WHTBIX...Updated **56K Warning**

[WXTBIX]

Here is the reasone why I have not been on lately....

[BenTAxeL]

wicked toy id love to go for a spin in one of those

[The Renegade]

You race it? Whats it cost?

[WXTBIX]

i dont race it...my rother does. I engineer it, setup, repairs, data, etc.

Racing at clipsal, then the GP, and the other V8 rounds for the year

VERY EXPENSIVE... trust me you dont want to know, the car is worth twice as much as the formula vee, and the entry fees are alot, but good tv coverage

Kris

[The Renegade]

Yeah.
Might stick to AMSAG Rallies me thinks.

[shanec86]

make an ET body

[tassuperkart]

Hahahha you only have a choice of a couple of bodies for those oversized go-karts which you have to use!
Ford, Commodore, FJ holden or some vintage Ford coupe thing I think!

FJ1200 Yamaha bike powered with a modified Celica diff from memory.
Phil Ward did a nice job with them I reckon. Excellent category.
130 odd HP and weighs around 450 kilos on Yoko Ao38/39's (whichever). Yeeehar! They lock brakes and move around on those big car tyres like a bitch which must make them mighty exciting to drive!

Kinda cool little jiggers. You guys will have a hoot with that. Good luck!
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[SammyET]

what in gods name is it?????????

[tassuperkart]

Bwaaaahahahahahaha its an Aussie Racing Car M8.
Read about 'em here!: http://www.aussieracingcars.com.au/

They often run as a support at the V8 rounds.
They cost about 45 grand to buy new and you get them as a "turnkey" car.

You cannot build your own nor change any components in them.

Ex Sprts sedan champ Phil Ward (of Phil Ward Turbo fame (on Parramatta rd in Croydon, one of the very first aftermarket turbo joints in Sydney)) came up with the concept for Australia and is the sole builders of the cars.

Awesome little category!

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[BennyET]

i got some good footage from indy last year, i'll youtube it when i get a chance

[WXTBIX]

Time to update.......

Not alot to report back on. The car is sitting in the panel shop, awaiting to be painted (the guy has been really busy with insurance work and it has let me save some cash). The old door hinges are absolutly rooted, front ones only. What sort of $$$ are you looking at for hinges?

Ive decided that once i get the car back, all together and running i will do a compression test, and if it is down, ill strip the engine and rebuild it. Im pretty sure that som more head work will improve the chances of big power. This along with a good tune. I thing ill be getting either dalton's or nispro to do it. Im open to comments on both places.

Ill be trying to be online a bit more ofter, and i see there are alot more members online now...great to see.

Cheers,

Kris

[WXTBIX]

just spent money on a NPC HD organic clutch. No one tell the missus, ok...

cheers

Kris

[etking]

you wont be disappointed

i wont tell her if u dont tell mine about the microtech that im about to buy lol

[WXTBIX]

On a sader note. Rang Microtech this afternoon and found out that the MT8 cant run coils, has to use the dizzy (doesnt sound rite, anyway). The MTX8 can. Mine has a number written on the back of it so maybe it has had the conversion already done to it (i hope). If not ill have to do the best with what ive got.

Cheers,

Kris

[WXTBIX]

Question.......

For the guys that have resprayed either front spoilers or a whole car. Did you get the stone guard protectant sprayed on first then the base/clear coat. Or is your spoiler just smooooooooth like the rest of your car. Basically if no stone guard, is your paint chipped?

Cheers

Kris