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WPVW 'Horace' the speedway bug wiil be at MORUYA SPEEDWAY sat. 26th January

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matberry Moderator Go hard or go home

8,114 posts · joined Mar 2006 ·

#938534
hypo-vw wrote:We gladly accepted , so Horace goes to PCR this saturday night !!
That's awesome Wayne, get it back together and run that field down 😂🤪😍😊🥲🤓😎
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Doug Sweetman Nil Bastardo Carborundum

2,128 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·

#938535
He might start at rear of field.... Doubt he will finish there !


I'm learning lots from this thread too by the way...

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

8,040 posts · joined Jan 2003 ·

#938552
Great news re Parramatta.😵


hypo-vw Australias 1st 10sec street beetle (Jan 2007) 10.49secs@132m

2,151 posts · joined May 2004 ·

#938651
a short vid of Horace on the dyno at South Coast Rotary.....

Team

FASTEST ET @ WARWICK 2010 & 2011
FASTEST SPEED @ WARWICK 2011
FASTEST ET & SPEED WSID 2012
PB - 6.33@113.07(1/8) & 9.88@135(1/4)

hypo-vw Australias 1st 10sec street beetle (Jan 2007) 10.49secs@132m

2,151 posts · joined May 2004 ·

#938662
another vid of Horace racing last saturday night at Nowra Speedway ...........

Team

FASTEST ET @ WARWICK 2010 & 2011
FASTEST SPEED @ WARWICK 2011
FASTEST ET & SPEED WSID 2012
PB - 6.33@113.07(1/8) & 9.88@135(1/4)

TOPCAT69 Officially Full-On Dubber

205 posts · joined Jun 2009 ·

#938736
Give me more!
Enjoying this thead
😀😀
Great work WPVW team.
cheers tc
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hypo-vw Australias 1st 10sec street beetle (Jan 2007) 10.49secs@132m

2,151 posts · joined May 2004 ·

#938889
TOPCAT69 wrote:Give me more!
Enjoying this thead
😀😀
Great work WPVW team.
cheers tc
thanks for your positive comments TC ..... here is some more for you !!

Horace is ready for Parramatta Speedway on saturday night 12th January .....

after a full engine strip on wednesday to inspect all of the internals ( as I didnt want to risk any internal engine damage ) , the 1641ml engine has been reassembled today , installed and test driven .
At 7-30am I arrived at WPVW , made a coffee and proceeded to wash and inspect all of the internal engine parts . Shortly after 9am Ben Ford and my son Dean arrived to assist me in cleaning parts for the reassembly . By 1pm we had the engine reassembled and tappets adjusted , Ben Ford then fitted the cooling tin and accessories , exhaust and webers while Dean and I went to lunch with my partner Louise .
When we returned to WPVW an 1hr 15mins later the engine was in Horace , everything connected and ready to start .
The engine was running by 3pm and tuned , a thorough check-over and then Ben Ford took Horace for a test flight up and down the street , revving very quick and smoothly to 7500rpm .
Back into the workshop for a quick check-over again and all good !!
We spent the next hour adding more stickers to Horace for better advertising at the track ........ and tomorrow morning just a bath for Horace before he goes to play in the mud !!
Team

FASTEST ET @ WARWICK 2010 & 2011
FASTEST SPEED @ WARWICK 2011
FASTEST ET & SPEED WSID 2012
PB - 6.33@113.07(1/8) & 9.88@135(1/4)

Doug Sweetman Nil Bastardo Carborundum

2,128 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·

#938901
Nice action vid - that corolla was asking for it, he was all over the shop and I reckon Ben might hav had him next lap if th rockers hadn't given up the ghost.

Good luck tomorrow !

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

8,040 posts · joined Jan 2003 ·

#938909
did you find out why it broke the rockers ?


hypo-vw Australias 1st 10sec street beetle (Jan 2007) 10.49secs@132m

2,151 posts · joined May 2004 ·

#939125
Craig Torrens wrote:did you find out why it broke the rockers ?
nothing obvious in the engine strip Craig , however Ben Ford has been banned from doing 1st gear rolling start take-offs after turning the 1641ml engine to valve bounce & 9000rpm .

As the field approached the green flag Horace was already turning 6000rpm on light throttle and then Ben planted his foot into it . The engine immediately turned 9000rpm and the valve springs are not designed to cope with those revs .

We still think that the rockers had been previously stressed ......
Team

FASTEST ET @ WARWICK 2010 & 2011
FASTEST SPEED @ WARWICK 2011
FASTEST ET & SPEED WSID 2012
PB - 6.33@113.07(1/8) & 9.88@135(1/4)

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

8,040 posts · joined Jan 2003 ·

#939189
How did it go at Parra ?


whathaveidone Custom Title Time!

1,559 posts · joined Feb 2010 ·

#939207
Come on Wayne!!!!!!!! You cant just leave us hanging😬

hypo-vw Australias 1st 10sec street beetle (Jan 2007) 10.49secs@132m

2,151 posts · joined May 2004 ·

#939228
Horace looked very impressive amongst all of those Holdens & Fords .
I didnt get to go and watch / help after all of that work I put into it due to a prior dinner engagement with Louise and a bunch of friends , but I really wanted Ben to go and have a great time in Horace .
Horace was very fast and passed many cars ( sometimes 2 at a time ) however this was short lived due to a fuel starving problem . Ben would run strong for 4-5 laps then Horace would loose all power . Ben looked for the problem between races but was unable to find it ..... He went back out for 2nd heat and same story , ran strong for 4-5 laps then no fuel !! and again in the feature race ...... we think we may have a dry bush in the Holley fuel pump and as the pump gets hot it grabs the shaft to slow the pump , hence low delivery rate .

The reason why I suspect this is due to my son Dean having his beetle stop on the road just before going to Warwick last year ..... when his bug stopped he noticed that the fuel pump was not running and it had been getting a little noisy . Dean managed to hit the fuel pump and get it to run long enough to get his bug back to my shop .
He removed the holley pump which was mounted at the rear of the front suspension beam and I stripped it for inspection ..... I found that water had been getting into the top of the pump and had washed all of the lubricant from the upper bush , so the shaft was running dry . I cleaned the bush and the shaft , lubed it and it has been running very quietly ever since .
With Horace sitting in the weather for the past 2 years and the pump getting hosed off every time we wash the mud from inside Horace , I am confident that I will find the same has happened to this holley pump .
I will check it this week as Ben will race Horace again at the end of next week at Moruya Speedway with the 1600 sedans again .
Ben got some great footage of Horace racing last saturday night at PCR , with 4 cameras mounted in Horace at different angles and Cindy also videoing from the crowd . I will edit and make a short movie over the next couple of nights , then post it for you all to see
Team

FASTEST ET @ WARWICK 2010 & 2011
FASTEST SPEED @ WARWICK 2011
FASTEST ET & SPEED WSID 2012
PB - 6.33@113.07(1/8) & 9.88@135(1/4)

hellbugged 48's and straight cuts

5,080 posts · joined Apr 2003 ·

#939230
Yes yes Wayne ..... Same probs here with those pesky Holley pumps 😬

hypo-vw Australias 1st 10sec street beetle (Jan 2007) 10.49secs@132m

2,151 posts · joined May 2004 ·

#939289
after many hours of searching through what seemed like endless footage from 5 cameras , I have edited it down to a 16min movie of the highlites of Horace racing at Parramatta Speedway on saturday night ........

Hope you enjoy !!
Team

FASTEST ET @ WARWICK 2010 & 2011
FASTEST SPEED @ WARWICK 2011
FASTEST ET & SPEED WSID 2012
PB - 6.33@113.07(1/8) & 9.88@135(1/4)

hellbugged 48's and straight cuts

5,080 posts · joined Apr 2003 ·

#939294
Sweet as!

PAZZAN Wolfsburg Wizard

592 posts · joined Jan 2008 ·

#939356
👍👍

IWL_86 Seriously Crusin Dubber

174 posts · joined Sep 2009 ·

#939359
Awesome effort !!!! Hear that mouse motor rev!!!! 😎

HappyDaze Superannuated

2,887 posts · joined Jun 2009 ·

#939363
Why didn't they sweep all that dirt and mud off the track......how are you supposed to drive on that stuff?😂

Great effort all 'round.👍
I'd rather wear a Beetle out by racing it than by polishing it!

hypo-vw Australias 1st 10sec street beetle (Jan 2007) 10.49secs@132m

2,151 posts · joined May 2004 ·

#939664
last night the entire fuel system on Horace was removed for inspection .
The tank was found to be clean & fuel flowing very fast from the outlet fitting , the fuel filter checked & was clean , the fuel pump stripped right down to find the bushes dry but no water corrosion (reassembled pump & lubricated the bushes) , the fuel tap checked & found to be clean , the fuel pressure regulator stripped and water damage found !! water has entered the top of the Holley regulator via the vent gallery for the diaphram and totally corroded/rusted the diaphram plate & spring . This has caused the spring to loose tension and the diaphram to become very stiff with the rust build up between the bottom of the plate and the rubber diaphram surface . The fuel supplied by the pump is stopped entering the regulator by a check ball , this check ball needs to be depressed off its seat by the diaphram to allow the fuel past , but the very stiff diaphram & rusted spring would not allow this . the fuel pressure regulator has been replaced with the same type & the adjustment screw is now much higher than the old regulator with the same fuel pressure . Both carburettor tops removed & the needle valves removed for inspection . Carb float levels checked again & found to be OK .
The entire fuel system has been re-installed with all new larger diameter fuel hose & the pump has been relocated to the front of Horace next to the bottom of the tank .
Ben is off to Moruya Speedway next sat night 26th January 2013 .

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Team

FASTEST ET @ WARWICK 2010 & 2011
FASTEST SPEED @ WARWICK 2011
FASTEST ET & SPEED WSID 2012
PB - 6.33@113.07(1/8) & 9.88@135(1/4)

airkool_little_bastard Casual Dubber

29 posts · joined Aug 2008 ·

#979964
Any plans to take Horace out for a spin this summer?
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