My Sunday Feeling

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 9:14 am

I have been working on this car for some time now.
It is destined to be used on Sundays only. (might be heavy on fuel for commuting)
I have more photos

Post by **Bugger** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 9:21 am

I was waiting to see some Pics on the forum of this monster for some time now

You guys must see the level of craftmanship that is going in to this project it is amaizing and I cant wait to see the action it would be dishing out on the first sunday outing

Show some more pics

And tell the fellow Air heads a little bit more not to much though about the project

Post by **eben** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 9:21 am

impressive! What cooling will you be using?

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 9:35 am

Eben,
Aircooled all the way with big oil cooler and fan, drysump tank holding about 5 lit of oil. I won't be taking long trips (+- 400m at a time

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Body should be going back on soon.

ZeroAxe · Post by **ZeroAxe** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 1:04 pm

Yip, drag-runs you can get away with no cooling. I have seen at some Bug shows where people take off fanbelts just for the run down the strip, to scrape that last horsepower or two out of the motor....

That is one nice motor you are building there.

Post by **Pine** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 1:16 pm

I once went to a Speedway race in Bloemfontein (those bikes with no gears, nor brakes, racing around an oval track skidding around the corners). Inbetween races, the bikes in the pits had electric fans blowing over the cylinder heads to cool them down. I'm not into bikes, but I fell in love with the smell of methanol exhaust fumes

Blitzkrieg · Post by **Blitzkrieg** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 10:55 am

What is the displacement of this engine

Looks like it's going to be an absolute monster

hitlers revenge · Post by **hitlers revenge** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 3:47 pm

Pine, saw my first "speedway" races in 1972 on my first visit back home. I have been hooked ever since. But have never owned a bike or been interested in bikes until my son and his mates reached the bike riding age.

http://www.motosolvang.com/bike_pages/1 ... _Racer.htm

Post by **Tony Z** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 9:27 am

good gosh.... angle flow heads and all - and in SA. Damn!!!
Hope you got your life insurance all paid up

Bad Ass Bob · Post by **Bad Ass Bob** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 9:56 am

I used to mech for two BOK speedway riders in the late 80s , Alan Simpson and Gary Prommel, at corobrick in jhb, we traveled country wide, it helped coz i used to date Alans sister Susan-Lynne, even did a mechanics race which i won!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.........BAB

Dutch_Diver · Post by **Dutch_Diver** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 6:25 pm

WOW!!!! Sure that's going to fit? If not, I can remove the back seat in the bus and happy to find it a new home....

dubster · Post by **dubster** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 9:44 am

i didnt know porn was alowed on this site!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 8:05 pm

Sorry,
I've been busy this week. Have to make some income as well!

The engine is based on new EMPI "bubble" aluminum case.
Bore = 94 mm
Stroke = 86 mm
CR around 9:1
We will have to use methanol fuel
Gotech Pro-X fuel injection
1600 cc injectors
EMPI h-beam conrods
Lots of custom parts.
I assembled the short block some time ago and don't remember all the specs (wrote it down somewhere)

I will try and post more pics as we progress

Aircooled VW South Africa

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