed?!?!?! That stuff catches fire in a real shed apparently.......... C'mon mate, it doesn't even get cold down there! 😁
Who did you have in mind for the machining work? (Graham's retired 🙁)
Have fun mate.
matberry Moderator Go hard or go home
8,114 posts · joined Mar 2006 ·
Looking very cool Simon
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humpty Bishop of Volkswagenism
3,336 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·
The carpets for a little comfort under foot, is all, and im not in the habit of lighting fires indoors anyway.... Like you said, it doesnt get cold enough!
Young mister Butler in Brizzy is doing the machining for me... Might be a little more exy than finding someone local, but he knows the product inside and out, plus he has actually done what is required before... Know one here knows much about anything unless its a V8!
Young mister Butler in Brizzy is doing the machining for me... Might be a little more exy than finding someone local, but he knows the product inside and out, plus he has actually done what is required before... Know one here knows much about anything unless its a V8!
andrewmurphy Officially Full-On Dubber
307 posts · joined Jul 2005 ·
Good choicehumpty wrote:The carpets for a little comfort under foot, is all, and im not in the habit of lighting fires indoors anyway.... Like you said, it doesnt get cold enough!
Young mister Butler in Brizzy is doing the machining for me... Might be a little more exy than finding someone local, but he knows the product inside and out, plus he has actually done what is required before... Know one here knows much about anything unless its a V8!
Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l
12,789 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
Simon,
can you post a picture of what you do to the front of the side window to get the B pillar to line up.
Cant get my head around which bit moves
can you post a picture of what you do to the front of the side window to get the B pillar to line up.
Cant get my head around which bit moves
Futue te ipsum!!!
essex Officially Full-On Dubber
352 posts · joined Dec 2008 ·
This is looking really good Simon,
essex Officially Full-On Dubber
352 posts · joined Dec 2008 ·
I pinched the pillars, made pie cuts up the length of the B pillars till everything aligned, different kind of roof chop to mine tho,
didn't mean to high jack, thought it might be of interest,
didn't mean to high jack, thought it might be of interest,
humpty Bishop of Volkswagenism
3,336 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·
No problem jumping in there Barry.... There are so many ways to skin a cat.... The more advise we can offer the better.Bizarre wrote:Simon,
can you post a picture of what you do to the front of the side window to get the B pillar to line up.
Cant get my head around which bit moves
In the case of my chop... What I'll be doing is chopping the entire top section of the B pillar out (much like I did with the lower radius of the C pillar) and move it back to align with the lower section.... It will also have to be tilted back slightly to align vertically too.... At least in theory... We shall see when I get to that bit.... 😂
westi what the
1,610 posts · joined Aug 2005 ·
just keep at it.
and remember to .keep it simple stupid(kiss)
turbo or n/a.
and remember to .keep it simple stupid(kiss)
turbo or n/a.
down sharon.
humpty Bishop of Volkswagenism
3,336 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·
Turbo for sure Brad.... I'm not sure if my current turbo gear will be of much use with the new engine... Carb will be a tad small, as will the turbo... I've recently picked up a GT30 turbo, and I now need to decide whether I go for a larger Holley carb, or just chuck on the EFI gear I have.... The plan is run all the wiring on the floor on one panel... Nothing but basic wiring to the dash.... Shift light, oil, fuel and ignition lights only... Anyone got a lead on a good wiring/harness design application for Mac's?
Fuel system is all under control too... Just going to move the one that worked on the POS straight across.... But I need to get a bigger tank... As soon as the body is solid, this lot will go in along with the brake system.... Speaking of which.... Gonna run the spindle mounts with the Ali beam, so need to figure out some suitable rear discs.
All good, and having a blast.... Keep the inspiration coming fellas.... Those Warwick pics are just what I needed.
Fuel system is all under control too... Just going to move the one that worked on the POS straight across.... But I need to get a bigger tank... As soon as the body is solid, this lot will go in along with the brake system.... Speaking of which.... Gonna run the spindle mounts with the Ali beam, so need to figure out some suitable rear discs.
All good, and having a blast.... Keep the inspiration coming fellas.... Those Warwick pics are just what I needed.
rose doin it for d girls
2,036 posts · joined Dec 2004 ·
brakes just keep the drums, drums are lighter than disc
1916baja Custom Title Time!
1,990 posts · joined Sep 2007 ·
Fat chance stock rear drums will pull you up @ 125 mph! I certainly don't have that much faith in them! I'd rather be alive than light!
westi what the
1,610 posts · joined Aug 2005 ·
Just go carbi .
Msd and a carby can't go wrong with that.
Unless you have some mad Vw guru tuner over there.
Most people can't get there head around a Vw with efi.
If you do go the efi route .ask people how to do the fuel system ,
Don't just throw it together. There is heaps of ways to do it.
But there is only 1 right way.lol.
How much power r u chasing.
That for me will tell u what size turbo u need.
Msd and a carby can't go wrong with that.
Unless you have some mad Vw guru tuner over there.
Most people can't get there head around a Vw with efi.
If you do go the efi route .ask people how to do the fuel system ,
Don't just throw it together. There is heaps of ways to do it.
But there is only 1 right way.lol.
How much power r u chasing.
That for me will tell u what size turbo u need.
down sharon.
humpty Bishop of Volkswagenism
3,336 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·
300-350 at the wheels is the magic number.... Similar to Chris Bolton's car..... The car and trans is (or soon will be) more than up for the task.... The driver is a different story.... 🤓
With the heads (wedgies), cam (web 86b), rods (SCAT 5.7) and crank (flanged 84mm Chevy journal deal that's sitting at Rodney's place) I've got, these sorts of figures should be pretty easy to achieve if you believe the word on the street....
The old turbo off the 1776 is a GT2560 (not the ceramic wheel version) that was a little big for the engine, as was the header I made and the 500dbl carb I was running... In theory they should be good for that sort of power, but I might be asking too much of the carb and the turbo on an engine of this size.... The header will be rejigged for the new combo.... The intake is still to be decided.... All I know is I want it all under the lid and over the transaxle... No OEM cooling will be used.
I'm in the ball park Brad?
With the heads (wedgies), cam (web 86b), rods (SCAT 5.7) and crank (flanged 84mm Chevy journal deal that's sitting at Rodney's place) I've got, these sorts of figures should be pretty easy to achieve if you believe the word on the street....
The old turbo off the 1776 is a GT2560 (not the ceramic wheel version) that was a little big for the engine, as was the header I made and the 500dbl carb I was running... In theory they should be good for that sort of power, but I might be asking too much of the carb and the turbo on an engine of this size.... The header will be rejigged for the new combo.... The intake is still to be decided.... All I know is I want it all under the lid and over the transaxle... No OEM cooling will be used.
I'm in the ball park Brad?
fish26 Fahrvergnugen
903 posts · joined Jul 2007 ·
Your car looks really good mate, if thats the Nissan turbo same as GT28R .64 a/r, you will have it maxed out @ 300hp,
its designed as quick spool turbo I would think for drag you need bigger turbo with progressive,
initially slower spool rate that can breathe and hold pressure at higher RPM rather than breaking tyres loose at every gear change.
its designed as quick spool turbo I would think for drag you need bigger turbo with progressive,
initially slower spool rate that can breathe and hold pressure at higher RPM rather than breaking tyres loose at every gear change.
bitten by the bug..........several times