my new olde racer do you know it ?

[Thomas 356]

Hi you all

i just got and hold of this fine car   ( still in the US BUT ON IT WAY HOME TO DENMARK SOON ) 

do some of you know the car   is was build in 1996 by and  guy  Darin Mack

what can you tell me ??

[Thomas 356]

more pics

[Todi]

That is a nice car! Looking forward to race against you next year....

[WhiteTrash]

Hi Thomas,

Very nice looking machine, what's the engine spec and previous 1/4 mile times?

Thanks for taken me to the ferry with the transporter after SCC and stopping after my puncture.

Just after I had it fixed I got pulled over by a cop who was very intrigued by the A-frame towing of the Underdog.

I'll be seeing you lot at next years SCC and bring my own car

Frank

[Thomas 356]

Here is som specs of the car and engine and gearbox 

• 62 Ragtop beetle on a 67 pan
• 4” narrowed front end
• 2” wider rear fiberglass fenders, 1 piece fiberglass front end, fiberglass W decklid, lexan windows
• Sway-A-Way adjustable springplates w/ 30mm torsion bars, bronze bushing springplate retainers
• Erco drag weight wheels, Douglass spindle mount fronts
• Jazz fuel cell, holly fuel pump, braided stainless fuel lines
• Msd 6al box with 2 step, Autometer 5” tach with dual shift light and oil light
• Gene Berg wheelie bars
• CNC staging brake, Gene Berg shifter
• Aluminum interior powdercoated blue
• Jamar Brakes with Wilwood calipers
• Ron Lummis 1” transmission raise

Engine
• 2165 Built by Northwest Connecting Rod (12.18 compression)
• Scat 78mm crank wedgmated to lightened flywheel
• Scat H beam rods with 3/8 bolts
• Fk 89
• Berg timing gear
• Total Seal rings
• Kennedy 2100lb pressure plate w/ three puck disk
• Pauter 1.4 roller rockers
• CNC ported CB 044 (44 x 37 valves)
• Berg deep sump
• Berg chromoly pushrods
• 48 webber IDA’s
• Msd Distributor
• 15/8 exhaust

Transmission built by rancho
• Type 1 gusseted case
• 388 ring and pinion
• Sway-A-Way axles
• Jaycee aluminum spool


We have ran this car with previous motor as quick at 11.3. Current motor has been 11.9 in the quarter mile running a full cooling system.

Hi Frank   glad to see yoy got home safe and hope the cop was and Good  one

i will bri ng the car to SCC 2009 cant waith to get it home to denmark

Cherrs Thomas
 
 

[Sam K]

That car (and it's owner) used to live here in Colorado. Just last week, a friend and I were discussing the low turnout at our recent VW show/race and we were wondering what happened to some of our local race cars that weren't there, including Darin Mack's bug

[Bewitched666]

Have a dvd with the car racing and its pretty quick,think it ran in the 11's

[Thomas 356]

Have a dvd with the car racing and its pretty quick,think it ran in the 11's

cool can you post the wideo here it will be cool to see

Cherrs Thomas

[Thomas 356]

first run last weekend and the car was super to drive     and 12.26  on the 1/4 mile  and 170kmh  over the line  good rund i think it was the first time i have been racing the car

Cherrs
Thomas

Bewitched   the dvd   if you can make my and copy ore tell me where to by one i will be happy