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« Reply #60 on: May 11, 2008, 20:30:11 pm » |
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phil nice pics mate.this is lightening to the obsessive.changing the subject a little but are you racing at garys picnic at the end of the month at shakey?
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« Reply #61 on: May 12, 2008, 09:01:30 am » |
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Everybody has aluminium caster shims, right? How about these ones made from Magnesium!
Don't forget to drill your heavy aluminium caster shims.
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« Reply #62 on: May 12, 2008, 09:55:08 am » |
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phil nice pics mate.this is lightening to the obsessive.changing the subject a little but are you racing at garys picnic at the end of the month at shakey?
yes I am aiming to be at Gary's Picnic, my tow vehicle is being restored at present, we are on for meeting the deadline but you never know with vans. Keeping everything crossed - will know better nearer the day. Bug's ready to roll anyhow. Cheers Phil |
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« Reply #63 on: May 12, 2008, 09:58:05 am » |
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Everybody has aluminium caster shims, right? How about these ones made from Magnesium!
Don't forget to drill your heavy aluminium caster shims.
How could I have been so stupid? I have triple shims and they are all hole free. An obvious thing to do! Definitely got to be worth at least 40 grams if not more, on 6 total plates of ally. |
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« Reply #64 on: May 12, 2008, 16:31:51 pm » |
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I can see you have a hole drillled the hand brake handle, but have you shortened it? It is at least 1" too long! Just cut it off and re-tread the brake release button wire.
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« Reply #65 on: May 12, 2008, 17:08:00 pm » |
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do you guys skip breakfast or eating as well before you race? it might save you a few 100 g as well  another idea is to clip your nails, cut your hair, go running in 40deg so you lose a few litres of water, it will save a few grams too, maybe even more, or dont eat at all, the money you save you can put in your car |
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« Reply #66 on: May 12, 2008, 17:24:00 pm » |
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Super cool stuff Beardie wierdie... ! Truly inspiring stuff!! Have you thought about giving blood the day before?  |
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« Reply #67 on: May 12, 2008, 17:27:22 pm » |
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Bruce, who made those caster shims?
Pretty cool stuff here guys!
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« Reply #68 on: May 12, 2008, 19:12:56 pm » |
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phil nice pics mate.this is lightening to the obsessive.changing the subject a little but are you racing at garys picnic at the end of the month at shakey?
yes I am aiming to be at Gary's Picnic, my tow vehicle is being restored at present, we are on for meeting the deadline but you never know with vans. Keeping everything crossed - will know better nearer the day. Bug's ready to roll anyhow. Cheers Phil the reason i asked phil is id like a OFF hoody please |
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« Reply #69 on: May 12, 2008, 19:13:43 pm » |
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a medium one please.
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« Reply #70 on: May 14, 2008, 06:04:03 am » |
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Bruce, who made those caster shims?
Don't know for sure. I found them at a swap meet years before any aftermarket co offered the Al ones. I think the guy said they were genuine VW. I heard it was a fix VW did for cars that didn't meet the caster spec. Have you guys removed the inspection cover plate under the back seat? That's ¼ kilo there. How about replacing the steel one at the front frame head with a thin Al one? |
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« Reply #71 on: May 14, 2008, 06:30:39 am » |
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Also I saved 8 grams by hollowing out the 3 pinch bolts on the transmission plus I cut and dished the heads on them.
Other tips use light weight oil like a 5W, much lighter over 6 litres.
What are these 3 "pinch bolts"? How about changing the large M18 bolts in the ends of the frame horns for the later bolts? The early ones have a 27mm head, late ones have a 20mm head. The late ones must be lighter. The viscosity of oil does not relate to the density. IOW, a liter of SAE 5wt. oil isn't lighter than a liter of SAE 50wt. ..... I left all original glass too. ....
Stock VW glass is 5mm thick. If you take all the side glass into a glass shop, you can get them to make you new ones from 4mm glass. 20% lighter! Or if you have big cajones, go for 3mm glass. |
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« Reply #72 on: May 14, 2008, 06:35:05 am » |
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How could I have been so stupid? I have triple shims and they are all hole free. An obvious thing to do! Definitely got to be worth at least 40 grams if not more, on 6 total plates of ally. Check their length first. I have seen aftermarket ones that are unnecessarily long. The Mg ones above are 60mm long. Ya think I should drill the Mg ones?  |
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« Reply #73 on: May 14, 2008, 09:10:40 am » |
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[Check their length first. I have seen aftermarket ones that are unnecessarily long. The Mg ones above are 60mm long. Ya think I should drill the Mg ones? [/quote] Oh yeah get the drill on 'em! Tucked away they are never seen so it's gotta be done |
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« Reply #74 on: May 14, 2008, 09:11:25 am » |
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a medium one please.
Not a problem, I'll check our stocks to make sure we have the size...... |
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« Reply #75 on: May 14, 2008, 09:14:10 am » |
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How about changing the large M18 bolts in the ends of the frame horns for the later bolts? The early ones have a 27mm head, late ones have a 20mm head. The late ones must be lighter.
V. useful...although I was planning on getting them made in titanium but in the meantime I'll search out a late late set
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« Reply #77 on: May 14, 2008, 22:13:20 pm » |
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« Reply #78 on: May 16, 2008, 10:11:18 am » |
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Awesome thread guys - love the work you've done on the bug Phil - would love to see some more pictures if you have any. Think I might invest in a heavy duty drill & bit set... I'm already on a diet to get myself down in weight before Bug Jam ( my wife refers to the diet as "Operation Race Weight"!) so think I might allow myself a few hot dogs this weekend and resign myself to lightening the bug instead.
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« Reply #79 on: May 16, 2008, 10:20:44 am » |
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Awesome thread guys - love the work you've done on the bug Phil - would love to see some more pictures if you have any. Think I might invest in a heavy duty drill & bit set... I'm already on a diet to get myself down in weight before Bug Jam ( my wife refers to the diet as "Operation Race Weight"!) so think I might allow myself a few hot dogs this weekend and resign myself to lightening the bug instead.
Cheers matey I use screwfix drills in packets of 5 (titanium coated) in steps of 0.5mm: http://www.screwfix.com/search.do;jsessionid=MLP0SYNLWHASECSTHZOCFFY?_dyncharset=UTF-8&fh_search=erbauer+HSS+drill+packI went from 2mm to 10mm in half mm then up to 20mm in 1mm increments. Two packets of most meant I started with around 300 drills. All my holes I start with 2mm, drill all holes and then work upwards to 2.5mm etc. I'm also too fat but I'm last on the list for lightening! It will happen eventually..... In future when I drill stuff I'll take photos of it all off the car so I can post some better shots. Cheers Phil |
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« Reply #80 on: May 17, 2008, 20:59:23 pm » |
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Really awesome thread !!!
Such a nice job Phil !!!
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« Reply #81 on: May 19, 2008, 10:19:45 am » |
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doe's anybody still acid etch body's anymore
I had my doors done, but that's because even with paint stripper I couldn't get rid of the horrible 80's graphics!  |
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« Reply #82 on: May 26, 2008, 20:13:08 pm » |
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« Reply #83 on: May 26, 2008, 20:49:38 pm » |
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its all about one thing! makin it run faster! it can get obsessive as pete has already said.there comes a time when going back to the motor is imminent!
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« Reply #85 on: May 30, 2008, 09:41:53 am » |
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« Reply #86 on: May 30, 2008, 17:00:42 pm » |
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And of course slipper skirt pistons will help too! |
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« Reply #87 on: June 01, 2008, 06:39:55 am » |
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very cool thread...gave me all kinds of ideas....but first...need to go to jenny craig..could drop 40lbs there alone  |
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« Reply #89 on: June 05, 2008, 19:13:47 pm » |
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Super cool stuff Beardie wierdie... ! Truly inspiring stuff!! Have you thought about giving blood the day before? How about having hefty sex before youre run ? |
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