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 Stanley
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| posted on January 6th, 2010 at 07:06 AM |
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yeh the Otto Bros car is pretty cool although a bit short in the wheel base for my liking. i think it would be a handful.
Anybody know where the Otto bros are from? I think it might be Belgium? I'll be passing through there in a few months.
Also Sue was having a Christmas clean out during the many rain periods and found some old lost VW mags. I have one from around '95 that shows a blue
dragster with ping bar work called "FOUR RUNNER" running at the VW nationals at Oran park. Anyone know who it belonged to? I'll try and scan the
pic.
keep the pics and info coming
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| posted on January 6th, 2010 at 04:13 PM |
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Hey dude,
that dragster was a motor bike engine.
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| posted on January 6th, 2010 at 07:00 PM |
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Pic was that small and was from the front so I couldn't tell
What the hell was it doing at a VW nationals?
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| posted on January 7th, 2010 at 01:28 AM |
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Here ya go Andrew.....
http://ottobros.skynetblogs.be
And yes... They are from Belguim... Nice chaps so I have been told....
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| posted on January 7th, 2010 at 09:14 PM |
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there was a vw engine dragster back in late 70s called
YO YO i have some pics somewhere, ill see if i can find them.
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| posted on January 8th, 2010 at 07:01 PM |
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there was a vw engine dragster back in late 70s called
YO YO i have some pics somewhere, ill see if i can find them.
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That would be Earl Krygger's old car.... He built that right after he retired the supercharged gasser Oval he used to run... Don't have a lot of
data on the rail though... You got any info?
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| posted on January 12th, 2010 at 12:30 PM |
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what would work better? a rear engined VW trans car (ala Ottos and early Berg's), a mid engined VW trans car, or a front engined car (presuming
you'd need a different trans/diff in the latter case)?
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| posted on January 12th, 2010 at 01:03 PM |
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If naturally aspirated rear engine, type 1 trans and make it super light and simple. good cheap setup for warwick etc. Not so great if your aiming to
set records though.
On a slightly different tack - otto brothers style dragster running mid engine ej20t and subaru auto? could be cheap and different.......
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| posted on January 12th, 2010 at 06:47 PM |
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Hey Stanley, Have you made you your mind yet???? I got the rule book from Dave and I going to price up the steel, (just wondering what it would cost).
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| posted on January 13th, 2010 at 07:41 AM |
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I'm keen on a dragster but want to concentrate on current car at the moment plus I haven't got the room until I get rid of my white beetle.
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| posted on January 13th, 2010 at 08:11 PM |
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Frosty the steel will be at my brothers house at brownsplains by the weekend!Call me
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| posted on January 13th, 2010 at 08:16 PM |
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Also may have a vw short motor that came out of an old topfuel motorcycle i've done a little investigating and it looks like it might be from the
Thornley? brothers.If the old bloke can find it it's mine for free.
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| posted on January 21st, 2010 at 08:52 AM |
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http://ultimateaircooled.com/simplemachinesforum/index.php?topic=726.0
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| posted on January 22nd, 2010 at 08:58 AM |
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Get this, sell the motor that's with it to fund your rebuild. Everything else looks done.
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/180-dragster-drag-car-hemi-powerglide-rail_W0QQitemZ22...
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| posted on January 23rd, 2010 at 05:22 AM |
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FREAKY!!
http://www.cal-look.com/forum/index.php/topic,31840.0.html
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That's mad Alan.
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| posted on January 24th, 2010 at 12:29 PM |
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I chatted to a couple of guys that had a altered ( 4 cyl) 160inch machine at the TNT last night and one of the guys use to run solid rear with a 1800
kombi box back in the Surfers Days.... I had a good look over their car ( can you call them a car) and didn't realise how uncomplicated they can be.
Check out the photo of its front end. Hey Stanley you were right on with a short wheel base, these guys said that anything no matter how much power
under 160inch would be very difficult to drive...
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| posted on January 25th, 2010 at 07:02 AM |
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Man that is simple. Not even the usual torsion set up. I guess when you think about it there is bugger all load on the front.
As long as you can keep the front wheels on the ground...
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| posted on January 25th, 2010 at 04:30 PM |
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that pic looks like the rack and peanut set up that Troy is going to use on the tube car.
[size=4] ACCEPT THAT SOME DAYS YOU ARE THE PIDGEON AND SOME DAYS YOU ARE THE STATUE[/size]
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| posted on January 25th, 2010 at 05:38 PM |
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i think the one i will be using is alittle bigger than that one
[size=6] BEING ASPIRATED FEELS GREAT BUT BEING BLOWN TAKES THING TO A WHOLE NEWLEVEL...[/size].
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The other common setup for FED's is an anglia steering box or similar mounted up near the driver, with a push pull type steering linkage that runs up
to the front on the side of the car. Sounds a bit rustic but works fine. And who needs a long wheelbase, not these guys.....
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| posted on January 26th, 2010 at 07:02 AM |
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Yep there were two there with the "anglia steering box or similar mounted up near the driver" which were also very simple.
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| posted on January 30th, 2010 at 01:00 PM |
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Lots to look at here , have been Google around sites , there are a couple rear engine vw rails for sale ( G/dragsters best)
http://www.markwilliams.com/chassisKits.aspx?CategoryID=216
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=864605
nice one G/ dragster
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=911366
http://www.cal-look.com/forum/index.php/topic,31492.0.html
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| posted on January 30th, 2010 at 02:22 PM |
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The G on the Samba looks the goods. Couldn't build it for that 
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| posted on February 1st, 2010 at 09:37 AM |
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what about Clyde Berg's rail there? that looks good. Just wondering, why did that put that spacer between the engine and trans?
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| posted on February 1st, 2010 at 09:57 AM |
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I was wondering the same thing... best I could guess is that it's so the heads clear the rubber !!!
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| posted on February 1st, 2010 at 10:32 AM |
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...also to reduce the wheel stands...moves the weight forward.
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| posted on June 29th, 2010 at 06:03 PM |
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Hi There,
I have decided to start a dragster and it has taken quite a lot of time to decide what set up to go with, it will need a tech inspection and I’m
working from the ANDRA rule book . I’m hoping to have it going for Warwick. Its going to be 170 inch running an irs rear engine with a solid single
beam front end, I’m working on the main frame at the moment with some of details still to be made eg, how far forward to sit….
I have taken a few pics….. my wife and kids are going away for 10 days ( school holidays) so the neighbours will hate the noise….YEW!!!
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| posted on June 29th, 2010 at 07:24 PM |
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Good work frosty!
If you want to narrow the rear a bit you can use auto LHS axles and pick up an inch per side.
Make the cut between the centre splines and the pivit box.
170" is pretty long, but it should work awesome!
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| posted on June 29th, 2010 at 07:30 PM |
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judas priest Frosty....I go away for a month and you steal my idea...no wonder I didn't see ya at daves on friday
good onya mate....ready for Warwick to boot....
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| posted on June 29th, 2010 at 07:32 PM |
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Very cool Frosty ... ice cool 
He needs competitors Stanley ... come on 
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