thought id start a thread mainly for peeps to have a look at....

this is how i bought her/him? years ago with a stock 1680cc with kads...swing axle and k&l.....


then slowly changed bits over the years.to discs and t3 drums,home made camber compensator etc, old koni reds..

damn beams to low..had to take the beam out and recut the adjusters..
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now its a irs bj pan,6" cookies,195/50 ao50's,front discs are same as glen torrens's kit,kombie mc,comp rear linings that are getting to costly to buy so ill change to discs,HD bilstiens all round,custom adjustable sway bars...

some sway bar pics




here some quick pics i took today,i tried to get some cage shots..i just got the cage done which im still waiting for cams approval...





oh empty

I thought the new cage regs required 2 bolts per join ?

What motor is going into it ?

hope not.will see..anyway if its just the bolts should be easy to do.....all i had to do was send them a sheet filled out by the builder.it didnt say much bout how many bolts...i did give him the new cams manual and he does build them for escorts...

engine should be here next couple of days..stan built it...his crank , sump & twin plugs ,48 idfs,cb 2289 cam with 1.4 rockers,cb lightweight lifters,mag case,cheapo 1 5/8 exhaust with 2 1/4" muffler,custom darren krewenchuck ported street elims,44x37.5,10.5:1 comp..yadda yadda,should be a big jump from my last combo...it ended up 16mm narrower then a stock 1600....

damn floods have delayed my engine getting here...my first event is on 31st of march

Looking good Chris.
Single bolt is possible with M10 but get a pre-logbook scrutineer to come and visit.
It is a sure and easy way to know ti will be passed for logbook.
Pic below of extract from 2012 Schedule J

I used the cnc joiners that have a bolt that holds a tounge and grove type joint together. not cheap or light but strong as f!*k. Nice car by the way looks great! hows the bars goin?

Engine sounds like a goer ... looking forward to vids

fk87 cam certainly works well in a few motorsport VW's over here, so you should enjoy the results .............pity the twin plugs is a waste of time

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Originally posted by vassy66T1 Looking good Chris. Single bolt is possible with M10 but get a pre-logbook scrutineer to come and visit. It is a sure and easy way to know ti will be passed for logbook. Pic below of extract from 2012 Schedule J

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Originally posted by Craig Torrens fk87 cam certainly works well in a few motorsport VW's over here, so you should enjoy the results .............pity the twin plugs is a waste of time

I thought it wasn't worth it even when I was being sponsored (I have Dyno results to prove it did nothing).......so my opinion hasn't changed Chris.

I like the black cookies

Who supplied the cage?

Car looks good....well done.

Great stuff thanks

Nice work mate, looks neat.

Cheers Col

Looks cool - particularly the black wheels.
What happened with the old engine dude?

reub,old engine got pulled apart,bits kept and bits sold....

dave,im running the cb 650's...yeah darren was great to deal with......stan said his work was very nice...he even cut the gaskets and all. i know thats not a biggy but its good service...

bits sold...

Porting work looks nice

Hi Chris.
What the f..... are you doing in South Africa, if you have your car to finish? Hahahaha.
It looks great and I like your new engine, Just too much plug wires to worry about (you know what Ithink about all those plugs)
What is next, EFI?
Cheers, Hermann.
Ps: Heard about a body boarder killed by a Greatwhite shark in South Africa. Thought it was you.....

some sway bar pics





Chris,

Everythings looking pretty sweet, especially like the home brew sway bars.


any chance you have a picture of how you've attached the front sway bar links to the lower trailing arm?

Looking for ideas to improve the existing whitline mounts I currently have.

Cheers
Brendan

hey brendan they are mounted the same way as the rear..some 40mm thick wall box tubing....

I am still impressed by the lateral thinking to come up with this design of sway bar for a bug.

Hey Herman, why u move to oz? Africa's a wicked place.
I'll be back on the 18th may.

Vassy , I'm still yet to confirm they are big enough. I have a 3 day event when I get bam to do more testing

So still off the lower shock mounting bolt? I'm trying to come up with another way. I have got enough thread length to be confident that they are secure. May have to remove the shock mount bolt/pin & put in a longer one at a later stage.