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« Reply #660 on: August 15, 2015, 19:26:07 pm »

Knowledge is power, I had no doubt it would happen 2nd run

Well done love it

Only just but good enough Grin
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« Reply #661 on: August 15, 2015, 19:27:45 pm »

Well done!

How much power are you making for that 10?

My estimate about 200 on the engine and about 75 of nitrous, its hard to be exact as the tune was so rich I don't know how much power its robbing

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« Reply #662 on: August 15, 2015, 19:28:19 pm »

Whooo cool, nice achievement  Shocked

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« Reply #663 on: August 15, 2015, 19:51:29 pm »

Nice one Richie, I had no doubt you'd do it, but to do it on the second pass is outstanding!  Congratulations!
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« Reply #664 on: August 15, 2015, 20:07:24 pm »

Nice one Richie, I had no doubt you'd do it, but to do it on the second pass is outstanding!  Congratulations!

thanks, I like to put myself under pressure making stupid promises & predictions Cheesy
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« Reply #665 on: August 15, 2015, 20:49:31 pm »

Videos


1st 10  Grin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zmlN1Tom2g

and 2nd

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSCP1jA4GJw

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« Reply #666 on: August 15, 2015, 20:57:35 pm »

Well done! I see you were cheating though running the light wheels Cheesy

Very eager to see what's in it when the tune is sorted.
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« Reply #667 on: August 15, 2015, 21:08:29 pm »

Well done! I see you were cheating though running the light wheels Cheesy

Very eager to see what's in it when the tune is sorted.


Yep  Grin they are Jo's, only thing I had around with slicks on and they are 4 years or so old so not ideal, best thing is they were free Cheesy Grin
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« Reply #668 on: August 15, 2015, 21:12:44 pm »

Timing ticket

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« Reply #669 on: August 15, 2015, 21:16:56 pm »

The 12.44@103 was N/A with muffler and belt on[ it did try to jump off, was twisted round after run] and I missed 3rd gear as you can hear!!!! I am sure it will go 11s N/A if I was motivated

Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYKJOd8x2hg

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« Reply #670 on: August 15, 2015, 21:27:25 pm »

Here's a few pics, thanks to Blackett Photography for some of them  Wink
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« Reply #671 on: August 15, 2015, 21:33:09 pm »

and a few more
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« Reply #672 on: August 15, 2015, 21:34:25 pm »

Faster than all the Picnic racers and did what it said in the tin  Grin
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« Reply #673 on: August 15, 2015, 21:55:32 pm »

Congrats on the 10 that is so cool 2nd pass out. Certainly looks lively off the line. Car turned out good  Grin
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« Reply #674 on: August 15, 2015, 22:51:58 pm »

Faster than all the Picnic racers and did what it said in the tin  Grin

What's a picnic racer?
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« Reply #675 on: August 16, 2015, 11:36:47 am »

Well done mate.
Definitely an 11 N/A next time. Nice 1.47 60ft on 3rd run.
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« Reply #676 on: August 16, 2015, 12:14:13 pm »

Stop making it look easy  Cheesy


Ron,

I came to this conclusion on the way home, all you need to do is come up with a plan of what you want to do, stick to it Wink and search out the parts you need, then buy them when they come up for sale

I can see from your avatar that some of this might be a problem for you  Wink Cheesy

cheers Richie

Think you've hit it on the head, was thinking the same thing the other day. Biggest problem with me is too  little time to work on cars and too much thinking time. Done at home now so next few years should be my time to play. Will be the same parts just in a smaller lighter car  Grin

Well done anyway, be nice to know how much the car worked out in the end.

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« Reply #677 on: August 16, 2015, 12:55:05 pm »

Great result!

how does it drive on the street?
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« Reply #678 on: August 16, 2015, 16:08:07 pm »

Great result!

how does it drive on the street?

Pretty good actually, nice and smooth for what it is, gearing is plenty tall enough, maybe even slightly over geared for track as you can hear in 3rd gear in vids, but it was what came up cheap, its just a little noisy, seems to get about 25mpg which is fine as not alot of driving for gas milage happens  Wink
 
I put carpet in passenger side already, going to do driver side and rear package tray area and that will do for noise reduction

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« Reply #679 on: August 16, 2015, 16:23:30 pm »

Great result!

how does it drive on the street?

Pretty good actually, nice and smooth for what it is, gearing is plenty tall enough, maybe even slightly over geared for track as you can hear in 3rd gear in vids, but it was what came up cheap, its just a little noisy, seems to get about 25mpg which is fine as not alot of driving for gas milage happens  Wink
 
I put carpet in passenger side already, going to do driver side and rear package tray area and that will do for noise reduction

cheers Richie

Thats a rear bonus! sounds like an amazing all rounder! not many 10 second beetles driving about on the roads!
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« Reply #680 on: August 16, 2015, 16:30:07 pm »



Well done anyway, be nice to know how much the car worked out in the end.




Rough total is £11,430, that is with some wheeling and dealing, bought some stuff, didn't need/use it and sold it on, then selling most of the original car[engine, gearbox &axles, interior, front wing and bonnet, front bumper, wheels, stock disc brake spindles, rear shocks]   that I didn't need.
Also I traded some things for my time, so in reality to actually duplicate it would be nearer £13K maybe just over and that is with the cheaper wheels, another set of wheels with used slicks etc would add to it some more.


cheers Richie

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« Reply #681 on: August 17, 2015, 09:05:39 am »

Good work Richie, hitting the mark on the 2nd run is impressive  Cheesy
Look forward to seeing how much more you can get into the 10's, but mission accomplished  Grin
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« Reply #682 on: August 17, 2015, 11:54:51 am »

Good work and with the EFI it should work well on the street :-)

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« Reply #683 on: August 17, 2015, 13:54:29 pm »

Wow, but I was pretty sure you would make the goal without much trouble. 12.44 with no bottle and 10.97 with it and 25 mpg too, can't see how you could do it any better. Cool

I have a couple of questions. I read  back through the thread to see what the chassis set up is for this car. From what I read :

Converted to IRS, mid mount, solid mounted transmission, mid mount for transmission

What kind of roll bar did you put in? I think the roll bar is tied to the transmission forks?
What kind of shocks (front and rear) did you use?
Did you end up using a traction bar?

I know that your goal was to build a 10 second car and see how much it cost but for me you really showed how to build a street legal drag car. Kind of like the anatomy of a VW street / drag car. Thanks for taking the time to document / share what you did.
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« Reply #684 on: August 18, 2015, 07:25:18 am »

Good work and with the EFI it should work well on the street :-)

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Thank you, yes it really does drive quite well


Good work Richie, hitting the mark on the 2nd run is impressive  Cheesy
Look forward to seeing how much more you can get into the 10's, but mission accomplished  Grin


Ta, just don't look at the paint to close Cheesy


Really think it will go mid 10s like this with some small changes and some development, silly stuff like a different shifter, when I am driving it on road its fine, but strapped in its just to far away and keep missing gears, need one with more bend in it I think
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« Reply #685 on: August 18, 2015, 07:29:29 am »

Wow, but I was pretty sure you would make the goal without much trouble. 12.44 with no bottle and 10.97 with it and 25 mpg too, can't see how you could do it any better. Cool

I have a couple of questions. I read  back through the thread to see what the chassis set up is for this car. From what I read :

Converted to IRS, mid mount, solid mounted transmission, mid mount for transmission

What kind of roll bar did you put in? I think the roll bar is tied to the transmission forks?
What kind of shocks (front and rear) did you use?
Did you end up using a traction bar?

I know that your goal was to build a 10 second car and see how much it cost but for me you really showed how to build a street legal drag car. Kind of like the anatomy of a VW street / drag car. Thanks for taking the time to document / share what you did.
Jeff

Thanks Jeff

the roll cage was made by Jim at cotsweld race cars   http://cotsweld.co.uk/  and yes its tied to frame forks and shock towers and torsion housing, no traction bar is used

It has old[14 years old] competition engineering 3 way adjustable front shocks and used qa1 single adjustable rears

cheers Richie
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« Reply #686 on: August 18, 2015, 08:56:48 am »

So, are you going to enter the cab in Super Comp & the 67 in Super Street?  If your desperate & need a 2nd driver.......   Cheesy Tongue Wink

Congrats by the way, fantastic achievement.
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« Reply #687 on: August 18, 2015, 09:27:49 am »

So, are you going to enter the cab in Super Comp & the 67 in Super Street?  If your desperate & need a 2nd driver.......   Cheesy Tongue Wink

Congrats by the way, fantastic achievement.



Shhhhhhh, at the moment its just a rumour, and we know how those go Wink  But possibly for national finals , don't think I will get the 67 as far under the index as the cab but will try and see if I get it their Cheesy Grin

I got a lightweight jockey for it once she has done some roads miles in it and got used to it but thanks for the offer Grin


thanks  Cool , yours done yet?

cheers Richie
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« Reply #688 on: August 18, 2015, 11:23:31 am »

Really?  Funny how great minds think alike eh?  (Or fools seldom differ  Grin )

As for mine, i'm way off.  It'll be next year before i'm finished.  I've been a bit distracted lately with another (small) project.  Well it started out as a small project & has grown a little.  F**king RHD UK cars.........   Wink
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« Reply #689 on: August 18, 2015, 12:09:23 pm »

Congratulations going straight into the 10s!! Not that I had any doubt you could do it.. Wink

So now after you have raced it, what do you feel the potential in the car is with the current set up?
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