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modified 72 ghia
Joined: 04 Aug 2006 Posts: 366 Location: baldwin,ga
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Posted: Sun May 20, 2012 5:44 pm Post subject: u |
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l will just come over and look at your shelf on ocassion i cant afford a shelf like that right now..
we are headed to AMP the first weekend of June |
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Mountain Power House
Joined: 26 Jul 2006 Posts: 879 Location: Aircooled Heaven USA
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Posted: Sun May 20, 2012 5:50 pm Post subject: |
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Don't worry... you'll have your own shelf whether you want it or not! _________________ Jake Raby
57 Oval
64 Porsche 356C Outlaw
66 Bug -The Plague Returns!
73 VW Thing (Will I ever finish it?)
73 Superbeetle (Suby Power!)
76 Porsche 912E (X3!)
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modified 72 ghia
Joined: 04 Aug 2006 Posts: 366 Location: baldwin,ga
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Posted: Fri May 25, 2012 12:29 pm Post subject: u |
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Jake I figured I would have my own sooner or later just hope its later with the pricery stuff.
I finally went fast enough that the front end of the ghia got REAL light. So we need a spoiler/splitter for the front end. If any of you have ever built,beat, or molded a spoiler/splitter and have a pic please post. Maybe somebbody has on idee or 2 that I could put together and come up with something that will work.
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modified 72 ghia
Joined: 04 Aug 2006 Posts: 366 Location: baldwin,ga
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Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2012 12:04 pm Post subject: raceing |
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ok got the front end drop @1-1 1/2 and adjusted the left rearend so that the car sits level and a little lower. just hope the fenders dont rub on these expensive dam tires!!!! we are off to the new track at dawsonville next weekend. anybody want to come and help or just look good hanging in the pits let me know. (the looking good part is for ladies only!)
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modified 72 ghia
Joined: 04 Aug 2006 Posts: 366 Location: baldwin,ga
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Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 12:16 pm Post subject: u |
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hello folks, due to a family emergency, we were not able to run AMP. Family is more important and they dont pay me to drive anyway. we are making a few changes to the car to get the roll center lower and building a front spoiler/splitter/aridam. I will post pics when I get it done. our nest race is at the carolina motorsports park in Kershaw, S.C. then the hill climb in the mountains. Both are in September.
So long for now.
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Mountain Power House
Joined: 26 Jul 2006 Posts: 879 Location: Aircooled Heaven USA
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Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 9:37 pm Post subject: |
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Don't get it so low that you kill the suspension travel.. Thats the issue when building a race car from a chassis that has a front end as advanced as a Farmall Tractor.. _________________ Jake Raby
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64 Porsche 356C Outlaw
66 Bug -The Plague Returns!
73 VW Thing (Will I ever finish it?)
73 Superbeetle (Suby Power!)
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modified 72 ghia
Joined: 04 Aug 2006 Posts: 366 Location: baldwin,ga
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Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 11:06 am Post subject: u |
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You got the right Jake. I am hoping to go to the double A-arms set up next year. we gonna try a rear sway bar also. |
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Mountain Power House
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Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2012 11:06 pm Post subject: |
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Rear sway may tighten it up too much... Rear engine cars always need to be set up to push. _________________ Jake Raby
57 Oval
64 Porsche 356C Outlaw
66 Bug -The Plague Returns!
73 VW Thing (Will I ever finish it?)
73 Superbeetle (Suby Power!)
76 Porsche 912E (X3!)
79 VW Iltis 4X4 |
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modified 72 ghia
Joined: 04 Aug 2006 Posts: 366 Location: baldwin,ga
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Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 8:13 pm Post subject: u |
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i have lowered the rear also and it softened it up and I fear the rear will roll to much. the wheel/tire is real close so I dont want it to roll over onto the tire and cut it in a turn. I guess we will find out soon enough. |
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modified 72 ghia
Joined: 04 Aug 2006 Posts: 366 Location: baldwin,ga
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Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2012 11:27 pm Post subject: u |
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hey did not get to compete in this hill climb but I went up to watch and learn. The location is up above robinsville, N.C. the next one is in Sept. 30. the mtns. should be beginning to turn and should be a break in the weather. I am hoping to post some pics if I can |
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modified 72 ghia
Joined: 04 Aug 2006 Posts: 366 Location: baldwin,ga
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Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2012 11:34 pm Post subject: u |
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oh well I cant get the pics to load up. will try again later. |
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modified 72 ghia
Joined: 04 Aug 2006 Posts: 366 Location: baldwin,ga
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Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2012 8:35 pm Post subject: hc |
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ok with the CMP race cancelled we didnt know how the changes to the car would do until we got to the mtns. we got there and it rained sat. now that will get your attention racing up the mtns on slicks and raining and a little fog for safe measure. we got a 188. 8 for sat. then lightning hit the timing ans scoring. the sun came out on sunday and we got a little faster with every run. we finished with a 152.334 I didnt know I could hold my breath for 2.4 miles. that was the best time I have had racing yet. The only car problems we had were a rejet because of the alltitude (?) and the rough road shoock the coil loose and it would up in the alt. belt. we repaird that and made a few more runs. we drove the car on the trailor which is always a good thing. some other guys could say that. we took over the points lead also so it was a great weekend over all. if any of you race and have never done a hill climb you need to they are awesome thanks ron |
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modified 72 ghia
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Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2012 9:06 pm Post subject: |
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going up the mtn. w a o!!! |
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modified 72 ghia
Joined: 04 Aug 2006 Posts: 366 Location: baldwin,ga
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Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2013 8:37 pm Post subject: u |
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ok got the racing season kicked off last weekend over at little dega
we done very good. we ran over 7 secs faster than last year. we didnt brake anything and thats a good thing. Jake, the sway bar did make it a little tight. we were picking up the rt frt. in the carasell about a foot from what everybody saaid. we took it off and made it better there but hurt us in the wiggle. next race is road atlanta in may.
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Clyde
Joined: 03 Jun 2006 Posts: 855 Location: Athens
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