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posted on May 30th, 2013 at 10:49 PM



Was good to catchup with you both on your trip home, and to cruise with you for a few k's up the freeway :tu:



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posted on May 30th, 2013 at 10:52 PM



Yeah Craig, good to see ya mate. Man you peddle hard, I was just warming up and you exited off the free way...next time :)



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posted on May 30th, 2013 at 10:57 PM



"Carb adjustment" ..... :D .... Great Roady!

Thanx for coming Matt

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posted on May 31st, 2013 at 08:03 AM



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"Carb adjustment" ..... :D .... Great Roady!

Thanx for coming Matt

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posted on May 31st, 2013 at 09:55 AM



Did I imagine it, or were there 2 grooves in the road to Wakefield Park....about 135mm wide:?::smilegrin:



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posted on June 22nd, 2013 at 02:59 PM



Hey Matt, just been reading through your post for the second time. Just a quick question re your gearbox - is it a rebuilt 6v swing axle box or a 12v swing axle box.



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posted on June 22nd, 2013 at 08:42 PM



Spewing I missed out on seeing you run a Wakey Matt!!

1:20's are good numbers on that setup. I'm chasing 1:15's on Monday providing the Weather permits!!

Are you making the trek down to WSID next weekend?

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posted on June 23rd, 2013 at 01:53 PM



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Hey Matt, just been reading through your post for the second time. Just a quick question re your gearbox - is it a rebuilt 6v swing axle box or a 12v swing axle box.
I used a new case for the tranny rebuild, a VW casting in mag but with extra strengthing ribs, but essentially you could call it a 12V.

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Spewing I missed out on seeing you run a Wakey Matt!!

1:20's are good numbers on that setup. I'm chasing 1:15's on Monday providing the Weather permits!!

Are you making the trek down to WSID next weekend?

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Thanks Zac, I was stoked when you compare the times to some of the others running, especially considering I had only about 4 hot laps.....
Yep, she's ready for another thrash on the 1/4 mile.....hope to make the pizza run on Friday night, then racing Saturday. :) Looking forward to it.




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posted on August 18th, 2013 at 03:22 PM



Overdue for another update....


Bluey's little 2 litre is going great, performance and driveability is just as I'd hoped, strong and smooth

A week or two ago a few dubbers got together at Willowbank Dragway for a test and tune so as I'd had no tracktime to date (not for lack of trying that's for sure), Bluey and I went to play.
It was a great night even though we only had two passes due to a major track oil-down.

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R/T .273 .513
60' 1.929 1.909
1/8 8.746 8.795
MPH 78.76 78.73
1/4 13.76 13.81
MPH 96.10 95.86

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Pretty happy with the results and with about a 500km round trip, not only is Bluey a cool daily, but also a top performer

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posted on August 18th, 2013 at 03:51 PM



nice times :tu:



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posted on August 18th, 2013 at 06:14 PM



Love it mate!! Sweet ride and the power is linear ... smooth as and keeps hauling:yes:



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posted on August 19th, 2013 at 09:20 AM



Nice work Matt; impressive times!!



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posted on August 20th, 2013 at 08:51 AM



Great job Matt!!

Its Nice to see your car doing so well on many levels! It's proving to be a very capable all rounder!!! :)
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posted on August 21st, 2013 at 10:45 AM



Thanks for the comments fellas.

Anyone is welcome to come for a spin in Bluey as it is the performance and 'capable all rounder' that I am promoting with this car, any quality built car can do this and I like to share the joy.... :)




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posted on August 21st, 2013 at 01:03 PM



Awesome ride mate.

Fun everyday when out on the streets.




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posted on August 21st, 2013 at 02:49 PM



Hey Matt... is your Beetle pulling the front wheel off the ground? That launch photo is the ducks n_ts. Just loving it :smilegrin:

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posted on August 21st, 2013 at 03:15 PM



Thanks Matt, and Jamie, I'm sure it is....in my dreams ;) lol. Nah, VERY much doubt it with the sh1tty BFG's on the back, and didn't feel like it even launched very hard, but lets not spoil the imagination :)



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posted on August 21st, 2013 at 03:18 PM



I love the pic too, just peeved I moved the LH wiper up earlier so my screen mounted GPS was legal for the trip down !! (it looks shite)



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posted on August 21st, 2013 at 03:52 PM



Can i see the wear indicators on those pooy BFG's? .. Slicks for Warwick ?? yup....
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posted on August 21st, 2013 at 05:05 PM



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Can i see the wear indicators on those pooy BFG's? .. Slicks for Warwick ?? yup....
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posted on October 9th, 2013 at 12:57 PM



Results for VW Warwick 2013

R/t; 60'; ET; MPH

0.120; 2.082; 9.021; 77.96 1st qualifer
0.122; 2.078; 8.991; 78.32
0.176; 2.044; 8.835; 79.83
0.025; 2.002; 8.824; 79.16

0.202; 2.018; 12.933; 35.59 1st round, win with big back off
0.019; 2.054; 9.009; 78.19 win by 0.504
0.097; 2.035; 9.278; 58.51 win with back-off by 1.445
0.169; 1.976; 8.930; 71.06 win by 0.351 with a small lift with an 8.90 dial so I dropped dial to 8.70 for the final
0.057; 1.921; 8.788; 75.69 FINAL :) win, a small lift when near the line as Frosty was a length and a half behind me and again I was concerned of a break-out

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posted on October 9th, 2013 at 01:02 PM



Appologies for some incorrect data I spread around on Saturday night, the beer goggles blurred my eyes.......I was sure there was a 8.3 there somewhere %$#@!



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posted on October 9th, 2013 at 07:28 PM



Good show matty !

Same old tyres on the rear ?
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posted on October 9th, 2013 at 08:16 PM



Cheers Daimo, yeah, same ol worn OUT bfg's, hence the trailer queen status ;)



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posted on October 9th, 2013 at 09:13 PM



Finally caught up on this bug. Definitely love it. Well done Matt!



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posted on October 10th, 2013 at 08:57 AM



Said i once and and say it again. In my top 5 vw's on this site. Just backs it up with the performance to go with the looks.
Well done Matt.
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posted on October 10th, 2013 at 10:21 AM



Sexy looking car dude. Can't go wrong with black wheels they look awesome on everything!



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posted on October 11th, 2013 at 02:41 PM



Congrates mate. Again.2 years running.

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That's what I would have said if you weren't so bloody consistent.
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posted on March 11th, 2014 at 04:28 PM



Thanks again for the tip on the cooling vanes. Enjoyed reading about the build.. One kick ass bug!



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