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minimod
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 06, 2016 11:35 am    Post subject: 1983 Open Wheel Race car Reply with quote

Hello, I just joined the Samba because I recently purchased a Dirt race mini mod. It was built in 1983 and uses a VW aircooled and a VW transaxle. It also uses VW brakes.

Here is a picture of the car.
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 08, 2016 6:58 pm    Post subject: Re: 1983 Open Wheel Race car Reply with quote

Cool. Got any other pictures of the car? Engine? Would make a great sand rail with a set of paddle tires.
That pic looks a little old; is that how it looks today?
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 11, 2016 9:26 am    Post subject: Re: 1983 Open Wheel Race car Reply with quote

I do have more pictures. It is being reassembled at this time and will be raced in it's original form in a NYS vintage race club.
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 11, 2016 10:48 am    Post subject: Re: 1983 Open Wheel Race car Reply with quote

Just looked at your other posts and pics. Very fun looking car. I see that you are running dirt. Also very fun! I would suggest that there will be quite a lot of maintenance on a mid-engine dirt car like that. Seal that motor up! Are you running methanol? Ethanol? Reason I ask is your mileage will be about 1/2 what you get with gasoline.
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 11, 2016 5:33 pm    Post subject: Re: 1983 Open Wheel Race car Reply with quote

Not sure if these help you:

https://southjersey.craigslist.org/wto/5397025516.html

*not mine, just surfin CL.
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 12, 2016 6:47 am    Post subject: Re: 1983 Open Wheel Race car Reply with quote

thanegan wrote:
Just looked at your other posts and pics. Very fun looking car. I see that you are running dirt. Also very fun! I would suggest that there will be quite a lot of maintenance on a mid-engine dirt car like that. Seal that motor up! Are you running methanol? Ethanol? Reason I ask is your mileage will be about 1/2 what you get with gasoline.


It's a 12:1 engine so race gas will be what I'm running.
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 14, 2016 10:07 am    Post subject: Re: 1983 Open Wheel Race car Reply with quote

Full containment 079 Series Kirkey Install with new Simpson 5 points harnesses.

I made one mistake. I should have bought pull up to tighten belts.


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PostPosted: Tue Jan 26, 2016 9:01 am    Post subject: Re: 1983 Open Wheel Race car Reply with quote

Tonight the engine rebuild begins.

I know it has 94cc pistons and a stroker crank. It's also has special rockers, pushrods, tubes.



I'm planning on using gapless rings by total seal.
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 29, 2016 7:45 am    Post subject: Re: 1983 Open Wheel Race car Reply with quote

2 jugs were gone and one piston. Other than that everything looked good.
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