GordonC 20 Posted November 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2013 never heard of welding diff on an o2j/a.. but suppose its possible. i would always be worried about damaging the engine with that though, at least a lsd allowsa little bit of slipYeah suppose your right mate if Im gonna do it I might aswell do it properly lol Link to post Share on other sites
GordonC 20 Posted November 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 So does anyone know where the best place to get a decent lsd from and roughly how much we are talking ? Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Pete 1,455 Posted November 24, 2013 Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 So does anyone know where the best place to get a decent lsd from and roughly how much we are talking ?Had a quaiffe in the past. Very good diff but not cheap!! Think it was about 600 - 700 quid. Club Chairman Link to post Share on other sites
Lukey. 381 Posted November 24, 2013 Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 Those wavetrac ones look pretty good Link to post Share on other sites
GordonC 20 Posted January 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 Well I have been doing a bit of work on this lately by stripping it for paint ect. I'm trying to get it ready for summer so I can use it as much as possible. So I started stripping everything out it like the seat, steering wheel, all the wiring and electrics,Then off came the radiator and exhaust manifold,Then out came the engine and gearbox,Engine needs stripped down and cleaned, painted and parts sent off for powder coating,And saved the best for last, Nitrous bottle to be mounted on a brace above the engine,I will update with pics once the chassis is all painted Link to post Share on other sites
c00k 435 Posted January 23, 2014 Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 going to be nuts, once you have it back together buddy Link to post Share on other sites
GordonC 20 Posted January 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2014 going to be nuts, once you have it back together buddy Thanks, Yeah it will be a monster to handle lol I'm hopeing to get it down to santa pod this year aswell see what times I can get down there as the tarmac on the strip up here isnt the bestVR6 Loonibuggy Santa Pod 2014 ! Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Pete 1,455 Posted January 24, 2014 Report Share Posted January 24, 2014 the 2014 loony award goes to the guy sticking a NOS bottle on this GordonC 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Mk1 Vr6 james 103 Posted January 25, 2014 Report Share Posted January 25, 2014 Looks awesome what times did you get on the strip? And any idea on the weight? I'm taking my Mk1 Golf vr6 drag racing 22nd of march it's 900kg just wondering what times i mite get! Link to post Share on other sites
GordonC 20 Posted January 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2014 Looks awesome what times did you get on the strip? And any idea on the weight? I'm taking my Mk1 Golf vr6 drag racing 22nd of march it's 900kg just wondering what times i mite get!My fastest time was 13.7 but I was getting a lot of wheelspin and the gear linkage mechanism that I made wasnt very good so I couldnt change gears very quick. That will all be sorted for this year so I'm hopeing to get into the 12s maybe even slightly less. I'm not sure on the weight I can only guess at a couple of hundred kgs but before the summer I am getting it weighed and rolling roaded so I know the exact power to weight VR6 Loonibuggy Santa Pod 2014 ! Link to post Share on other sites
Tdi3655 0 Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 Do you mind me asking what the gear cables are out of? Making a buggy myself and the gears is all i have left to do Link to post Share on other sites
GordonC 20 Posted January 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 The cables are the standard ones out my mk3 golf but I had to mess about reversing the mechanism in the shifter so the cables came out the other way. It was ok for testing but it doesnt really feel right and is a nightmare to select gears with. I'm getting a new set of custom cables made so that they are long enough to just use a standard shifter box and loop round the engine if you get what I mean. The company doing the custom cables is CableTec if your needing a set made mateVR6 Loonibuggy Santa Pod 2014 ! Link to post Share on other sites
Tdi3655 0 Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 Ah rite yea thats great thats for that! Sent from my iPod touch using Tapatalk Link to post Share on other sites
GordonC 20 Posted May 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 So this is well overdue for an update, everyone probably thinks I've gave up on it but theres no way that would happen Anyway heres the story so far,The whole buggy got stripped to its naked bare chassis which took a good few weeks. Then on a nice sunny day I brought it out onto the drive and it got painted in 2 coats of smooth black hammeriteAfter that I stripped down the gearbox and welded the diff solid as its better than £700 for an lsd since its a dedicated drag carI wanted to fit the golf alloys on the front but the hubs were 4 stud so I welded up the bolt holes, drilled and re-tapped them for the 5 stud bolt pattern. Had to drill the brake disks aswell but wasnt to much of a problem.I decided that I would make it a 2 seater as its more fun if you can terrify a few passengers now and again so after hunting everywhere I finally managed to find kit car seats that were small enough and would fit without widening the chassis.Anyway heres how it stands today.Still needs the engine put back in, Panels replaced with aluminium, nitrous fitted then setup on the rolling road ect.Comments welcome VR6 Loonibuggy Santa Pod 2014 ! Bealieboy and VR6Pete 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Daverse 175 Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 Fancy taking me for a ride up the strip? Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk daveyboy 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Daverse 175 Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 That sounded far worse then i meant it too!Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk daveyboy and Bealieboy 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Lukey. 381 Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 The back strip? Daverse and daveyboy 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Bealieboy 1,625 Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 Errr, there's other websites available for stuff like that Dave!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Daverse, daveyboy and GordonC 3 Link to post Share on other sites
VR6CABBS 1,311 Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 Awesome pal. It's gonna need a name when it's all complete...... "THE VR6OC ROCKET" I think the club should donate some stickers for it. Haha. Link to post Share on other sites
Bealieboy 1,625 Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 I think Viking sand rail for its name, coz only beer swilling, red blooded males would drive something like this. That looks like it's going to be fun! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk daveyboy 1 Link to post Share on other sites
GordonC 20 Posted May 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2014 Awesome pal. It's gonna need a name when it's all complete...... "THE VR6OC ROCKET" I think the club should donate some stickers for it. Haha.I did get some stickers when I first joined the club a few years ago but they were on my donor car for this which is crushed now if there was any lying spare that could get sent out I would happily put them on it, would be good advertising for the club lolVR6 Loonibuggy Santa Pod 2014 ! Link to post Share on other sites
GordonC 20 Posted May 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2014 I got this sticker made up specially to go on the back of the buggy VR6 Loonibuggy Santa Pod 2014 ! Bealieboy 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Bealieboy 1,625 Posted May 9, 2014 Report Share Posted May 9, 2014 I got this sticker made up specially to go on the back of the buggy VR6 Loonibuggy Santa Pod 2014 !I like it but could it have a tin helmet with horns poking out and a tankard in hand? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk daveyboy 1 Link to post Share on other sites
The Duke 27 Posted May 9, 2014 Report Share Posted May 9, 2014 Looking gooooooood Link to post Share on other sites
c00k 435 Posted May 10, 2014 Report Share Posted May 10, 2014 amazing build, is a beast!Love the sticker too haha Link to post Share on other sites
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