2012 Racing Season.

After racing at Huntley last year the motor was removed and given to Keith to again work some magic in the quest for more power and torque.
Both Keith and myself are always looking out for new idea,s and one night in around July 2011 Keith rang me and said "i,ve found a cam that i reckon will work well in your motor"
I asked him all about it and after a long discussion i agreed we should try it in our next rebuild.
"good because i,ve allready ordered it.
Fast forward to this year and after Keith,s work i though it time to get the engine looking as good and neat as possible.
As with most projects the simple engine clean up turned into a total redesign of the oil breathing system and repaint and detail.
I also dug out some old info when i had the car corner weighted at Bathurst and made some minor adjustments to the ride height. This will hopefully give the car a better balance.
I also took the car to work and spent some time giving it a 4 wheel alignment, this was very rewarding and after a few hours i now have the car exactly set for my driving style (and before anyone chimes in, yes thats to slow)
First event this year for me will be Kempsey Hillclimb at Cooperabung, with the earlier round at Bathurst being a wash out.

Cheers Col

Engine dress up first stage.

My best helper.

Cheers Col

Nice Col.
The best laid plans of a simple job never seem to last

can you share some spec of your car please colin? anything would be good.

I know first hand how a simple rebuild or re design can turn into a major re construction. I am looking forward to this reason and racing against you. Like always Col. It 1st class.

Look great Col can't wait to see it perform,Might do better with your son in the drivers seat haha

bat69 wrote:I know first hand how a simple rebuild or re design can turn into a major re construction. I am looking forward to this reason and racing against you. Like always Col. It 1st class.

Will you be competing at Cooperabung Hillclimb Nathan?

Looking forward to seeing your new car first hand.

Another camper around the campfire is always good also.

Cheers Col

mactaylor wrote:can you share some spec of your car please colin? anything would be good.

Sure mate,

1916cc as21 VW Mag case.
94mm p/b
69mm c/w crank
pauter cam
scat lifters
berg oil pump and cover
cb head studs
street elim heads (reworked a thousand times, it seems like it LOL)
berg rocker gear
berg pushrods
jaycee pushrod tubes
48ida carbs

Close ratio gearbox with ZF limo

Superbug with if i remember correctly the first pair of v-force struts sold to a customer with kyb inserts
koni rear shocks
whiteline rear sway bar
full 6 point ally cage (cams logbooked)

and lots of time and effort.
Jeff Unwin once said to me the harder you work the luckier you get.
Very true.

Cheers Col

christopher wrote:Look great Col can't wait to see it perform,Might do better with your son in the drivers seat haha

He absolutely loves being in the shed with me.
I can,t wait until he,s old enough to come racing with me maybe a few more years, he keeps asking me when he can race with daddy.
I,m just the custodian of the car until he,s old enough to race it himself.

Cheers Col

very nice...keep that flag flyin mate, plenty of positive in ur footsteps😎

colin wrote:

bat69 wrote:I know first hand how a simple rebuild or re design can turn into a major re construction. I am looking forward to this reason and racing against you. Like always Col. It 1st class.

Will you be competing at Cooperabung Hillclimb Nathan?

Looking forward to seeing your new car first hand.

Another camper around the campfire is always good also.

Cheers Col

I wont be at Kempsey. I was planning on coming to Tamworth in May but with the change in the racing calender has Bathurst in May so thats the plan now. Im itching to get out there too and show off my new car prob more then you and others are in seeing it. Cant wait to sit around a camp fire with all the others too.

What's the date for kempsey Colin?

hellbugged wrote:What's the date for kempsey Colin?

Kempsey Hillclimb 15th April
Will post a new thread leading up to the event.

Cheers Col

thanks colin allways interested in other peoples race cars, gets the juices flowing!