Well Matt R, you are a very very bad man for not having taken me for a burn in your much acclaimed power machine. I know the old P38 engine is a weapon, but as Matt R and Brenndan and even Dave all know, I do like my air cooled torque machines. The two Landy's I had dealings both with 4.4 l alloy v8, were grunty trucks, and quite heavy, and I used to relativily easily beat these in my then air cooled machine. First was my 2074 type 1 baja and other was my bus with 914 1970cc efi, hot type IV.
In saying that, same engine in a bus would be a hard act to beat, especially for towing, but put some real money down, if you know what I mean. Warwick 07 there was a P76 powered baja, what #'s did this run??
Certainly there is more wieght penalty with water cooling than a lot of people really account for!!
Any way, I'm looking forward to dynoday, been in Brissy all weekend with a family wedding... good w/e but NO volksie progress....bummer.
We ran this engine at Warwick 07 in Col's fruitloop coloured bug, with an 8.40 at 81 mph best with full bodied, stripped beetle. Happy as it's still very streetable with 9.7 comp. and plenty more development to do.Power works out to be about 137 calculated from 1/8 mile times. But looking forward to Dynoday.
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Well some progress, but a long way to go to get everything together for dynoday, but we'll get there, one way or another. Had good news with getting the heads flowed before and after the "special" valve job. Seems 10hp + GAIN. Woo Hoo.
A few details inside this time round, like a bit of case clean/polish [sorry Pagey, only inside] some of those flash coatings on pistons and barrels, and ....
Body work and mechanicals are also getting a bit of TLC, not resto quality, but time is short and I've built enough show winners 😂. [for now the budget is super tight]
Anyway guys and gals....enjoy the day
Matt
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And more.
Still some chamber finishing among other things to do.
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i can still see too much metal.
i thought you said it was going to be fast,lol
start cuting.cut cut cut.
come on i want to see some action shots of metal flying.
down sharon.
Can only agree Westi, way too much metal.
I want to keep cutting, but the plan is to have rego on this racer cos out here in the bush, I can attempt some sort of set up on the street. My last drag beetle, I could never get any seat time except at the track, and I'm too impatient for that. Having said that, there's lots to cut cut cut, but I do want to make dynoday in a matter of weeks.
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have you gone soft.
once it's been rego'd you don't have to get it re-check every year do you.
she'll be right mate
down sharon.
Your right there mate. She'll be apples' where's that grinder?
I better go to the shed to shed some more wieght.
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nice ones matt.
nick :thumb
thats better,go nuts,grab some scales and of you go.
there is no substitute for weight lose,its free power.
i read some were if the car losses 100kg's it's the same as adding 33 hpor there about's.
thats why my car is the jenny craig weight loss winner for 2008.
and i know were i can take more,but not yet.
down sharon.
All go
Quick bit of body work, body primed, just some hail damaged roof to do now, started this tonight.
and still more engine improvements.
The US barrel location machining hadn't recessed the casesavers, so I am removing these and shortening the saver to improve barrel seating. Lower ones in foreground have been done.
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And Westi, I havn't finished with the angle grinder, just postponed till front and rear ends come out.
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Mat, your car is crying out for some flames
Stanley, that is an interesting observation.
Flames or stripes, ....... that is the question!!!!!
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pagey was onto something with the pink stipes i think.😂
down sharon.
A liitle birdy told me our cars will be similar in base coulour. Mine will have the aussie flash picked out in silver. I'm also a fan of flames Your car could look good like my avatar.
I'm definately thinking along your avatar lines, Stanley.
Our mate thinks there's too many flamed or black cars.... or both!????
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"Our mate thinks there's too many flamed or black cars.... or both!???? "
Coming from someone who can't settle on a single colour for his car....😀
Stanley wrote:Coming from someone who can't settle on a single colour for his car....😀
Just like a big box of Fruitloops.
Pretty much like the owner, hey
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Looking good Matt!!
ACCEPT THAT SOME DAYS YOU ARE THE PIDGEON AND SOME DAYS YOU ARE THE STATUE
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Roof now has hail damage repaired, although here is just early progress shots of file finish.
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IDA's have been geting some treatment too.
Bowls enlarged, venturi's finetuned and polished,
and idle stop on one carb moved to oposite side to make tuning easier.
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mmm...yellow must have been VWs primer of choice. That is the same colour as under my paint. Unless Col has had something to do with them both.
Lookin good Mat....now off to sand mine some more
The yellow is actually a cream previous paint job, after the og Birch Green, but you can blame Col anyway!!!!😂😂😂
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lookin good,keep it coming
down sharon.
looking good man, keep the pics coming!!
Blame Col most of us tend to!!
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mine has birch green as well. Seems to be where the aussie flash was.
Heads are now ready for assembly and body primed [still a few repairs to sort out but at least it's all one colour]
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looking good matt. i reckon leave it patchy and in primer! looks the ducks.
nick
Good work as always Matt!!
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