Notchback Racing

[Ragtop]

It has been a while since I posted anything here I just realised.

Well the season has not been good at all so far. The first race two cylinders decided to crack, still ran a 11.73 with no turbo pressure and on Tierp left axle broke in the bleach box. So no runs so far to be proud of.

Working on getting the new axles in place and go to SCC. Will try to defend the title but it will be hard considering how well Stian is running right now. He really deserves the success, super nice guy (and Thorleif) and super cool car  Also saw Skinne when they were at Kjula for TTS2, the car went straight and really fast considering it was not a full run and they still ran 8.60!


See you guys in SCC, don´t hesitate to come and chat in the pits.

[Ragtop]

Got to do my first 8 at SCC!

 8.93 at 255 km/h

i am really happy with that result eventhough I torched a head.

Must have been the fastest VW race in Europe ever. Skinne 8.46, Stian 8.70 and then me 

[richie]

congrats again Johan,see if you had spent more time polishing it last year you would have got that 8 then   That was all it took

cheers richie

[Ragtop]

My 8.93 run, thanks Niklas!

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[BeetleBug]

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[Ragtop]

Sorry :0)

[Trond Dahl]

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[Ragtop]

It´s been a while since the last update. Here is a small one

The last run at SCC I torched the right head which can be heard on the movie clip. We have started the work on it and also finished the 6 stud conversion



I have used original Mahles with powersleeves last season (first year with powersleeve). I wanted to make my own cylinders for quite some time but the material was always backlogged then finally they had it in stock. Now we can make them as thick as we want.



Since there are new rules in 2013 regarding the safety classification on the chassis. My chassi is now legal down to 8.50 which is very fast but my goal is the get there and beyond. I then need to upgrade to 25.4 this means funny car cage and some more bars in the floor. Here is the kit from RLR for the FC cage



To get the cage in I need access to the interior. So I took everything out for the first time since the car was built.

The tranny will also recieve an upgrade but more of that when the hardware has arrived.

[leec]

Looking forward to more updates on this
Lee

[richie]

Hi johan

good to see the garage is warm enough to work in    I have a question,it may just be the angle of the picture but it doesnt look like you can get a pushrod tube in where you have welded the 6 stud mount under the head? is there room? I had a similar problem with my 94bore comp eliminators after they where 6 studded and chased a leak for a while before i found the tube touched the washer under the nut slightly on 1 side only and held the seal off a tiny amount.

I dont have the heads in front of me so cant visualise how mine looked, I will look next week when i am in the same place as they are

Nice to see these quick cars getting more driver protection,I learnt you can never have enough

cheers richie

[Ragtop]

Richie, you are correct. We will take material off in an angle to make it as thin as possible still keeping the strength

[richie]

Richie, you are correct. We will take material off in an angle to make it as thin as possible still keeping the strength

Can you put some more weld to each side and build up the mounting surface to help spread the load over a greater area? are Johannes heads available 6 stud now? if so how did he change the head to allow this? do you think he does new for old exchange?

cheers richie

[Ragtop]

Yes it's possible to add more material. Yes his new big heads are 6 stud. He left material there instead of cutting fins. Not sure he wants these worn heads hehe.

[bedjo78]

Hi Johan,

may I know what is your rear wheel size? back space? axle narrow? and tire size? Please. reason i am asking right my 9" wheels is tight to the body ( square back) and I plan to change to 10.5 inch. I got 5 inch narrow with ladder bar.

thanks in advance

[Ragtop]

I have 9/28 tires, 5 inches shortened axles. Not sure on the backspace. I run Bogart wheels that I bought from RLR. I'll check on the backspace.

[leec]

I have 9/28 tires, 5 inches shortened axles. Not sure on the backspace. I run Bogart wheels that I bought from RLR. I'll check on the backspace.

I'd be interested to know back space as well. Any updates/pics

Lee

[Ragtop]

Working on the 25:4 upgrade, lots of grinding and cutting... FC cage almost done working on the floor now.

[Ragtop]

It started as a simple upgrade, ended up being an all out clean up. The 25:4 upgrade welding will occur this weekend then retagging. Off to media blasters and paint.

Put it back together and maybe do some secret twists that hopefully will make it go even faster.

It will be done for the first Turbo Town Shootout on the 24th of May. This year we will have new T-shirts




Stay tuned kids, more to come

[Ragtop]

The cage is now in place (well missing two tubes in the pics). The TIG welding is next in line. Not the best quality on the pics, old phone...

[leec]

Great progress on the Chassis upgrade. I thought to comply with the new sfi standards that the chassis had to have two centre tubes, not a single centre tube (below shift rod)

Lee

[Ragtop]

As I understand it, if you build a new one you have to.

[Elnef]

It started as a simple upgrade, ended up being an all out clean up. The 25:4 upgrade welding will occur this weekend then retagging. Off to media blasters and paint.

Put it back together and maybe do some secret twists that hopefully will make it go even faster.

It will be done for the first Turbo Town Shootout on the 24th of May. This year we will have new T-shirts




Stay tuned kids, more to come

Cool :-)

[Ragtop]

After about 50 hours of work with the tubing and about 15 hours of welding the chassi is now done. Needs to be re tagged and hopefully it will happen this weekend.

Then I need to put some paint on it, the question is should I paint it the same colour as the car but shiny or silver like everyone else?

[richie]

Looks good,but should there not be a bar on the outside between the funny car hoop and the main hoop running horizontally as you have on the inside? about the height of your nose?

and I think chassis in black to contrast the yellow the outside will be

cheers richie   

[Ragtop]

On that side I have the net. There was no bar in the kit.  Black, maybe

[richie]

Ah ok,typically a funny car cage net is smaller,just the front of the cage is covered but if you use a normal net it will cover it,dont know how you fit it with the funny car cage though? and just because there was not that bar in the kit doesnt mean it shouldnt be there,we know "mistakes happen" and parts get forgotten

cheers Richie



So about the yellow for the outside
 

[Ragtop]

Work continues with the tranny. Then Rancho conversion kit is almost in place.

The bigger splines 






The hub look strong enough 

[Ragtop]

Yes! The chassi is now approved down 7.50.  Now all I have to do is to get the rest of the car ready

[richie]

Yes! The chassi is now approved down 7.50.  Now all I have to do is to get the rest of the car ready

Excellent,well done

cheers Richie

[BeetleBug]

Job well done Johan! Looking forward seeing you and your car again.

Best rgs
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