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<![CDATA[<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/mEbgiGqEO_w" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/mEbgiGqEO_w</a>]]>Well after years of trying to find the time and money my new race car is finally usable!! I won't say finished as they never are but it's great to know that I can hook up the trailer and go have some fun. Had a manic 2 weeks before EBI getting it built...thanks to Lee Maynard for coming up for a few days and lending a hand and to Neil Melliard of Prosign for the 5am signwriting!! Had loads of help over the years with this..especially Pete Shattock who used to co-own it with me..and Darren Mills who sorted out the nightmare metalwork...there wasn't a straight,undented,nonstretched panel on the car...seriously horrible!! Anyway afew pictures and video of a shakedown pass at EBI attached for anyone on here who's interested in Fiats  Ian Clark Wolfsburg Performance Services PS Thanks to Jo Clifford for the chessy picture at the very end of the film.....pretty much sums up my weekend.
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Wolfsburg Performance Services
WolfsburgPerformance.co.uk
Instagram: wpsengines
07880-311850.
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DaveN
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« Reply #1 on: July 03, 2013, 18:21:33 pm » |
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that looks fun to drive .good job on getting it done.
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« Reply #2 on: July 03, 2013, 19:29:37 pm » |
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Awesome looking car, and great to meet up again!!
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« Reply #3 on: July 03, 2013, 19:38:59 pm » |
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Well Done Ian, you have yet another cool car to your name
Lee
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« Reply #4 on: July 03, 2013, 19:52:58 pm » |
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« Reply #5 on: July 03, 2013, 20:17:56 pm » |
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Nice to see you checking out your hair before getting out of the car.
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Hahaha your killing me.........
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« Reply #6 on: July 03, 2013, 21:50:08 pm » |
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Very nice Ian. 5 gears yet! Do you have a Hewland in your Fiat like Peter?
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« Reply #7 on: July 03, 2013, 22:58:27 pm » |
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Hey Boom Boom you know how long it takes me to do that in the mornings...wouldn't want to look scruffy now would I!!  It's a Berg 5spd with pro-rings and a spool built by Mr Cogbox....normal H pattern shifter...nothing fancy like Pete's stick. The idea is to keep these small engines buzzin' as they lack torque and the cars are light enough not to damage parts...hopefully. The shifter linkage/mounting to the chassis took some beefing up to eliminate any flex as it's got double UJs which can be trouble but thanks to a double spherical bearing supported shiftrod under the shifter by Andy Robinson Racecars (the standard plastic bush set up had to go) and some adjustable bracing to the mounting it works a treat!! If I miss a gear now it's down to me....... Ian Clark Wolfsburg Performance Services |
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« Reply #8 on: July 03, 2013, 23:10:18 pm » |
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Fantastic Ian, great to see you out in it, worth the wait  |
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« Reply #9 on: July 04, 2013, 05:36:25 am » |
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on the way to the track ...
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« Reply #10 on: July 04, 2013, 07:56:21 am » |
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Don t no why, but love those crazy vw powered fiat s.
Was admiring your car in the pits looks very nice build, love how you did the seats.
Regards Edgar
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Regards Edgar
" Type 4, it is a completely different engine. You have to drive one to understand! "
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« Reply #11 on: July 04, 2013, 10:35:39 am » |
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And most important of all, Darrell liked it! |
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« Reply #12 on: July 04, 2013, 16:13:14 pm » |
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one of my favorite of the w-e with inch pincher III nice car Ian , fabs |
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« Reply #13 on: July 04, 2013, 16:19:03 pm » |
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and i've more about that one |
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« Reply #14 on: July 05, 2013, 08:11:41 am » |
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Don t no why, but love those crazy vw powered fiat s.
same here for some reason i really like those vw powered fiats. well done,nice looking car. henk!!! |
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« Reply #15 on: July 05, 2013, 10:18:55 am » |
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And most important of all, Darrell liked it! Very pleased about that....I really enjoyed our chat....his car was of course the inspiration and that photo of it with the wheels up in primer with the 'brands on the front and fastback roof  ....and that photo from your book in the workshop in primer again, from the front, but looking like it had no wheels on it!!!  I'm very pleased I managed to get hold of one of these cars....tried to buy Darrell's years ago but just couldn't afford it so bought the X/19 instead....but when this turned up for sale, although incomplete and a complete mess, it was a no brainer!! Oh and brilliant photo Fabs of the front end....I may have that tatooed on the inside of my eyelids!  Cheers. Ian PS Gonna check it over tomorrow and take it to Bug Jam for some RWYB testing in a couple of weeks....can't wait to drive it again!! |
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« Reply #16 on: July 05, 2013, 12:42:32 pm » |
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Ian, what are the specs on the motor? What does it rev to? Sounds like a superbike on the youtube clip. |
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« Reply #17 on: July 05, 2013, 13:30:11 pm » |
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One of my cars of the show |
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« Reply #18 on: July 05, 2013, 15:11:27 pm » |
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SERIOUSLY COOL CAR - Nice work Ian, P.S I should be able to get my parts to DDD |
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« Reply #19 on: July 05, 2013, 18:12:33 pm » |
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Ian, what are the specs on the motor? What does it rev to? Sounds like a superbike on the youtube clip. Hi Stretch It's 72 x 94 = 1999cc @ 11.5:1 so it runs on pump gas. German Mag case. Wedgemated welded/CW offset ground to chevy journal VW crank and flywheel (8lbs) with modified (lightened) aluminium Bill Miller 5.2"rods and JE pistons/Mahle barrels with nearly 3/4" cut off the bottom! Nice and narrow so short pushrods..260mm. Good 'ol FK89 (a Raptor is on the wish list for the next motor) and some old ARPM heads 44 x 37 Ti valves that Lee 'the funky head' Maynard did some major work to (obviously he comes highly recommended and is happy to work on anyones heads for race vouchers!!$$).....we kept the inlet ports small tho' and I spent ages getting everything dowelled/match ported with a very accurate valve job (on a Newen machine) and tapered seats etc......Lots of used old parts in there but good quality stuff and alot of hours fettling etc.... It's got the old 48's fuel reg and Vertex mag off my '52....one of the carbs had a dead moth in it...it's been that long! It should pull 9000rpm....I was being gentle at EBI....6.5-7maybe....so we'll see what it sounds like then..... Cheers. Ian Wolfsburg Performance Services PS Thanks for all the kind words about the car...it's taken awhile but I'm well pleased with how it turned out....it's nice to have some pictures of it somewhere other than in the workshop!! |
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« Reply #20 on: July 05, 2013, 18:31:38 pm » |
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« Reply #21 on: July 05, 2013, 18:32:17 pm » |
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« Reply #22 on: July 05, 2013, 18:33:27 pm » |
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« Reply #23 on: July 05, 2013, 18:35:09 pm » |
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« Reply #24 on: July 05, 2013, 21:54:39 pm » |
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The 3 passes I got on video.
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« Reply #25 on: July 05, 2013, 23:19:51 pm » |
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« Reply #26 on: July 06, 2013, 22:20:22 pm » |
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Thanks for the info Ian. Looking forward to seeing the car at bugjam. I think I'll be contacting Lee at the end of the year to ask him to work his magic on heads. |
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« Reply #27 on: July 07, 2013, 22:07:16 pm » |
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cool to hear you'll be at bug jam with it, was awesome to see the massive smile on your face, |
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« Reply #28 on: October 04, 2014, 15:27:31 pm » |
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Finally got the Fiat back to the track last weekend after over a year!! Stiffer rear springs this time so it doesn't scoop the track up with the sump plate..... Just getting used to the driving position etc but felt great.....went 11.97@112.5mph with a bit of clutch slip...more to come... [ Attachment: You are not allowed to view attachments ] Some footage thanks to Lee Maynard... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYE9plTmYU8 |
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« Reply #29 on: October 04, 2014, 15:45:48 pm » |
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