What is everyone doing post Warwick?

How is everyone feeling after Warwick 2009?
Are you pumped planning next year, or for Portland 2010 where the air is better and you can go faster. Are you making changes to your ride? Or are you over it like me, with the car still on the trailer.
I am getting ready for the Vic day of Nov 15th so no action until after that.

What is the go ?

Still on a high!

Been doing some tinkering again.

Busy working trying to pay the bills. Still haven't had time to scrub the race number off the windscreen/window on the "race van" hehehe.....or maybe I just like to make the boy racers think twice about trying to take me at the lights (need all the intimidation I can get with plus-3-second 60ft times) 😂

Getting a bit more serious there Dave...

Dreamin of your car Nick....
Am like Dave - still on a high

Getting my 58 going with the new 1915 built by Dave....and getting ready to pull the gearbox from VWRX for repair and then get that back on the road too - with a power upgrade😁

Hey reub... We want pics!!!!!!

I'm trying to work out where to get some car cash from to do some tranny upgrades.....you know I NEED them.

preparing for Portland

I'm adding to my collection of busted pistons

new sump and stiffer rear end!

Next issue of VWMA - hence no Warwick posts as yet. I'll be back online proper next week.

we are washing our car and heading to GUNNEDAH
DRAG RACING😂🤪😂


We're racing again at Gunnedah Airport on 31 Oct & 1 Nov.

HOUNDOG is being dismantled & receiving ratio changes to 1st/3rd & 4th as it is undergeared.The difficult liberty pro-shift second gear is being discarded also...Having a 40 year mechanical involvement with vw repairs left me a little embarrassed at Warwick having to go from 1st to 3rd on 5 out of 8 occasions.Thank God the engine had the torque to pull it as it didn't effect the top speed over the 1/8. Furthermore 70lbs will be removed from the front & another clutch set up will also be used.
Dear Dangerous...THOSE MANIFOLDS----Due to the lack of air density at Warwick (equated to 4,000 ft) which robs 16% off the total horsepower naturally aspirated I don't think that there is enough air at Warwick to go down those inlets but on the good side you may be able to suck the stray kangaroos in !!! Regards-Ross.

OLD-DOG wrote:Dangerous...THOSE MANIFOLDS----Due to the lack of air density at Warwick (equated to 4,000 ft) which robs 16% off the total horsepower naturally aspirated I don't think that there is enough air at Warwick to go down those inlets but on the good side you may be able to suck the stray kangaroos in !!! Regards-Ross.

Maybe even a few koalas, certainly a sh1t load of flies will get devoured !!! Hope the greenies dont find out about all the wildlife desecration.😂

Mine is back to street legal ( bumpers, exhaust and lid shut). New engine started, Case done, Crank pick up today from Dave.B, this will be nothing huge just a 1600 that will rev right out. lots of 2nd hand parts to use up, oh and with the exchange rate climbing a possibility of some US purchases.

Mick058 wrote:new sump and stiffer rear end!

then you can see how much the box can take! Oh yeah 🙂

Hi

I think if Dangerous runs his car at Warwick with those manifolds we should all hold our breath until he finishes his run, that should help with the air density.

Washed Davids bug and did some re jetting on the Dels and found that most of the pinking was caused by the Scat pulley being incorrectly marked, it was out 6 degrees, so when I set it at 10 initial it was actually 13 initial with 33 total.

Started back on my STI powered bug, mucking around sorting out axle lengths at the moment, the Au/US $ is looking good so I want to place my order in soon.

Steve

Driving fruitloop,smiling and slowly going deaf!Oh almost forgot i had to adjust the mixture screws👍

Boostn wrote:How is everyone feeling after Warwick 2009?
Are you pumped planning next year, or for Portland 2010 where the air is better and you can go faster. Are you making changes to your ride? Or are you over it like me, with the car still on the trailer.
I am getting ready for the Vic day of Nov 15th so no action until after that.

What is the go ?

Leave it on the trailer Nick we want Junka for our Drag Car display at the Day of!! Big push for Portland numbers😎

the fastback came off the trailer and into the garage and hasnt moved or been started, race numbers still on the window. Other than that im waiting for my front end to turn up at work for the tube chassis car and will be picking up my new front wheels in another week and then off to get the new front of the chassis welded on and front end fitted, finally back on its wheels after all these years!!

Plans for my Beetle for Portland include finishing of the roll cage, one piece fibreglass front, disc brake rearend and think I will get rid of the Porsche wheels and fit some Ercos. Also with a bit of tuning should be able to knock out another 50hp.
Still stoked about the 7.998 on a dial in of 7.99 I did in the last race before the finals
Michael (MC)

Hey Troy, what is going into the fastback once the engine is in the tubey?

sauron wrote:Still stoked about the 7.998 on a dial in of 7.99 I did in the last race before the finals
Michael (MC)

Congrats on running the 7 Michael

yeh well done mate - i met you briefly (you probably wont remember as i never said my name DOH!) and it was nice to hear your story and see your car. Blokes like you made Warwick a great weekend

sauron wrote:Plans for my Beetle for Portland include finishing of the roll cage, one piece fibreglass front, disc brake rearend and think I will get rid of the Porsche wheels and fit some Ercos. Also with a bit of tuning should be able to knock out another 50hp.
Still stoked about the 7.998 on a dial in of 7.99 I did in the last race before the finals
Michael (MC)

Colonel I think Troy was talking about putting in a big Type 1 2300cc N/A or something like that.

sauron wrote:Plans for my Beetle for Portland include finishing of the roll cage, one piece fibreglass front, disc brake rearend and think I will get rid of the Porsche wheels and fit some Ercos. Also with a bit of tuning should be able to knock out another 50hp.
Still stoked about the 7.998 on a dial in of 7.99 I did in the last race before the finals
Michael (MC)

good going mc
you can't get much better than that time in a race
nice one

Waiting for a gearbox rebuild from last Portland, and then trying to get it everything back in the same space again....

working on customers cars makes it hard to make time for our own cars, but iv decided to get a little more serious now as i have gotten the taste for drag racing and want to build something a little more drag orientated...... next on the menu, iv decided to get a half cage put in, then im building a custom rear end support that ties the forks into the cage, also since iv decided to build a new box and upgrade the motor yet again, i dont think im going to make portland, but hopefully ill be ready for warwick if time and money permits.... possibly even valla, would love to make it there...... hmmmm, beter get cracking 🤪

polak wrote:working on customers cars makes it hard to make time for our own cars, but iv decided to get a little more serious now as i have gotten the taste for drag racing and want to build something a little more drag orientated...... next on the menu, iv decided to get a half cage put in, then im building a custom rear end support that ties the forks into the cage, also since iv decided to build a new box and upgrade the motor yet again, i dont think im going to make portland, but hopefully ill be ready for warwick if time and money permits.... possibly even valla, would love to make it there...... hmmmm, beter get cracking 🤪

😂.......for valla you will need to be able to go round corners too.......well before that is the nationals supersprint 🥷

so i guess my post Warwick report is that i'm getting ready to go round the corners after the fast stuff in a straight line

🤘

hellbugged wrote:

polak wrote:working on customers cars makes it hard to make time for our own cars, but iv decided to get a little more serious now as i have gotten the taste for drag racing and want to build something a little more drag orientated...... next on the menu, iv decided to get a half cage put in, then im building a custom rear end support that ties the forks into the cage, also since iv decided to build a new box and upgrade the motor yet again, i dont think im going to make portland, but hopefully ill be ready for warwick if time and money permits.... possibly even valla, would love to make it there...... hmmmm, beter get cracking 🤪

😂.......for valla you will need to be able to go round corners too.......well before that is the nationals supersprint 🥷

so i guess my post Warwick report is that i'm getting ready to go round the corners after the fast stuff in a straight line

🤘

lol obviously wouldnt be racing at warwick, would just love to have the car there, as if i dont i have to wait another 2yrs🤪

polak wrote:

hellbugged wrote:

polak wrote:working on customers cars makes it hard to make time for our own cars, but iv decided to get a little more serious now as i have gotten the taste for drag racing and want to build something a little more drag orientated...... next on the menu, iv decided to get a half cage put in, then im building a custom rear end support that ties the forks into the cage, also since iv decided to build a new box and upgrade the motor yet again, i dont think im going to make portland, but hopefully ill be ready for warwick if time and money permits.... possibly even valla, would love to make it there...... hmmmm, beter get cracking 🤪

😂.......for valla you will need to be able to go round corners too.......well before that is the nationals supersprint 🥷

so i guess my post Warwick report is that i'm getting ready to go round the corners after the fast stuff in a straight line

🤘

lol obviously wouldnt be racing at warwick, would just love to have the car there, as if i dont i have to wait another 2yrs🤪

sounds confusing........but i know what you are saying 😂

don't be a sissy.....even Dave Butler has been around the go kart track with his supercharged set up......anyways, doesn't matter if it's not going, just stick it on the trailer AGAIN 😂

Any vids of that?

Mmmmm, I seem to remember the tight and curlies of Raleigh raceway, Yes, a must do in any car, it is so much fun.😁

I just unpacked the bus from Warwick on the week end, and had a big clean up.

Just a thought, on portland, if any one is interested in a car carrier from brisbane to portland, I'll find out $ for different amounts of cars / busses. PM me.

I'm going to willowbank in the next couple of months to try some different things with the bus ❓

exactly Aaron..........i will never forget the smile on your face growing bigger each time you returned to the pits

mmmmmmm Willowbank and the kombi, something we have all been waiting to see😎

trickysimon wrote:Any vids of that?

Wayne Penrose told me he had a vid.
Not very exciting to watch,
but brown pants in a couple of spots with no front brakes!

That is, spots on the track, not spots in my shorts.

we just got the engine apart from warwick and it is not good news. it has 4 bent valves 2 broken pistons.3 broken lifters flywheel dowles shered. case has broken lifter bores. so not a lot left to reuse but it is all part of racing we will have it together when ben gets some more money hopefully soon. i will try to put some pics up but dont know if they will work

cynders65 wrote:we just got the engine apart from warwick and it is not good news. it has 4 bent valves 2 broken pistons.3 broken lifters flywheel dowles shered. case has broken lifter bores. so not a lot left to reuse but it is all part of racing we will have it together when ben gets some more money hopefully soon. i will try to put some pics up but dont know if they will work

OUCH!

I've just finished the latest issue of VWMA, so now it's on to the rat. I suspect I have destroyed the SuperDiff. This time Dave will put a Spool diff in and a Superbug first gear. Hopefully there's no damage to the case or any other internals. The car was strong at Warwick, with Mike Waldron doing an 8.52 and me an 8.72!

I'm towing the car down to Melbourne for DOTVW in mid-November. There's a large display of drag cars at the show promoting VW Portland for next year (February 19th-21st).

another pic

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Wow!
Carnage.
Ben should buy a rev limiter first.
Hope it is not too expensive to fix.
Autometer "pro-control" is an afforable option.
Or an MSD 6AL will give him a CDI ignition, as welll as a rev limiter.

craig can i have the broken diff i,ll put a sticker or 2 on my car!