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67rustavenger Samba Member
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Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2024 6:37 am Post subject: Re: slayer61 finally has a Dune buggy! |
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Manx SR.
A school buddy of mines dad built one in the 70's. Sadly his work shop burnt down with the car inside. _________________ I have learned over the years.
Cheap parts are gonna disappoint you.
Buy Once, Cry Once!
There's never enough time to do it right the first time. But there's always enough time to do it thrice.
GFY's Xevin and VW_Jimbo! |
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slayer61 Samba Member
Joined: June 01, 2021 Posts: 1129 Location: CA
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Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2024 8:02 am Post subject: Re: slayer61 finally has a Dune buggy! |
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Yesterday I went down to my local "purveyor of vintage VW parts" for some engine mock up parts and saw Jim had a cool old buggy in his stash. No idea about it's ownership status atm, but it looks very nice
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... Most folks are idiots when it deals with electrical !!! |
67rustavenger wrote: |
3/4 race cam? What's missing, one of the lobes? |
Paul
'68 Manx clone... Sears??
2276 built on AS21 case
W-125 w/ GB 1.25:1 rockers
Mahle forged pistons
CB 4340 crank
CB H beam rods
deep sump
44 HPMX
EMPI GTV 2 STG II wedge ports
CB Magna spark
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slayer61 Samba Member
Joined: June 01, 2021 Posts: 1129 Location: CA
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Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2024 10:29 am Post subject: Re: slayer61 finally has a Dune buggy! |
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67rustavenger wrote: |
Was there an update here?
All I read was,
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Put a tri tip on the smoker |
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Sorry. I got too late a start to do the pork butt _________________
Cusser wrote: |
... Most folks are idiots when it deals with electrical !!! |
67rustavenger wrote: |
3/4 race cam? What's missing, one of the lobes? |
Paul
'68 Manx clone... Sears??
2276 built on AS21 case
W-125 w/ GB 1.25:1 rockers
Mahle forged pistons
CB 4340 crank
CB H beam rods
deep sump
44 HPMX
EMPI GTV 2 STG II wedge ports
CB Magna spark
1 5/8 merged collector w/ hater stinger |
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67rustavenger Samba Member
Joined: February 24, 2015 Posts: 10220 Location: Oregon
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Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2024 7:56 am Post subject: Re: slayer61 finally has a Dune buggy! |
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Was there an update here?
All I read was,
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Put a tri tip on the smoker |
_________________ I have learned over the years.
Cheap parts are gonna disappoint you.
Buy Once, Cry Once!
There's never enough time to do it right the first time. But there's always enough time to do it thrice.
GFY's Xevin and VW_Jimbo! |
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slayer61 Samba Member
Joined: June 01, 2021 Posts: 1129 Location: CA
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Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2024 7:36 am Post subject: Re: slayer61 finally has a Dune buggy! |
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Winter update:
As it was the "off season" for the buggy, I took advantage of the time to make a few upgrades on my buggy project...
The cage was sent out for powder coating so it would match the motor tins. While the cage & seats were out, the floor got coated with Herculiner bed liner. For the record, I can recommend the product, but come armed with extra rollers.
It all went back together last night and just in time for the first drive of the year, it started to rain.
No worries. Put a tri tip on the smoker & had a great evening nonetheless.
Be well. _________________
Cusser wrote: |
... Most folks are idiots when it deals with electrical !!! |
67rustavenger wrote: |
3/4 race cam? What's missing, one of the lobes? |
Paul
'68 Manx clone... Sears??
2276 built on AS21 case
W-125 w/ GB 1.25:1 rockers
Mahle forged pistons
CB 4340 crank
CB H beam rods
deep sump
44 HPMX
EMPI GTV 2 STG II wedge ports
CB Magna spark
1 5/8 merged collector w/ hater stinger |
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vwracerdave Samba Member
Joined: November 11, 2004 Posts: 15496 Location: Deep in the 405
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Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2023 10:36 am Post subject: Re: slayer61 finally has a Dune buggy! |
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y2kbaja wrote: |
I never understood why anyone on a race track, even a drag strip, going any speed would not wear a helmet. Cracked me up last year Bugorama the bugs running the strip with tshirt and no helmet. |
You are not required to wear a helmet when driving your car on any public road. Some slower cars can legally run faster on a public road then in a 1/4 or 1/8 mile drag race at the track. You probably have a much higher chance of crashing on a public road than at a drag strip.
My Karmann Ghia with a 2165cc only runs 72 MPH in the 1/8th. There are turnpikes around here where the speed limit is 80 MPH. _________________ 2017 Street Comp Champion - Thunder Valley Raceway Park - Noble, OK
2010 Sportsman ET Champion - Mid-America Dragway - Arkansas City, KS
1997 Sportsman ET Champion - Thunder Valley Raceway Park - Noble ,OK |
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y2kbaja Samba Member
Joined: March 07, 2016 Posts: 108 Location: Sacramento
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Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2023 9:59 am Post subject: Re: slayer61 finally has a Dune buggy! |
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I never understood why anyone on a race track, even a drag strip, going any speed would not wear a helmet. Cracked me up last year Bugorama the bugs running the strip with tshirt and no helmet. |
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vwracerdave Samba Member
Joined: November 11, 2004 Posts: 15496 Location: Deep in the 405
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Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2023 9:21 am Post subject: Re: slayer61 finally has a Dune buggy! |
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Just to clarify the NHRA rules, NHRA does not allow shorts and flip flops in any class no matter how slow the car is. All drivers are required to wear shirts with sleeves, long pants, and full shoes that cover the entire foot. Any car running faster than 14.00 is required to wear a helmet.
Yes, all dune buggy and sand rails regardless of how slow they are, the minimum requirement is at least a roll bar, 5 point racing harness, 1 layer fire jacket, arm restraints, gloves, and a full faced helmet. When you run faster than 11.50 the safety requirements gets more advanced. _________________ 2017 Street Comp Champion - Thunder Valley Raceway Park - Noble, OK
2010 Sportsman ET Champion - Mid-America Dragway - Arkansas City, KS
1997 Sportsman ET Champion - Thunder Valley Raceway Park - Noble ,OK
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slayer61 Samba Member
Joined: June 01, 2021 Posts: 1129 Location: CA
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Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2023 6:48 am Post subject: Re: slayer61 finally has a Dune buggy! |
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y2kbaja wrote: |
Wished I would have seen this before the event. You could have used the Simpson belts from my class 9 car. We didn't race this weekend. |
Thanks very much for the kind offer!
But I had bigger problems than the seat belts, so it turns out...
If I was racing a sedan, and went slower than 13 seconds, I could do it in shorts & flip flops and not even a helmet, as long as I didn't have a sun roof. Being a buggy (at any speed) I would have needed a full NHRA spec roll cage AND the seat belts, drivers suit, boots and gloves, and, yes, a helmet.
dammit _________________
Cusser wrote: |
... Most folks are idiots when it deals with electrical !!! |
67rustavenger wrote: |
3/4 race cam? What's missing, one of the lobes? |
Paul
'68 Manx clone... Sears??
2276 built on AS21 case
W-125 w/ GB 1.25:1 rockers
Mahle forged pistons
CB 4340 crank
CB H beam rods
deep sump
44 HPMX
EMPI GTV 2 STG II wedge ports
CB Magna spark
1 5/8 merged collector w/ hater stinger |
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y2kbaja Samba Member
Joined: March 07, 2016 Posts: 108 Location: Sacramento
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Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2023 1:58 pm Post subject: Re: slayer61 finally has a Dune buggy! |
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Wished I would have seen this before the event. You could have used the Simpson belts from my class 9 car. We didn't race this weekend. |
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67rustavenger Samba Member
Joined: February 24, 2015 Posts: 10220 Location: Oregon
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Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2023 8:10 am Post subject: Re: slayer61 finally has a Dune buggy! |
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slayer61 wrote: |
Sounds like I'm pulling the plug on racing the last Bug-O-Rama.
My shoulder straps won't be here untill after the event... on Wednesday FFS!
Maybe I see you in the car show area. |
Well bummer! I was hoping for ya to have a couple good passes.
Have fun at the show, just the same. _________________ I have learned over the years.
Cheap parts are gonna disappoint you.
Buy Once, Cry Once!
There's never enough time to do it right the first time. But there's always enough time to do it thrice.
GFY's Xevin and VW_Jimbo! |
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slayer61 Samba Member
Joined: June 01, 2021 Posts: 1129 Location: CA
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Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2023 6:55 am Post subject: Re: slayer61 finally has a Dune buggy! |
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Sounds like I'm pulling the plug on racing the last Bug-O-Rama.
My shoulder straps won't be here untill after the event... on Wednesday FFS!
Maybe I see you in the car show area. _________________
Cusser wrote: |
... Most folks are idiots when it deals with electrical !!! |
67rustavenger wrote: |
3/4 race cam? What's missing, one of the lobes? |
Paul
'68 Manx clone... Sears??
2276 built on AS21 case
W-125 w/ GB 1.25:1 rockers
Mahle forged pistons
CB 4340 crank
CB H beam rods
deep sump
44 HPMX
EMPI GTV 2 STG II wedge ports
CB Magna spark
1 5/8 merged collector w/ hater stinger |
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slayer61 Samba Member
Joined: June 01, 2021 Posts: 1129 Location: CA
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Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2023 11:24 am Post subject: Re: slayer61 finally has a Dune buggy! |
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I hoping for a low 13. We'll see. _________________
Cusser wrote: |
... Most folks are idiots when it deals with electrical !!! |
67rustavenger wrote: |
3/4 race cam? What's missing, one of the lobes? |
Paul
'68 Manx clone... Sears??
2276 built on AS21 case
W-125 w/ GB 1.25:1 rockers
Mahle forged pistons
CB 4340 crank
CB H beam rods
deep sump
44 HPMX
EMPI GTV 2 STG II wedge ports
CB Magna spark
1 5/8 merged collector w/ hater stinger |
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vwracerdave Samba Member
Joined: November 11, 2004 Posts: 15496 Location: Deep in the 405
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Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2023 10:20 am Post subject: Re: slayer61 finally has a Dune buggy! |
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Just for fun, any guesses on what it will run before you make a pass. _________________ 2017 Street Comp Champion - Thunder Valley Raceway Park - Noble, OK
2010 Sportsman ET Champion - Mid-America Dragway - Arkansas City, KS
1997 Sportsman ET Champion - Thunder Valley Raceway Park - Noble ,OK |
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slayer61 Samba Member
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Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2023 7:06 am Post subject: Re: slayer61 finally has a Dune buggy! |
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8/30/23 Update:
I ordered my safety gear from Summit on Monday morning. Tuesday afternoon UPS delivered everything but the shoulder straps. Take THAT jeff bezos!
Now, as long as the shoulder straps come in, all is good! _________________
Cusser wrote: |
... Most folks are idiots when it deals with electrical !!! |
67rustavenger wrote: |
3/4 race cam? What's missing, one of the lobes? |
Paul
'68 Manx clone... Sears??
2276 built on AS21 case
W-125 w/ GB 1.25:1 rockers
Mahle forged pistons
CB 4340 crank
CB H beam rods
deep sump
44 HPMX
EMPI GTV 2 STG II wedge ports
CB Magna spark
1 5/8 merged collector w/ hater stinger |
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torchwerks Samba Member
Joined: February 04, 2021 Posts: 18 Location: So Cal
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Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2023 7:33 am Post subject: Re: slayer61 finally has a Dune buggy! |
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We used to go to Columbia when I was a kid. We dropped in last November. First time I had been back in over 40 years, and it was very much the same.
My brother volunteers at Railtown 1897 in Jamestown. |
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slayer61 Samba Member
Joined: June 01, 2021 Posts: 1129 Location: CA
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Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2023 2:06 pm Post subject: Re: slayer61 finally has a Dune buggy! |
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Crap,
I forgot to mention that my Mrs. took a Saturday day trip to Columbia state park https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=552 (old gold mining town in the foothills of California) and had a great time. It's been years since we went last, but it is still a worthy trip for anyone interested in that era of history.
Required "scenic overlook" shot
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Cusser wrote: |
... Most folks are idiots when it deals with electrical !!! |
67rustavenger wrote: |
3/4 race cam? What's missing, one of the lobes? |
Paul
'68 Manx clone... Sears??
2276 built on AS21 case
W-125 w/ GB 1.25:1 rockers
Mahle forged pistons
CB 4340 crank
CB H beam rods
deep sump
44 HPMX
EMPI GTV 2 STG II wedge ports
CB Magna spark
1 5/8 merged collector w/ hater stinger |
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slayer61 Samba Member
Joined: June 01, 2021 Posts: 1129 Location: CA
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Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2023 1:03 pm Post subject: Re: slayer61 finally has a Dune buggy! |
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So! What might be the FINAL Bug-O Rama is coming to Sacramento Raceway this weekend.
I can't let it go without giving it a go. For the first time since the '70s I will be on the drag strip!
Summit just needs to get my harness delivered before Saturday morning!
See y'all there. Be safe! _________________
Cusser wrote: |
... Most folks are idiots when it deals with electrical !!! |
67rustavenger wrote: |
3/4 race cam? What's missing, one of the lobes? |
Paul
'68 Manx clone... Sears??
2276 built on AS21 case
W-125 w/ GB 1.25:1 rockers
Mahle forged pistons
CB 4340 crank
CB H beam rods
deep sump
44 HPMX
EMPI GTV 2 STG II wedge ports
CB Magna spark
1 5/8 merged collector w/ hater stinger |
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slayer61 Samba Member
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Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2023 11:27 am Post subject: Re: slayer61 finally has a Dune buggy! |
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Thanks Dave.
That's the first time I've heard that about the tubes. Interesting.
The info that I gleened from John's (aircooled.net) posts was
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E tubes F7 richens the mixture up at the bottom of the RPM range and under acceleration, while the F11 leans the mixture out on the top end a little bit
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Cusser wrote: |
... Most folks are idiots when it deals with electrical !!! |
67rustavenger wrote: |
3/4 race cam? What's missing, one of the lobes? |
Paul
'68 Manx clone... Sears??
2276 built on AS21 case
W-125 w/ GB 1.25:1 rockers
Mahle forged pistons
CB 4340 crank
CB H beam rods
deep sump
44 HPMX
EMPI GTV 2 STG II wedge ports
CB Magna spark
1 5/8 merged collector w/ hater stinger |
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vwracerdave Samba Member
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Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2023 11:04 am Post subject: Re: slayer61 finally has a Dune buggy! |
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I know ever carb jetting is different and depends on geographic location and elevation.
I'm at around 900' elevation. My 2165cc with 44 IDF's has 36 vent, 52.5i, 150m, 200a, F11. I always jet for 12.7 A/F at wide open throttle and never worry about anything else.
A big time VW guru told me to use f11 tubes for duals up to 40mm venturies and F2's for 40mm & larger venturies. Use F7 tubes for single carb set-ups. _________________ 2017 Street Comp Champion - Thunder Valley Raceway Park - Noble, OK
2010 Sportsman ET Champion - Mid-America Dragway - Arkansas City, KS
1997 Sportsman ET Champion - Thunder Valley Raceway Park - Noble ,OK |
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