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 pete wood
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| posted on April 11th, 2006 at 02:49 PM |
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swing or IRS?
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| posted on April 11th, 2006 at 03:07 PM |
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IRS
C'mon kids gather round,
there's a new sensation hitting town,
It's moving straight, low to the ground,
it'll pick you up when your feeling down.
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| posted on April 11th, 2006 at 10:29 PM |
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T54 love the intercooler set up I was thinking of doing the same ,thats how some racing boats set their intercoolers
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| posted on April 12th, 2006 at 08:05 AM |
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Well done mate - I wish I had your fabrication skills and access to tools/machinery! You're doing a great job.
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| posted on April 12th, 2006 at 10:05 AM |
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Thanks Das, I cant take all the credit. Dave from ASE really knows what he's doing and I go down there and suggest this and then he suggests
something and then we think and decied on something. I started with a complete plan on how I wanted it to fit, work and look and I think you have to
do this. There is so many fittings and things to think about that if you just wing it you will miss something or it just wont be practical etc. I have
been doing all the shaping and cutting, smoothing etc while dave welds it up and yes it is awesome to have all the tools you will ever need at your
disposal. I went to a college for school and they never did tech or woodwork there so I missed out on all of that and really regret it now. I so look
forward to Saturdays and somedays before work, going down there and fabricating stuff up. Awesome fun.
T54
Malcolm, do you have any sites or pics of the racing boats? You didn't used to build racing boats did you?
Here's another of what we did this morning!
My oil cooler, anyone can buy these at around $250each, very good value.
C'mon kids gather round,
there's a new sensation hitting town,
It's moving straight, low to the ground,
it'll pick you up when your feeling down.
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| posted on April 12th, 2006 at 10:56 AM |
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Absolutely awesome..... |
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| posted on April 12th, 2006 at 12:47 PM |
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Looks fantastic, can't wait to see how well it all works.
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| posted on April 12th, 2006 at 09:26 PM |
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no I didn,t build racing boats just reading through different mags and books and also talking to different fields of motor sport 22 years ago I had a
turbocharged celica no intercooler just a big su carb 250 hp and a e28 5 series with a supercharged 300zx motor altronics ecu which had 600+ nm torque
so I,ve picked up things along the way .I like the idea of the intercoolers because you can have the decklid closed and look stock great fabrication .
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| posted on April 18th, 2006 at 10:26 AM |
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Hi all,
Another update.
A fair bit of dealing has been going on lately and for all of us it a win win situation. It all started about 10 years ago when I bought my first 54
(i still have it) and I bumped into a friend down the road who also has 54's and he mentioned that he had a rust free 54 with a only a couple of
slight dents in it for sale. Now I was thinking can I sell mine and buy it but it was more expensive but better. I was on student wages and couldn't
really afford it so i let it pass. 7 more years went on and I dont see him much but when he's home I usually stop and I asked him how things were
going and he mentioned that he needed to move the 54 and di I want it. The timing wasn't flash and once agin i had to pass. DAMN! I saw him about a
year later ready to buy it but it had sold and I was annoyed that I let one slip. This would've been the easiest resto around and would've saved me
heaps of money in the long run.
A couple of months ago i bumped into mt friend again and was talking about his 54's and he said the guy from Sydney stil hasn't picked it up yet. It
had been about 2 years since he got the deposit and heard anything since. I asked what are the legal rules to ending the sale to him and giving it too
me. After a bit of mucking around it is mine...finally!
In this process I have already agreed to sell my white one to a friend which is good for him as it is better than his current project and should save
him time.
The seller wins cause it gets out of his shed
Friend wins as he gets a better car and less rust repair
I win as I get the car that I should've bought 10 years ago.
Now I cant wait to get it home. Here it is:
Slight surface rust over the roof section and boots lid. It rubs off with your hand. The car is covered in about 6mm of dust. I squirted it with a
compressot and it filled the shed with dust and we had to evacuate. Comes wit all correct guards (with raised sections inbetween bolt holes), bonnet,
boot lid and a rear apron as someone butchered it with a muffler.
I will have more of the intercoolers update soon.
T54
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it'll pick you up when your feeling down.
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| posted on April 18th, 2006 at 11:03 AM |
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Wow that looks mint from initial pics - well done mate and good story to go along with it!
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| posted on April 18th, 2006 at 05:56 PM |
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Lookin nice T54, was wondering what could be a better start than your white car, but now I can see why you went for it. Definitely sounds like a win
- win for you and this friend of yours 
Its intriguing at times to think of how many good cars there are just sitting in peoples sheds all over the place, they're out there...
1954 Oval long term project going nowhere
1958 Beetle drag car project
1959 Beetle project I need to sell one day
1969 Squareback
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| posted on April 18th, 2006 at 06:10 PM |
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nice stuff.
where did you get the oil cooler?
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| posted on April 18th, 2006 at 07:06 PM |
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Dumone,
http://www.aseturbo.com
this is who builds them.
T54
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| posted on April 21st, 2006 at 09:55 AM |
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Hi all,
Just another quick update, He are the coolers not far from finished, They have been pressure tested, and the top tanks are on.
Just have to do the pipe work to get it to fit.
T54
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| posted on April 21st, 2006 at 02:01 PM |
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mate - looks like you got jibbed a rear apron hehe
sweet pickup - congrats and love the engine makeup
nick :thumb
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| posted on April 22nd, 2006 at 07:52 AM |
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Turbo54
Where are you going to mount your injectors?
Cheers
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| posted on April 22nd, 2006 at 04:36 PM |
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are the inlet pipes going to clear the deck lid
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| posted on April 22nd, 2006 at 04:40 PM |
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looks like he has extended the hinges out.
i would think they're going to need a brace to hold em steady,the intercoolers that is,
thats a lot of weight atop a small area with only two studs- those mannies are known to crack as it is. just a thought to consider
[ Edited on 23-4-06 by dumone ]
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| posted on April 23rd, 2006 at 10:10 AM |
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To answer the question about the standoffs,
I am going to be running a different hinge setup like youve never seen b4 but you'll have to wait and see! T54
C'mon kids gather round,
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It's moving straight, low to the ground,
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| posted on April 23rd, 2006 at 03:36 PM |
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t54 I looked a the BMW E28 bonnet hinge so the decklid comes forward in a arch instead of tilting back into he engine bay love your work.
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| posted on April 28th, 2006 at 11:24 AM |
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HI all,
Well its almost finished. All the intake is done except the pipe from turbo to TB because i am waiting for my blow off valve to arrive and then
position. It is one of the stelth black turbosmart ones. I am running standoffs but it should fit under the lid with some room to spare. Now for all
the plumbing and the injector bosses.
T54
C'mon kids gather round,
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It's moving straight, low to the ground,
it'll pick you up when your feeling down.
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| posted on April 28th, 2006 at 01:25 PM |
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Very nice, a real work of art. My hat goes of to you, keep up the good work.
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| posted on April 28th, 2006 at 03:18 PM |
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very very nice. all fabs should be that elegant. could almost be factory if it wasn't so MENTAL!!
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| posted on April 28th, 2006 at 03:39 PM |
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looks like you won't even need the decklid standoffs!
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| posted on April 28th, 2006 at 05:43 PM |
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damn that is hot!
Jon
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| posted on April 28th, 2006 at 05:59 PM |
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Awesome work Heath!
I met ya at "the Day of the Volkswagen" at Glenelg. We spoke about our type 3's (mine is the tan fastback). Good luck with selling your square, it
truly is a beautiful car.
Your centrainly coming along with the 54. That is the neatest intercooler set-ups ive seen. She's a real beast.
Good luck and keep the updates coming.
Cheers
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| posted on April 28th, 2006 at 07:25 PM |
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Heath have a set of injectors firing into back of the inlet valves for top end power and another set before the intercoolers for bottom end torque 2
stage just like Audi had on their group A cars but the fuel mightjust wet the walls.Have another single injector firing into the turbo housing to keep
it spoolling on gear changes.
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| posted on April 28th, 2006 at 07:51 PM |
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thats a lot of injectors! I will be running just the bottom set for now and see how it goes. As the engine is 2165 it should have good bottom end and
the turbo is a GT2871rs and have heard they come on strong and early. Apperently the choice for drifters for this reason. T54
C'mon kids gather round,
there's a new sensation hitting town,
It's moving straight, low to the ground,
it'll pick you up when your feeling down.
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| posted on April 28th, 2006 at 07:59 PM |
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T54 the intercoolers are they water to air and have youthought about the weight on the heads.keep the good work up.
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| posted on April 29th, 2006 at 06:09 PM |
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Malcolm, yeah have thought about the weight thing. They dont actually weight that much and I will weight the full of liquid and compare them to
webbers. We made the end tanks small with this in mind but with the way they brace together on heads, joiner tube and trottle body the weight is
distributed well unlike webbers which are just a tower of power with a linkage.
Thanks
T54
C'mon kids gather round,
there's a new sensation hitting town,
It's moving straight, low to the ground,
it'll pick you up when your feeling down.
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