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 colonel mustard
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| posted on October 1st, 2009 at 12:05 PM |
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heltmet sorted! woot woot.
I'm excited.  I'm also ready to clean some serious VW 
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| posted on October 1st, 2009 at 12:26 PM |
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Hey mate, maybe come at 9???
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colonel mustard
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| posted on October 1st, 2009 at 01:18 PM |
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sure thing. As long as i can wake up. early night for me.
hey, you got any smallish rope..?(like tie a tarp over your tent size rope..) its the only thing i cant seem to find.. iv pretty much packed the
beetle out... haha. i hope most of it fits. no luck on that glue sorry... if you have had no luck, ring bunnings, if not, try a carpet store...?
want me to pick up ice for you on the way over tomorrow? - sent you a text
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| posted on October 5th, 2009 at 05:18 PM |
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hey mick, great to finally meet you over the weekend, car looks great with plenty more in it i think, good job for your first outing taking the win
for your class !!!
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Mick058
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| posted on October 5th, 2009 at 05:22 PM |
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thanks mate - still felt like a bit of a black sheep in the suby, but hopefully there'll be a few more suby's in the future.
Car was fun, i'd never raced before and never driven the 58 past 60k's, so was an awesome weekend. Great to catch up with all the boys and say hello
- the fellowship was great!
bigger turbo, better gearbox and less tyre pressure for next year - let alone being cautious about my sump hitting the track everytime boost came in
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| posted on October 5th, 2009 at 06:31 PM |
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dont forget the thicker torsion bars so it doesnt squat so much
nice meeting you too, you look way younger than i expected
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| posted on October 5th, 2009 at 07:41 PM |
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he already has 28mm sway aways !!
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| posted on October 5th, 2009 at 07:56 PM |
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well... they need to be thicker.... hahaha. Dunno what dave is trying to say...
but it does sit down alot when it comes on boost.... once a better clearnace sump goes in, its going to hit a two bolt exhaust flange, or the
muffler... the ride height it sick! so something to stiffen it up will be on the cards.....
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Mick058
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| posted on October 5th, 2009 at 10:20 PM |
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hey Colonel, was nice to meet you on the weekend - thanks heaps for helping out with the car and setting up camp - hope you enjoyed the weekend. make
sure you get your car ready for next year!
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| posted on October 5th, 2009 at 10:49 PM |
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he already has 28mm sway aways !!
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Are you certain of this? if so... crap i think i need to go bigger too as i have 28s... thought anything more would be overkill...
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| posted on October 6th, 2009 at 05:34 AM |
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Good to see you run well Mick,
and Colonial Mustard is always very keen to help out.
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| posted on October 6th, 2009 at 06:47 AM |
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hahaha....GOLD picture dangerous! maybe Colonel will use that as his
signature now
Glad you all had a great time.....it sounds like I might have to schedule a trip to Warwick one day then........one day.....
What sort of times did you post Mick? Did the car go like you expected it to?
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| posted on October 6th, 2009 at 06:48 AM |
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Mick - thanks for letting me tag along It was an awesome weekend of fun,
especially the ride on friday morning in karana. Good stuff. thanks for the oil too... it will be put to use very soon
DB.... I'm always keen to help out and to learn. Some one has to soak up the knowledge from the older chaps to keep the old vw community alive for
years to come... It was great to chat with you and see your runs and
burnouts....(they were awesome ) Thanks for the awesome muffin.
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colonel mustard
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| posted on October 6th, 2009 at 07:16 PM |
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| posted on October 6th, 2009 at 07:20 PM |
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hahaha....GOLD picture dangerous! maybe Colonel will use that as his
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Yes, yes I will.
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Craig Torrens
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| posted on October 6th, 2009 at 07:52 PM |
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Any video of Micks having a run ?
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colonel mustard
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| posted on October 6th, 2009 at 07:59 PM |
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He has them... on his camera. and he is enjoying a holiday down the GC..... might see them in a week or so.... go easy, im not good with a camera.
Craig, the reub/mick joke was pre organised.... funny stuff.
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| posted on October 6th, 2009 at 10:05 PM |
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woooo sweet pics, car looks schmicko Mick! 
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| posted on October 7th, 2009 at 05:52 PM |
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yeh got some vid - back into Sydney friday so will try and post over the weekend.
STIDUB - i think Craig was thinking about my rear sway bar - not sure what torsion bars i have as i got the car with them already in - probably
standard. Will do some rear end changes for sure - want to keep as close to the current ride height as possible.
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| posted on October 7th, 2009 at 07:30 PM |
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Um no I was refering to your torsion Bars...............I thought we checked an invoice you had with the car???
your sway bars are whiteline!
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| posted on October 7th, 2009 at 08:43 PM |
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hate to say it, but, your often right Craig - ill check back
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| posted on October 7th, 2009 at 10:30 PM |
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Hiya Mick,
Was nice to meet you at the weekend. Nice to hear you won your class. Was very rapid when she got going. With the stronger box she'll rip the track
up for sure
Was that Colonel Mustard with you when I met you in the park in town on Sat morning? If so, nice to meet you too mate.
I wonder what my 1200 will go like if I take her next year
Nice to meet ya and catch you next time.
Laters,
Mike
P.s. pardon my manners for not introducing my wife to you. That is Evie, the bringer of 59 Beetles
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| posted on October 7th, 2009 at 11:10 PM |
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Yep, that was me
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| posted on October 8th, 2009 at 08:26 AM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by psimitar
Hiya Mick,
Was nice to meet you at the weekend. Nice to hear you won your class. Was very rapid when she got going. With the stronger box she'll rip the track
up for sure
Was that Colonel Mustard with you when I met you in the park in town on Sat morning? If so, nice to meet you too mate.
I wonder what my 1200 will go like if I take her next year
Nice to meet ya and catch you next time.
Laters,
Mike
P.s. pardon my manners for not introducing my wife to you. That is Evie, the bringer of 59 Beetles
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Was very nice to meet you - hope all goes well with your build. What are your plans? Tempted by the darkside yet?
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| posted on October 8th, 2009 at 05:47 PM |
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Mick, I'm on the path to the dark side yet mine is gonna go rotary Will
be a good few years before I have the funds for the wankel but i'll hopefully have the front brake all sorted before then. Looking forward to making
the hubs and what not for them
Probably start off as a modded normally aspirated for about 160bhp so the 1600 box can take it and then later turbo it with a 2l kombi box. All good
me thinks. I'll be interested to see how the normally aspirated goes.
Jason, was nice to meet you dude. How are funds coming along for the yellow one? If you need some mechanical help and can make it to north brissy I
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| posted on October 9th, 2009 at 12:54 AM |
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hey dude. Its more body work that im trying to get sorted now... mechanically i just need parts, a few bits and pieces... its coming together slowly
though. need to get my new/secondhand drums/discs machined and installed with the second hand calipers and new pads. have new wheel cylinders and
shoes for the rear sorted. hopefully don't need a new M/C but that will be painful if i do... but thats last on the braking upgrade list of things to
do. Engine wise, I can't do anything untill the body work is done (because it is pushed in a bit....) - but I have the new exhaust ready to go in
(smaller pipe, the current one is way toooooo large) may have found a single dcnf manifold [will need new boots and intake gaskets + a bit of paint],
because thats what im going to run on the 1600 (and try and fob my second carbie off to my mechanic is exchange for other parts) then its just to fit
some new tinware, get the throttle cable to work (need a special linkage for the carb..) install the breather box/ vent the valve covers.. and new
spark plug leads...... that will get me to the end of the year. chances of that? low.
then, its lowering, wheels and tires... this that this.... hopefully by october next year.... New engine with different setup (maybe pobjoy with dual
dells and sidewinder.....? i can dream on that one i guess..)
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| posted on October 9th, 2009 at 07:54 PM |
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hey mick, just thought id pop onto ur page as ur on mine, gotta say i was totally blown away by your car dude, seen it in pics but was totally amazed
at the detail and presentation in both the car and the conversion, two very enthusiastic thumbs up!!!! only hope to get mine to be that clean one
day.... if i ever stop messin with the driveline and changing shit i might get a chance to do the body hahaha great work dude, hope to see it more now at other vw evens and meets
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hey mick, just thought id pop onto ur page as ur on mine, gotta say i was totally blown away by your car dude, seen it in pics but was totally amazed
at the detail and presentation in both the car and the conversion, two very enthusiastic thumbs up!!!! only hope to get mine to be that clean one
day.... if i ever stop messin with the driveline and changing shit i might get a chance to do the body hahaha great work dude, hope to see it more now at other vw evens and meets
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| posted on October 10th, 2009 at 09:19 AM |
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thanks for the comments Polak - i really want to make a car that looks good and goes good. It really looks so much better in person too, not sure why
it doesn't photograph well - might try to get some 'proper' photos done one day.
I was stoked that the car won its first award at Warwick - i'd taken it to shows before but they didnt seem to like it. Thanks go to Brad and
westside really as the reason it won the trophy was because the conversion was so nice and consistent.
Aim for next year at Warwick is to get into the 7s. I don't think it will be too hard to do, mainly gearbox! then i can launch and quick shift. i can
see why people get into drag racing, its good fun.
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| posted on October 10th, 2009 at 09:21 AM |
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sounds good mate! i love the different stuff - i had a 12a in my 68 5years ago, but it wasn't the best engine though - needed work at the time. im
sure you'd put in a rebuilt or low k's one. look forward to the pics of your build
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Mick, I'm on the path to the dark side yet mine is gonna go rotary Will
be a good few years before I have the funds for the wankel but i'll hopefully have the front brake all sorted before then. Looking forward to making
the hubs and what not for them
Probably start off as a modded normally aspirated for about 160bhp so the 1600 box can take it and then later turbo it with a 2l kombi box. All good
me thinks. I'll be interested to see how the normally aspirated goes.
Jason, was nice to meet you dude. How are funds coming along for the yellow one? If you need some mechanical help and can make it to north brissy I
can help you out
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