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| posted on October 17th, 2010 at 01:16 PM |
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| posted on October 17th, 2010 at 03:02 PM |
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what are those rear calipers off..ford??
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| posted on October 17th, 2010 at 06:31 PM |
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what are those rear calipers off..ford??
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No. Nissan, Exactly the same brakes I ran on my Datsun rally cars for years with no problems.
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| posted on October 18th, 2010 at 09:00 AM |
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I hope for your sake it goes a bit better than the yellow one did at King Edward Park on the weekend.
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| posted on October 18th, 2010 at 09:01 AM |
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I hope for your sake it goes a bit better than the yellow one did at King Edward Park on the weekend.
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| posted on October 18th, 2010 at 02:50 PM |
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| posted on October 18th, 2010 at 10:14 PM |
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I hope for your sake it goes a bit better than the yellow one did at King Edward Park on the weekend.
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are you referring to glen torren's bug? that engine is a complete street engine,not a hypo race engine....you dont have to win to have fun...
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| posted on October 18th, 2010 at 10:20 PM |
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nathen got e few questions for u...
brakes all round,what are u using. and what hubs are u using for the front and rear...
do u swap left to right and flip your rear trailing arms...
still wedge port heads??
and which tarmac rallies are u going to enter...
ta, oh and the bug looks great...
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| posted on October 18th, 2010 at 10:33 PM |
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Good uestions above,
i am thinking i will buy some Koni reds... why did you decide to use bilsteins???
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| posted on October 19th, 2010 at 07:01 AM |
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nathen got e few questions for u...
brakes all round,what are u using. and what hubs are u using for the front and rear...
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Im using T3 fronts/disks/hubs and calipers and Nissan skyline rears with VW hubs. The brake kits are made by Glen Torrens (vwcool) if you wanted to
get a similar package.
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do u swap left to right and flip your rear trailing arms...
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No. Why would I do that?
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still wedge port heads??
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Yes. Nothings changed with the engine except EFI and slight changes to the exhaust.
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and which tarmac rallies are u going to enter..
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I really wont to do Mt Bulli and Targa Tas Rookie event (first 2 days + prolog) & Noosa Hillclimb (not a tar rally but still want to do it). There
are few others but the list may be a little long for here. But these are my first choice
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I hope that answers all of your questions.
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| posted on October 19th, 2010 at 07:13 AM |
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why did you decide to use bilsteins???
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Becuase IMO I think they are a superior shock then anything else. I have extensively used Bilstiens on all my rally cars and tested them against
others like Koni, KYB, Pedders and a few others. Some consider they are a 'stiffer' shock but I would like to use the car on traditionally more
'ruffer' events (i.e tar rallies) then your standard 'smooth' road race (i.e Wakefield Park), so it was an easy choice.
I hope that answers your question.
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| posted on October 19th, 2010 at 08:42 AM |
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I completely understand that it is a street engine and regardless if it were a hypo engine or not, i assumed the idea of entering a race event was to
race not to win.
From what i saw on the weekend, it did neither (i.e. neither raced nor won). A gearbox ful of neutrals, linkage fallen off and having to push car on
and off trailer, hoist then pull out gearbox to r and r not really my idea of fun. But hey, each to their own, such is the diversity of life.
are you referring to glen torren's bug? that engine is a complete street engine,not a hypo race engine....you dont have to win to have fun...
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First of all I would like to thank Glen for giving me the opportunity to race his bug over the weekend. It was me who was driving Glen's bug (as well
as Glen) and although it may not have won any prizes for being 1st, it most certainly was raced. I drove that car as hard as I could and I managed to
lower my time every run up the hill and Glen went the fastest he has ever gone around KEP. So in my terms, thats racing.
Yes we did have a few little problems like the linkage coming off and box stuck between 2nd & 3rd gears. Both these incidents occured whilst I was
driving. While it is frustrating, thats also is racing & motorsport. After all it is a stock box bought from a wrecker for $100.
And as far as fun goes. I would have to say I had the most enjoyable days driving for a long time. The fact its not the worlds fastest car in a
straight line just means you have to try that much harder around corners. It reminded me of my old Datto I use to rally when I was 18. Backing it
into the hairpin was so much fun. I drive race cars for fun, not for any other reason and whilst winning makes driving more enjoyable. Its not all
about winning. And finally, although it may not be the fastest bug out there I do believe it was the best looking. Its a credit to Glen to get the car
looking the way it was.
Thanks for your comments Peter. Can my thread about my about my race car not be hi jacked anymore please. BTW Peter, an excellent articale about the
Durie/Cook cars. They are most definately the cars to beat.
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| posted on October 19th, 2010 at 10:00 AM |
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Some very nice lookin progress there Nathan... keep it up !!!
Also interested to see and hear more about your oil to water cooler idea...
Noosa is a great event, and also interested in doing Targa _eventually_. I know BiX is keen too, but if you get there before us, well prepare to have
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| posted on October 19th, 2010 at 10:12 AM |
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looking good Nathan...ETA for first event ?
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| posted on October 19th, 2010 at 11:22 AM |
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looking good Nathan...ETA for first event ?
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If things go to plan. Which they are at the moment. Im hoping to do a hillclimb at Ringwood later this year.
At present the car needs the engine in and wired, fuel tank and fuel lines, bonnet, the doors and glass fitted. Not big jobs but none the less time
consuming. Escepically the wiring.
Thanks for the comments too.
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| posted on October 19th, 2010 at 11:38 AM |
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Looking good,
I went for the bilsteins for the same reasons as yourself, was really happy with them a month ago at wakefield. The scrutineers even said "facny
shocks, the rest of the car isn't great but great shocks" 
One reason you didn't mention though was the set and forget factor! the possiblity of all these damper and rebound settings can get in the way of a
good drive! 
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| posted on November 20th, 2010 at 12:43 PM |
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nathan, are those bilsteins the h/d non adjustable ones...i might have found them on the net for 69 each or 280 a set, if so im buying some to replace
my konis....
cheers fabo, WA.....
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| posted on November 20th, 2010 at 01:01 PM |
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Chris, I will buy your Koni shocks if your selling them
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| posted on January 22nd, 2011 at 09:31 PM |
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Any updates................will I see it running at Bathurst ??
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Any updates................will I see it running at Bathurst ??
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Well I hope to be but not likely. So far everything is bolted in apart from the doors and fuel lines as I am still waiting for my custom fuel tank to
be finished and once that is done I will wire it up then start it up. It all comes down to time at the moment and there is only 4 weeks before the
event. 2010 was a $hit year for me and 2011 so far is looking like a far better year so fingers crossed Kermit will be ready.
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| posted on January 24th, 2011 at 10:11 PM |
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could we have some pics of your air water oil cooler system nathan....
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| posted on January 28th, 2011 at 06:16 PM |
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Nice write-up in the latest VWMA Nathan!
Good to see some unbiased journalism.
Love the spy shot of your engine bay too!
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| posted on February 12th, 2011 at 07:22 PM |
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Spy shots
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Nice write-up in the latest VWMA Nathan!
Good to see some unbiased journalism.
Love the spy shot of your engine bay too!
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Thanks Dave. I just call it like it is. Here are some further shots of Kermit. Been working rather frantically over the last week
(and the next week too) to finish the bug off
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| posted on February 12th, 2011 at 07:31 PM |
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And a few more of my custom fuel tank.
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| posted on February 13th, 2011 at 04:44 PM |
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Nice workmanship Nathan.
Cheers Col
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| posted on February 13th, 2011 at 07:44 PM |
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wow looks great nathan, do u have any pics of the oil cooling system "might already have asked his"....
oh, and whats the go with the very tiny pulley...
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| posted on February 13th, 2011 at 08:29 PM |
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Great job Nathan
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| posted on February 13th, 2011 at 10:25 PM |
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Not a very big tank for a "circuit racer"...........probably 2 laps of Eastern Creek
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looks about 10 litres
should be enough
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looks about 10 litres
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Close. 12 litres including the in built surge tank.
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