does anyone know whos this absolute beast is??
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Old Timer
does anyone know whos this absolute beast is??
i work down at shakespeare county raceway at the bar now and again when they have a drag meeting on…..
this weekend it was a hot rod drags meeting with some great car there but the one that i was amazed by with this beauty..
this weekend it was a hot rod drags meeting with some great car there but the one that i was amazed by with this beauty..
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Old Timer
Holy shit
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'83 tin top gti
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Local Hero
Did it win?
1983 Mars Red 1.8 Golf GTI
1987 Alpine White 1.8 Clipper Cabriolet
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1987 Alpine White 1.8 Clipper Cabriolet
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Settled In
Golf with attitude!
What an amazing thing of beauty! Want one now, don't care about fuel mileage.
2 tintops.
3 cabbies, 1 with G60 power, just for fun.
Volvo T5, just for fun.
3.1Ltr V6 Dutton Leggera, just for fun.
Renault 5 GT Turbo, just a money pit!
Several boring cars, just no fun!
3 cabbies, 1 with G60 power, just for fun.
Volvo T5, just for fun.
3.1Ltr V6 Dutton Leggera, just for fun.
Renault 5 GT Turbo, just a money pit!
Several boring cars, just no fun!
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Old Timer
It is also a work of Engineering art to get the engine in that way round, what is that V8 engine?
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Delicious!
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Local Hero
Waterworx said
It is also a work of Engineering art to get the engine in that way round, what is that V8 engine?
Small block Chevy ???
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1983 mk1 Golf gti G60 (little-un)
1991 mk2 Golf Country Chrome Edition
2010 T5 Karmann Colorado
2012 mk6 Golf Tdi convertible
2019 Skoda Octavia Sport ( it’s Golf)
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Local Hero
thats awsoime!
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Local Hero
Sort of opposite of the 60s 'Inch Pincher'….
1983 Mars Red 1.8 Golf GTI
1987 Alpine White 1.8 Clipper Cabriolet
The trouble with doing nothing is that you never know when you are finished.
1987 Alpine White 1.8 Clipper Cabriolet
The trouble with doing nothing is that you never know when you are finished.
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Settled In
Holy moly, nice touch with the side exhaust
2005 Porsche 911
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Old Timer
It wasn't really a show as such where they won anything, it was just them all parked up while they wernt racing, I'm not sure what block it was he obv had the rocker cover done with the vw touch, even tho it was a hot rod weekend with a pre 73 class this go sooooo many looks it was unreal,
From what I could see he had made like a box frame that the block just sat on,
Waterworx I'm not quite sure what u mean about putting the engine in that way? Isnt that the way they sit normally?
From what I could see he had made like a box frame that the block just sat on,
Waterworx I'm not quite sure what u mean about putting the engine in that way? Isnt that the way they sit normally?
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Old Timer
No mate, they are normally transverse with the gearbox to the right side not the back.
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Old Timer
Where is 'Shakespear County Raceway' ?
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Old Timer
Stratford upon Avon mate
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Settled In
I might be wrong, but it looks very like a Rover V8 in there. Gearboxes are always mounted behind the engine with V8's as they are almost always rear wheel drive or occasionally 4wd such as Audi and Mercedes, and then they'd have a transfer box.
I bet that surprises a few people when it's ticking over at the lights.
I bet that surprises a few people when it's ticking over at the lights.
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1983 Black GTI
1983 Black GTI
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Old Timer
I'm still a bit confused mate lol so ur sayin that on a normal v8 it sit sideways to the way it is in this mk1?
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Moderator
Rover v8, was a mag feature on it a year or so ago!
Pretty cool even if it's not oe
Pretty cool even if it's not oe
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Old Timer
No mate, a normal Mk1 engine whatever size sits in the car 45 degrees anti clockwise to the lump in that fire breathing animal.
The rocker cover would normally be running side to side not front to back so the gearbox would be o the right side of the engine looking in on the engine or pointing toward the passenger side wing.
The V8 has the gearbox fitted to the rear so he would have had to make some serious structural alterations to the bulkhead of the car I reckon.
The rocker cover would normally be running side to side not front to back so the gearbox would be o the right side of the engine looking in on the engine or pointing toward the passenger side wing.
The V8 has the gearbox fitted to the rear so he would have had to make some serious structural alterations to the bulkhead of the car I reckon.
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Old Timer
It is rear wheel drive too.
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Old Timer
it must be
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