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| posted on January 8th, 2010 at 03:57 PM |
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wowo you had a purple shark tooth in your transaxle!! No wonder it failed. Mitchell
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| posted on January 8th, 2010 at 10:11 PM |
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Cool Eh
From left to right
1600 Kombi, 4 sp Renault, same again (with 2.0 kombi bell hsing and custom front mount), swing type 1 case
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| posted on January 8th, 2010 at 11:59 PM |
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Look to be similar in size to a short nose G50? Maybe a little shorter, and no doubt a shit load cheaper too!
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| posted on January 9th, 2010 at 12:22 AM |
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no doubt a shit load cheaper too!
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Too right there Reub, a big compromise on ratios but I'll address that when the time comes.
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| posted on January 9th, 2010 at 05:54 AM |
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I know with the UN5 you can get a 3,44 crown wheel and peanut,
not sure if it will fit(with shortening) into the UN4.
Gears for UN5 too:
http://www.albinsgear.com.au/products_type.php?headerbar=7#gearsetother
http://www.albinsgear.com.au/products_type.php?headerbar=6#gearset
http://www.albinsgear.com.au/products_type.php?headerbar=5#crown
Mega strong looking box!!
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| posted on January 9th, 2010 at 06:15 AM |
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nice bit of carnage there mat is there gunna be enough room for the box without cutting the torsion tubes?
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| posted on January 9th, 2010 at 09:00 AM |
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Yes there's enough room for fitting without cutting the torsion bar housing. 
Yes it's a mega strong bit of kit, aparently the UN5 is good for 400hp offroad racing and 700hp circuit racing. This ZF box is like 20% stronger
again, it's diff is HUGE, 4 spider and makes a ford 9" look like a baby........me like.
The ratios I'm just going to have to live with for a while, basically it's a bit low in the gearing. The 5.85 diff is the prob, but it's not that
bad.
I had been procrastinating over this setup for ages, I've gone over the ratios a million times and I've said yes, no, yes, no, yes, no, I dont know
how many times.
The bottom line is $$$$
100 km/hr is 3500 rpm with 31" rubber.
I KNOW THIS IS LOW GEARING.
But WTF. I might go 33" rubber down the track, but as the offroading I do with this thing is going to be mainly local I figured I would give it a go.
Basically I have busted enough gearboxes to last a life time, and I was either going to have to get a smaller engine cause the grunt in this 2.9 is
RADICAL to say the least, or go with a Mendeola or UN5 or Hewland or very modified Porsche. Guess what.....None of them would I sell my house for!!
So I guess I'll trailer to the further away spots, but at least this thing will reach red line in top gear in a standing 1/4 mile......should be hard
to catch in the bush or on the beach eh????
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| posted on March 10th, 2010 at 02:04 PM |
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Project Baja is back (obviously from some of the prior posts), Hillbilly Racer RIP, will donate cage and engine, which was always the plan. The
Renault 4 speed is in, still need axles and CV's, and I've now srarted on some chassis strengtheners which will tie the front and rear torsions
together and to the roll cage.
All just in fab/mock up stage but the detailing is the easy bit.
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| posted on March 10th, 2010 at 06:57 PM |
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Looking good mate
Don't think you've got enough speed holes yet but , nice idea but how you've cut the lip of the stock pan's
Don't let body work get in the way of real suspension travel
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| posted on March 10th, 2010 at 08:03 PM |
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Looking good mate
Don't think you've got enough speed holes yet but , nice idea but how you've cut the lip of the stock pan's
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Thanks Andrew, the pan lip wont be a problem, and still will be able to remove pans alltogether down the track if I want to go that way.
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| posted on March 10th, 2010 at 08:38 PM |
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Yeah, love the speed holes Matt 
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| posted on March 10th, 2010 at 09:01 PM |
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Cheers Reub, weight is a major consideration for this build, the easy way would be a lift kit design, but I'm trying to keep overall weight down and
center of gravity as low as possible. The speed holes are a function of being able to use as short as possible bolts through only the one thickness of
the rhs and letting any sand and dirt out. Oh and they look kool too 
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| posted on March 10th, 2010 at 09:05 PM |
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I think for my next car weight would have to be a consideration too.
VWRX is a barge arse 950kg beetle. Mind you, it adds some stability.
Look forward to more updates dude. Thankyou for sharing.
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| posted on March 11th, 2010 at 08:07 AM |
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look ma.
it's box car willy with speed holes.love it dude.
warwick this year maybe.??
i'l race on the track and you can runn on the grass,only problem is your's still look's heavy.i might have to run with the fat controller in the
front to even up the weight,
nice box.gearbox that is .
look's strong and big and bulky.which remind's me of a girl i used to know.(fat controller)loverly las.
down sharon.
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| posted on March 11th, 2010 at 07:12 PM |
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Box Car Willy....Ha Ha Ha love it Westi.
Figured the Dak Dak is designed and built by box heads so why noy build it out of box lol lol.
What you guy's haven't heard about is the midnight drags up this way. Sat night once a month on the 40 mile beach.
So far there's a few cars up for it already, and others still being built........I can't wait 
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Box Car Willy....Ha Ha Ha love it Westi.
What you guy's haven't heard about is the midnight drags up this way. Sat night once a month on the 40 mile beach.
So far there's a few cars up for it already, and others still being built........I can't wait
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I've got my eyes on a set of paddles!And i spoke to an outlaw biker a little while ago,he dirt drags a nitro harley he said we are
more than welcome to come to the dirt drags they will make a class 4 us if we don't fit into the ones they currently have.They have a race out side
of rocky i belive.
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| posted on March 11th, 2010 at 08:23 PM |
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Thats great Col, have to keep an eye out for some 10" rims.
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| posted on March 12th, 2010 at 12:31 PM |
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junka with paddles ,that sounds like fun.
down sharon.
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| posted on October 29th, 2010 at 09:44 PM |
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Funny with your last post here Westi, cause the Hillbilly racer has started the progression to off road. After a great Warwick that proved the nearly
3 liter had plenty of grunt to turn the 10 1/2" Hoosiers in 3rd gear.
Here's a bit from the Warwick thread
In our camp, Tony with his flat black Manx had a new combo, trans by DB and engine by myself.
We broke-in the cam on Thursday before the event, ran sweet all weekend. Fastest Buggy on the day with consistant low 8's and over 80mph all weekend,
iirc best of 8.1 @ 84mph. Not bad for a very tight 2276 with 040's and IDA's
My Hillbilly racer was not going to participate, but with the offer from Rodney of some IDA's again, with the help of #1 crewman Ritchie, we thrashed
most of the week before the event to swap pans with my baja project to run the huge ZF 4-DS 18 transmission and irs 930 setup.
We made it, arriving later than expected on Sat morning after a week of 3 & 4 hours a night sleep. Car ran ok with a few little issues but came
home unbroken after running 8.2 @ 84mph with a best 60 of 1.72 by driving off the line !!!
CLA founder Coletrickle showed up Saturday without a car...somehow his two engine budget managed niether.
So today I swaped over from a 3" narrowed very dropped adjusters with 2 1/2" dropped spindle front end to a stock width thing spindle offroad
prepped beam. Cranked up the rear adjustable spring plates and we are ready to play.......well nearly. A few more details to get the rear happening,
and fit some new offroad shocks........
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| posted on October 29th, 2010 at 09:46 PM |
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So hows the transition??????
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| posted on October 29th, 2010 at 09:55 PM |
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| posted on October 30th, 2010 at 12:45 AM |
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love it!
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| posted on October 30th, 2010 at 03:47 PM |
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some of the guy son this forum have issues, im in school and i dont even have as much time as them!
sick thread man! i was getting bored at the start when u were messin with that type 1 but i flicked the page and out came this MassIVe type 4 and all
of a sudden i didnt want to leave the pc, good work mate this is brilliant stuff
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| posted on October 30th, 2010 at 04:20 PM |
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looks good mate
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| posted on October 31st, 2010 at 07:57 AM |
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Looks wild Matt!!
Is there a passenger seat in there 
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| posted on October 31st, 2010 at 04:57 PM |
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thats amazing....
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| posted on November 2nd, 2010 at 03:32 PM |
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Well that will not bottom out in driveway now will it. 
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| posted on November 2nd, 2010 at 09:04 PM |
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Thanks for the great comments guy's, terrible pics I know, but I'll wait untill the rear suspension is up for some more. Looking forward to taking
it for a blast.
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| posted on November 3rd, 2010 at 12:28 PM |
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Matt thats some awesome lift !
Is that stock height tyres? After seeing this and handycam's height transformation, i feel as excited as Augustus Gloop in a candy store with my set
awaiting fitting
Be sure to catch some pohtos of the 4wders faces as you run circles around them 
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