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 RodPenrose
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| posted on August 17th, 2005 at 09:01 PM |
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This is the view through the front windscreen , ROD.
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1968 Beetle fastest run 8.96 sec @ 161 mph 4th Nov. 2001
2010 New Beetle 8.12 sec on 8th march 2014
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RodPenrose
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| posted on August 17th, 2005 at 09:07 PM |
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A view from the rear of the half completed chassis , ROD.
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More boost + More fuel = More power
1968 Beetle fastest run 8.96 sec @ 161 mph 4th Nov. 2001
2010 New Beetle 8.12 sec on 8th march 2014
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Looks great. I bet it would also wheelie.:thumb
Hermannnn[ Edited on 17-8-2005 by Adolph ]
2000cc turbo type 4, dragster (325Kw)
2714cc no turbo, no gas, street bug (140Kw)
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| posted on August 18th, 2005 at 12:16 AM |
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This car is pure drag VW porn.......
Hey Herman - any other hot VW's in Wongan ? how does a south african end up in a place like that ? (my wife is from Cunderdin, and taught in Dowerin
so I've been around the area a little before)
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| posted on August 18th, 2005 at 07:10 AM |
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More Pics please Rod
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| posted on August 19th, 2005 at 09:45 AM |
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Doug- there is no other VW's in Wongan.
I felt like a change and came here for work.
I have been in Cunderdin to one of the pubs.
Am going to the Dowerin feeld day at the end of this month.
2000cc turbo type 4, dragster (325Kw)
2714cc no turbo, no gas, street bug (140Kw)
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| posted on August 19th, 2005 at 10:08 AM |
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Good move, and welcome to the wheatbelt !
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| posted on August 19th, 2005 at 04:36 PM |
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wow that is one serious rearend.
top pics
YOU HAVE JUST BEEN DAKED
don't worry it's a VW thing
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| posted on August 23rd, 2005 at 08:42 PM |
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The new car is progressing well and the engine and transmission doesn't quiet look right sitting between the front wheels . This is only the dummy
engine and is only used to set up the car as the race engine is still in the old car . The wheels & tyres have arrived as have the Strange engineering
front strut assembly . The front rims are weld aluma-stars 15''x 3.5'' with mickey thompson front runners & 15''x 14'' weld aluma-stars and
31''x 14'' slicks at the rear .
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More boost + More fuel = More power
1968 Beetle fastest run 8.96 sec @ 161 mph 4th Nov. 2001
2010 New Beetle 8.12 sec on 8th march 2014
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| posted on August 23rd, 2005 at 09:42 PM |
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Mmmmmm chrom-molly ...only if people new how much work goes into engineering this product and building a professional racecar!.....A shit load of
development to go Rod!L:thumb:thumbks racie already.JVLRacing(Development never ends)
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| posted on August 23rd, 2005 at 11:29 PM |
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fark, how many shops around the place have a 'spare' autocraft block to mock fit things ......
Looking Awesome !
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| posted on August 24th, 2005 at 07:50 AM |
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The next few pic's will give you an idea of what the completed car will look like , remember the blue body is only a temporary body and will be
destroyed when the full carbon fibre unit is released from the mould in about 3 weeks time .The total height will be 45'' high , which is 1''
higher than the last car . The temporary body weighs 32 kg and should probably be halved when the race body is mounted to the chassis . The class
rules for SUPER SEDAN , PRO RWD ,and the new group two classes require the car to have 2 opening doors which will have to be mounted to the body also.
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More boost + More fuel = More power
1968 Beetle fastest run 8.96 sec @ 161 mph 4th Nov. 2001
2010 New Beetle 8.12 sec on 8th march 2014
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| posted on August 24th, 2005 at 08:12 AM |
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Rodney I will call in on Saturday Arvo
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| posted on August 24th, 2005 at 10:38 AM |
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Awesome!! 
Why is the glass body going to be destroyed? Im having, probably deluded, visions of a rear engined street kit car with this body shape. Maybe wrx
powered... blah blah blah Worlds colliding beautifully!!
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| posted on August 24th, 2005 at 01:32 PM |
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wow, if they'd only come from the factory like that 
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| posted on August 24th, 2005 at 04:48 PM |
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Hey Rod
It's been a while!! Both you and Wayne are amazing the way you ATTACK your projects!
It's taken me 6 months to buy new fuel line and place it neatly beside my BUG!!
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| posted on August 24th, 2005 at 06:39 PM |
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nice one :thumb
looks meaner than the last one and thats saying something
what sort of rear wing are you going for
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| posted on August 28th, 2005 at 03:22 PM |
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awsome project rod, just wondering will the body be sitting higher then it is now? as it looks as though there is not enough expansion rate for the
rear tires.
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| posted on August 30th, 2005 at 01:39 AM |
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You gotta send some pics of this car to Volkswagen, Rod!
They simply MUST build a road version!...
I thought the NB 'Rodster' looked good, but this is the REAL Rodster right here!
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| posted on August 30th, 2005 at 06:57 AM |
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looking at the chassis reminds me of where i was with my car 5 years ago, keep up the good work.
1965 T34 - 8.92@150mph.
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| posted on September 1st, 2005 at 08:09 AM |
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STAGE 1 FINISHED
The chassis is now completed ,fully welded ,inspected , and passed with out any problems regarding the construction or design . The next thing is to
complete the front & rear suspension along with mounting the steering , engine , transmission & fabricate the pedals . The rear tyre to body clearance
is 50mm wich should be enough as these tyres do not grow as much as the top fuel tyres . The rear wing is being designed to produce maximum downforce
with minimal drag and will be tested in a wind tunnel so it won't upset the aerodynamics of the body .
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More boost + More fuel = More power
1968 Beetle fastest run 8.96 sec @ 161 mph 4th Nov. 2001
2010 New Beetle 8.12 sec on 8th march 2014
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| posted on September 1st, 2005 at 09:52 AM |
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Go the struts
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| posted on September 1st, 2005 at 10:40 AM |
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see, its really a superbeetle in disguise !!
Looking well wicked.
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| posted on September 1st, 2005 at 02:34 PM |
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Bite your tongue Doug!
Nuthn Super about it!!!! hehe!
But seriously....This sucker surely Rocks....Can't wait to see it run...Maybe at the Nats next year....Who from Perth wants to go across? Be worth it
just to see this thing run! I might cruise up with some buds from Adelaide....
I love the look of this chassis (not that i know anything about this stuff!) but this looks nice and simple....EZ to maintain and all quality
stuff...Fantastic!
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Theres nothing easy about building a chassis.It takes thought and pen & paper to get it right. My chassis was designed on Cad which took
time....Days,Nights and Months work and some times no sleep.Looking good Rod! take your time,the results will look better.:thumbJVLRacing
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| posted on September 1st, 2005 at 04:49 PM |
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As I said JVL054....'Nice and simple'. Not having a go at Rods fine work.
The best designs are the simplest, which translates, the best and simplest designed productions are the same ones that have had the most effort put
into them....Elegant design solutions take time and skill to fully realise. I'm no chassis designer, but I do know something of design generally....
Its what I do for a living and have done for the last 18 years.
Just building a well engineered road car takes loads of work and effort....Can't imagine what it takes to do this! And people like Rod have done this
a few times now, refining the concepts as they go....
An achievement not to be underestimated.
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by humpty
As I said JVL054....'Nice and simple'. Not having a go at Rods fine work.
The best designs are the simplest, which translates, the best and simplest designed productions are the same ones that have had the most effort put
into them....Elegant design solutions take time and skill to fully realise. I'm no chassis designer, but I do know something of design generally....
Its what I do for a living and have done for the last 18 years.
Just building a well engineered road car takes loads of work and effort....Can't imagine what it takes to do this! And people like Rod have done this
a few times now, refining the concepts as they go....
An achievement not to be underestimated.
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Sameo and done the practical.. JVLRacing:thumbnn[ Edited on 1/9/2005 by jvl054 ]
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| posted on September 2nd, 2005 at 02:32 AM |
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Hi Rod and greetings from across the Pond. Good to meet you at the Sydney show last year then again at Sacramento Bugorama in Cal. Hope you liked the
pix of your car in Volksworld! Love the look of your new ride. It looks absolutely awesome and should be the Don on the strip. When do you plan to
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| posted on September 8th, 2005 at 06:47 PM |
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These pic's may not look much but the carbon fibre body was released from the mould today and the doors are being fitted in the next few days and the
roof will be attached by the end of next week. The front suspension is completed as is the end set up .
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More boost + More fuel = More power
1968 Beetle fastest run 8.96 sec @ 161 mph 4th Nov. 2001
2010 New Beetle 8.12 sec on 8th march 2014
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| posted on October 3rd, 2005 at 11:03 PM |
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The front and rear suspensions are now finished and apart from no steering as yet it is a rolling chassis .
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More boost + More fuel = More power
1968 Beetle fastest run 8.96 sec @ 161 mph 4th Nov. 2001
2010 New Beetle 8.12 sec on 8th march 2014
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