Got any old pics of that body on it?911hillclimber wrote: Karmann Ghia body on there in it's colourful past...
Feeding webers on a 3.2 flat 6
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Just to explain this:
Look at the RH rear damper/spring coilover. There is a shaft just to the left of it coming from the rh front of the car. It is the gear shift rod from the shift lever.
That shaft connects via 2 UJ's to the side shaft on the box.
That shaft in turn runs in 2 rose joints and then has the parallel linkage to the original 911 input shaft.
Everything was made adjustable to allow the optimum position.
It works really well and is very direct.
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JW track testing 911hillclimber's engine and gearbox.
Photos by Derek Hibbert
Pulls like a train up to 9650.................................
Terry Davison was mad enough to let me drive it at Prescott a few years ago
Wonderful car and engine!
Cheers!
JW
Photos by Derek Hibbert
Pulls like a train up to 9650.................................
Terry Davison was mad enough to let me drive it at Prescott a few years ago
Wonderful car and engine!
Cheers!
JW
Life's a single timed run with no practice....
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Definitely wet, are we?
They don't like the wet, these wonderful squillion bhp 4wd hi-tech Audis!
Must go and blow up the cut slicks.
Cheers!
JW
They don't like the wet, these wonderful squillion bhp 4wd hi-tech Audis!
Must go and blow up the cut slicks.
Cheers!
JW
Life's a single timed run with no practice....
1970 914/6 2.4E/Webers
1970 VW Beetle project
1972 911 Hillclimber (now 3.5 litre on Management ) Part of the family for 39 years!
2006 Hymer Merc Starline 630
2000 T4 Van LPG
2000 Golf V5 Estate GT
1970 914/6 2.4E/Webers
1970 VW Beetle project
1972 911 Hillclimber (now 3.5 litre on Management ) Part of the family for 39 years!
2006 Hymer Merc Starline 630
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2000 Golf V5 Estate GT
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Terry's rear anti-roll bar mountings were firmly attached to the body, whereas mine at Shelsley Classic were $&@99ed.911hillclimber wrote:YES!
Looks great to me, but i wouldn't dream of letting a nutter like you in my Lola now looking at your avatar..
I hope it turns out like Terry's did Jonathan. Are you ready to thrash those AUDI's on the wet Monday?
Made for a great photo or two though...........
JW
Life's a single timed run with no practice....
1970 914/6 2.4E/Webers
1970 VW Beetle project
1972 911 Hillclimber (now 3.5 litre on Management ) Part of the family for 39 years!
2006 Hymer Merc Starline 630
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2000 Golf V5 Estate GT
1970 914/6 2.4E/Webers
1970 VW Beetle project
1972 911 Hillclimber (now 3.5 litre on Management ) Part of the family for 39 years!
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2000 Golf V5 Estate GT
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Tongue stuck very firmly in cheek.gridgway wrote:9650? That's vv impressive, what's it got to allow it do that and not go bang?
Graham
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2006 Hymer Merc Starline 630
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2000 Golf V5 Estate GT
1970 914/6 2.4E/Webers
1970 VW Beetle project
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HI 911hillclimber
I see on the back of the car it has a STOIC Racing sticker on it, is the car from or still with them?? as I use to work on one of there cars back in the 80's and just was interested to know if the cars is still about/with them as I have no contact/No' to find out and I have a file/history on the car from when I worked on it, John Piper use to run the car.
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I see on the back of the car it has a STOIC Racing sticker on it, is the car from or still with them?? as I use to work on one of there cars back in the 80's and just was interested to know if the cars is still about/with them as I have no contact/No' to find out and I have a file/history on the car from when I worked on it, John Piper use to run the car.
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The brief history is:
Terry Davidson (Chairman of the Porsche club in the early 90's) bought a Nomad sports racer, one of 3 made in Oz.
The car had I think a Climax V8 in it, but I think Terry bought the car with a Ford V6 in the middle.
The Nomad had the flat 6 3.2 fitted and raced it in that form till about a year ago when Terry sold the car as a roller to a guy with a Climax V8!
Terry called his team Stoic, but i have no idea if he was connected to the '911 team' you show. I have an email address for Terry.
Graham.
Terry Davidson (Chairman of the Porsche club in the early 90's) bought a Nomad sports racer, one of 3 made in Oz.
The car had I think a Climax V8 in it, but I think Terry bought the car with a Ford V6 in the middle.
The Nomad had the flat 6 3.2 fitted and raced it in that form till about a year ago when Terry sold the car as a roller to a guy with a Climax V8!
Terry called his team Stoic, but i have no idea if he was connected to the '911 team' you show. I have an email address for Terry.
Graham.
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Hi Mike,
Yes, it's one of John Piper's Nomads. He owned 2 of the three ever made. Terry Davison was a great friend of John's, and bought this car a long time ago, I would think before John died. It originally had a Ford V6 when Terry bought it, but it was a continuous heap of trouble! He then had Crispin Manners fit the 3.2 Carrera engine and box, and he raced it all over Europe, and even to Oz for the Grand Prix support race one year. The car has now been sold to someone who is going to install the correct BRM engine and gearbox, and hopes to be at Classic LeMans with it next year.
Since John's death, Terry has kept the Stoic Racing name going. For more info, have a look at www.stoic.co.uk/racing
Drop me a PM if you want more info, or to contact Terry.
Cheers!
JW
Yes, it's one of John Piper's Nomads. He owned 2 of the three ever made. Terry Davison was a great friend of John's, and bought this car a long time ago, I would think before John died. It originally had a Ford V6 when Terry bought it, but it was a continuous heap of trouble! He then had Crispin Manners fit the 3.2 Carrera engine and box, and he raced it all over Europe, and even to Oz for the Grand Prix support race one year. The car has now been sold to someone who is going to install the correct BRM engine and gearbox, and hopes to be at Classic LeMans with it next year.
Since John's death, Terry has kept the Stoic Racing name going. For more info, have a look at www.stoic.co.uk/racing
Drop me a PM if you want more info, or to contact Terry.
Cheers!
JW
Life's a single timed run with no practice....
1970 914/6 2.4E/Webers
1970 VW Beetle project
1972 911 Hillclimber (now 3.5 litre on Management ) Part of the family for 39 years!
2006 Hymer Merc Starline 630
2000 T4 Van LPG
2000 Golf V5 Estate GT
1970 914/6 2.4E/Webers
1970 VW Beetle project
1972 911 Hillclimber (now 3.5 litre on Management ) Part of the family for 39 years!
2006 Hymer Merc Starline 630
2000 T4 Van LPG
2000 Golf V5 Estate GT