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 hellbugged
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| posted on January 29th, 2012 at 05:47 PM |
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Convoy to Sydney then!!!!!..... Or risk CLA expulsion I think
Spoke to the illustipious leader this arvo.... And it's thursday at mine before Friday road trip.... Or die 
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| posted on January 29th, 2012 at 07:24 PM |
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mmmm, I don't like the options, looks like I am traveling light......
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| posted on January 29th, 2012 at 07:41 PM |
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Looks fantastic. Try not to break it!
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At least I know you will be kind to it Matt 
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In the context of the above smarty pants comments, that really I feel have no real relevance to the way I drive or treat my cars so I have no idea why
they would have said such things...  here is a pic of what I prepared
today fo Bluey
From this...std VW short axle (thanks Rick)
to this
this
to this
still std VW, but hopefully the polishing helps stress relieve the axles for a little longevety, I'm only running radials and a little motor so
everything should be sweet as.
But, if anyone knows of some old Sway-a-way short axles that need a home I'd like to talk to them.
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| posted on January 29th, 2012 at 08:08 PM |
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Shiney!!!
What's the new weak link in the system now? 
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| posted on January 29th, 2012 at 08:33 PM |
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Shiney!!!
What's the new weak link in the system now?
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The new weak link is negative camber and old BFG radials.....hopefully set before the 4 dowel crank lets go....after all, I fitted a Berg nut and
washer and torqued to 450 ..... she'll be right 
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| posted on January 29th, 2012 at 09:04 PM |
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Smarty pants comments ??? ... now don't let it hurt your feelings
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| posted on January 29th, 2012 at 09:36 PM |
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Looks good Matt.
What ratios did you get in the tranny?
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| posted on January 29th, 2012 at 09:58 PM |
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Smarty pants comments :
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said in the nicest possible way
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Looks good Matt.
What ratios did you get in the tranny?
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Hi Ritchie, ratios that Dave recommended and could supply after a few trade-ins and whatnot
Final drive: 3.875
First gear: 3.80
Second gear: 2.0588
Third gear 1.412
Fourth: 0.931
puts 3rd where my 4th used to be so should cruise well.
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| posted on January 29th, 2012 at 10:27 PM |
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Good compromise ratios.
No laying down in 3rd .3rd is going to be the fun gear.
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| posted on January 29th, 2012 at 10:35 PM |
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Yeah mate, looking forward to running it. I think 2nd & 3rd will be fun, 3rd's nice and close, just hope the tall diff doesn't take the edge off
overall, should be ok as it sure is too low now with the 4.3.
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| posted on January 30th, 2012 at 06:24 AM |
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why not 8 dowelll the crank while its out?
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| posted on February 10th, 2012 at 10:55 PM |
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why not 8 dowelll the crank while its out?
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Because doing an 8 dowel job with a hand drill is not the way I do things.
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| posted on February 10th, 2012 at 11:19 PM |
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Latest upgrade to Bluey is this wonderful custom built transmission by the one and only DB
Fitted fulcrum plates and axles
A few more tweeks to the engine.... converted to electric fuel pump so removed the stock pump and relocated fuel lines behind fan housing
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| posted on February 11th, 2012 at 09:27 AM |
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Now that looks tidy 
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| posted on February 11th, 2012 at 12:58 PM |
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Cool side plate
.....and is that a " poor mans posi" slipping in there too?
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| posted on February 11th, 2012 at 05:35 PM |
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Yes Daimo, your goodies helped out in a big way. Cheers dude
I did a more detailed post originally but somehow lost it, so only a few words this time.
The ratios are fantastic, a very nice compromise of performance and highway cruising, it has transformed the car.
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| posted on February 11th, 2012 at 06:41 PM |
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I'm liking the fuel hose routing at the back of the fan housing
Did you skim the axles on the lathe first, then polish them to finish off or just polished from the start?
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| posted on February 11th, 2012 at 06:49 PM |
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I'm liking the fuel hose routing at the back of the fan housing
Did you skim the axles on the lathe first, then polish them to finish off or just polished from the start?
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Thanks mate, I didn't want to reduce the material too much so I just polished them with an 80G disc sander, then 120 then by hand with emery and then
wet&dry. Overkill really but I enjoyed experimenting as I haven't had the lathe all that long.
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| posted on February 11th, 2012 at 07:55 PM |
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did you need to take that thrust ring out of the pressure plate for the later throw out bearing..........
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| posted on February 11th, 2012 at 08:08 PM |
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did you need to take that thrust ring out of the pressure plate for the later throw out bearing..........
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Yep, KEP clutches they are removeable. Took some modifing to get the late clutch fork with the big shaft into the small shaft housing, machined shaft
and modified early bush.
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| posted on April 12th, 2012 at 09:32 PM |
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Been ages since an up date so.......here we go.
Thanks to the fellow AVD members whose pics I stole.
Bluey ran at the VW Showdown at WSID in Feb.
Had a great trip down, although I admit to being a self confessed trailer queen.....The engine and front suspension both need a few tweeks/rebuild
before I would be comfortable driving and racing over that distance.
Ran a best of 16.223 @ 78.62MPH. Full weight all interior, worn out bottom end 1915 with Vintage Speed Muffler and 42mm headers, 48 IDA's with 37
vent's. Daves trans is great on the street, but fourth gear is a bit too tall for good 1/4 mile times with the 3.88 CW/P, but worth it for nice
street cruising.
Here's Bluey dusting Birch in his Orange smoothy, also 1915, but fresher with efi
And here he is as of tonight. I did some mods to the IDA's on the weekend. Tricked them up with a clean up, inside and out, a bit of polish even here
and there. Also enlarged the fuel bowls, profiled the throttle shafts and shortened the butterfly screws. Also did a mod to the secondary venturi that
has really cleaned up some top end and smoothed out the already nice power delivery. Very happy with the modifications. Sorry no detailed pics, but
here's the engine after refitting the IDA's
Bluey has some cool friends at the moment.
A few random shots taken tonight.
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| posted on April 12th, 2012 at 09:37 PM |
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Oh... here's the business end of the run with Dave
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| posted on April 12th, 2012 at 09:56 PM |
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Hey Mat!
Looks awesome, Bluey is definitely one clean car!
I have a question though, the car behind the bus/in front of Bluey.
The exhaust looks a little lop sided. Now, Zelda has the exact same issue. It isn't as bad of a lean, but has one nonetheless.
Is this caused by a faulty engine mount or something like that?
This is the image I'm talking about if I didn't make it clear enough...
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| posted on April 12th, 2012 at 10:04 PM |
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Clear as in the pic. I was thinking it was in the pic as I hadn't noticed in the flesh. That car only hit road yesterday after having the exhaust
fitted with engine out due to needing trans mounts done as well. Being quite low in the rear we don't get to see the muffler unless way back like in
the pic. I'll measure up tomorrow and come back with the results. If it is lopsided, you should be able to loosen the rear engine mount to frame horn
cross brace bolts and rotate engine/trans some.
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| posted on April 12th, 2012 at 10:13 PM |
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Yeah, I noticed it first thing, only because I have the same issue in Zelda. Mine isn't as bad as what it looks like in the picture but is definitely
noticeable from a distance.
I'll have to talk to a mechanic down here as to what needs to be done to get it all fixed up, I hate not having the tools to do stuff myself!
But regardless, Bluey is looking awesome.
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Yeah, I noticed it first thing, only because I have the same issue in Zelda. Mine isn't as bad as what it looks like in the picture but is definitely
noticeable from a distance.
I'll have to talk to a mechanic down here as to what needs to be done to get it all fixed up, I hate not having the tools to do stuff myself!
But regardless, Bluey is looking awesome.
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Mate, the job I mentioned only needs two 13mm spanners. That's it. You could even park over a gutter and do it without even jacking
up the car. (Might be awkward but hey, nothing free is meant to be easy
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Thanks for the nice words.
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| posted on April 12th, 2012 at 10:23 PM |
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Well if that is the case Mat, I might be able to get it done myself.
Will still give my mechanic a call, want to get the oil leaks fixed and that is a heads off kinda job...
Anytime, been watching your cars for a while, love them all.
Your baja is epic, like, extremely epic.
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Your baja is epic, like, extremely epic.
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Ha ha, cheers mate. Be more epic if I could find a starter motor with enough grunt to start it !!!!
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| posted on April 12th, 2012 at 10:36 PM |
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Any plans for the motor Matt ?
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| posted on April 12th, 2012 at 10:39 PM |
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you've seen these Matt?
http://www.crankykits.com.au/ck002.html
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