This page is devoted to my buggy and results :-)
CREW
Driver : Rod Smart
Navigator : Paul Smart (National Events), Stuart & Paul Smart
(State), anyone (Club)
Service Crew
Paul Smart, Stuart Smart, Dick Lang, and anyone else within reach.
Technical Specs
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Engine : Toyota 4A-GE, ~1587cc four cylinder 16-valve DOHC alloy head.
compression upped by shaving 1.4mm off head, Stock camshaft (currently),
Stock injectors driven by
a Haltech Injection only computer (F3-C), Scorcher mechanical advance electronic
points distributor, Delvac-XHP Turbo Diesel engine oil (Mobil 1 no good
for this engine in these conditions), Stock exhaust header from a Toyota 4A-GE 20-valve with 1.25"x17.25"
long 'tuning fork' pipes into a single 2" collector then through a 2" hot
dog (resonator), 100kW (~152HP) at rear wheels at 5500 RPM on Premium unleaded
(96 octane), red line at 7500 RPM, runs on 100% Av-Gas (110-115
octane)
Seeing as AV-GAS is being BANNED by CAMS here in Oz from 2002, I'll be converting to Ultra Unleaded... just hope the head shave dosn't make it ping...
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Chassis : Unknown origan tubular frame 'space cage' buggy chassis. (CAMS
Type 5)
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Suspension
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Front : Widened VW 'beam' front end (8 inches), laid back ~7 Degrees, towers
extended to cope with the Bilstein coil-over (F4-B46-1103-H003) shock absorbers,
urethane bushing, 3" extended front arms giving 21" ground clearance and
20" full suspension travel.
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Rear : Standard VW rear Torsion housing with 3/8" pivot boxes, all bushes
are urethane, 3"x4" extended trailing arms with disk brake Girlock callipers,
Rear Shock absorbers are Bilstein coil-over ( F4-B46-1103-H003 )
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Drive shafts: custom drive shafts with 3" of spline for the CV to travel
along, Combie CV's (Constant Velocity Joints)
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Gearbox : VW Combie 1800 transaxle, stock diff &1st+2nd gears, close
ratio 3rd+4th
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Fuel Tank : 90 Litre tank made from 3mm Aluminium with hole through to
accommodate the gear linkage, enough AV to allow the buggy to travel nearly
800 kms with the foot flat on the floor, even further if I don't push it
:-)
Results
Well the truth is, um well, not good, I've been racing since November
1992 ;(
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3rd in class, Blue Lake City 400, Mt. Gambier, South Australia.
2nd last Round of the National Off Road Championship 1994
This result was after stripping the spline out of the steering wheel
1.5 laps (~90 kms) from the finish, the last lap was spent tightening the
steering wheel with a shifter before it wouldn't tighten any more, then
the last 1/2 lap was done on steering brakes alone and travelling at around
80-100kph scary
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3rd in class, Portland Sand Enduro 300, Portland, Victoria,
1st Victorian State Round in 1995
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