The Baja - Progress Thread

[neil-ste]

Pet duck?

 

[Hawk Tuah]

Pet duck?

Qwack qwack. Duck eggs are lovely.

 

[Dead Dog]

yeah it'll be my 1st vwdrc entry - so quite nervous atm
I'll try and do a thread tonight about it all

see you there!

 

[Hawk Tuah]

Well, I got to Santa Pod for Big Bang.

Oh and I picked up my Teardrop.

 

[DreXeL]

Love your car, but is there anything you can do to sort the massive positive camber of the rear wheels? It's bad enough when it's sat on the ground, but when you jump they look like they are going to fall off

 

[Hawk Tuah]

Love your car, but is there anything you can do to sort the massive positive camber of the rear wheels? It's bad enough when it's sat on the ground, but when you jump they look like they are going to fall off

Yes, I can get an IRS conversion. However it requires

Joints precisely welded to chassis
New gearbox
New driveshafts
New springplats
IRS arms

Roughly a grand to get it done, and is on the list. However there's a long list.

I busted a few bits last weekend that need sorting.

 

[Hawk Tuah]

Someone took a good shot of me round the off road track at Plymouth Volksfest a week or so ago.

 

[kerrgreg]

Thats a cool pic!

 

[Hawk Tuah]

Just back from VW Action. Oh dear. I have a lot of work to do to get it working again.

I blew the engine on the way home. The rear lights all need re wiring / re thinking. Steering's not so great. Front and rear bars are knackered. Hmmm.

 

[Hawk Tuah]

Plus I have new plans for next year.

Its all going bigger, harder, better, faster.

 

[Malt_Vinegar]

Well, I bet you were grinning the whole time before the issues

Should be all the motivation you need to get it up and running! Any chances of upgrades during its "refit"?

 

[Hawk Tuah]

Well, I bet you were grinning the whole time before the issues

Should be all the motivation you need to get it up and running! Any chances of upgrades during its "refit"?

I need to attach the bars differently. I will be butchering the front one to give better clearance and mount it better.

The rear lighting needs a rething. They're too vulnerable on the wings with mud and flailing tyres inches away from them.

I'm also hoping to do something with the front to raise it up more.

Different jets in the carbs should help with performance.

 

[Hawk Tuah]

Oh and I wont be driving it to events anymore.

 

[Kutter]

Bug one your car looks great, i think you picked a really great colour for it. subscribing to this thread

 

[Hawk Tuah]

Thanks mate.

For loads of pics of how I broke the car, check my other thread.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18184517

 

[Hawk Tuah]

I have myself a little winter project.

 

[Logsi]

Love this thing!

Just sort out that rear camber sooner!

 

[TaKeN]

Sod the turbo, I mean.. you have a pet goat?

 

[Jonny69]

You probably spotted it after you took the picture of your turbo, but your Sunday lunch has escaped

 

[Hawk Tuah]

Yay -the rain has gone and I had nothing else to do. Time to crack on with this!

I've had plenty of time to think about this, but I don't know if this is going to work or not. Still, worth a try.

This is how I left it. Unfortunately the turbo doesn't fit when the alternator is back in.

I had a brain wave. Time for some fabrication.

Now it fits!

I'm doing a draw through turbo, so I have to find a way of mounting the carb, and getting the air into the engine... This was going spare...

Hmm, looks about the right size.