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Hello guys finally a new season is here and i hope to get my car done in time
the goal is to drive as much races as possible in 2009
hp is not an issue i ll wil loan the car to my friends that want to feel the thrill of racing
the riecept is a 1.9 wbx
magnacharger jaguar xkr v8
ported heads
engle tcs 20 cam
merged header
renault un 1 tranny
ballanced rot kit
holley carb
nitrous oxygen
1.1  needle bearing rockerarm bridge
scat valve springs
custom intake
and lots of fun

LETS GO FOR IT !!!!!


 
GR Henri

Cool Henri,

Looking good, looking for drivers? 8)

Paul.

trying to upload.

so i got the uploading under control i will post new pics tomorow.

Henri

Cool you decided to start on the engine for this year.Hope to get side by side on the track. ;)

Michael

Helllo yesterday we have being working on the engine case and closed it now the work on the heads is taking place i hope to have the engine running in 2 weeks and hear the sound of the supercharger wyne.

Henri.

Working on the rockerarm geometry valvelift and measure ring end gap .


Henri.

We started the engine mok up today HELL YEA!!!

Henri

Measuring the valvespring install presure i am going to work whith a single spring set up i notice that there was a lot off tension on the aftermarket valve springs  for me they are way overdone so if you replace youre springs check them properly before install.

Henri.

Nice work dude. 8)

Nice work indeed, but why do you use a distributor for an 8 cilinder engine?

Which single springs will you use then Henri?

It has been modified to work as a 4 cilinder distributor. ;)I am using the same as Henri.

Michael

What's the advance to use a modified 8 cil. dizzy?

Hey Gekke henri

Ben je nouw toch maar opnieuw begonnen aan je crasy frog,is het al wat beter met de stres????
ziet er wel leuk uit die update van je motor

Groetjes lenard

geen stress meer pik alleen maar coniferen ;)

goed te horen dat alles goed gaat hahahaha,en wanneer zie ik je ?? bug in of zo


groetjes uit gent lenard

Chilling with my girls !!!

Echt wel. ;)

You should learn them how to drive the Frog ;D

michael

Project looks sick 8)

Awesome project, nice to see a diifferent approach on the engine front. Will you be retaining the liquid cooling system or with it being a racer just running no cooling? I noticed you blanked off the connections on the case to the cooling system but ran hoses to them...

Love the kiddy-bike burnout! :D

Ill finaly got some time to work on the engine again.

One of the big reasons for running dual (or triple) springs is that they are designed to cut out the harmonics found in a single spring which can lead to valve float at high rpm. It is, in my opinion, unlikely that you will be able to sustain high rpm using just a single valve spring set-up. It is not just a question of valve spring pressure...

Prepearing the car for the coming season

Looking good Henry.
Are you gone race in Lelystad?(KCD)
Grtz:JeePee.

Fuel pressure gauge

Nice car Henri,are you also @ Budel?

So i was working on the transmission and build it in the car again .
i also worked on the engine to get it finished for bitburg .
i step to a turbo draw trouhg set up while the supercharger setup still under construction is
i quit like this kind of turbo set ups the are the american way .
i saw mr webbs old engine on ebi with the same set up and i was impressed of its performance
so theres not so much differend in an efi or carb setup if it is propperly tuned so i hope myn runs well on the carter carb.

GR Henri

Looks cool henri! What turbo you running?

Looks like a Tiki turbo ;)

Paul.

Nah.... looks more like a cold `martin` turbo  ;D

how you cooling it?? are you running coolant throught the original places, but with an electric pump(would you gain hp by not using a belt driven waterpump???)?

cheers
Lee

Kraftwerk

Yes Henri uses the original cooling system with an electricpump.I don't know what the reason is for going with an electric pump but I think it is for the hp loss that the belt would cause.

Michael

Cracking idea, cant believe i never thought of it!!! Its the way to go with mine me thinks!! I know hp gains would be negligable, but every bit helps!! weight savin thread is a good one too, they just dont do one for me!!(19st ;-(..)

So got some time of and worked on the car again ,its a slow process but its lokking like a real car again.

gr Henri

I love this car!

It gets my vote, too 8)

would have rather seen the (REAL BLOWER) go on the engine oh well. good luck with your project. 8). UD. 

Hello UD the real blower is getting modified on the moment this setup is so we can race on das drag day 2009 maybe nex year the blower.

Its running finaly and i love the sound of it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N624bUWd6rg&feature=channel_page


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxJF3fflUGE&feature=channel

nice to see those safety boots on in the workshop environment!!;-)

forgot to say...sounds wicked!! well done!! ;D

Like the choice of fuel delivery  :)

Great to see it running! Always a big thing when you finally get me going I bet your a happy man!

looks like heineken or bavaria fuel.... :P

Thats the way we bless an engine over here amen.   :D :D

So today i welded the exhaust pipe to the hairdryer tomorrow it wil be debured grinded sandblased and wraped yes only a few things to do it looks that we be racing in bitburg.

wat would you guys think my car could run on the quarter mile?

its only a small 1900 wbx :)

gr Henri.
 

So lucky we are on line again

here is a video of the frog on boost

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bl3rF2uSGag&feature=channel_page

Last monday i got some help from my buddy (tiki madness) we worked on the rollcage and we did some mods on the rear suspention every day we get closer to our goal

THANKS MICHAEL !!!

What the f@#$k was I looking at the holey Mary?

Glad to help you,

Michael

He is going to need some Running shoes and a Bigger Jug If You plan on using that Fuel Set up LOL ;D ;D

So time for an update bitburg didnt went so good for us the thurstday before at 20:15 almost dark i made a testrun drove it of the truck and warmed it up and hit the trottle the turbo spooled up real nice but in a high rpm range due the small 1.9 engine the boost and rpm was not under control i could not read the rpm and boost gauge i was trying to hold the bug on the road it went wel i was thinking bitburg here we come
i worked friday to get the car preped for the weekend .
at bitburg first run no turbo pressure had no power maybe it was the boost control or rpm limiter .
at the second run after checking it blowed a waterplug out of the rear .
we worked to get the shit plug watertight it was sitting there for 4 jears and never leaked
the thirth run stil no boost and power michael had no more than 3 gears an it woudln shift anymore
there was a loose nut at the shifter we maneged to fixed it
fourth run i noticed the was a lot of smoke coming out the engine still no power
back in the pit there was a cracked intake gasked so i thouged that wher the boost is going
we fixed the gasked .
fifth run the was a lot of smoke and no power michael called me from the end of the track and told me the oil catch tank was flooding then i knew the race was over .
we drove the car back on the truck .
but we had a great weekend together with the otto bros and there familly my dad brother racecees tiki madness cnc wizzard delrue micha 64 dirk the four play bad bitch team ome sande and crew and all the other i forgot to write down.


after a week in the garage i pulled the 1\2 head after a cr check there was no cr at at #1cilinder
i had loades of under pressure  .
ill found that piston #1 was cracked between the the cr rings after thinking it over it happend at the test run
but the engine sounded verry nice untill the catch tank was full with oil .
i mounted a other piston an bolted it back together
i went for a test run at saturday and it pulled like crazy on the road wheelspin til third gear everytime exces the 0.5 pressure i drove til 1.0 bar pressure and the car realy kicks ass  but in bitburg it was driving like shit

wat i do know is that the tiki turbo set up worked wel and that my engine and transmission is in good shape the car handels good at 180 kmh so the turbo is going on the tiki and my 1.9 gets his supercharger for 2010 season
so with a little work the car should perform better next year .

we had a great weekend in bitburg thanks to everyone .

GR Henri.

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Nice pics of you in fourplay ;)

We'll have fun next year ;D

Michael

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Sorry to hear of the tough weekend Henri, but at least you have the problem nailed down now.

Great pics too!

Ouch, that was a bad case of detonation if you broke two ring lands at once  :o
What max boost did you reach too cause this?

despite the racing it was a great weekend tough.
see you next year

Around 20 psi @8500 rpm ;D ;D ;D
He was so busy trying to keep the car on the road that he didn't notice the high rpm he reached.

Michael

So i went playing with the to big turbo today

enjoy. ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5AjCUjnrKo


http://www.youtube.com/user/petrolhet#p/a/u/0/0EF751H8PUI


http://www.youtube.com/user/petrolhet#p/a/u/0/aJGsnRtSF4k

Hey boom boom this is your old turbo tested on the frog ;D

Michael

Boom Boom?

Boom boom is Martins nickname(gold65turbo) ;D ;)

Michael

You know MUFFLER MART  ;D ;D ;)

What is wrong with him?Did he forget a clamp or just forgot to plug in the welder? ;D ;D

Michael

No someone needs to explain to him where to tighten up a clamp on a exhaust  ;D ;)

Cool it works then. ;D

Hi i had a phonecall with my buddy leonard otto yesterday about our racers and got new motivation :)
So finaly got some time to work on the superchargers intake today,
i hope to start it up in 4 weeks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HM6kLocXETk

gr henri

Nice dude ;)

Michael

Keep on going henri, a summer without the crazy frog would be a bitch.
I bought the same transmission as you and Michael are running by the way.

jesse

Nice Jesse but the ratio s would be on the long side for youre small engine ,you are better of with a irs tranny
i know because with the 1.9 wbx and a smal turbo it boged on the line but if you run 14" tyres 5" wide you could give it a go but you better of with a irs close ratio.

henri

i did some work on the intake collector today

henri

Hello i did some fabs today.

Work harder and finish that car ;D ;D ;D
just kidding looks good.

Michael

He TIKI i am happy now , keep it this way . ;)

hello i had a lot of progress lately on the car  ,
i worked on the superchargers nose ill shortend it and welded some parts and made a poulie ,
i also started with the wiring for the efi and placed a efi pump filter and presuure regulator ,
i also placed the batery in the front of the carand replaced the fuel tank and rail
it realy taking shape now,
now its time to make all the electiric to work ,and place the engine this time everyting has to be right
to race in drachten and bitburg i take my time for it to do it properly ,
so i hope to get it in the 12s in bitburg  ,its only a smaal 1.9 on a heavy street legal car.
here are some pics enjoy.

gr Henri

So today i worked under the front hood and i am nearly finished there and i did all new wiring for the efi and controls.

Here are some pics of the end product ,the next step is to build the motor in after the intake and fuel injector rails are done .




gr Henri

So today i finaly installed the engine .

Getting close, looks awesome!

So got some time to work on the car ,but first i have to finish the tiki racer ,
some  race cars have a shade of secrets around them,
but we want to share our projects whith you guys ,
and hope for the best on the track .
so here are some pics 

gr henri

Nice..

Finally i started to build my automatic race tranny for my car.
i hope this would gif me better and consisant  times as i am going to shift  electric controled by the ecu
and with the use of a transbrake i have to get good reaction times .
i wil start on the transbrake/line lock/trottle stop as soon as the light is green i only have to release the button it wil go full trottle and shift automaticly on the quartermile ,i am building a vw 010 with loads of mods i wil keep you updated
the hardest part is to fit the tranny in the car and make the suspention correct


gr henri

Looks like our little talk about the trans made you enthousiastic. Have fun building it , that the main thing. I've enjoyed myself in the garage too this week, UN1 is open and looks good inside.

greetz
jesse

Hey,

You lazy "i will react when the light is red again" racer, how about some cruise control and power steering ;D ;D

I know you, you will fix it ;)

Paul.

So finaly i got hold of 2 auto trannys for my car .
tomorrow i wil get my flame cutter and cut some room for the trans in my car
after that i have to build a frame to hold the trans f.
for me rebuild and modify the trans is easy as its is my job
the hardest is to get the big lump fit in the car .
here s a pic of the old renault and the auto trans

gr henri

I also choosed a new shifter

gr henri

So today i fitted the auto trans in the car after a lot of flame cutting
now must i see how i get everything conected .
and change the rollcage and make a strong fit .
i have only 1mm left on the irs side but thats  enough.
and it fits nice must i say


gr henri

your going to fit different lenghts of axles, looks like its a bit off centre.
Nice to see you working on the car again by the way.

jesse

Hi i already figured out what i wil do with the axles.
today i worked on the bellt tensioner i made a double pulley that wil drive the alternator by a serpentine belt.
next thing to do is make proper brackets and polish them .
i am going to make a new plenum that goes to the double chargecooler and thn back to the engine with a blow of valve in it .
I also did some cutting on the chassis and body today .
next is to buy some iron and weld a new sub frame and connect it to the rollcage .
Yes its going to take shape i am getting close to have my full automatic blown drag bug with two kirkey seats and
interieur so i can cruise around town in the summer with my kids and do big burn outs the old v8 jaguar is no fun annymore,also because they help me with the project and they like it,
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LigrZusH18

gr henri

Hi loungers here s a little update,i redisigned the rearframe for the auto trans and make some brackets to hook it up
i also rebuilded the autotrans and modifid it.
Everything sits in place now it was a lot of cutting and grinding.
The converter is send to a partner  he is going to rebuild it for higher stall speed about 4000 rpm s
Next to do is install the shifter and rebuild the brain of the box and install a transbrake .
Therefore i am going to use a linelock solonoid .
I hope you enjoy the pics.

gr Henri
 

Hi today i was realy happy i recieved my 2 kirkey racing seats and interior parts and droped them right in .
my goal is to build a pro street racing interior.
I also modified the rollcage this week to fit the second seat .
the most of the cutting is done now its going to look like a car again i am happy with the result so far and this is just the begin .
and i still like my 1966 buick wildcat steeringwheel
I hope i can cruise on the streets again this year.
enyoy the pics

gr Henri

So an update again for who s interested.
I picked up an old beetle and kut out the rear end of the body.
Then y started to drill all the fucking spotwelds out .
Then i sandblasted the rusty section of the body parts and welded the rotten spots.
And then i welded the left inner fender back in the car and connected the rollcage to the body.
thats all for tonight dudes.

gr henri

Holy crap, BRAVE MAN !

Way cool man

Hello today i was working on the car again did some welding grinding and cutting >:( >:(
But finally i was there to fit the engine and autotrans in to the car and ,It fits!!!!!! ;D
I placed the fender and decklid and it closed like it was original ,.
Next to do is to finish it of.
Its going to look like a bad ass streetcar
I also got hold of a original 1960 cadillac brake pedal from a customer who s trans i rebuilded he had a spare nice!
I am a happy man .
enjoy the pics.

Gr Henri 

So today i made an rpm pick up bracket and installed the tooth disc aswel.
This week i did some shoping for al the electric for the engine managment system .
Its getting there.

gr henri

Hi today i did some mock up for the altenator and trottle system ,i am pleased with it
The engine is realy gona look like a bommer .

gr henri

Good progress Henri!
I would however try to fixate the bracket on 2 points instead of only one it now seems to be. These brackets must be super stable or you may get errors on the sensor.

Hey Walter there is second fixation connected to the oil pump  but you cant see it in the pic .
its stable enough do .
I am trying to get everything right , and i am not in a hurry but it wil run this summer.
my goal is that when i drive it out of my ched it has to work , i want to drive and not wrenching this summer.

I am getting there

gr henri

that's a crazy ride, henri!  ;)

damn, i can't see how that trans will perform.

but one question, you really want go blow through with that supercharger and is there a reason for that?

wishes
from germnay
chris

Yes the reason is that when its pull trough the mixture will be beaten by the blender effect of the worm wheels and separate the fuel form the oxygen ,and thats bad for engine performance and engine life .
Intercooled efi is the way to go for me.
And i like the fast boost reaction of the charger ,it wil go on boost as soon as i hit the trottle.
So no spooling the turbo up anymore as i have a small engine 1.9 this is the best for me.
i am gaining for a 300 hp at the crank but its a long way ,the torque wil be a more great issue because its there as i blimp the pedal.


gr henri

thats not that bad, the heat will vaporise the fuel and the mix is good as well.
but in a efi you have no fuel there. and boost respons is also 1:1 with gaspedal in a draw through.
why i ask:
in blow you will need a huge blow by system and the supercharger has alot of parasitic when going from the throttle that will make alot more heat.
draw through with bypass is the best way to go with supercharger. but on the stripe it doesn't matter. on the road it will run colder. what ind of bypass want you use? a sec. throttle like g40 g60 engines or a vacuum tin style?

but definitly yes to the all time torque...i love my daily driver 30ps engine. 150nm from 1700-3000rpm and 70hp at 3900rpm out of close to stock 30hp heads with 1200cc that is torque like a stock 2.0 typ4 . i bet you will have alooooot of  torque down below.

have fun
chris from germany

Great work on this Henri, a really interesting read. :)

Here is a video of a 10 sec. turbo car with a bus automatic trans.
(the green "67)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTWgf9AhJWo&feature=related


Here is an in-car shot
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlHjhOx9xLI&feature=related

I recieved my new shifter today and it rocks!!
And i need to do some mods on the valvebody for the autobox to make the transbrake work .
Cant wait to make my first burn out muscle car style.

gr henri

Hey today i  worked on the hurst pistol grip shifter for the car .
i soon finded out that the geometrie of both the roosters waren t equal .
so i made a test stand and recalbrated the shifter cable and the roosters .
then wen that was working i figurde out how to make the brackets for the cables and holders .
and this is the result .
it shifts like a real pro.
and the neutral lock out is on the right spot

enjoy gr henri  

Hey today i worked on the brake pedal set up for the autobox.
I must say i am happy that i don t have to work in that little corner again but i am happy with the result

enjoy

hr henri

nice!

Hey i also made a new battery box for my optima batery  in the nose of the car .
yeah no more emty battery s for me and lots of crancking power
The list of things to do is getting shorter i hope in the winter to get to the finish and detailing parts i can t wait.

enjoy gr henri

So time for an update of my little green race car.
today  i finaly got the supercharger fixed on the engine and the belt in line we made alloy brackets to hold it in place  the result is good the blower sits perfectly.
Next to do is to fit the manifold and weld the pipes in place ,and work on the belt tension system ,
and then fix the altenator brackets .
And finaly make everything nice and shiny ,polishing al the aloy brackets  ;D

I took some pics today enjoy

Gr Henri

Nice work Henri , that looks hard as nails  8)
 I really like guy's who go their own way , can't wait to see all this come together and put a quick time down .

X2

Hi guys  today i worked on the dash i decieded to by myself some new autometer gauges like.
Engine oil press
engine temp
Transmission oil press
Transmission oil temp
I needed space to build them in and so i can have a good look to it
I decieded to use a original black dash cover and i most say it looks good as the whole interieur is going to be black
that looks good in a daily/strip car

the work for today is mock up so its not ready yet
I am happy with the trans gauges so i can monitor what the trans press is doing vs trans temp.
I took some pics enjoy

Hi today i worked on the trottle linkage and manifols and belt tension system .
the linkage is working now and finished.
 i had to make some tubes of alloy on the lath to fit in the manifold to suport it when the bolts are torqed its a nice tight shiny fit but you never see it but its al in the details.
the belt tensioner is also ready now i can order a belt,
next to do is welding the alloy pipes from the manifold to the tbi s.
enjoy the pics
its getting there .
tomorow i am recieving my last autometer gauges an can i fit them
gr henri

Henri, you spend a lot of money on the Optima. Keep it charged all the time or it will die soon. Get yourself a CTEK battery charger.You will not regret it.
Just my 2 cents.

Hi Hary ii have two opima s that are on low volts  the are from the same used batch as the two good ones .
can recharge them with that charger?

gr henri

Hey i did some work today .
Ill changed an old autometer shiftlight to a oilpress warning light.
I noticed that many race car engines have a to slow working oil press sender and when an engine comes in the shop .
With all the bearings eaten out the costumer says ,but the light didn t come on!
Its important to have a quick working oil warning light

And a customers project went on the dyno this week we did the tranny engine and rear axle.
It pulled 381 rwhp and loads of torque .
Hit the throttle at 50 kmh and you can buy new rear tyres
just wanted to share the project because i think its a realy nice restored 65 gto

pics

gr henri

Yes, these chargers are perfect just for that. (killing the crystals in the batteries). If Optimas hate on thing, it's being sitting unused on the shelf.

Groetjes,
Harry

good job, henri. and that GTO rocks!!

Hi this week  i maneged to work on the dash again .
Its almost done and i think its looking good and it al works fine .
And i did some work on the torque converter
I got hold on a vw rabbit type convertor and there stall is about 2400 rpm ,
i hope that. i can get 3200 out of it
,Then i know what to to with the new one.
But the starter ring gear and aircooling was not provided on the rabbit type so it has to we welded over.
It took a lot of time to get it dialed in but it fits quite nice now.
I will see how accurate my work was when i have it balanced.
So for me one step futher.
And after that i did my first airbrush on a old chevy fender.
Just for relaxing .

enjoy gr Henri
 

good busy Henri ;D ;D

Michael

I am glad that i stil know when i see this pics that the car looks good .
the outside of the car is untuched so if i think when i build the car up again.
But then with weld racing wheels and new pinstripes .
thats wats make me happy when i think of it

ggod night

gr henri

Hi dudes a little update.
i made an batery box out of an ols plate of alloy today and it fits nice , was fun to do made it by hand,
And my new disk brake setup arrived now only put them on the car the wheel pattern is chevy 4,75''.
I think i have enough stopping power for the automatic bug.

gr henri

Love the pin striping Henri. If you did this just to relax, I think you have talent!

MORE please!
Nice build.

010 transmission and SC is what I had but never finished years ago.
I added a turbo blowing in to the SC and while having some fun mapping on the open road, I melted pistons and more. When building it new, it had another concept. I am still and will continue to love teh roque, respone and more from the SC.
Good luck!

Working on the project again .

Yes yes yes!

Finaly i got hold of a pair of chargecoolers that i will fit on my engine so i can get the intake air temp down.
I have to cut and weld them to fit on the boxer engine .
Tommorow the car goes to my cousin to fabricate the engine and transmission mounting .
And my emergency brake system was gone so i placed an other one as the car is going to be streetlegal it has to be in there and working.

gr henri

Those coolers are really.........uh, COOL.

Went to my cousins place to work on the chassis to place the big lump in the car .
Man a lot of cutting and grinding and not much car left.
But at his scrapyard there is  a lot of spare parts to be found.
so no lack of materials here .


gr henri

and on

Very nice!
Your center horn suspension picture is the same as I did on my car way back 1993.
I never shared a picture of it simply because I thought it was so brutal. :-)

Thanks so i am on the right track then.
it had to be cut brutal or else the big the big lump wont fit
but it has a proper fit now only have to make it nice looking now for mot.
Also making the car legal for dhra regulations so i can race it everywhere.

gr henri

This week lady luck was on my side a i was on a visit at my cousin car wreckyard .
and there was a audi 200 turbo automatic looking at me .
so i got hold of the forklift and airwrench and came home with a nice turbo intercoooler wastegate hoses pipes fuelpump and wastegate
and the best a good running autobox with the 3100rpm stall converter in it
I was looking for a piece like this for quite a long time .
Now i can build the converter as i planed i have 7 different codes now.
The G code is rare .
And enough parts to make it twincharge in the future.
As for the car i did some metalwork cutting and grinding
if all the little pieces are ready my other cousin wil weld them in place.
I am making good progres now
 it is a verry verry lot of work and i am not taking the easy route here.
But i am getting there to build a one of a kind bug.

Thanks
gr Henri

This is where i get my parts from.my cousin recycles 9700 cars a year parts enough
http://www.autorecyclingreuvers.nl/

gr henri

 ;D

Grinding and grinding   :( :( :(
And made some tubes for the emergency brake
The handle is also back in and working

gr henri

And finaly welding

Cool.
Good progress.

Hi loungers today i gave myself a day of.
And did some work on the car .The tranny is in the car
It was a lot of work to fit the big lump in place but i got it right
I only need one day of working on the cage an then the car can go back to my home
there i can finish it .
make it nice and clean
i am happy that the tranny sits on the right place in the cae the axles line up real nice do .
enjoy
gr Henri

And now i can drop the pan easy to make mods to the valvebody just 4 bolts .

gr henri

Yepp!

That is pretty similar to mine.
Rough but it worked for me.

nice work Henri :)  Now finish it, I want to hear that supercharger whistle

Michael

I like this out off the box stuff

Hi saturday  i was at my cousins place and found this big 8-71 detroit blower.
now lets see what i can so with this in the  future.

Man i like my hobby!!!!!

gr henri

Did some work to the cage this week
Its nearly finished then the car can come home
When i was younger safety was no big issue
But now i am glad that i did it this way
Was a lot of extra work
But now i am true that
Its also bussy at the shop so finding time to work on the car isxhard

Gr henri

Gr henri

Finaly i got the car home ,the engine fits good as wel
Next week i pick up the chargecoolers and tb
Now i can finish it this summer yeah !!

gr henri

nice, can't wait to hear that baby scream  ;D

Today working on the axles and started do figure out some wiring.
Wiring the car is also a lot of work
but i found a good company for all the little things and dangs

www.rdae.nl

Hi loungers today i picked up my two chargecoolers
And it fits like it belong there

.gr henri

Agree!  That is going to both look cool and work well.

Today i made the tb housing fit.
hope its big enough...

gr henri

Today i picked up my new battery
So i hope for me no more dead battery issues  with this one .

gr
 

Hello i picked up some hydraulic metal pipe and started bendiing the fuel return line.
and also started on the manifolds.

gr henri

today i had the guts to cut the chargecoolers
there was no room for error these are expensive
but it went wel
so i went to my cousins recycle yard and picked up
a by a car wrecked old bend (lantarenpaal) as we dutch say it
you know them candles sitting on the side s of the road in the knight
and gave them a new live

Realy i am not such a bad guy
I am just
......

Gready to get the car roaring !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good night
Henri

What nomal goes trough  four cilinders comes now in two cilinders
and no tight spots anymore
Good enough i would say
............
man i am glad that man chose that alloy lantarenpaal.

Hi loungers i am happy to say that have a running car !!!
I did all the mock up for the Efi and supercharger and going to finish it on a mock up engine so it will be a bolt on kit.
I recieved my pump rod from Frallan (BIG THANKS TO HIM)
bolted the engine and tranny together and fitted an stock 1600 carb and dist unit
finished loads of littlethings like brake lines axles spring plates fuel lines electric and on and on
But after i filled the tranny with atf oil and gear oil
I primed the whole system
And the after 5.5 years i turned the key and bam!!
If fired right on running like a kitten
I took a sit on the coolbox that for now is my seat and pulled in gear and released the brake and it was going forward.
itook it for aspin in the alley behind my house an erverything is working perfect but it was a funny feeling driving an autobox in a bug
It reacts fast on the trottle like the car has no weight  
I am happy that it feels good
The next thing to do is get the car on MOT and do a lot of testdriving on the highway
And in town and country to get it relyable like brakes cooling alignment and so .
And then if my wife can drive it to go shopping then its ready to build the charger and efi on .
I have the feeling that this is going to be a good handiling car that can visit lots of meetings

Gr henri

Cool!

Congratulations to that milestone.

Hey Henry,

Great to hear your driving the car again. Realy missed having it around...

Next time I see you with it I´ll be begging for a testdrive

Jesse

Ihave no time at the moment to work on the car
I need money to make it work
and my work is also my passion so thats going to eat a lot of time as well
I know some of you have a job as wel but the vw thing is a brain relief for some of you guys
here are some pics of my work/passion to make it al work
this is also the reason that when i come home my head is loaded and not into building my bug
sometimes its feel like a downside for others the only see the nice side but not the oures that it takes

pic1/2 valve body rebuild and transmission rebuild

pic 3/4 converting  an vintage 120 hp 6meter speedboat to an in house build chevy 6.2 liter 320 hp and loads of torque v8 ,hope to hit 100 km/h

pic 5  rebuild of two 7.4 litre v8 mercruisers  hitting 110 kmh in a 10 meter boat

and a few more projects waiting in the line
man i hate my job
and my love for hot vw s will never go away thats one thing in life that is sure for me

gr henri

pic

Nice engine installation but not very service friendly. I prefer them like this with plenty of space around it. Very nice, especially when the engine is hot and wearing a short  8)

(http://www.raceinfo.no/temp/Ilmor%207251.jpg)

(http://www.raceinfo.no/temp/Ilmor%207252.jpg)

Have a nice summer and enjoy the boat!

-BB-

Two of the V10's above pushed a 38 feet Goldfish rib to 110 knots (205kph) today  :)

-BB-

(Please let me know if you want me to delete my non topic boat related replies)

Wauw BB nice ride
Do you have a pic of that rib?
Never seen them v10s over here.
Are they jet or stern ?
 Gr henri

Good morning Henri,

Of course I have pictures  :)

Here it is on a very hot, Norwegian summer day;

(http://www.raceinfo.no/temp/Goldfish%20383.jpg)

(http://www.raceinfo.no/temp/Goldfish%20382.jpg)

And as you can see it has stern drives;

(http://www.raceinfo.no/temp/Goldfish%20381.jpg)

Best rgs
BB

Damn that is one badass looking rib  :o

Do you remeber this fire up henri!
http://youtu.be/vbd2JsRjWA4

yeah the real launche control !!!!!!!!!
baby diaper went about 100 meters in the field
that was fun

them dayssss

Yes,that was crazy henri!

I was there aswel, it was the weekend of my very first racing experience.
Now I'm wondering if it was the blistering speed of my stock semiauto 1300 beetle that got me into racing or the crazy people surrounding the scene.

So since i have holyday  i spend a few days on the car and i got it al dressed up and running
i took it for spin around the block , and It drives very relaxed and the shifting is nice
once i gif it full throttle i can see the trans oil pressure go way up
And then the shiftings are firm , it wil skid the tyres 1/2nd
So i can cruise it down the street and go hard on the strip with it
Thats the way i wanted it to perform
And my hurst pistol grip shifter is so much fun to play with
I am so glad that the car is running again since 2009
Now i can do some finnese to it
Now getting it ready for mot
And the take it on the road
In the winter i wil put the supercharger on it along with the transbrake and high stall converter
Yeah!!!!! i love it

gr henri

the car

Cool "the Frog" is back, it's looking fresh in the sun, love it.

Hello Henri!
Tried to see in the thread but not finding it,  if you had changed the shift pattern or you are using the pistolgrip with standard pattern?

I hade the "Dutch maffia" over at my house on Wednesday for a few hours. They were on the way to SCC.
Robin Blue Thunder, one more and another of your friends that I just forgot the name of, plus his Finnish girlfriend which I for some funny reason do remember the name of, Lena :-)

a great story!

how do you get the 1600 carb to run on your bigger engine? (2.1,1.9?)

Cheers :)

i just bolted it on along whith the intake
cut of the preheat flanges and connect a waterhose to it to preheat

gr henri

Hello i bougth some alloy chevy patern wheels
to fit on my car as i have to change to disk brakes around
I want to have them cut and sized to fit tight under my fenders
I want to use al space there is in the rear and small on the front
Has any one of you done  this ? any tips are welcome
i dont know the brand of the wheels yet but they are light
And i have a verry nice set of centre caps with them
gr henri

Hello i got my big bore piston kit at home.
Now i measurred them and the look nice .
The clearance is 0.05 mm
I want to get them stress honed as for turbo use
Bur
t wat is the best clearence for that
The bore is 95,5 mm


gr

What brand of piston? usually they tell you what clearance to run with the pistons and every manufacturer has its own specs


cheers Richie

AA richie and no card involving tolerance .
Never used this ones before

Gr

If you email Ron barrett at AA I am sure he will help, he is very good like that :)

Will do that
Thanks.

gr

Hi henri,

I think you can use some more clearance for the pistons.

on my 103mm bore with SRP pistons, I will run a 0.10mm clearance  ;)


Grt from MR turbo encabulator

Yesterday i brought my torque converter to te converter shop to have it set up  for my application.
Hoping to get 4500 rpm stall speed out of it.
will be ready next week .
No i am going to open the engine for a piston and longer cranck  transplant.
I am happy that i decided to go back to turbo
Got my motivation back .
hopefully i got a running car this season..

gr

Ok today i pased the point of no return
I opend up the engine and it looks nice
only black oil due the rich mixture hone grooves are gone but i discard the old sleeves annyway
Making a few mods and then putting it back together


gr

Tommorow i will wash the engine in my hot tank.

gr

After finish my friends type 4 1.7 engine and its a nice engine.
The engine stand is free for my own engine and going on with the build.
First i did the oil ring mod on the pump.
As the press was not wat it ment to be when hot
placed an oil ring from a ford dsg tranny .
The ring is verry soft and had a good seal .se if it helps.

gr Henri

I have found some time to work on the car again
i put the longer stroke cranck in the engine .
Sealed the oilpump and lots more .
I made an torque plate to stresshone the cilinders for more wall clearance.
when i have them back comming week i can finish the engine and build it in the car Next step is to get the plumbing for the
Turbo lines and charge cooler.
A friend is comming to help me out with the wiring for the engine manegment system
So hopfully i have a running car this season.

gr henri

Post en Dros ? ;D

Hi guys Went to the local engine rebuild shop to hone the new cilinders .
and then it was time to build the engine and also make al the fittings and sensors for the efi
I got hold of a set 600 cc injectors that wil feed the engine
i have to make a custom fuelrails for it that i am working on right now
So when thats finish i can put the engine back in the car and hopefully get my mot
The first few hundered km or so i will drive it whitout the turbo
Just N/a to see if everything is working correct .
gr henri

Yes today the engine is ready to go into the car
I put the injectors and sensors for efi in
i hope i can fire it up soon
And the autobox will like it 

gr henri 

Hi I got my modified torque converter back .
and i hope that the stalspeed is around 4000 rpm now
Stallspeed wil say that i canput the enginebrake on and load the engine till 4000 on launch
and not much happend until i let go the launch  button
Then the engine rpm wil rise and above the 4000 the converter will hook on and
passing its multible torque to the gearbox factor 2:1  :o
Thats why it can be verry effective
Inside my torque converter are manny parts that are upgraded and midified from a porsche unit
Like needle bearings welded and hardened vanes polished and machined stator and  turbine and an enlarged on way clutch
And its also made lighter .
The engine is also back in the car and it al fits wel til now
lets see i can let this baby launch hard in the future .
Thats the first goal ,speed is a later issue.
Converter stall is also termided by engine torque as i dont know the engine torque yet
it will be a gues now .
If its way of we have to open it again and do some mods until its rigth on the spot.
so no charge yet.


till now
gr Henri  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTfipsejqS0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTfipsejqS0)

if your interested How it works and part of my ocupation.
Have fun.

gr henri

Hi i got the engine fired up this weekend .
I hooked up an old weber at the efi intake and made an downflow fueltank that i put on the roof .
put a point distrubitor in it .
and it fired right up .
It runs nice no more smoke and no funny noises and good oil pressure ,the converter is working to .
A buddy of my picked up the ecu he is gonna do the wiring and in 3 weeks its finished.
Now i can realy get it finished ,got a running car at last
if everything goes wel i wil bring it to bitburg this year to do some test runs
Just to see if its getting of the line and run straigth.
and ofcourse to make it reliable so that i can run it all day long in normal traffic.

gr henri

Nice mate, keep up the good work

Greetings Mycha

Got my throttle linkage right now
Gr

How can i post a pic from my phone
Who knows ?
Gr

Hello!
All I know is that I have to host the picture on Photobucket and then post the link on here.
 There are many but I have am stuck with Photobucket.
You can do it from the phone too.
Need more help? Just PM me or write on fredrik.reichel@tetrapak.com

Amazing work!

so does the clutch hook up at 4k rpm? meaning anything less is slips? how does that work out with normal driving?

Hi Andy
In theory it will hook at that rpm range
But it isnt freewheeling also .
It wil push the car forward thats why it wil need a transbrake
That stops the input and output shaft  from turning
And the engine needs to be strong enough to overcome the resistant of the tc
So it has more slip than stock
But still good street drivebilety  i hope .
Gr henri

Gr

I had a beetle with turbo engine and automatic.
The Munsinger torque converter would lock up at above 5000 rpm.
It sounded sick when drag racing. People told me something was wrong. But no. Fully normal for that setup.
On the street, it was smooth and nice.
Fuel economy.....not that I noticed but I guess she was pretty thirsty.

ahhh i got it, so in theory when you floor it from the line with a brake on it should be fully engaged till 4k. sounds cool!

Here you go Andy, a really quick run-down on the different options.......
http://allfast.com.au/HighPerformance/HiStalls/tabid/860/Default.aspx
......and in addition to a blown Doorslammer with a converter and auto, Gonzo also has a 14sec yellow buggy that he insists on abusing the crap out of for over 20 years, so it's even legal on a VW forum!  ;)

Yess the car started up on its own efi tonight
And it sounded verry nice and crispy
Close to mot now
Gr

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 ;D there you go

https://youtu.be/ygToRwsi3MM
Hi i got the car running on efi .
Al seems to be ok  like cooling gauges pressure
Also did a liitle test drive and it realy pulls good
It spins the tyres as soon as i floor it so the torque is there
Now i go to finish the rest and go to mot and dyno to get it roadlegal
And then i hope for a nice season and lots of miles .
Finaly a running car again .
I drive it na this year to do some testing and tunning .
And in the fall i wil put a big turbo on the car and see what it does the
But first i want to get seat time and take it slow.

Enjoy gr

Nicely done Henry. Great you got EFI now!

Curieus what she dynos N/A!!
Walter

Excellent news Henry!

Thanx guys.

looking good there mate  ;)

Hello i have sign in on a racedate here in holland
19 june in Drachten she will run .
Would be nice to see more vw over there
As far as i know there wil be 5 now on the start line.
Its a nice track and it is cheap .
So check it out

http://www.dhra.nl

gr Henri

As the sun was out today
I went to work on the interior of the car
And i must say its quite a difference now
Took some abarth seats from a alfa an they fit realy  nice
can take a passenger now.

gr henri


before.

and after.

Also can close the decklid now and worked on the lights.
Hope to get it on the street soon to do some testing on the higway
The kirkey seat has gone out of the car
Did some driving in it and i must say .
It realy hurt youre but in the street so byebye.

gr

Yeah!!!! Its finaly running
Did a short testrun and it drives good
Verry good  
Need to do the fuel mapping now
The shifts are perfect and the gears are the right ratio
Now the fun can begin
To set the car up for dragstrip




https://youtu.be/AHwT5HXjMWM

Gr

Long time ago that he was at the gasstation

Today i got MOT on the car
Everything was ok
So i can drive safe and  legal on the street for 2 years now

Gr henri

Congratulations!  Looking good, sounding good! Very good achievement!  Enjoy!

Going wild with my brush

Gr

Hi today i did some fuel mapping to get it to run decent for the street
I set the rev limit at 5000 and it is not perfect yet but its getting better
Also went on the highway and at 150 it runs good and straight
No oil leaks no exhaust smoke no temp problems just running clean
So i can focus on the efi mapping now
Taking it step by step but the car has good potential now
I love my full automatic bug
Enjoy
https://youtu.be/j5E82pg2zzo

Gr henri

That's cool!

Today i went to test my new line lock
Enjoy
https://youtu.be/po1UR_6Wuik

Gr henri

think you need more front tyre  ;D

very nice Henry...

No turbo yet and allready there is some power.
Hope I can do the same with my T3 when the new waterboxer goes in thuis summer.

See you at the dragstrip

Hi i have a jazz fuelcel in my car
And its balooning
I need a sort of rollover valve to fix it
Any sugestions ?

Gr henri

Does it not have a vent already?

Hi
Yes it has but i used it for fuel return
I though the vent was in cap but it is only a one way
It can suck but not vent .

Gr henri

Not seen a jaz cap with a vent in it, would defeat object of tank vent/roll over valve as would still leak, is it plastic tank? if so drill it for extra vent and use something like this


http://www.jegs.com/i/JEGS-Performance-Products/555/110561/10002/-1?parentProductId=755321

Mmm trying to load a picture but it wil not send it

Gr

Ok

Fixed?