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| posted on July 25th, 2006 at 09:18 PM |
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Greetings from the USA!
Cheers to all my fellow bug racers down under! I am currently restoring a 74 standard beetle for road course racing. I would love to see some pics
of the fabulous road racing bugs you are running!
Thanks,
Shane
http://www.BugtheBuilder.com
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| posted on July 27th, 2006 at 02:54 PM |
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Hi from across the pond.
Hi,
Welcome to the forum.
There are 4 Superbug/Lbug McPherson Strut Beetles that do supersprint races here in NSW. They seem to handle a bit better than the early bugs.
However the early bugs with the beam front ends tend to dominate hillclimbs; which may be because they're lighter. There are about 5 or 6 of
those.
There are a few racing beetles in other states of Australia too. I'm sure no two share the same specification because everyone likes to do things
differently.
I have an oval that I use for supersprints. We have our final two of the year next month which I'm looking foward to.
I'll attach some shots of the beetles I mentioned if I can find something handy.
Welcome aboard.
CT
BTW You're garage looks suspiciously clean and safe! I'm impressed with the safety cones. I can't move in my garage without walking sideways. It's
amazing all the things you can set fire to when you're wielding a lit oxy torch.
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| posted on July 27th, 2006 at 02:56 PM |
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Our last round at Oran Park. Pick the vw that's not Subaru powered.
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Bugthebuilder
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| posted on July 27th, 2006 at 09:09 PM |
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I live near the Appalachian mountains in North Carolina and there are quite a few vintage hill climb events in the area. This is my first ever racer
build so I'm learning as I go. One of the main themes for my build is trying to keep the car very light: gutted interior,1 racing bucket seat,
removed door windows and replaced with plastic side curtains, no carpet, no headliner, no backseat, no bumpers, etc.
Cheers,
Shane
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Current Project - 1974 VW Beetle Vintage Racer
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| posted on July 28th, 2006 at 06:48 AM |
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What engine combo do you have planned ?
Mike who is also on this forum (drag2180) , but frequents the Dragracing section, comes from North Carolina too!
Welcome to the forum!
Regards Dave Butler.
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Bugthebuilder
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| posted on July 28th, 2006 at 08:54 PM |
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Engine Combo
Here are the specs of my "starter" engine combo:
SCAT built 1600cc VW Type 1
69mm Forged SCAT Counterweight Crank
85.5mm Bore
12.5lb SCAT Forged Flywheel
1.25 SCAT Ratio Rockers
Dual Kadron Carbs - AJ Simms Prepped
Bosch 010 Distributor
Engle 110
Stock valve VW Dual Port Heads with mild P&P
Gene Berg 1.5" Merged Header
The engine combo is kind of a two stage approach. This is my first ever attempt at building & driving a road racer. For the first year I plan on
installing this fairly mild engine. The main goal of my first year will be to focus on getting the suspension setup and learn to drive the dang car!
I want to start on the conservative side and as my seat time increases on the track I'll make plans to install my second powertrain combo. In a
1600lb car this engine should be enough to help shake the bugs out of the car during the first year of racing. I have yet to choose my "BIG" engine
combo but I have narrowed it down to 2.L+ Type 1 or 2.0L+ Type 4 power.
Thanks!
Shane
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Current Project - 1974 VW Beetle Vintage Racer
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| posted on July 28th, 2006 at 09:17 PM |
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can it run on Moonshine?
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Bugthebuilder
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| posted on July 31st, 2006 at 09:20 PM |
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Moonshine
"Can it run on Moonshine?" :P
Well I'm not sure if the bug can on Moonshine.....but I know can!!
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| posted on July 31st, 2006 at 09:29 PM |
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welcome mate :thumb
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