more action

cool photo from julian hunt

inside at sandown park

mmm everything bagels

Samba advert for an oval with everything

Action 08

all photos from www.blackettphotography.com

Smokem

torq-thrust...

(photo Bernie)

Done

tinware triple powdercoated,CB top pulley,carb to fanshroud brackets (isolates vibration) etc

Trial

fits and tribulations.check out the 100% hand made front piece of tinware.30 horse fanshroud also internally strengthened and the vanes welded. with such a wide motor all the tinware was painstakingly modified or fabricated by Pete and Andy.

A bit

of blue razzle dazzle. jaycee pushrod tubes

Heads up

hand finished wedgeports on..

Hogged out

and fully welded for that "Kaforski look"

Down in the bat cave...

Alfred loves to Tig !

At the same time...

Jaycee barrels and mahle pistons going in

Meanwhile

gusseted manifolds (stops cracks) and a touch of Tig to allow for some extra porting for some extra HP...

Cam

CB 2289 (fk87 equivilent) undergoing some gentle massaging..

Rods

Pauter cromoly rods. 5.7 length

Case

Rimco AS41 case,bushed lifter bores.shuffle pinned.10mm studs. check the rod clearance..

Crank

Pauter 86mm wedgemated...

Freshen up..

motor apart at Funkenblitz for a rebuild..

(all photos P.Roberts)

Mags

(photo Bernie)

with a switch to normal offset centerlines,a new beam was in order. to obtain stance approval,Mr Taylor (defcon3)took a CB beam and seam welded the shock towers and fitted sway-aways for me. then gave it a bit of black. with the lowered spindles,konis and neal discs back on and the camber re-set,the car rides nice and pulls up straight.

Stacked

had the Jack's stacks on for a while. took them off as i wanted to see how the car ran with a bottom prop. after some long,fast motorway* runs on warm days the max temp i saw was almost 90 deg (190 ish) this was at sustained 4000rpm,about 92 mph (sat nav) At cruising speeds of 80-85 it sits at 80 deg,around 3600-3800 rpm. i'm sure the ducting to the oil coolers helps.
check the bin full of swarf behind the car. all from my manifolds !


*all tests carried out on rolling road or autobahns,officer

(photo P.Roberts)

Gearbox mounts..

200 horses+ a bullet-proof 5 speed on rubbers...
you can have your cake and eat it too !






the car is quiet,shifts well and doesn't rattle your fillings out...perfect !





in place,using intermediate mount style rubber blocks,with ally spacers. same grade as the "normal" int. blocks either side of the frame horns(again, swapable if you want)






powdercoated





a build up shot of the 2 gearbox cradle yokes (one for rubber,one optional solid for track) and the new intermediate mount with three forward mounts that connnect to the dropper plate via rubber blocks. the beauty being you can easily swap to solid if you want to go racing







while the engine was out for rebuild at Funkenblitz,Pete had a good look at the current mounting of the gearbox. it was solid mounted front,mid and rear...great for racing but not so good for the street. Pete welded a later front mount (oem VW) to the oval chassis (a lengthy job in itself) and fabricated a system based on the Berg idea,but upgraded. here you can see the dropper plate that was made to fit the chassis mount. also note the twin oil coolers,torque bar,high power starter,hydraulic clutch assembly etc

(photos P.Roberts)




a library shot of a Berg 5 mount for a later car. note the 2 solid forward mounts but rubber "mid" mounts. mine was all solid at this point (Berg recommend swapping the rubber to ali for the track or if you are having shifting issues)

Motivation...

Berg 5 speed.Autocraft case. Quaiffe LSD,one-piece FTC mainshaft.Built by JMR racing.3.88 r/p with 4.25,2.54,1.48,1.12 and 0.89 fifth. berg axles






Autocraft cased,Berg 5 speed

(photos P.Roberts)

Interior evolution..

today,with 60% reduced throw shifter. early "finger grip" style 5 speed handle RHD. you can see the autometer guage pod above the windscreen,and the lovely wool headlining





re-done again in 2002 (i think) with NOS 1950s cloth inserts.



here with different coloured seats and door panels. note the fuel guage is no longer a dehne,but an autometer mounted in the dashboard centre trim. also non-locking shifter now




as per the article,navy tweed inserts with bernie's trademark fat biscuit inserts (tweed) and insignia highlighted. you can just see a shift light mounted on the dash

(3 photos Bernie)

on the road

in 5th,hammer down..blurry pic by Tim C trying to keep up

Wally ?

nope,Cider boy Simon riding shotgun on one of the first JG54 outings for the car,Wheels Day 06



and then performing decklid prop duties after the motor rebuild. thanks for the G3-ing Simon !

(photos P.Roberts)

old volksworld show shots..

some of my favourite ever photos of the car,showing the genuine American Racing magnesium,wide 5 pattern Torq Thrust D wheels. i believe this set went to America,then Japan

(photos streetvw)

wheels up

best e/t,a storming 11.92 around the year 2000.g/box was a 4 speed,r+p 3.88 with a 1.37
(photo Bernie)

MOTORS !

at the moment,rebuilt and still 2387cc but wedgeports heads(check the manifolds),10.2.1 C/R,cb2289 cam and 48s. visually quite different. much more on the rebuild later....






as bought,de-tuned and streetable,with 48 IDAs





Bernie's race motor,2387 with performance technology heads and 15.1 C/R + Jaycee 51.5s !
(photo Bernie)

first changes...

switched to centerlines,at this point with "bubble offset" fronts