Australia's Fastest Kombi - Let the fun begin.

65busser · 2008-07-04T08:54:26+00:00

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ok guys. Got the following email today. It's on for young and old. Already putting a mexican team together. HI Guys, Hoping you can help us, could you please put the word out to your members/users or employees about an exciting new internet TV show Heavy is producing to find “Australia’s fastest Kombi”. We’re looking for one team to represent their state and build a Kombi van from scratch, source parts and get it to Sydney mid September to participate in a time trial at Sydney Dragway. The fastest van and winning team will receive $10,000 in cash and get to keep the van. So if you’re keen to enter your friends, club or garage think “Top Gear meets “American Chopper” where State vs state, man vs machine, kombi vs the clock !! The competition starts at the end of July, in which teams have 6 weeks to tinker with the vans and participate in the Sydney time trial on week Seven. Each team will be allocated video camera’s, phones, internet cards and laptops to film the restoration, and the journey spent in coming to Sydney right up to the race day. Some competition rules are; · Heavy.com will provide each team a $10,000 budget to purchase a van, source parts and travel · All vans must not be newer than 1975 model, have 2.0L engines and teams can only use traditional and standard parts. · Each team must have a minimum of 5 team members in which at least one must be female · Each team must provide a secure workshop/garage to work and store the van throughout the competition · Teams must provide 30 minutes of footage each week to Heavy to produce a weekly show on www.Heavy.com. Footage will include teams sourcing the vans and parts, working on the vans, testing it, dealing with issues etc.. using a team member that has some filming and camera experience is a plus. · The vans must be presented dent free and painted for the time trial at Sydney Dragway. Teams must display their team names and logo on the side of the van · Each team must appoint a team captain who is responsible for that team adhering to all the competition rules. Please contact Nathan Ruff on Nathan.ruff@heavy.com or 0410 608 329 with any interested participants. Heavy.com will be meeting and casting next week, so there is not time to lose! Please circulate to any VW enthusiasts you know. Call me any questions, anytime Regards Nathan Nathan Ruff Australian Sales Director Heavy Australia nathan.ruff@heavy.com Mobile 0410 608 329 Fax 02 9799 8079 8 Kenneth Street Bondi,Sydney,NSW,2026 www.heavy.com

baybuscamperkid prince of insufficient light, ruler of heck

4,316 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 15 Jul 2008, 10:04 pm

#657949

actually, I have been emailing Nathan at heavy and he has been very happy to answer any queries I have had. amendments have been made since this post including allowing upto 1979 kombis

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X-I-TED Commited Dubber

55 posts · joined May 2008 · 17 Jul 2008, 8:41 am

#658239

im pretty sure we know Australia's fastest kombi and a 2L vw bay built for 10g's aint gonna come close

are the thousands n thousands of splits really rare???

modulus Veteran Volks Folk

2,009 posts · joined Jul 2003 · 17 Jul 2008, 12:24 pm

#658273

1303Steve wrote:
The Brewmaster wrote:
1303Steve wrote:... and 2 litres in bays didn't start until 1976. ...

Steve
Hey Steve

Are you sure about there being no 2 litres in bays until 1976?

2.0 series (1971cc or 120.2 cu.inches)

GA 1973-74 VW /
GB 1973-76 VW /
GC 1975-76 VW /
GD 1976-77 VW
GE 1978-1979 78 model year introduced hydraulic cam followers
CJ '76-'79 VW 70HP solid lifter. dual carb,

Cheers
Brett
Hi

I'm 100% sure, I was working in VW dealers at the time, I'm old.

The GA, GB & GC motor was from a 914 Porsche, not a bay.

Steve

Hi,
My 1975 Double Cab has a CJ 2.0 motor, the original. It might be different for Double Cabs, possibly.

The Haynes (US) manual says "... introduced in August 1975, the [2.0] engine ..."

hth

Peter Hill
1975 Type 2 Double Cab
modulus.com.au