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 DavoBuggy 1641
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| posted on November 22nd, 2011 at 11:18 AM |
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Dumb bum non turbo man asking the question ... is that 2 blow-off valves?
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They are actually Waste gates. (They open to release the exhaust before the turbo to control the boost.)
Looking F*#king sweet Rod!!
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RodPenrose
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| posted on December 1st, 2011 at 07:21 PM |
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More progress on the car this week . I am about a week away from striping the car for the final time and send the chassis away to be powdercoated . I
have finished the steering and fitted the aluminium cover in the first pic . I will also have an adjustable throttle pedal stop welded to this cover .
In the 2nd pic the staging brake has been mounted . The last pic is a 2 piece cro-moly drive shaft cover , ROD.
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More boost + More fuel = More power
1968 Beetle fastest run 8.96 sec @ 161 mph 4th Nov. 2001
2010 New Beetle 8.12 sec on 8th march 2014
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| posted on December 1st, 2011 at 07:26 PM |
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In this pic you can see the air shift buttons I have mounted to the end of the transmission . In the 2nd and 3rd pic's I have mounted the rear
aerofoil . I am not happy with the look of this at this stage and will probably change it , but for now it will stay there until I have some more
ideas , ROD.
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More boost + More fuel = More power
1968 Beetle fastest run 8.96 sec @ 161 mph 4th Nov. 2001
2010 New Beetle 8.12 sec on 8th march 2014
http://www.rodpenroseracing.com.au
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| posted on December 2nd, 2011 at 04:10 AM |
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cool looking wing, looking good mate!
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| posted on December 2nd, 2011 at 05:17 AM |
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Progressing well dude!Those welds are pretty spiffy on that cover!
Just hide the wing shape with some spiffy spill plates.
Supports look good, but make sure they are strong, that thing looks like it will have a heap of down force!
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That's mad Alan.
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| posted on December 2nd, 2011 at 06:40 AM |
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Supports look good, but make sure they are strong, that thing looks like it will have a heap of down force!
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Toldyaso, Rod. 
I'd rather wear a Beetle out by racing it than by polishing it!
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vassy66T1
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| posted on December 2nd, 2011 at 08:56 AM |
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This is starting to look like a VW door slammer 
Nice work Rod
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| posted on December 2nd, 2011 at 12:52 PM |
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Supports look good, but make sure they are strong, that thing looks like it will have a heap of down force!
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Toldyaso, Rod.
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The supports are made from some new space age composite, specially produced for high load applications. I believe its called masonite?
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Supports look good, but make sure they are strong, that thing looks like it will have a heap of down force!
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Toldyaso, Rod.
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The supports are made from some new space age composite, specially produced for high load applications. I believe its called masonite? [/quote
It'll be fine then as long as it doesn't get wet
Looking good Rodney
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| posted on December 13th, 2011 at 08:50 PM |
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FINISHED
Well for the construction stage anyway . I have been full time on this for the last 4 weeks and I have stripped the car for the final time to get
everything painted , polished and detailed . I am happy with the way the car has turned out and now am looking forward to the final assembly over the
next 3 weeks before it will go off to the Motec guy to weave his magic and wire the car . Here is the only time I hope to see the bottom of the
chassis in the last pic , the 1st pic is what the chassis looked yesterday , and in the 2nd pic is what it looks like today , now all of the assembly
begins and dyno time within the next 4-5 weeks , ROD.
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More boost + More fuel = More power
1968 Beetle fastest run 8.96 sec @ 161 mph 4th Nov. 2001
2010 New Beetle 8.12 sec on 8th march 2014
http://www.rodpenroseracing.com.au
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| posted on December 13th, 2011 at 11:25 PM |
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so they got it in!!!!! Looks awesome!!!!
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| posted on December 13th, 2011 at 11:36 PM |
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I've been away from the forum for nearly 5 years as I have been without a dub for that long... But that bug is beginning to bite again so to speak so
I'm back..... And STOKED to see that Rod is still hammering away at this and that it is so close to being finished..... Exciting times !!!!
I have always wanted to see a pauter big block engined drag car... Those mothers are mean looking engines I can't imagine what this sucker is going
to sound like in the flesh...... Goose bumps......
Just finished reading this thread from start to finish, it's the epitome of a well thought out, persistent build of an innovative and exciting race
car.... Nice work Rod !!!
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| posted on December 14th, 2011 at 12:32 AM |
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This is going to be awesome to see running. Hope the rest of the build goes well and it runs straight without much chassis tuning and the times come
easy..
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| posted on December 14th, 2011 at 05:09 AM |
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Rod that is just awesome. Love the colour. Hoping the body is not going to be yellow.
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| posted on December 14th, 2011 at 05:49 AM |
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WOW!
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| posted on December 14th, 2011 at 10:05 AM |
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Bright green with silver graphics? What colours are you looking at Rod?
[size=4] ACCEPT THAT SOME DAYS YOU ARE THE PIDGEON AND SOME DAYS YOU ARE THE STATUE[/size]
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| posted on December 14th, 2011 at 11:05 AM |
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Not Green!!!! Green cars catch on fire!
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| posted on December 14th, 2011 at 11:11 AM |
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Definitely looks the goods Rod... working full time for 4 weeks almost sounds like you've set a target ???
As to colour... who cares... it's still PINK on the inside !!!
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| posted on December 14th, 2011 at 06:57 PM |
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lookin good rod, cant wait to see the finished product...
[size=6] BEING ASPIRATED FEELS GREAT BUT BEING BLOWN TAKES THING TO A WHOLE NEWLEVEL...[/size].
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| posted on December 14th, 2011 at 08:04 PM |
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work out that wheelie bar and chute issue. looks great rod
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| posted on December 14th, 2011 at 09:15 PM |
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Is there one VW part on this car???
Keeping it real !
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| posted on December 15th, 2011 at 09:08 AM |
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Is there one VW part on this car???
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The soul.......
Well done Rod, bloody good job man. I even like the '70s "Charger Magenta" paint!
This thing will put the fear of God into the Pikachu's......
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| posted on December 16th, 2011 at 07:04 AM |
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Silver , I have made an adjustable clutch stop and I accidentelly tapped the incorrect thread pitch so I wll use a std un modified valve adjusting
screw for the adjustment .
I have the engine plates back from the polisher and I will install the engine and trans over the weekend . I will seek some advice on the clutch
settings today so this will be ready to use . The clutch will be the limiting factor to actually getting the power to the ground and making the car go
fast . I will pick up a lot of plates and brackets that have been bead blasted and get these painted and installed over the weekend and I will post
some pic's when I have time . As for the colour on the outside I still have not decided what to do , and I have employed a graphic designer to help
me with the final designs . I still may wrap the entire car if he thinks the material will stretch over all of the body curves , ROD.
More boost + More fuel = More power
1968 Beetle fastest run 8.96 sec @ 161 mph 4th Nov. 2001
2010 New Beetle 8.12 sec on 8th march 2014
http://www.rodpenroseracing.com.au
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Silver , I have made an adjustable clutch stop and I accidentelly tapped the incorrect thread pitch so I wll use a std un modified valve adjusting
screw for the adjustment .
Nice work Rod.
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| posted on December 16th, 2011 at 09:54 AM |
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Hi Rod
Looking good, its going to be landmark car VW or otherwise.
Did you fit the VW brass timing gear on the crank?
Steve
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Silver , I have made an adjustable clutch stop and I accidentelly tapped the incorrect thread pitch so I wll use a std un modified valve adjusting
screw for the adjustment .
Nice work Rod.
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excellent!
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Keeping it real !
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RodPenrose
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| posted on December 17th, 2011 at 08:41 AM |
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1303steve , I have modified the brass timing gear on the crank to use as a spacer only as I am not using the dizzy drive , ROD.
More boost + More fuel = More power
1968 Beetle fastest run 8.96 sec @ 161 mph 4th Nov. 2001
2010 New Beetle 8.12 sec on 8th march 2014
http://www.rodpenroseracing.com.au
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| posted on December 22nd, 2011 at 08:16 PM |
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6T2bYjWu2s
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That's mad Alan.
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Sides
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| posted on December 22nd, 2011 at 08:27 PM |
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VERY cool !!!
Vid says was all done in 7 hours... what the !?!?!
36 views on youtube when I watched it... wonder how many it'll hit...
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| posted on December 23rd, 2011 at 06:01 AM |
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Mine makes 82, just like everything else , really good looking. Mike McCarthy
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