Calibre.65 (VWSP65) - street/strip build

[Black_65]

Well Guy's

Finally got the gearbox built and fitted on sunday with the help of my friends Luke & Mike. Took 6 hours but was alot of little but long jobs to do.

But it's in now and the lads said there up for helping me after work all this week to get it finished and ready for a MOT next week .

So Picture time...YEA





Also got all the brakes sorted and ready to stop!



Now the BEST PART...! So Got the motor cleaned up from the last use on the dyno and started to fit the 'porker fan'. After a hour of triming the shroud, i finally got it fitted on the motor. Thanks to Andy Skyes for the CSP bell crank linkage i got it all sync'd on the 48's .

As for the 100mm tall trumpets, this was advised by Alan at GAC to make 161hp as per when it was on the dyno. Looks great but will still need a little fibre glass repair and paint, but Fuck it.... I couldn't wait.....lol...!







Rool on tomorrow...

[VWGlassee]

Looks great! Love this topic 

[Black_65]

Well guy's been working around 12hrs a day to get this build finished !!!! .

All looking busy under here lol, got the frame horn support bars 'I MADE' fit and clear the exhaust. Go me


Kill switch wired up,


So Engine is in! mount the oil breather and made up the oil lines and fuel lines,


Nitrous lines are made and mounted where we want them,




And here's a little teaser picture of how she's looking :lol:


Clutch cable today and wiring, maybe get it fired up friday...

[dannyboy]

good stuff junior 

[Black_65]

Hi guy's,

Abit of a rest on the car as the mrs is off work for a week but it WILL be finished by the end of the weekend, So i can book it in for a MOT and drive it before going back to work.

In the mean time, here's a video of it running . We had to prime the oil and then couldn't get it started...! turns out i put the HT leads on the wrong order lol.

Really happy with it and looks so much more power after coming back from GAC Motorsport. I just need to sync the carbs where i fitted the new linkage

Hope you enjoy,
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/jH5Nvfq1IMo" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/jH5Nvfq1IMo</a>

[Black_65]

So list of jobs to do before MOT...!

- wire plugs to rear lights
- wire up warning lights
- fix fuel leak on pump
- heli coil x2 wheel studs
- finish throttle cable
- glue passager side capet down
- mount passager seat
- check all electrics in working order
- torque rear hub nuts
- sync carbs

= Ready to drive/race

Im aiming to drive at Action to enjoy the car before going away to afghan again in nov, hoping to run into 12's for the night racing but the GAS won't be turn'd on until next year...

[Black_65]

So list of jobs to do before MOT...!

- wire plugs to rear lights
- wire up warning lights
- fix fuel leak on pump
- heli coil x2 wheel studs
- finish throttle cable
- glue passager side capet down
- mount passager seat
- check all electrics in working order
- torque rear hub nuts
- sync carbs

So we are nearly there but came across a few issues at the weekend :mad:.
At the moment i don't have any working indercators and half my warning lights are not working properly. Not a big issue just will take time to check everything again.

Only real issue is getting the carbs sync'd and linkage set bang on so they open the same...! So might have to take it back to GAC and sort my problem out lol.

Why did i change the linkage and fit the porsche fan to mess up someones good work haha

[Black_65]

So list of jobs to do before MOT...!

- wire plugs to rear lights
- wire up warning lights
- fix fuel leak on pump
- heli coil x2 wheel studs
- finish throttle cable
- glue passager side capet down
- mount passager seat
- check all electrics in working order
- torque rear hub nuts
- sync carbs

So we are nearly there but came across a few issues at the weekend :mad:.
At the moment i don't have any working indercators and half my warning lights are not working properly. Not a big issue just will take time to check everything again.

Only real issue is getting the carbs sync'd and linkage set bang on so they open the same...! So might have to take it back to GAC and sort my problem out lol.

Why did i change the linkage and fit the porsche fan to mess up someones good work haha
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[andy198712]

Why? Because porsche cooling looks utterly amazing!!

Nice build, keep at it

[Black_65]

Well with all the up's and downs this week...! Its done with a few minor issues to sort but nothing major :roll:.

MOT passed...!



Here's a few pictures from today but after it rain as i was up cleaning and polishing it last night...GREAT lol









Well issues are a bit of clutch slippage, need smaller front tyres, tweak the timing a little.

Roll on 2014 VWDRC season

[Black_65]

a little video of 'crew chief' Lukes wiring...



Everything work's

[71CALRIPPER]

So glad you passed those fake MWS Fuchs on and went with the centrelines !!

[Black_65]

Hi guy's,

Well had a few little issues to tweak on the car before its 1st outing at VW Action next week. I had a little play and checked all the timing and carb's before doing a test run.





Accuspark's programmable ignition seems to be doing ok and the software is so easy...! So i took the car for a little run and seem to have nailed the 'flat spot' out and its pulling hard like a train... Will be good to see how she does on Sat with how it is and running DOT's

(click the video image to watch)


Also had ago at this thing you guy's call a 'burn out' using the line lock. Good news is the line lock works...! but i'm crap and had no idea how to do a good one lol. Someone told me i should be in 2nd and hold it longer as i had no smoke

(click the video image to watch)

 
Wish me luck guy's and maybe i'll get to come play soon in the VWDRC. Job's before action, well change my steering wheel, get more fuel, make up a tool pack and spares and enjoy myself hoping to make a time for night racing

[richie]

Clarke

well done for getting it all back together and running    Good luck with the racing this weekend


cheers Richie

[steve_pugh]

Looks good dude.   Sounds sweet.
Didn't look like your line lock did a whole lot on your "burnout" as you just pulled away as soon as you dumped the clutch.   
Surely you should have sat there with lots of tyre smoke..
2nd gear, brakes on.   Line Lock Activated. (pump the brake a little more if it's not on hard.
Revs up.. .Clutch out..   Smoke.   

[Black_65]

Looks good dude.   Sounds sweet.
Didn't look like your line lock did a whole lot on your "burnout" as you just pulled away as soon as you dumped the clutch.   
Surely you should have sat there with lots of tyre smoke..
2nd gear, brakes on.   Line Lock Activated. (pump the brake a little more if it's not on hard.
Revs up.. .Clutch out..   Smoke.   

Ah thanks for the heads up Steve , I'll get some practice this weekend doing it as i want pictures like yours...

See you Sat

[Black_65]

Clarke

well done for getting it all back together and running    Good luck with the racing this weekend


cheers Richie

Thanks Richie,

Maybe i'll be at your level some day

[Black_65]

Hi guy's,

Been awhile since I've posted anything on here...!

Well what can i say other than its been a mental month for me, with getting the car finished, MOT and had its 1st outing at VW Action 2013.

So I ended up driving to Santapod as i couldn't get a trailer for the bug. My best friend Luke (crew chief) and his 2 brothers did a great job making sure the car was right before going down the track.

1st issue of the day, was the empi wheels with the DOT's fitted didn't fit with my wheel bolts on my centerlines. So road tyres for me at 16.5psi.

So my 1st run was a mid 17, which i was gutted about but it was my 1st time EVER on the track and 1st time EVER in the car since the rebuild...! but as the day went on i got the times down to 15.7 with 2.5 60 fts as i was wheel spinning..

So with all them high numbers really didn't help me or the car as we found we was only getting 3/4 throttle due to the roller wheel. We had a bit of clutch slipping but that was just the cable tweaked. Last issue was the pulley was TOO BIG for the top pulley on the porsche fan set up and was spinning the fan double the speed it should be and was wineing the whole way down the track sounding like a super charger...!

To top things off i was pissed of that the motor pulls hard to 4k then really holds back for a bit and then clears around 5.5k rpm which is causing the car to run slow. I thought it was just me but you really can notice it when your driving the car.

So it went back to Alan at GAC Motorsport, Which BTW is a top bloke, awesome work and is the man to look after me for the up coming years of racing . Any way haha, So Alan checked the timing,  the car was advancing right. Took it for a spin and he notice the issue stright away...!

So we not much we could do without putting the car on the dyno, So he gave me a task of un-plugging the Accuspark 'black box' and to fit a 009 dizzy and set the timing.

Took it for a spin, seems to rev up better but still got the issue with it holding back at the rev's. So I called Alan and he's lost as it came of his dyno at 161hp and all i did was fit the porsche fan THATS IT lol... He thinks the timing is retarding around the revs im seeing the issue.

So the plan is to book it in on the rolling road to see what's going on with the motor and try to dial it out. He said it was like driving a 130hp not 160hp beetle.

So i'll stop boring you, that's it for me this year due to being deployed overseas until may.

See ya all soon & he's a few pictures,

Photo's taken by Clare Talbox



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Roll on 2014 race season YEA...!

[Black_65]

Hi Guy's,

Well i think this update is long over due...!

So some good news is that i'm no longer looking to go to afghan in Nov till may, So look's like i may just make a full season next year if work lets me.

Well the car is locked up in the garage ready for this cold winter but means 'Winter Upgrades' ... So i've walked around the car listing the jobs, that i need to sort and the parts i need to buy.

As it stands, Just ordered new front shocks (as mine died), 4 caster shims as the front beam didn't have any..!. I will also need to book it in with someone to have all the tracking and steering set up.

We have found oil leaks in the rear drum's, I think is due to cheap oil seals. So i won't be doing that again and i need to buy new shoes.

Looking to wire the nitrous system in ready for mid season, Order some AVO coil shocks for the rear.

But not all things are good news, I still have the power issue with the engine holding back around 4-4.5k rpm. So once i've sorted my pedal set at the front i'll get it booked into a rolling road to find out what on earth is going on with the hidden horses...!

Well after my 4th pulley i've got the right size for my set up and has stopped it wineing and cooling is so much better. I went for a 5 1/4" pulley from CB.




All this work to just trim the shroud down a little bit to make a better fit, I think i just be better off buying one that does lol. Winter upgrades, when you wished you didn't start the job lol....


Well that's it for now, More to come

[dannyboy]

what you need is a stock cooling setup 
glad you are staying local mate pop over when you got a spare hour for a brew 

[Erlend / bug66]

No more sandbox

Do you need 2 castershims per side?

You need a good rake for that

[Black_65]

No more sandbox

Do you need 2 castershims per side?

You need a good rake for that

Em i asked Alan at GAC Motorsport who looks after my engine and he builds f-v cars and said to run 2 caster shims each side.

[dannyboy]

i have 2 shims each side and the car runs arrow straight  heavy steering but thats a small price to pay in my eyes 

[leec]

I run 2 pairs. Tried and tested mod. I have my front runner M+H tyres at 38 psi so feels like power steering:)
Lee

[Bernard Newbury]

i have 2 shims each side and the car runs arrow straight  heavy steering but thats a small price to pay in my eyes 

I have 2. It seems that is the way to go .

[dannyboy]

although it was an issue on the handling track at god of the pod last year with the shims, spool,slicks and 10 inch steering wheel  wasnt it bernie 

[Neil Davies]

I ran 2 sets in my old car, and I'll be running 2 sets on the new one too.

[Black_65]

Thanks guy's fo rall the kind words. Not bad for a soldier ...

As for the 2 caster shims on both side and new shocks really feels good when driving, But can't wait to see how it handles which i get GAC to set up all the alinement etc.

Real shame i only got 1 day on the track this year due to the build and work but, boy i can't wait till next year

[Black_65]

Hi Guy's,

Got a little update for you .

So order a replacement 'porsche fan shroud' which i'll be taking the motor out the car next weekend to do a few bits and mock up the shroud before paint. Fingers crossed this one fits the stroker motor haha.

So like i said, motors coming out... Got an bad oil leak which i can't pin point where it is, but i want to re-seal and gasket the extra sump making sure the rover covers, plate for the oil temp sender and push rod tubes are all sealed 100%.

While the motor is out im making new linkage rods with abit more length to help sync the linkage better as one is not opening full on on WOT. On that note, i'm doing a little mod to the bell crank linkage (i'll post a pic) that should help work better with the cable so that its more responsive on the throttle pedal and makes sure im getting 100% throttle before booking into 'rolling road'.

few other job's which i'll post up over the next few weeks, But i want to mainly show you the drawing of the car i had done by a guy called Tom Pye. I can't belive how it turn't out. The detail in the engine, inside the car and the wrighting on the car



I'll keep you all updated over the next few weeks

[Black_65]

Hi Guy's,

A well needed update on this tread lol... sorry about that :rolleyes:.

So as i last posted the motor had a bad oil leak which was making a right old mess!. So it turned out to be leaking on the top of no.3 cylinder as seen here,



So with the find, we waited to get some help and learn how from Andy S, we took the head off only to find it wasn't sealed all the way round the case. So we fixed that lol...



While the motor was out we found the clutch was dead and that was only 600 mile use and 6 runs and the strip! So we have sand blasted the flywheel after i had it checked it was 100% flat. And upgraded to a KEP stage 2 pressure plate and new Dalkin disc.

Before :


After :


I also got round to sorting the front out with fitting 2 caster shims in the beam and fitted new shocks. I was worried about using a 'solid rear mount' on the gearbox coming lose so i changed it ouver for a new set up,





More post updates to come..........