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wasn't that on ebay a while back

Not sure where it was back then, only brought to my attention last week....... How you going up there any way Reub

Looks like a goer .....so tell us more.....what engine, gearbox?

your intentions on what you'll do with it

Yep I was kicking myself didnt buy it, 2.5K with buy it now of 3 from memory. Subie engine etc.. Looks like it is heading a long way off where I wont be tempted.

Looks interesting.

Where you going to play with it, Bris or Darwin?

What's with the corner of the drivers door?

Hey all was more then that to buy haha, EJ20 engine, unknown box (Need to figure out), rack and pinion steering, ford wheels brakes front and rear, wishbone suspension.

Plan on circuit, hill climb and occasionally the strip for a laugh. I just need to find out what class I need to be in here in QLD.

Will take more photos tomorrow of the rest of the car.

I am not sure why they have done that to the drivers door the corner is solid with body. All panels are fiberglass

Yeah, I remember a mate of mine telling me about this one up for sal... somewhere out near Ipswich from memory ??? Definitely looked the goods in the pics, and a few "thinking outside the box' things too

Fiberglass panels and different manufacturer engine means Sports Sedan - easy peasy. Good class to run as far as Hillclimb's - you're allowed to run slicks if you want !!!



Driver's door corner... perhaps a way of the letting the door open by clearing the trailer mudgaurd ???

Also, got an idea the box in it might have been 1600 Kombi ???

very interesting......

I agree with JVL.

Good score. It looks like a serious racer.

Let us know how much it weighs.

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theres some work that has gone into this!......

I am new to this and would really appreciate any help about getting into racing etc..... I live in Brisbane so if any one knows what I should be doing or who to contact etc that would really be of help I am looking at the following....

Circuit Racing, Sprints etc
Hill Climbs

The MG car club at Mt Cotton are a great bunch of guys and they own and run the hillclimb track in Brisbane.
Dave Sidery (sides) can give some more insight as he has been at it for a few years.

Ifg you want to run on some bitumen circuits to start with then you can run with AASA group,,, that way You can virtually set it up how you want for now,

Get onto the people from Queensland Raceway & ask when you can get it out to lakeside raceway & QR on their practice meetings & see how it goes

You can also get into the IWMAC (ipswich West Moreton Auto Club) & play on the dirt autocross tracks to start , if you like

or maybe MG car club (as suggested earlier) for the MT Cotton Hillclimb track, or even the Historic racing car club,,,
they run both Mt Cootha Hillclimb & Nossa Hillclimb
there are plenty of avenues but basically it`s a "Safety first" thing & best to get it looked at by a CAMS scrutineer (maybe) & see what they say first
then go from there,
if you need/want some help my ph number is 0407 135 656
cheers
Matt

Yeah, totally agree with Marcus - altho I'm not a member of MG, they're a great bunch and I've always had good experiences with them.

Have sent you a PM with my phone number and whatnot - happy to talk whenever and help you get the hang of the ropes !!!

some good advice above....if it has cams book/labels anywhere should be ok.....just join a good club....bascially u will be ready togo with club advice

Class will be under 2ltr sport sedan 4b looks like a weapon cheers Rudi

Great another Brissy track vw. I just finished mine and have done a bit more work on it since its debut at Warwrick drags. I am going down the AASA route as suggested by Matt and have also just joined the HRCC and VWDCQ so I can also get my S2 license .

This sunday the watercooled guys are having a breakfast and 1/2 test at Lakeside and I am actually taking my car to run on the track for the first time. Also plan to let the scrutineers go over it as well as they are having their sprint series as well on Sunday. 7.30 start.

I think they still have one or two spots left but even if you don't run it it is probably worth going for a look and having a talk to the guys at the track.

Maybe we should try and get all the Brisbane vw racers together to share ideas and info??

Just need to get it on the track lou0060 ha. I have never had anything to do with Subaru engines before so all is new to me. I have done a bit of engine mapping before and now have the stinger EMS 4424 program for the beetle.... Just need to get cable and track time....

Went to plug in the laptop to the EMS module to see what mapping had been done for it........... then did I realise I had a Male to Male PCI cable..... will have to wait till tomorrow to see!

Lakeside yesterday was fun. Unfortunately one of my turbo hoses had come off and so I was only getting 4100 rpm before it was missing. By the time we worked it out the 1/2 session was over. Still it was a good first run for the car.

I had the head scrutineer Trevor check the car and he said it was okay for the TOP GEar series so I was happy with that.

NT, is your EJ20 NA? Also I gather it is running aftermarket ECU, hence the Stinger box. Also running a rear mount raditor, jeez I copped some slack about that on the non-vw engine forum but it seemed to run okay yesterday albeit at lower revs than I would have hoped. It will be good to comapre notes with you once you get it on track.

Hey mate I went down to Lakeside as well (Didnt take the car with me didnt know who to talk to down there) Only got there round 1230 so just watched some sprints.

Mine is a EJ20 N/A... not what sure what has been done to it. I need to find somewhere with a dyno and can tune EMS.... For now a change of Plugs, Leads, Fuel and Oil Filters, and some new oil should have her running a little better (been sitting for a while before I bought it.

I am unsure of how Lakeside works with racing or what I can compete in. I was able to have a play with it (Uncle has long, wide bitumen driveway haha) went hard but was breaking down a little in the high rev range under load. I later found a fuel leak in one of the regulators which would starve it.... plus I am sure the stale fuel wouldn't of helped.

Has any one have any info on this car????? Any pics etc previous owners the person who built it? Would be good to learn more about it.

hi NT, pity we didn't hook up on Sunday. I stayed to watch the sprints as well and took the opportunity to move my car to the outside of the track at around 12.30 as you are not allowed to run trailers thru the tunnel.

I'll pm you my phone number and we'll see if we can get together sometime. I have most of the info needed to get started with the sprints and also Top Gear and am plannin gto go to Morgan Park in Feb with the HRCC.

This car is just begging for a WRX engine. I'd reccomend getting that pod filter out of the engine bay away from the hot air coming off the radiator.

Jak

Thanks for the tip I might fabricate a box and have a intake all to itself..... After buying the car I now have to get it on the track before I can spend lump sump money on it but I agree.

I boxed mine in on the right hand side with an air intake in the guard, this way it doesn't get any but from outside the engine bay.
Made quite a difference in my intake temps too.

Jak