all looks good mate. when will it hit the track again with the new look and improvements?..
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while you have your windows out what are the chances of tracing them onto some cardboard as templates for mine..
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whathaveidone wrote:yes uv stable, Not sure how much weight from just windows have no before weights. Morgans car runs full glass and tinware generator and fan, lighter cage and his car weighs 699ks. didnt have to heat it. just wraped it around. Aslong as you get the template right its a piece of piss. more time was spent on the templates than the real thing.
any tips on cutting the polycarbonate sheet?
Jigsaw Barry!
Might have to experiment with blade pitch.
westi wrote:That's mad Alan.
When pagey did his he also used a bit of baby powder to help the jigsaw glide across the lexen without it grabbing and jumping. Will also reduce the risk of scratching as well!!
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Thanks everyone for the info, worked out really well & neat,
cheers
ps my 1/2 sheet (1220 x 1220mm)of material cost $198.00!
You can actually buy a scratch proof stuff . Pretty dear though.
About 800 - 1k per sheet.it is a pretty big sheet though.
As for cutting that's easy I cut it on the guillotine .lucky I got 1 I suppose
down sharon.
Gee thats HUGE! Is it gonna fit in your car??😂
Maybe in the glove box? lol
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How many passes per filling are you planing on making with that size tank? 1.5 to 2 liters min per pass?
Andrew
Andrew Ermel
hey ben just wondering why you still have slicks on
I use about 2.0 to 2.5 lts on a 1/4 mile pass. That includes some driving up to the stageing lane, a burnout, the pass and hopefully the return to the pit!
Andrew Ermel
i use about 5-6ltr's per run.haha
down sharon.
westi wrote:i use about 5-6ltr's per run.haha
Is that in oil or fuel booooohHahahahahaha
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I’m using that dam awful VP 115 supreme. It corrodes everything it comes into contact with, gums up & crystallizes in the carburetors when left unattended, stinks out the car each pass, the vapors gives me a headache, it cost S*%t loads to buy, it doesn’t keep fresh for long, the car chews up heaps of it every pass BUT it makes good hp.
Best thing is you can crank some serious timing into the ignition and run high compression ratio without fear of frying the heads and pistons.
Andrew Ermel
Man, I think i would rather use 98 pump fuel or methanol!
I get 205lt of methanol for a whole year and the last lot was only $210!
westi wrote:That's mad Alan.
Tell me about it. It pains me to spend near on $300 for fuel each time I race and thats not including the diesel for the transporter to get me there.
That’s why Beetle Juice will be running on methanol next year At least methanol won’t cost us $140 per 20lt drum.
Cheers
Oh yeh and I forgot the driver and co builder of Beetle Juice, Steve Craven works for Coogee Energy who makes the Methanol race fuel . I hope he can arrange for a sponsorship deal for himself!
PS my engine is 2332cc but runs 12.5 compression and a massive cam.
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LIFE IN THE LOW LANE wrote:westi wrote:i use about 5-6ltr's per run.haha
Is that in oil or fuel booooohHahahahahaha
yeh you know us brenden after each pass we fill up the oil & check the fuel dude
🤘
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LIFE IN THE LOW LANE wrote:westi wrote:i use about 5-6ltr's per run.haha
Is that in oil or fuel booooohHahahahahaha
Funny YOU talkin about checkin fluids on a drag car Brennden !!!
Or maybe it was Troy...
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No smoke from my old girl Dave!! As for Troy yes he is a member of westi's puffing Billy brigade!!
Funny how the cars that blow a fair bit of smoke were all pretty quick!!
Westi, Troy, Wayne Penrose lol
Stock nothing like checking the oil after each run. More equals plenty of upper cylinder lube hey lol
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thats exactly it
finally someone gets it 😂😂😂
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mate that was tyre smoke😂😂
i dont need to check my oil, plenty in the dry sump tank...
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typethreeking wrote:mate that was tyre smoke😂😂
i dont need to check my oil, plenty in the dry sump tank...
hey troy
the tyres have to break traction for tyre smoke dude
so it has to be oil
😂😂😂🤘
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tyre smoke from rubbing on the body, told you not to sit in the back🙅
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whathaveidone wrote:what fuel are you guys useing!!!!!! im only use pulp 98. You both have bigger engines than me. Ill just have to wait and see.
Have you looked in to E85?
Ive been doing a lot of research on the E85 from the pump ($1.05L), not the
$2.00 stuff from race shops.
Should be very good for a volksy engine, run cooler, more timming, more power and you only need 25-30% more of it than 98, as opposed to methanols 2.3 times more.
I'm also told it has a wide window for tuning, we will see.
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Oh, my main reason for E85 over methanol is I don't need to add 6 more 1700cc injectors on top of my current 6x 1700's,
and I can drive it on the street.
Though doesn't relate to your car, but still worth a look.
Keep the pics coming!!
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i run E85 in my car it is a good fuel but i have to flush it out as it turns black from the fuel line and blockes the pump nozzles in the carby.
i wonder if the rubber is synthetic or natural you be talking about. will that make a difference?
i know with synthetic oil you really cant use natural rubber as it will deteriorate.
maybe the same for fuels😀
the guy that dynos are cars gets it. i think you can buy it from a servo in sydney
that looks stupid
