Keefy Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 Build thread - //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/39726-el-nino-5256-vw-beetle-drag-car/ Leaving this here - cos that's the way this works, right? Can I post YouTube video on here? Here's a link to a video of an early run when we were doing shakedown tests. It was launching so hard it popped out of gear when the wheels came back down. Still ran something like a low 15! http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=h3VDh7xgWAk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capone Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 Cool car, where in NZ will you live? that will be an awesome drag car to be at our strips Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keefy Posted August 11, 2013 Author Share Posted August 11, 2013 Were going to be in Wellington. There's a big project going on at Masterson isn't there? Although from what I've read I get the impression its Moving slower than people hoped? A bit like my projects then I guess! Lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingbrick Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 Another drag beetle! Cool ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truenotch Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 Awesome! Where are you moving from? I love that this thing is only 500kg. What sort've horsepower did it have to pull a 10? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KKtrips Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 That thing sounds mental. Looking forward to checking out the car and having a chinwag to you in person when you get here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insanebrain Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 saw this on retro rides a while ago I think - looks awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keefy Posted August 11, 2013 Author Share Posted August 11, 2013 Awesome! Where are you moving from? I love that this thing is only 500kg. What sort've horsepower did it have to pull a 10? We live near Luton, about 25 miles north of London. I forget what the dyno said, but I think it was a bit over 200bhp. It was an early stage of tune and development and so only running something like 7-9 psi boost. There was heaps more in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bistro Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 Very very cool, welcome!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoozin Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 Super rad. There's gonna have to be Beetle grudge racing all over the place with the proliferation of strip focused Beetles appearing. You're right there is a strip being built in Masterton... I think they've managed to raise enough coin now to start too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sluggy Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 That's awesome ! Great to see another VW hitting the shores. Once you get running that will make three 10 second potentially 9 second VWs in the country.... Should make for some great racing sometime soon !! What were you running in it when it was last running ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KKtrips Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 OS Drag - Match Race! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Hey Keefy. You are in NZ now eh? how you finding welly then. All good eh? When does the bug come out to play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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